James Calvin Pruett (December 16, 1917 – July 29, 2003) was a professional baseball player.

He was a catcher over parts of two seasons (1944–45) with the Philadelphia Athletics.

For his career, he compiled a .231 batting average in 13 at-bats.

He was born in Nashville, Tennessee and died in Waukesha, Wisconsin at the age of 85.

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