Jim Bottomley

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: April 23, 1900 in Oglesby, IL us

Died: December 11, 1959 in St. Louis, MO

Buried: IOOF Community Cemetery, Sullivan, MO

High School: Nokomis HS (Nokomis, IL)

Debut: August 18, 1922 (Age 22-117d, 5,491st in major league history)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 16, 1937 (Age 37-146d)
vs. PHA 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1974. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Jim Bottomley's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1922 season

Full Name: James Leroy Bottomley

Nicknames: Sunny Jim

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

35.8

7471

2313

219

.310

1177

RBI

1422

OBP

.369

SLG

.500

OPS

.870

OPS+

125

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-53 / in Starts: 7-13
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	53 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 126 PAs	12
Actual Runners on Base	81 (39-28-14) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 126 PAs	15
Avg. Runners on Base	85 (42-27-14)

Most Driven In
B Bell	3
H Clift	2
R Hemsley	1
J Vosmik	1
R Hornsby	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
H Clift	4
J Vosmik	2
B Knickerbocker	2
O Hildebrand	1
Self	1
S West	1
R Barkley	0

1937 Batting Game Log

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1937 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1927	1	Apr 21	SLB		CHW	W,15-10	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.600	.500	1.100	7	.53	-0.056	1.34	-0.09%	0.99	1B
2	1928	2	Apr 22	SLB		CHW	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	7	.78	-0.061	2.16	-0.10%	-0.89	1B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	1929	8 (5)	May 1	SLB		CLE	W,3-2	GS-8	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.500	.500	1.000	7	1.62	0.156	3.04	0.18%	0.81	1B
4	1930	9	May 4	SLB		BOS	L,6-11	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.471	.385	.855	6	1.41	0.060	2.89	0.07%	0.02	1B
5	1931	10	May 6	SLB		BOS	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.353	.476	.412	.888	6	2.15	-0.088	4.04	-0.10%	-0.16	1B
6	1932	11	May 7	SLB		PHA	W,9-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.440	.524	.964	7	.97	0.146	1.63	0.15%	0.48	1B
7	1933	12	May 8	SLB		PHA	L,1-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.448	.500	.948	6	.45	0.006	.78	0.01%	-0.04	1B
8	1934	13	May 9	SLB		WSH	L,1-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.296	.424	.444	.869	6	1.00	-0.046	1.43	-0.04%	-0.70	1B
9	1935	16 (2)	May 13	SLB		NYY	L,2-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.412	.429	.840	1	6.04	-0.162	10.16	-0.16%	-0.84	PH 1B
10	1936	19 (2)	May 16	SLB		DET	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.400	.414	.814	2	4.92	-0.123	8.89	-0.13%	-0.34	PH
11	1937	21 (1)	May 19	SLB	@	WSH	L,8-9	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.417	.433	.850	9	.11	0.005	.16	0.00%	0.67	PH
12	1938	23 (1)	May 21	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.405	.419	.825	9	2.29	-0.039	2.87	-0.03%	-0.25	PH
13	1939	24	May 22	SLB	@	NYY	L,2-14	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.265	.390	.382	.773	6	1.04	-0.102	1.17	-0.07%	-0.98	1B
14	1940	25	May 23	SLB	@	PHA	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.237	.356	.342	.698	6	.47	-0.050	.47	-0.03%	-0.85	1B
15	1941	26	May 24	SLB	@	PHA	W,8-6	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.360	.333	.693	7	.82	-0.014	.71	-0.01%	-0.20	1B
16	1942	27	May 25	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.353	.326	.679	9	.74	-0.022	.64	-0.01%	-0.41	PH
17	1943	28	May 26	SLB	@	BOS	L,9-11	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.365	.326	.691	9	1.20	0.031	.94	0.02%	0.22	PH
18	1944	29	May 28 (1)	SLB	@	DET	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.358	.318	.677	9	2.99	-0.081	2.36	-0.04%	-0.28	PH
19	1945	30	May 28 (2)	SLB	@	DET	L,2-7	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.352	.311	.663	9	.79	-0.024	.47	-0.01%	-0.27	PH
20	1946	32 (1)	May 30	SLB	@	DET	L,3-18	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.345	.292	.636	6	.06	-0.005	.04	0.00%	-0.48	1B
21	1947	33	May 31 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.204	.339	.286	.625	9	.19	-0.005	.10	0.00%	-0.13	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	1948	35 (1)	Jun 1	SLB	@	CHW	L,0-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.280	.613	9	.02	-0.001	.01	0.00%	-0.27	PH
23	1949	36	Jun 4 (1)	SLB		PHA	W,7-6	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.344	.280	.624	9	2.49	0.053	.75	0.01%	0.22	PH
24	1950	39 (2)	Jun 6 (1)	SLB		BOS	L,5-6	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0	0	.216	.355	.294	.649	9						PH
25	1951	43 (3)	Jun 11	SLB		NYY	L,0-10	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.349	.288	.638	9	.06	-0.002	.02	0.00%	-0.19	PH
26	1952	51 (7)	Jun 20	SLB	@	WSH	L,3-5	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.226	.359	.302	.661	9						PH
27	1953	52	Jun 22	SLB	@	NYY	L,5-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.354	.296	.650	9	.49	-0.013	.09	0.00%	-0.20	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
28	1954	62 (9)	Jul 3	SLB		CHW	L,5-10	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.218	.348	.291	.639	9	.26	-0.008	.01	0.00%	-0.36	PH
29	1955	63	Jul 4 (1)	SLB		CHW	L,2-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.343	.286	.629	9	2.12	-0.051	.06	0.00%	-0.39	PH
30	1956	64	Jul 4 (2)	SLB		CHW	L,5-9	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0	0	.211	.338	.281	.619	9						PH
