Jim Beauchamp

James Edward Beauchamp

Positions: Pinch Hitter, First Baseman and Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: August 21, 1939 in Vinita, OK
High School: Grove (Grove, OK)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1958. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 22, 1963
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Mets/Reds/Astros/Colt.45's/.. 1963-1973
Final Game: September 20, 1973
Died: December 25, 2007 in Union City, GA
Cremated
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Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rtot/yr	Rtz	Rtzrd	Rtzhm	Rof	Rdp	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	LF-CF-RF	Awards
1964	HOU	NL	24	OF	15	14	115.0	23	21	0	2	0	.913	-5.2	-54.3	-3.2	-0.5	-2.7	-2		1.64	1.40	.974	1.99	1.72	11-4-0
1964	HOU	NL	24	LF	11	11	88.0	19	18	0	1	0	.947	-2.9	-39.5	-1.9	-0.4	-1.5	-1		1.84	1.64	.963	1.71	1.34
1964	HOU	NL	24	CF	4	3	27.0	4	3	0	1	0	.750	-2.3	-102.2	-1.3	-0.1	-1.2	-1		1.00	0.75	.975	2.33	2.10
1964	HOU	NL	24	1B	2	0	5.0	7	6	1	0	1	1.000	0.3	72.0	0.3	0.3	0.0		0	12.60	3.50	.986	10.08	8.85
1965	TOT	NL	25	1B	5	4	33.0	45	38	6	1	2	.978	0.4	14.5	0.4	0.1	0.3		0	12.00	8.80	.991	10.01	8.60
1965	HOU	NL	25	LF	9	9	80.1	13	12	1	0	0	1.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	-0.3	0		1.46	1.44	.962	1.71	1.38
1965	HOU	NL	25	OF	9	9	80.1	12	11	1	0	0	1.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	-0.3	0		1.34	1.33	.975	1.99	1.76	9-0-0
1965	HOU	NL	25	1B	3	3	24.0	32	25	6	1	1	.969	0.7	35.0	0.7	0.7	0.0		0	11.62	10.33	.991	10.01	8.60
1965	MLN	NL	25	1B	2	1	9.0	13	13	0	0	1	1.000	-0.3	-40.0	-0.3	-0.6	0.3		0	13.00	6.50	.992	10.00	8.60
1968	CIN	NL	28	OF	13	11	91.0	27	27	0	0	0	1.000	0.3	4.0	1.3	-0.1	1.3	-1		2.67	2.08	.974	2.02	1.82	1-11-1
1968	CIN	NL	28	CF	11	11	87.0	27	27	0	0	0	1.000	0.3	4.1	1.3	0.0	1.2	-1		2.79	2.45	.978	2.39	2.18
1968	CIN	NL	28	1B	1	1	8.0	8	7	1	0	1	1.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0	9.00	8.00	.988	10.12	8.90
1968	CIN	NL	28	LF	1	0	3.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	0.1	40.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0		3.00	1.00	1.000	1.50	1.40
1968	CIN	NL	28	RF	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		-0.1	-120.0	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0		0.00	0.00		1.80	1.80
1969	CIN	NL	29	OF	9	4	37.0	10	10	0	0	0	1.000	0.9	29.2	0.9	0.6	0.3	0		2.43	1.11	.970	2.02	1.76	5-4-0
1969	CIN	NL	29	LF	5	2	17.0	4	4	0	0	0	1.000	0.3	21.2	0.3	0.4	-0.1	0		2.12	0.80	.950	1.69	1.30
1969	CIN	NL	29	CF	4	2	20.0	6	6	0	0	0	1.000	0.6	36.0	0.6	0.2	0.4	0		2.70	1.50	.983	2.30	2.08
1969	CIN	NL	29	1B	3	3	26.0	31	28	2	1	2	.968	-0.7	-32.3	-0.7	-0.7	0.0		0	10.38	10.00	.994	9.83	8.83
1970	TOT	NL	30	OF	26	8	98.0	24	23	1	0	0	1.000	-0.4	-4.9	-0.4	0.3	-0.7	0		2.20	0.92	.975	2.07	1.78	15-9-2
