Jim Price

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 192lb (183cm, 87kg)

Born: October 13, 1941 in Harrisburg, PA us

Died: August 7, 2023 in Washington, MI

Buried: White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, MI

High School: Hershey HS (Hershey, PA)

Debut: April 11, 1967 (Age 25-180d, 12,545th in major league history)
vs. CAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 13, 1971 (Age 29-335d)
vs. BAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1967 season

Full Name: Jimmie William Price

Nicknames: Smokey

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1968 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

602

129

.214

RBI

OBP

.287

SLG

.341

OPS

.627

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	10 (9)	Apr 20 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,0-2	GS	27	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	25 (14)	May 6	DET		KCR	L,6-7	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
3	26	May 7	DET		KCR	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
4	28 (1)	May 11	DET		MIN	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
5	38 (9)	May 25	DET		CAL	W,10-0	GF	13	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
6	41 (2)	May 29	DET	@	OAK	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	51 (9)	Jun 10	DET		SEP	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
8	52	Jun 11	DET		SEP	W,4-3	CG	44	10.0	6	2	0	8	1	C
9	57 (4)	Jun 17 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
10	58	Jun 18	DET	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
11	63 (4)	Jun 22 (2)	DET		WSA	L,5-9	CG	32	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
12	69 (5)	Jun 28	DET	@	BAL	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
13	70	Jun 29 (1)	DET	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	73 (2)	Jul 2	DET		BOS	W,7-0	GS	21	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
15	81 (7)	Jul 10	DET		CLE	L,5-7	GS	30	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
16	82	Jul 11	DET		CLE	L,1-8	CG	40	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	C
17	83	Jul 12	DET		CLE	W,15-3	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
18	84	Jul 13 (1)	DET		CLE	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
19	85	Jul 13 (2)	DET		CLE	L,4-9	CG	40	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	C
20	86	Jul 14	DET	@	WSA	L,0-3	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
21	87	Jul 15	DET	@	WSA	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
22	88	Jul 16	DET	@	WSA	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	C
23	91 (2)	Jul 19	DET	@	CLE	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	8	0	1	9	0	C
24	92	Jul 20 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
25	96 (3)	Jul 26	DET		KCR	W,12-2	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
26	97	Jul 27	DET		KCR	L,2-7	GS	39	8.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
27	98	Jul 29 (1)	DET	@	MIN	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
28	99	Jul 29 (2)	DET	@	MIN	L,5-11	CG	43	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
29	100	Jul 30	DET	@	MIN	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
30	101	Jul 31	DET	@	MIN	L,3-5	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	102	Aug 1	DET		CHW	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
32	103	Aug 2	DET		CHW	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	8	0	1	9	0	C
33	104	Aug 3	DET		CHW	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
34	105	Aug 4	DET		MIN	L,1-7	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
35	107 (1)	Aug 6	DET		MIN	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
36	110 (2)	Aug 8 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,9-7	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
37	119 (8)	Aug 19	DET	@	SEP	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
38	121 (1)	Aug 21	DET	@	SEP	W,7-6	GS	23	5.0	3	1	0	4	1	C
39	123 (1)	Aug 23	DET	@	CAL	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
40	126 (2)	Aug 26 (2)	DET		OAK	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
41	129 (2)	Aug 29	DET		SEP	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	132 (2)	Sep 1 (1)	DET	@	KCR	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
43	139 (6)	Sep 7	DET		BAL	L,5-6	CG	54	14.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
44	140	Sep 8	DET		NYY	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	C
45	141	Sep 9	DET		NYY	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
46	142	Sep 10	DET	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
47	143	Sep 11	DET	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
48	152 (8)	Sep 20	DET		BOS	L,3-6	CG	46	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
49	155 (2)	Sep 24 (2)	DET		WSA	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	C
50	161 (5)	Sep 30	DET	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
51	162	Oct 1	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
							51gm		430.0	337	18	4	359	4