Jim Busby
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James Franklin Busby
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1", Weight 175 lb.
- School Texas Christian University
- Debut April 23, 1950
- Final Game July 8, 1962
- Born January 8, 1927 in Kenedy, TX USA
- Died July 8, 1996 in Augusta, GA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Jim Busby was a baseball and football player at Texas Christian University and played in the 1945 Cotton Bowl. He had served three years in the Army during World War II and was a junior and leading hitter in the Southwest Conference with a .509 average for Texas Christian University when he signed with the Chicago White Sox in 1948. He made his debut with Waterloo in the Three-I League on June 25, 1948 with five hits in his first two games. He was an outfielder and played in 1352 major league games for the Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox and Houston Colt .45s from 1950 to 1962. (TSN 6/2/48 & 7/7/48)
After his major league playing ended, Busby was a coach with the Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, and Seattle Mariners. He managed the Caracas Metropolitanos franchise in 1979 Inter-American League. He died of a heart attack at age 69.
Fourth cousin of Steve Busby
[edit] Notable Achievements
- AL All-Star (1951)
