Jim Napier

James Carol Napier (born August 2, 1938, at Wasco, California, USA, died February 11, 2018) was a minor league baseball catcher and manager.

As a player, he stood 5'11" (180 cm) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91 kg); he batted and threw right-handed.

Napier attended Bakersfield College for two years before entering professional baseball in 1958 with the Chicago White Sox organization.

In 1973, Napier was named manager of Chicago's Knoxville White Sox affiliate in the Class AA Southern League.

He spent two seasons at Quad Cities, one year as a roving minor league pitching instructor, then three seasons (1982–84) as pilot of the Iowa Cubs of the Class AAA American Association, making the playoffs in 1983 and 1984.