1970	TOT	NL	30	LF	16	2	41.0	5	5	0	0	0	1.000	-1.1	-32.2	-1.1	-0.8	-0.3	0		1.10	0.31	.960	1.76	1.38
1970	TOT	NL	30	CF	9	5	49.0	15	14	1	0	0	1.000	0.2	4.9	0.2	0.6	-0.4	0		2.76	1.67	.980	2.35	2.07
1970	HOU	NL	30	OF	16	1	40.0	7	7	0	0	0	1.000	-0.6	-18.0	-0.6	-0.1	-0.5	0		1.58	0.44	.971	2.07	1.78	13-3-0
1970	HOU	NL	30	LF	14	1	32.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	-1.0	-37.5	-1.0	-0.7	-0.3	0		0.56	0.14	.950	1.74	1.38
1970	HOU	NL	30	CF	3	0	8.0	4	4	0	0	0	1.000	0.4	60.0	0.4	0.6	-0.2	0		4.50	1.33	.975	2.36	2.07
1970	STL	NL	30	OF	10	7	58.0	17	16	1	0	0	1.000	0.2	4.1	0.2	0.4	-0.2	0		2.64	1.70	.976	2.06	1.78	2-6-2
1970	STL	NL	30	CF	6	5	41.0	11	10	1	0	0	1.000	-0.2	-5.9	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	0		2.41	1.83	.982	2.35	2.07
1970	STL	NL	30	1B	5	2	23.2	29	26	3	0	1	1.000	-0.5	-25.4	-0.5	-0.5	-0.1		0	11.03	5.80	.993	9.70	8.36
1970	STL	NL	30	LF	2	1	9.0	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	-0.1	-13.3	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0		3.00	1.50	.967	1.80	1.40
1970	STL	NL	30	RF	2	1	8.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	0.5	75.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0		2.25	1.00	1.000	2.02	1.70
1971	STL	NL	31	1B	44	39	297.0	336	311	19	6	27	.982	-5.0	-20.2	-5.0	-3.1	-1.8		0	10.00	7.50	.992	9.88	8.58
1971	STL	NL	31	LF	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0			0.00	0.00		1.80	1.50
1971	STL	NL	31	OF	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0			0.00	0.00		1.80	1.90	1-0-0
1972	NYM	NL	32	1B	35	26	211.2	193	180	9	4	16	.979	-1.6	-9.1	-1.6	-1.4	-0.3		0	8.04	5.40	.992	9.73	8.42
1972	NYM	NL	32	LF	5	3	33.1	8	7	0	1	0	.875	-0.4	-14.4	-0.4	-0.2	-0.2	0		1.89	1.40	.975	1.92	1.68
1972	NYM	NL	32	OF	5	3	33.1	9	8	0	1	0	.889	-0.4	-14.4	-0.4	-0.2	-0.2	0		2.16	1.60	.978	2.19	1.96	5-0-0
1973	NYM	NL	33	1B	11	7	64.0	64	59	3	2	7	.969	-1.2	-22.5	-1.2	-0.7	-0.5		0	8.72	5.64	.992	9.83	8.40
8 Seasons				1B	106	82	668.1	713	655	44	14	57	.980	-8.3	-14.9	-8.3	-6.0	-2.4		0	9.41	6.59	.992	9.83	8.51
7 Seasons				OF	78	49	455.2	105	100	2	3	0	.971	-4.8	-12.6	-1.8	0.4	-2.3	-3		2.01	1.31	.974	2.03	1.78	95-56-6
7 Seasons (incomplete)				LF	48	27	263.2	50	47	1	2	0	.960	-4.0	-18.2	-3.0	-0.7	-2.3	-1		1.64	1.00	.964	1.74	1.40
4 Seasons (incomplete)				CF	28	21	183.0	52	50	1	1	0	.981	-1.2	-7.9	0.8	0.7	0.0	-2		2.51	1.82	.979	2.36	2.12
2 Seasons (incomplete)				RF	3	1	9.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	0.4	53.3	0.4	0.4	0.0	0		2.00	0.67	1.000	2.00	1.73
10 Seasons				TOT	184	131	1124.0	818	755	46	17	57	.979	-13.1	-14.0	-10.1	-5.6	-4.7	-3	0	6.41	4.35	.969	6.67	5.66	95-56-6
				Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rtot/yr	Rtz	Rtzrd	Rtzhm	Rof	Rdp	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	LF-CF-RF	Awards

