Jim Bottomley
James Leroy Bottomley (Sunny Jim)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: April 23, 1900 in Oglesby, IL
High School: Nokomis (Nokomis, IL)
Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1920. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 18, 1922
Final Game: September 16, 1937
Died: December 11, 1959 in St.Louis, MO
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1974.
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1922 STL NL 22 1B 34 363 346 12 5 22 .986 10.53 .990 10.22
1923 STL NL 23 1B 130 1325 1264 43 18 95 .986 10.05 .990 7.69
1924 STL NL 24 1B 133 1369 1297 48 24 110 .982 10.11 .989 7.52 MVP-17
1924 STL NL 24 2B 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 5.60 MVP-17
1925 STL NL 25 1B 153 1561 1466 74 21 133 .987 10.07 .989 6.54 MVP-7
1926 STL NL 26 1B 154 1680 1607 54 19 118 .989 10.79 .989 6.49
1927 STL NL 27 1B 152 1746 1656 70 20 149 .989 11.36 .989 6.58 MVP-13
1928 STL NL 28 1B 148 1526 1454 52 20 113 .987 10.18 .989 6.76 MVP-1
1929 STL NL 29 1B 145 1435 1347 75 13 122 .991 9.81 .989 6.90
1930 STL NL 30 1B 124 1217 1164 41 12 127 .990 9.72 .990 8.06
1931 STL NL 31 1B 93 952 897 43 12 95 .987 10.11 .990 9.63 MVP-15
1932 STL NL 32 1B 74 713 662 41 10 67 .986 9.50 .990 9.91
1933 CIN NL 33 1B 145 1598 1511 72 15 112 .991 10.92 .990 6.90 MVP-17
1934 CIN NL 34 1B 139 1395 1303 77 15 106 .989 9.93 .991 7.19
1935 CIN NL 35 1B 97 995 934 53 8 74 .992 10.18 .989 9.61
1936 SLB AL 36 1B 140 1307 1250 47 10 103 .992 9.26 .991 7.14
1937 SLB AL 37 1B 24 192 179 12 1 16 .995 7.96 .991 9.61
16 Seasons 1B 1885 19374 18337 814 223 1562 .988 10.16 .990 7.50
1 Season 2B 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 5.60
16 Seasons TOT 1886 19375 18337 815 223 1562 .988 10.15 .978 7.50
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1922 STL NL 22 37 37 37 0 0 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1923 STL NL 23 134 134 134 0 0 130 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1924 STL NL 24 137 137 137 0 0 133 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1925 STL NL 25 153 153 153 0 0 153 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1926 STL NL 26 154 154 154 0 0 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1927 STL NL 27 152 152 152 0 0 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1928 STL NL 28 149 149 149 0 0 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1929 STL NL 29 146 146 146 0 0 145 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1930 STL NL 30 131 131 131 0 0 124 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1931 STL NL 31 108 108 108 0 0 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1932 STL NL 32 91 91 91 0 0 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1933 CIN NL 33 145 145 145 0 0 145 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1934 CIN NL 34 142 142 142 0 0 139 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1935 CIN NL 35 107 107 107 0 0 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1936 SLB AL 36 140 140 140 0 0 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1937 SLB AL 37 65 65 65 0 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Seasons 1991 1991 1991 0 0 1885 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

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