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Jim Bouton \ BAUT-un\

James Alan Bouton (Bulldog)

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: March 8, 1939 in Newark, New Jersey, US
High School: Bloom HS (Chicago Heights, IL)
School: Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)

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Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1959	20	2 Teams	2 Lgs	D--D	NYY	3	8	.273	5.52	22	9				88.0	83	68	54	8	52						1.534	8.5	0.8	5.3
1959	20	Kearney	NESL	D-	NYY	2	4	.333	5.40	15	5				55.0	55	40	33	5	29						1.527	9.0	0.8	4.7
1959	20	Auburn	NYPL	D	NYY	1	4	.200	5.73	7	4				33.0	28	28	21	3	23						1.545	7.6	0.8	6.3
1960	21	Greensboro	CARL	B	NYY	14	8	.636	2.74	28	24				194.0	175	79	59	9	51						1.165	8.1	0.4	2.4
1961	22	Amarillo	TL	AA	NYY	13	7	.650	2.97	28	27	13	2		197.0	179	80	65	11	81	5	151	5	0	11	1.320	8.2	0.5	3.7	6.9	1.86

1967	28	Syracuse	IL	AAA	NYY	2	8	.200	3.36	16	15	4	0		91.0	98	38	34	7	19	4	29	5	0	2	1.286	9.7	0.7	1.9	2.9	1.53
1968	29	Seattle	PCL	AAA	CAL	4	7	.364	4.00	27	8	0	0		99.0	93	48	44	8	35	4	53	0	0	4	1.293	8.5	0.7	3.2	4.8	1.51
1969	30	Vancouver	PCL	AAA		0	1	.000	0.90	7	0	0	0	4	10.0	4	2	1	0	7	0	4	0	0	0	1.100	3.6	0.0	6.3	3.6	0.57
1970	31	Oklahoma City	AA	AAA	HOU	0	2	.000	16.50	2	2	0	0	0	6.0	14	11	11	3	2	0	6	1	0	0	2.667	21.0	4.5	3.0	9.0	3.00

1975	36	Portland	NORW	A-		4	1	.800	2.20	5	5	4	0	0	41.0	32	13	10	2	16	0	17	0	0	0	1.171	7.0	0.4	3.5	3.7	1.06

1977	38	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A--AA	CHW	5	7	.417	4.86	19	17	7	1	0	111.0	113	68	60	19	40	1	33	1	2	6	1.378	9.2	1.5	3.2	2.7	0.83
1977	38	Portland	NORW	A-		5	1	.833	4.50	9	9	5	1	0	58.0	52	33	29	8	26	0	14	0	2	3	1.345	8.1	1.2	4.0	2.2	0.54
1977	38	Knoxville	SOUL	AA	CHW	0	6	.000	5.26	10	8	2	0	0	53.0	61	35	31	11	14	1	19	1	0	3	1.415	10.4	1.9	2.4	3.2	1.36
1978	39	Savannah	SOUL	AA	ATL	11	9	.550	2.82	21	21	12	3	0	150.0	112	68	47	15	65	1	78	0	0	4	1.180	6.7	0.9	3.9	4.7	1.20
10 Seasons						56	58	.491	3.51	175	128	40	6	4	987.0	903	475	385	82	368	15	371	12	2	27	1.288	8.2	0.7	3.4	3.4	1.01
AAA (4 seasons)				AAA		6	18	.250	3.93	52	25	4	0	4	206.0	209	99	90	18	63	8	92	6	0	6	1.320	9.1	0.8	2.8	4.0	1.46
AA (3 seasons)				AA		24	22	.522	3.22	59	56	27	5	0	400.0	352	183	143	37	160	7	248	6	0	18	1.280	7.9	0.8	3.6	5.6	1.55
A- (2 seasons)				A-		9	2	.818	3.55	14	14	9	1	0	99.0	84	46	39	10	42	0	31	0	2	3	1.273	7.6	0.9	3.8	2.8	0.74
D (1 season)				D		1	4	.200	5.73	7	4				33.0	28	28	21	3	23						1.545	7.6	0.8	6.3
D- (1 season)				D-		2	4	.333	5.40	15	5				55.0	55	40	33	5	29						1.527	9.0	0.8	4.7
B (1 season)				B		14	8	.636	2.74	28	24				194.0	175	79	59	9	51						1.165	8.1	0.4	2.4

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH	SF
1959	20	2 Teams	2 Lgs	D--D	NYY	22		29		4	1	0	0						.138		.138		4
1959	20	Kearney	NESL	D-	NYY	15		17		3	1	0	0						.176		.235		4
1959	20	Auburn	NYPL	D	NYY	7		12		1									.083
1960	21	Greensboro	CARL	B	NYY	28		67		9	2	0	0						.134		.164		11
1961	22	Amarillo	TL	AA	NYY	39	83	74	12	11	1	0	0	3	0	0	4	24	.149	.192	.162	.354	12	0	5	0

