James Bailey Chaplin (July 13, 1905 â March 25, 1939), nicknamed Tiny Chaplin, was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher. He played four seasons with the New York Giants (1928, 1930âÂÂ31) and the Boston Bees (1936). Chaplin died in an auto accident in National City, California on March 25, 1939. The previous two seasons he had played for the PCL San Diego Padres, where he was a teammate of Ted Williams.