Jim Tobin

Positions: Pitcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: December 27, 1912 in Oakland, CA us

Died: May 19, 1969 in Oakland, CA

Buried: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Hayward, CA

High School: Roosevelt HS (Oakland, CA)

Debut: April 30, 1937 (Age 24-124d, 8,251st in major league history)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 23, 1945 (Age 32-270d)
vs. SLB 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1937 season

Full Name: James Anthony Tobin

Nicknames: Abba Dabba

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Relatives: Brother of Jackie Tobin

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.9

105

112

ERA

3.44

287

227

1900.0

498

WHIP

1.308

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

1945 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1945 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 19 (2)	BSN		NYG	W,13-5	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
2	7 (2)	Apr 22 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	L,6-7	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
3	8	Apr 24	BSN		BRO	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
4	10 (1)	Apr 29 (1)	BSN		PHI	L,3-5	GS	0	7.0	0	2	0	2	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	13 (2)	May 5 (1)	BSN	@	NYG	L,5-15	GS	24	5.1	1	1	0	2	0
6	17 (3)	May 9	BSN		PIT	L,5-9	GS	23	3.2	0	0	0	0	0
7	21 (3)	May 16 (1)	BSN		STL	W,5-4	GS	34	8.0	0	5	0	5	1
8	24 (2)	May 20 (1)	BSN		CIN	L,8-10	GS	6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
9	28 (3)	May 25	BSN	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	0	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
10	33 (4)	May 30 (2)	BSN	@	STL	W,9-2	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	37 (3)	Jun 3 (2)	BSN	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	1
12	40 (2)	Jun 7 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	2	2	0	4	1
13	44 (3)	Jun 10 (2)	BSN		NYG	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
14	49 (4)	Jun 15	BSN		BRO	L,8-9	GS	34	6.2	2	4	0	6	0
15	50	Jun 16	BSN		BRO	W,6-5		17	3.1	0	0	0	0	0
16	53 (2)	Jun 19	BSN	@	NYG	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
17	57 (3)	Jun 24 (1)	BSN	@	BRO	L,6-9	GS	34	7.0	1	2	0	3	1
18	61 (3)	Jun 28	BSN		CIN	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	65 (3)	Jul 1 (2)	BSN		STL	W,8-7	GS	34	7.0	1	2	0	3	0
20	69 (3)	Jul 5	BSN		CHC	L,2-3	CG	0	9.0	0	4	0	4	1
21	74 (4)	Jul 8 (2)	BSN		PIT	W,13-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
22	75	Jul 12 (1)	BSN	@	CHC	L,1-6	CG	0	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
23	81 (5)	Jul 16	BSN	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	0	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
24	87 (5)	Jul 22 (1)	BSN	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	37	8.1	0	0	0	0	0
25	92 (4)	Jul 28	BSN	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	98 (5)	Aug 3 (1)	BSN		BRO	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
27	104 (5)	Aug 8 (2)	BSN		CHC	L,2-3	GS	0	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
				Player went from Boston Braves to Detroit Tigers
28	102	Aug 12 (1)	DET		NYY	W,9-6	GF	0	3.0	0	5	0	5	0
29	106 (3)	Aug 15	DET		WSH	L,0-8	GS	24	4.0	1	2	0	3	0
30	111 (4)	Aug 19 (2)	DET		PHA	L,3-8	GS	49	10.2	2	0	0	2	0
31	114 (2)	Aug 21 (1)	DET		PHA	L,6-7	GF	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
32	117 (2)	Aug 23	DET		PHA	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
33	120 (2)	Aug 26 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,4-5	GF	9	2.1	0	1	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	124 (3)	Sep 1	DET		CLE	W,5-4	GF	0	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
35	125	Sep 2	DET		CLE	L,2-3	GF	10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
36	127 (1)	Sep 3 (2)	DET		CHW	W,6-5	GF	0	8.1	0	3	0	3	0
37	129 (1)	Sep 5 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,10-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
38	131 (1)	Sep 6 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,5-14	GS	17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
39	136 (4)	Sep 9 (2)	DET	@	BOS	T,3-3	GS	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
40	142 (5)	Sep 13	DET	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	35	8.2	0	1	1	2	0
41	152 (9)	Sep 23	DET		SLB	L,0-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
							41gm		255.0	20	63	1	84	6