Appearances

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	G	GS	Batting	Defense	1B	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR
1963	STL	NL	23	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
1964	HOU	NL	24	23	14	23	17	2	11	4	0	15	8	1
1965	HOU	NL	25	24	12	24	12	3	9	0	0	9	12	0
1965	MLN	NL	25	4	1	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	2
1967	ATL	NL	27	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
1968	CIN	NL	28	31	12	31	14	1	1	11	1	13	18	0
1969	CIN	NL	29	43	7	43	12	3	5	4	0	9	35	0
1970	STL	NL	30	44	9	44	15	5	2	6	2	10	28	3
1970	HOU	NL	30	31	1	31	17	0	14	3	0	17	15	1
1971	STL	NL	31	77	39	77	45	44	1	0	0	1	33	4
1972	NYM	NL	32	58	29	58	38	35	5	0	0	5	25	1
1973	NYM	NL	33	50	7	50	11	11	0	0	0	0	41	0
10 Seasons				393	131	393	183	106	48	28	3	79	223	13

Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1920 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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											Putouts					Assists					Errors					Double Plays
Year	Tm	Lg	Age	PA	RHB%	BIP%	GBIP%	Fld	F2O%	FC	Tot	Cgt	Frc	Tag	3U	Tot	1B	2B	Hm	Rly	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	363	361	36	GB	GBs	LD	LDs	LDf	bFld	bF2O%
1964	HOU	NL	24	16	63%	75%	44%	1	100%	0	6	0	6	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
1965	HOU	NL	25	94	37%	88%	36%	9	100%	0	25	1	24	1	2	6	5	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1965	MLN	NL	25	37	57%	100%	41%	2	100%	0	13	0	13	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1968	CIN	NL	28	39	87%	74%	23%	1	100%	0	7	0	7	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	100%
1969	CIN	NL	29	110	33%	77%	33%	6	83%	0	28	1	27	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1970	STL	NL	30	104	62%	78%	35%	4	100%	0	26	2	22	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	100%
1971	STL	NL	31	1317	66%	79%	27%	63	87%	0	311	19	286	5	22	19	10	5	1	2	6	0	6	0	4	29	0	0	1	25	2	4	2	2	4	75%
1972	NYM	NL	32	907	65%	77%	22%	54	91%	0	177	21	155	1	19	10	8	1	0	2	4	0	4	0	4	16	0	0	0	12	0	4	1	2	3	100%
1973	NYM	NL	33	273	64%	74%	26%	15	87%	1	59	5	54	0	5	3	2	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	2	7	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	1	100%
8 Seasons				2897	63%	78%	26%	155	90%	1	652	49	594	9	53	45	30	8	2	4	14	1	13	0	11	59	0	0	2	51	3	8	3	4	10	90%
MLB Averages					64%	79%	28%		94%																											87%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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				Errors					Assists					Single w/ Runner on 1st			Single w/ Runner on 2nd			Double w/ Runner on 1st			Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd			Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd			Baserunning Totals
Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	1B	2B	3B	Hm	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Held%	Adv	Kill	Kill%	Aother	PA	RHB%	BIP%	FBIP%	Fld	F2O%
1964	HOU	NL	24	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	6	3	50.0%	3	0	0.0%	0	392	51%	82%	26%	35	51%
1965	HOU	NL	25	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	5	3	60.0%	2	0	0.0%	1	323	60%	77%	26%	21	62%
1968	CIN	NL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	12	50%	75%	25%	1	100%
1969	CIN	NL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	67	54%	78%	30%	7	57%
1970	HOU	NL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0%	1	0	0.0%	0	134	58%	85%	31%	7	29%
1970	STL	NL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	42	45%	83%	31%	8	38%
1971	STL	NL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	4	50%	75%	25%	0
1972	NYM	NL	32	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	3	100.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	138	64%	79%	24%	15	47%
7 Seasons				2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	5	0	3	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	4	4	0	17	11	64.7%	6	0	0.0%	1	1112	56%	80%	27%	94	51%
MLB Averages																															57.3%			2.6%			64%	79%	27%		47%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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				Errors					Assists					Single w/ Runner on 1st			Single w/ Runner on 2nd			Double w/ Runner on 1st			Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd			Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd			Baserunning Totals
Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	1B	2B	3B	Hm	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Held%	Adv	Kill	Kill%	Aother	PA	RHB%	BIP%	FBIP%	Fld	F2O%
1964	HOU	NL	24	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.0%	4	0	0.0%	0	108	44%	69%	26%	10	30%
1968	CIN	NL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	3	2	0	12	3	25.0%	9	0	0.0%	0	375	59%	76%	27%	47	57%
1969	CIN	NL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0%	1	0	0.0%	0	87	54%	80%	38%	9	67%
1970	STL	NL	30	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	16.7%	5	0	0.0%	1	175	75%	77%	20%	24	46%
1970	HOU	NL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0.0%	1	0	0.0%	0	34	59%	82%	38%	6	67%
4 Seasons				1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	11	0	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	4	2	0	24	4	16.7%	20	0	0.0%	1	779	60%	76%	27%	96	53%
MLB Averages																															41.2%			2.1%			64%	79%	27%		56%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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				Errors					Assists					Single w/ Runner on 1st			Single w/ Runner on 2nd			Double w/ Runner on 1st			Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd			Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd			Baserunning Totals
Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	1B	2B	3B	Hm	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Held%	Adv	Kill	Kill%	Aother	PA	RHB%	BIP%	FBIP%	Fld	F2O%
1968	CIN	NL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	5	60%	60%	0%	1	0%
1970	STL	NL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0%	1	0	0.0%	0	27	89%	52%	30%	3	67%
2 Seasons				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0%	1	0	0.0%	0	32	84%	53%	25%	4	50%
MLB Averages																															42.1%			3.2%			64%	79%	27%		54%

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Total Zone Rating calculations provided by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com.

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