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Jim Golden
James Edward Golden
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: March 20, 1936 in Eldon, MO
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1954. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 30, 1960
Final Game: April 23, 1963
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1960 24 LAD NL 1 0 1.000 6.43 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 6 5 5 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 30 61 1.429 7.7 1.3 5.1 5.1 1.00
1961 25 LAD NL 1 1 .500 5.79 28 0 13 0 0 0 42.0 52 30 27 7 20 2 18 0 0 1 199 75 1.714 11.1 1.5 4.3 3.9 0.90
1962 26 HOU NL 7 11 .389 4.07 37 18 4 5 2 1 152.2 163 84 69 13 50 4 88 0 1 7 662 92 1.395 9.6 0.8 2.9 5.2 1.76
1963 27 HOU NL 0 1 .000 5.68 3 1 1 0 0 0 6.1 12 4 4 0 2 0 5 0 1 1 30 56 2.211 17.1 0.0 2.8 7.1 2.50
4 Seasons 9 13 .409 4.54 69 20 18 5 2 1 208.0 233 123 105 21 76 6 115 0 2 9 921 85 1.486 10.1 0.9 3.3 5.0 1.51
162 Game Avg. 7 10 .409 4.54 53 15 14 4 2 1 159 178 94 80 16 58 5 88 0 2 7 704 85 1.486 10.1 0.9 3.3 5.0 1.51
LAD (2 yrs) 2 1 .667 5.88 29 1 13 0 0 0 49.0 58 35 32 8 24 2 22 0 0 1 229 73 1.673 10.7 1.5 4.4 4.0 0.92
HOU (2 yrs) 7 12 .368 4.13 40 19 5 5 2 1 159.0 175 88 73 13 52 4 93 0 2 8 692 90 1.428 9.9 0.7 2.9 5.3 1.79

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1960 24 LAD NL 1 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 160 2 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1961 25 LAD NL 28 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1962 26 HOU NL 43 59 54 7 12 2 2 0 8 0 0 1 6 .222 .250 .333 .583 60 18 1 1 3 0 0 1
1963 27 HOU NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
4 Seasons 75 65 60 8 13 3 2 0 8 0 0 1 8 .217 .242 .333 .575 57 20 1 1 3 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 140 130 17 28 6 4 0 17 0 0 2 17 .217 .242 .333 .575 57 43 2 2 6 0 0
LAD (2 yrs) 29 6 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .333 .500 27 2 0 0 0 0 0
HOU (2 yrs) 46 59 54 7 12 2 2 0 8 0 0 1 6 .222 .250 .333 .583 60 18 1 1 3 0 0

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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
1960 LAD NL 24 P 1 1 7.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.29 1.00 1.000 2.06 0.90
1961 LAD NL 25 P 28 0 42.0 9 1 8 0 0 1.000 1.93 0.32 .956 2.19 0.88
1962 HOU NL 26 P 37 18 153.0 41 10 29 2 1 .951 2.29 1.05 .949 2.07 0.82
1963 HOU NL 27 P 3 1 6.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.42 0.33 .900 1.99 0.83
4 Seasons P 69 20 208.1 52 11 39 2 1 .962 2.16 0.72 .950 2.09 0.84
4 Seasons TOT 69 20 208.1 52 11 39 2 1 .962 2.16 0.72 .912 2.09 0.84

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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1962 NL  2 (10th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 1 (2515), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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Transactions

Before 1954 Season: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.

December 23, 1958: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Rip Repulski and Gene Snyder to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Sparky Anderson.

October 10, 1961: Drafted by the Houston Colt .45's from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1961 expansion draft.

December 10, 1963: Traded by the Houston Colt .45's with Danny Murphy and cash to the Chicago White Sox for Nellie Fox.

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