In 1930, two-years after he last played in professional baseball, Mahady was charged with second degree manslaughter after killing a woman while at the command of his vehicle under the influence of alcohol. Three years later, the Governor of New York, Herbert H. Lehman, commuted Mahady\'s sentence. Mahady died on August 9, 1936 at the age of 35.\n', '

Mahady was born on April 22, 1901 in Cortland, New York to Michael and Mary Mahady of Pennsylvania and Scotland, respectively. At the age of 18, Jim Mahady was working as a laborer.\n', '

On October 2, 1921, Mahady made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the New York Giants after never playing in minor league baseball. In his one-game, Mahady had no plate appearances. Defensively, he played second base and made one assist. At the age of 20, Mahady was the fourth-youngest player to make an appearance in the National League that year. In 1922, Mahady played with the Athletics of Unadilla, New York, a semi-professional team. A season later, Mahady would re-join the professional baseball circuit with the Class-B Williamsport Billies of the New York–Pennsylvania League. With Williamsport, he was used as a pitcher, unlike his one game in the major leagues, where he was used as a second baseman. He compiled an 8–5 record in 106 innings pitched. At the plate, he batted .200 with nine hits, one double and one triple in 45 at-bats.\n', '

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