31	1957	65	Jul 5 (1)	SLB		CLE	L,4-14	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.207	.333	.276	.609	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.19	PH
32	1958	66	Jul 5 (2)	SLB		CLE	L,4-15	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.203	.329	.271	.600	5	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.34	1B
33	1959	70 (3)	Jul 11 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	L,3-4	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.200	.324	.267	.591	8						PH
34	1960	73 (2)	Jul 16	SLB		BOS	L,4-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.197	.319	.262	.582	9	.32	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.19	PH
35	1961	76 (2)	Jul 18 (2)	SLB		PHA	L,6-7	6-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.210	.329	.274	.603	9	2.04	0.103	.00	0.00%	0.67	PH
36	1962	77	Jul 20 (1)	SLB		NYY	L,4-5	10-GF(10)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	.210	.338	.274	.612	7	4.21	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.35	PH
37	1963	78	Jul 20 (2)	SLB		NYY	L,6-9	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.333	.270	.603	9	.63	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.66	PH
38	1964	80 (1)	Jul 22	SLB		NYY	W,13-4	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.342	.270	.612	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.28	PH
39	1965	82 (1)	Jul 24 (1)	SLB		WSH	L,5-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.203	.338	.266	.603	9	3.40	-0.087	.00	0.00%	-0.35	PH
40	1966	83	Jul 24 (2)	SLB		WSH	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.262	.595	8	3.69	-0.099	.00	0.00%	-0.27	PH
41	1967	84	Jul 25 (1)	SLB		WSH	L,10-16	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0	0	.197	.329	.258	.587	7						PH
42	1968	88 (3)	Jul 29	SLB	@	BOS	L,3-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.325	.254	.579	9	.53	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.13	1B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
43	1969	97 (8)	Aug 8 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,3-7	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.191	.321	.250	.571	9	1.72	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.27	PH
44	1970	98	Aug 11 (1)	SLB	@	CLE	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.317	.246	.563	9	.85	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.27	PH
45	1971	104 (5)	Aug 15	SLB	@	DET	W,9-7	7-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.197	.321	.254	.575	9	1.28	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.27	PH
46	1972	105	Aug 18 (1)	SLB		CLE	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.318	.250	.568	9	1.87	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.66	PH
47	1973	109 (3)	Aug 21	SLB		DET	L,5-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.314	.247	.561	8	3.35	-0.084	.00	0.00%	-0.34	PH
48	1974	111 (1)	Aug 22 (2)	SLB		DET	L,3-4	0-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.189	.310	.243	.554	6						PH
49	1975	113 (1)	Aug 25	SLB		WSH	L,6-7	6-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.318	.253	.572	9	2.54	0.129	.00	0.00%	1.00	PH
50	1976	115 (1)	Aug 27	SLB		NYY	L,3-4	GS-6	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.322	.273	.595	6	1.14	0.080	.00	0.00%	0.88	1B
51	1977	116	Aug 28	SLB		NYY	W,9-5	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.319	.269	.588	9	2.19	0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.01	PH
52	1978	117	Aug 29 (1)	SLB		BOS	L,0-2	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.203	.315	.266	.581	9	1.85	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.27	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
53	1979	121 (3)	Sep 1	SLB		PHA	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.312	.263	.574	9	.62	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.19	PH
54	1980	122	Sep 2	SLB		PHA	L,3-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.198	.309	.259	.568	9	1.95	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.36	PH
55	1981	125 (2)	Sep 4 (2)	SLB		CLE	T,3-3	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.198	.309	.259	.568	1						PH
56	1982	127 (1)	Sep 5 (2)	SLB		CLE	L,1-2	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.198	.309	.259	.568	1						1B
57	1983	128	Sep 6 (1)	SLB	@	DET	L,9-10	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.195	.305	.256	.561	9	.36	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.20	PH
58	1984	131 (2)	Sep 9	SLB		CHW	L,8-9	9-9	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.313	.277	.590	9	1.40	0.080	.00	0.00%	0.44	PH
59	1985	133 (1)	Sep 11 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		1	0	.218	.327	.287	.614	4	.72	0.074	.00	0.00%	0.78	1B
60	1986	134	Sep 12 (1)	SLB	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.231	.333	.319	.652	4						1B
61	1987	135	Sep 12 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.221	.321	.305	.626	4	.62	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-1.20	1B
62	1988	136	Sep 14	SLB	@	PHA	W,11-4	CG	5	3	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.342	.316	.658	4	.63	0.026	.00	0.00%	1.51	1B
63	1989	137	Sep 15 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	1	.245	.347	.333	.681	4	.40	0.029	.00	0.00%	0.34	1B
64	1990	138	Sep 15 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	W,3-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.344	.324	.668	4	.90	-0.120	.00	0.00%	-0.96	1B
65	1991	139	Sep 16	SLB	@	PHA	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.239	.341	.330	.672	4	1.28	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.46	1B
							11-53		126	109	11	26	7	0	1	12	17	1	15	0	0		1		1	1	.239	.341	.330	.672		1.11	-0.785	.92	-0.39%	-6.16

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