Jim Busby

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: January 8, 1927 in Kenedy, TX us

Died: July 8, 1996 in Augusta, GA

Buried: Millen Cemetery, Millen, GA

School: Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX)

Debut: April 23, 1950 (Age 23-105d, 10,685th in major league history)
vs. DET 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 8, 1962 (Age 35-181d)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: James Franklin Busby

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Relatives: Cousin of Steve Busby

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.8

4250

1113

.262

541

RBI

438

OBP

.315

SLG

.350

OPS

.665

OPS+

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

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 24	CLE	@	KCA	L,6-17	GF	19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	12 (5)	Apr 30	CLE		WSH	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	13	May 1	CLE		WSH	W,7-6	GS	35	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
4	14	May 4	CLE		BOS	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
5	15	May 5 (1)	CLE		BOS	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
6	19 (3)	May 10	CLE		KCA	W,4-1	GF	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
7	20	May 11	CLE		KCA	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
8	21	May 12 (1)	CLE		KCA	L,2-9	GS	22	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	22	May 12 (2)	CLE		KCA	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
10	23	May 15	CLE	@	BAL	W,11-8	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
11	24	May 16	CLE	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	45	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
12	25	May 17	CLE	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
13	26	May 18	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
14	27	May 19	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
15	28	May 21	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-2	GS	20	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
16	29	May 22	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-11	CG	47	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
17	30	May 24	CLE		CHW	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
18	32 (1)	May 26 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,0-1	CG	39	10.0	0	0	1	1	0	CF
19	33	May 26 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
20	39 (5)	May 31	CLE	@	KCA	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	45 (5)	Jun 7	CLE		WSH	L,7-11	GS	52	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF CF
22	46	Jun 8	CLE		WSH	W,6-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
23	47	Jun 9 (1)	CLE		WSH	W,7-2	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
24	48	Jun 9 (2)	CLE		WSH	L,6-7	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
25	49	Jun 11	CLE		BOS	W,7-6	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
26	50	Jun 12	CLE		BOS	W,6-1	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
				Player went from Cleveland Indians to Baltimore Orioles
27	55	Jun 14	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
28	56	Jun 15	BAL	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
29	57	Jun 16 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
30	58	Jun 16 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
31	59	Jun 18	BAL		CHW	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
32	60	Jun 19	BAL		CHW	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
33	61	Jun 20	BAL		CHW	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
34	62	Jun 21	BAL		DET	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
35	63	Jun 22	BAL		DET	L,1-2	CG	50	13.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
36	64	Jun 23	BAL		DET	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
37	65	Jun 24	BAL		DET	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
38	66	Jun 25	BAL		KCA	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
39	67	Jun 26	BAL		KCA	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
40	68	Jun 28	BAL		CLE	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
41	69	Jun 29 (1)	BAL		CLE	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
42	70	Jun 29 (2)	BAL		CLE	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
43	71	Jun 30	BAL		CLE	W,12-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	72	Jul 1	BAL		NYY	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
45	73	Jul 2	BAL		NYY	L,4-6	CG	51	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
46	74	Jul 3	BAL		WSH	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
47	75	Jul 4	BAL		WSH	W,3-2	CG	46	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
48	76	Jul 5	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
49	77	Jul 6	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-11	GF	18	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
50	78	Jul 7	BAL	@	BOS	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
51	79	Jul 11 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	47	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
52	80	Jul 11 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
53	81	Jul 12	BAL	@	CLE	L,6-8	CG	39	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
54	82	Jul 13	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
55	83	Jul 14 (1)	BAL	@	DET	L,2-10	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
56	84	Jul 14 (2)	BAL	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	43	9.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
57	85	Jul 16	BAL	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
58	86	Jul 17	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
59	87	Jul 18	BAL	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
60	88	Jul 19	BAL	@	KCA	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
61	89	Jul 20	BAL	@	KCA	L,5-6	CG	34	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	CF
62	90	Jul 21 (1)	BAL	@	KCA	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
63	91	Jul 21 (2)	BAL	@	KCA	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
64	92	Jul 23	BAL		DET	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
65	93	Jul 24	BAL		DET	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
66	94	Jul 25	BAL		DET	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
67	95	Jul 26 (1)	BAL		CHW	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
68	96	Jul 26 (2)	BAL		CHW	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
69	97	Jul 27	BAL		CHW	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
70	98	Jul 28	BAL		CHW	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
71	99	Jul 29	BAL		CHW	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
72	100	Jul 30	BAL		CLE	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	102 (1)	Aug 2 (1)	BAL		KCA	W,5-4	CG	53	13.0	7	1	0	8	1	CF
74	103	Aug 2 (2)	BAL		KCA	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
75	104	Aug 3	BAL		KCA	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
76	105	Aug 4	BAL		KCA	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	106	Aug 6	BAL		BOS	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
78	107	Aug 7	BAL		BOS	L,2-5	CG	45	11.0	4	1	1	6	0	CF
79	108	Aug 8	BAL		BOS	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
80	109	Aug 9	BAL		NYY	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
81	110	Aug 10	BAL		NYY	L,3-6	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
82	111	Aug 11	BAL		NYY	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	CF
83	112	Aug 13	BAL	@	WSH	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
84	119 (6)	Aug 21	BAL	@	DET	W,9-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
85	122 (2)	Aug 24	BAL	@	KCA	W,4-2	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
86	129 (6)	Aug 31	BAL		BOS	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	130	Sep 1	BAL		BOS	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
88	131	Sep 2 (1)	BAL		NYY	W,8-7	GS	19	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
89	132	Sep 2 (2)	BAL		NYY	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
90	133	Sep 3	BAL		NYY	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
91	134	Sep 4	BAL		WSH	W,1-0	CG	34	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
92	135	Sep 5	BAL		WSH	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
93	136	Sep 6	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	35	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
94	137	Sep 7	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
95	138	Sep 8	BAL	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	28	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
96	139	Sep 11 (1)	BAL		KCA	L,3-7	GS	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
97	140	Sep 11 (2)	BAL		KCA	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
98	141	Sep 14 (1)	BAL		DET	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
99	142	Sep 14 (2)	BAL		DET	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
100	143	Sep 15 (1)	BAL		CLE	W,5-4	CG	68	16.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
101	144	Sep 15 (2)	BAL		CLE	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
102	145	Sep 17	BAL		CHW	W,7-5	CG	41	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
103	147 (1)	Sep 20	BAL		WSH	W,1-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
104	148	Sep 21	BAL		WSH	L,1-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
105	149	Sep 22	BAL		WSH	W,6-5	GF	16	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
106	150	Sep 25 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	L,1-5	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
107	151	Sep 25 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
108	152	Sep 27	BAL	@	WSH	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
109	153	Sep 28	BAL	@	WSH	W,9-1	GF	6	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	PR CF
110	154	Sep 29	BAL	@	WSH	W,7-3	GF	20	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
							111gm		873.0	277	6	5	288	2