Jim Busby

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: January 8, 1927 in Kenedy, TX us

Died: July 8, 1996 in Augusta, GA

Buried: Millen Cemetery, Millen, GA

School: Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX)

Debut: April 23, 1950 (Age 23-105d, 10,685th in major league history)
vs. DET 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 8, 1962 (Age 35-181d)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: James Franklin Busby

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Relatives: Cousin of Steve Busby

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.8

4250

1113

.262

541

RBI

438

OBP

.315

SLG

.350

OPS

.665

OPS+

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 48 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

2 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 23 go ahead

5 Tms
WSH	21
CLE	14
BAL	6
CHW	6
BOS	1

Platoon
vs RHP	36
vs LHP	12

Home/Road
Away	36
Home	12

Outs
0	20
1	15
2	13

8 Opps
PHA/KCA	17
DET	7
BOS	5
NYY	5
CLE	4
BAL/SLB	4
CHW	4
WSH	2

37 Pitchers
Ned Garver	2
Troy Herriage	2
Jack Crimian	2
Johnny Kucks	2
Ted Gray	2
Billy Pierce	2
Cloyd Boyer	2
Billy Hoeft	2
Arnie Portocarrero	2
Mel Parnell	2
Allie Reynolds	2
Jim Wilson	1
Bob Trice	1
Frank Sullivan	1
Jack Harshman	1
Mel Held	1
Pedro Ramos	1
Satchel Paige	1
Virgil Trucks	1
Vic Raschi	1
Art Ditmar	1
Joe Coleman	1
Ralph Terry	1
Tex Clevenger	1
Morrie Martin	1
George Susce	1
Jack McMahan	1
Ted Abernathy	1
Bob Lemon	1
Bob Chakales	1
Early Wynn	1
Art Houtteman	1
Don Lee	1
Frank Lary	1
Dick Starr	1
Paul Foytack	1
Alex Kellner	1

10 Parks
Munic. Stad (KAN)	9
Memor. Stad (BAL)	7
ClevelandStd (CLE)	6
Fenway Pk (BOS)	5
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	5
Yankee Stad (NYC)	4
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	4
GriffithStad (WAS)	3
Tiger Stad (DET)	3
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	2

Where Hit
7	41
8	2
9	1

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	44
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	24
1--	12
123	3
12-	3
-23	3
1-3	2
-2-	1