1967	28	Syracuse	IL	AAA	NYY	20	35	26	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	10	.115	.179	.115	.294	3	0	7	0
1968	29	Seattle	PCL	AAA	CAL	27	28	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	.000	.154	.000	.154	0	0	2	0
1969	30	Vancouver	PCL	AAA		7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0
1970	31	Oklahoma City	AA	AAA	HOU	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0

1975	36	Portland	NORW	A-		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0

1977	38	3 Teams	3 Lgs	AA-A--AAA	CHW	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0
1977	38	Portland	NORW	A-		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0
1977	38	Knoxville	SOUL	AA	CHW	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0
1977	38	Durango	MEX	AAA
1978	39	Savannah	SOUL	AA	ATL	22	14	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.077	.077	.077	.154	1	0	1	0
10 Seasons						191	259	234	15	28	4	0	0	4	0	0	10	56	.120	.156	.132	.288	31	0	15	0
AAA (5 seasons)				AAA		56	66	51	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	27	.059	.158	.059	.217	3	0	9	0
AA (3 seasons)				AA		71	97	87	12	12	1	0	0	3	0	0	4	29	.138	.176	.149	.325	13	0	6	0
A- (2 seasons)				A-		14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0
D (1 season)				D		7	12	12		1									.083	.083
D- (1 season)				D-		15	17	17		3	1	0	0						.176	.176	.235	.412	4
B (1 season)				B		28	67	67		9	2	0	0						.134	.134	.164	.299	11

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1959	20	2 Teams	2 Lgs	D--D	NYY	P	22							0.00
1959	20	Kearney	NESL	D-	NYY	P	15							0.00
1959	20	Auburn	NYPL	D	NYY	P	7							0.00
1960	21	Greensboro	CARL	B	NYY	P	28							0.00
1961	22	Amarillo	TL	AA	NYY	P	28	55	11	43	1	9	.982	1.93

1967	28	Syracuse	IL	AAA	NYY	P	16	24	7	16	1	1	.958	1.44
1968	29	Seattle	PCL	AAA	CAL	P	27	22	7	14	1	1	.955	0.78
1969	30	Vancouver	PCL	AAA		P	7	5	2	3	0	0	1.000	0.71
1970	31	Oklahoma City	AA	AAA	HOU	P	2	2	0	1	1	0	.500	0.50

1975	36	Portland	NORW	A-		P	5	11	3	8	0	0	1.000	2.20

1977	38	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A-	CHW	P	19	38	15	20	3	2	.921	1.84
1977	38	Portland	NORW	A-		P	9	22	8	13	1	1	.955	2.33
1977	38	Knoxville	SOUL	AA	CHW	P	10	16	7	7	2	1	.875	1.40
1978	39	Savannah	SOUL	AA	ATL	P	21	40	12	28	0	1	1.000	1.90
10 Seasons							175	197	57	133	7	14	.964	1.09

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1959	20	Kearney Yankees	Nebraska State League	D-	NYY
1959	20	Auburn Yankees	New York-Pennsylvania League	D	NYY
1960	21	Greensboro Yankees	Carolina League	B	NYY
1961	22	Amarillo Gold Sox	Texas League	AA	NYY
1962	23	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1962-04-22	1962-09-29
1963	24	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1963-04-10	1963-09-25
1964	25	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1964-04-17	1964-10-04
1965	26	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1965-04-12	1965-09-29
1966	27	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1966-04-16	1966-10-01
1967	28	Syracuse Chiefs	International League	AAA	NYY
1967	28	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1967-04-12	1967-09-30
1968	29	Seattle Angels	Pacific Coast League	AAA	CAL
1968	29	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1968-04-13	1968-06-11
1969	30	Vancouver Mounties	Pacific Coast League	AAA
1969	30	Seattle Pilots	American League	MLB	SEP	1	1969-04-09	1969-08-23
1969	30	Houston Astros	National League	MLB	HOU	2	1969-08-26	1969-10-02
1970	31	Oklahoma City 89ers	American Association	AAA	HOU
1970	31	Houston Astros	National League	MLB	HOU	1	1970-04-07	1970-07-29

1975	36	Portland Mavericks	Northwest League	A-

1977	38	Durango Alacranes	Mexican League	AAA
1977	38	Portland Mavericks	Northwest League	A-
1977	38	Knoxville Sox	Southern League	AA	CHW
1978	39	Savannah Braves	Southern League	AA	ATL
1978	39	Atlanta Braves	National League	MLB	ATL	1	1978-09-10	1978-09-29

Sabr ID: 75723b1f

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