James Patrick Goodwin (August 15, 1926 – April 12, 2008) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. Listed at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), 170 lb (77 kg), he batted and threw left-handed. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Goodwin started his professional career with the New York Giants organization, playing for them in their Minor league system with the Springfield (1943) and Jersey City (1944) teams, by then the top farm system affiliates of the Giants. But his baseball career was interrupted after he entered service in the United States Army during World War II.