86 RBI
RISP	12
0 on	24
1 on	13
2 on	8
3 on	3
Any on	24

Inning
1	8
2	8
3	3
4	8
5	6
6	3
7	2
8	5
9	4
Extra	1

1-3	19
4-6	17
7-end	12

RelScore
+4..	4
+3	3
+2	5
+1	6
Tied	21
-1	2
-2	2
-3	1
-4..	4

Ahead	18
Tied	21
Behind	9

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
CF	47
LF	1

OrderPos
6th	21
2nd	11
7th	6
1st	5
5th	3
4th	1
3rd	1

Leverage
High Lev	10
Medium Lev	16
Low Lev	21

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1951	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1951-06-05	CHW		BOS	Mel Parnell	ahead 4-1	b 8	0	1--	2	6	8	0.018	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Dillinger Scores
2	2	2	1	1951-06-17 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	Alex Kellner	ahead 1-0	t 3	1	-23	3	6	8	0.153	85%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Robinson Scores; D. Lenhardt Scores
3	3	3	1	1951-07-06 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	Dick Starr	ahead 3-1	t 7	1	---	1	6	8
4	4	4	1	1951-08-02	CHW	@	PHA	Joe Coleman	tied 3-3	t 10	2	---	1	2	8	0.409	80%		Home Run (Deep LF)
5	5	5	1	1951-08-17 (2)	CHW		CLE	Bob Chakales	tied 3-3	b 4	1	1--	2	6	8	0.210	77%		Home Run; E. Robinson Scores
1952	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1952-08-29	WSH	@	NYY	Vic Raschi	tied 1-1	t 9	0	1--	2	7	8	0.355	94%		Home Run (Deep LF); F. Baker Scores
7	7	2	1	1952-09-14	WSH	@	DET	Ted Gray	ahead 3-0	t 5	2	---	1	2	8	0.065	90%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1953	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1953-04-26	WSH	@	NYY	Allie Reynolds	tied 0-0	t 1	0	1--	2	2	8	0.158	69%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Yost Scores
9	9	2	2	1953-04-26	WSH	@	NYY	Allie Reynolds	ahead 2-0	t 4	2	12-	3	2	8	0.185	92%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. Terwilliger Scores; E. Yost Scores
10	10	3	1	1953-05-01	WSH	@	SLB	Satchel Paige	ahead 5-4	t 8	1	---	1	2	8	0.129	85%		Home Run (Deep LF)
11	11	4	1	1953-05-10 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	Morrie Martin	tied 0-0	t 4	0	1--	2	6	8	0.187	73%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Vollmer Scores
12	12	5	1	1953-05-31 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	Mel Parnell	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1	7	8	0.107	57%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	6	1	1953-08-25	WSH	@	CLE	Bob Lemon	ahead 1-0	t 1	2	1-3	3	6	8	0.218	82%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Jensen Scores; G. Coan Scores
1954	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1954-05-07	WSH	@	BOS	Tex Clevenger	behind 0-7	t 6	0	1--	2	2	8	0.026	5%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Yost Scores
15	15	2	1	1954-05-12	WSH	@	DET	Ted Gray	behind 1-4	t 9	1	---	1	2	8	0.020	3%		Home Run (Deep CF)
16	16	3	1	1954-05-13	WSH	@	CLE	Art Houtteman	ahead 2-1	t 5	1	1--	2	2	8	0.188	84%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. Terwilliger Scores
17	17	4	1	1954-05-15	WSH	@	CLE	Early Wynn	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1	2	8	0.104	58%		Home Run (Deep LF)
18	18	5	1	1954-05-28	WSH	@	PHA	Bob Trice	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1	2	8	0.104	58%		Home Run (Deep LF)
19	19	6	1	1954-06-22	WSH	@	CHW	Virgil Trucks	behind 0-7	t 6	0	1--	2	4	8	0.024	4%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Vernon Scores
20	20	7	1	1954-09-02	WSH		DET	Billy Hoeft	ahead 7-3	b 4	0	---	1	2	8	0.031	96%		Home Run (Deep CF)
1955	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	1955-04-22	WSH	@	BAL	Jim Wilson	ahead 1-0	t 3	0	---	1	1	8	0.106	73%		Home Run (Deep LF)
22	22	2	1	1955-05-01	WSH	@	KCA	Arnie Portocarrero	ahead 9-7	t 5	0	---	1	6	8	0.085	84%		Home Run (Deep LF)
23	23	3	1	1955-05-02	WSH	@	KCA	Cloyd Boyer	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1	6	8	0.110	57%		Home Run (Deep LF)
24	24	4	2	1955-05-02	WSH	@	KCA	Cloyd Boyer	ahead 4-0	t 4	1	---	1	6	8	0.046	92%		Home Run (Deep LF)
25	25	5	1	1955-05-04	WSH	@	CHW	Jack Harshman	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	5	8	0.104	60%		Home Run (Deep LF)
26	26	6	1	1955-05-26 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	Johnny Kucks	behind 0-1	t 2	2	---	1	6	8	0.108	46%		Home Run (Deep LF)
27	27	7	1	1955-06-25	CHW	@	BOS	George Susce	tied 0-0	t 2	1	12-	3	7	8	0.218	76%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Rivera Scores; S. Lollar Scores
1956	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
28	28	1	1	1956-04-17	CLE	@	CHW	Billy Pierce	behind 0-1	t 5	1	---	1	6	8	0.138	47%		Home Run (Deep LF)
29	29	2	1	1956-05-03	CLE	@	BAL	Mel Held	ahead 5-1	t 9	2	-2-	2	1	8	0.012	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Averill Scores
30	30	3	1	1956-05-11	CLE		KCA	Jack Crimian	ahead 2-0	b 2	0	1--	2	1	8	0.105	87%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Garcia Scores
31	31	4	1	1956-06-04	CLE	@	WSH	Pedro Ramos	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1	7	8	0.109	57%		Home Run (Deep LF)
32	32	5	1	1956-06-15	CLE		NYY	Johnny Kucks	behind 0-6	b 8	0	---	1	6	8	0.012	2%		Home Run (Deep LF)
33	33	6	1	1956-07-03	CLE		KCA	Art Ditmar	ahead 2-0	b 1	2	1--	2	6	8	0.132	84%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Rosen Scores
34	34	7	1	1956-07-05	CLE	@	DET	Frank Lary	tied 0-0	t 1	2	123	4	6	8	0.283	81%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Woodling Scores/unER; A. Smith Scores/unER; A. Rosen Scores/unER; J. Busby Scores/unER
35	35	8	1	1956-07-06	CLE	@	KCA	Troy Herriage	behind 0-2	t 4	1	123	4	6	8	0.316	71%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Smith Scores; V. Wertz Scores; A. Rosen Scores
36	36	9	1	1956-07-08	CLE	@	KCA	Jack McMahan	behind 0-2	t 6	2	-23	3	6	8	0.375	61%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Woodling Scores; A. Rosen Scores
37	37	10	1	1956-07-16	CLE	@	BOS	Frank Sullivan	tied 0-0	t 4	1	1--	2	6	8	0.192	69%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Rosen Scores
38	38	11	1	1956-08-10	CLE	@	KCA	Troy Herriage	ahead 5-0	t 8	0	12-	3	6	8	0.010	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Strickland Scores/unER; R. Colavito Scores
39	39	12	1	1956-08-11	CLE	@	KCA	Jack Crimian	ahead 4-1	t 3	2	---	1	6	8	0.071	84%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1957	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
40	40	1	1	1957-04-24	CLE	@	KCA	Ned Garver	behind 2-17	t 9	0	1-3	3	6	7	0.000	0%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Usher Scores; V. Wertz Scores
41	41	2	1	1957-05-18	CLE	@	WSH	Ted Abernathy	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	8	0.104	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
42	42	3	1	1957-06-22	BAL		DET	Paul Foytack	tied 0-0	b 8	0	---	1	5	8	0.280	88%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to LF
43	43	4	1	1957-06-23	BAL		DET	Don Lee	tied 4-4	b 5	0	---	1	3	8	0.158	72%		Home Run (Deep LF)
44	44	5	1	1957-06-26	BAL		KCA	Arnie Portocarrero	tied 0-0	b 5	0	---	1	5	8	0.158	72%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1958	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
45	45	1	1	1958-05-04 (2)	BAL		DET	Billy Hoeft	ahead 1-0	b 2	0	1--	2	7	8	0.144	84%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Robinson Scores
46	46	2	1	1958-05-26	BAL	@	KCA	Ralph Terry	tied 0-0	t 4	1	123	4	7	8	0.259	88%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Nieman Scores; G. Triandos Scores; A. Pilarcik Scores
47	47	3	1	1958-06-13	BAL		CHW	Billy Pierce	tied 0-0	b 7	1	-23	3	6	8	0.212	95%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Williams Scores; G. Triandos Scores
1959	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
48	48	1	1	1959-05-21	BOS		KCA	Ned Garver	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	1	1	8	0.098	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run

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2 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 23 go ahead

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