Jim Middleton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 165lb (180cm, 74kg)

Born: May 28, 1889 in Argos, IN us

Died: January 12, 1974 in Argos, IN

Buried: Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos, IN

Debut: April 18, 1917 (Age 27-325d, 4,587th in major league history)
vs. BRO 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 18, 1921 (Age 32-113d)
vs. NYY 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1921 season

Full Name: James Blaine Middleton

Nicknames: Rifle Jim

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.4

ERA

4.51

157.2

WHIP

1.497

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-22 / in Starts: 3-7
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 40 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	31 (12-10-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 40 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	26 (13-8-5)

Most Driven In
B Jones	1
J Sargent	1
H Heilmann	1
L Blue	1
B Veach	0
J Bassler	0

Most Driven In By
B Veach	1
T Cobb	1

1921 Batting Game Log

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1921 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	14	2 (1)	Apr 15	DET		CHW	L,2-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	15	8 (5)	Apr 25	DET	@	CLE	L,3-5	2-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.52	-0.096	3.95	-0.15%	-0.61	P
3	16	13 (4)	Apr 30	DET		SLB	W,7-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.99	-0.079	2.11	-0.10%	-0.71	P
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
4	17	17 (3)	May 4	DET		CHW	W,11-8	4-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.70	-0.035	1.62	-0.05%	-0.53	P
5	18	23 (5)	May 10	DET		NYY	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	1.39	-0.067	4.13	-0.12%	-0.50	P
6	19	29 (5)	May 16	DET		WSH	W,17-11	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	1.17	-0.032	3.50	-0.06%	-0.47	P
7	20	31 (1)	May 18	DET		BOS	L,0-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9						P
8	21	32	May 19	DET		BOS	W,3-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	.58	-0.017	1.58	-0.03%	-0.26	P
9	22	37 (4)	May 24	DET		PHA	L,6-7	GS-6	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9	.78	0.010	2.19	0.02%	0.05	P
10	23	45 (7)	May 30 (2)	DET		CLE	W,9-5	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		1		0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9	.53	-0.056	1.31	-0.08%	-0.27	P
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
11	24	51 (5)	Jun 7	DET	@	WSH	L,2-3	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9						P
12	25	55 (3)	Jun 11	DET	@	NYY	L,6-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	9	1.53	-0.217	4.57	-0.39%	-1.86	P
13	26	59 (3)	Jun 16	DET	@	BOS	L,3-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	9	1.66	-0.088	2.50	-0.08%	-0.84	P
14	27	63 (3)	Jun 19	DET	@	CLE	L,7-8	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	9						P
15	28	64	Jun 22	DET		SLB	W,7-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.053	.100	.053	.153	9	.87	-0.026	.50	-0.01%	-0.35	P
16	29	68 (3)	Jun 26	DET	@	CHW	W,10-8	4-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.130	.091	.221	9	.07	0.000	.05	0.00%	-0.24	P
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
17	30	72 (3)	Jul 3	DET	@	CLE	L,5-9	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.160	.125	.285	9	.79	-0.010	.94	-0.01%	-0.13	P
18	31	74 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	DET	@	SLB	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.160	.125	.285	9						P
19	32	78 (3)	Jul 7 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,9-6	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.120	.154	.120	.274	9	1.87	-0.049	1.29	-0.02%	-0.26	P
20	33	82 (3)	Jul 12	DET		PHA	W,2-1	13-GF(16)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.115	.148	.115	.264	9	3.33	-0.136	1.76	-0.04%	-0.79	P
21	34	85 (2)	Jul 15	DET		PHA	L,2-3	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.115	.148	.115	.264	9						P
22	35	87 (1)	Jul 17	DET		NYY	L,5-8	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.115	.148	.115	.264	9						P
23	36	92 (4)	Jul 23	DET		WSH	W,6-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.115	.148	.115	.264	9						P
24	37	94 (1)	Jul 26	DET	@	PHA	T,3-3	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.143	.111	.254	9	1.92	-0.050	.10	0.00%	-0.19	P
25	38	96 (1)	Jul 28 (1)	DET	@	PHA	L,2-3	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.194	.138	.331	9	1.53	-0.002	.15	0.00%	0.00	P
26	39	99 (2)	Jul 30	DET	@	WSH	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.194	.138	.331	8						P
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
27	40	105 (5)	Aug 6	DET	@	NYY	W,9-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.194	.138	.331	9						P
28	41	107 (1)	Aug 9 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,7-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.194	.138	.331	9						P
29	42	110 (2)	Aug 12	DET		SLB	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.194	.138	.331	9						P
30	43	111	Aug 13	DET		SLB	L,5-7	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.194	.138	.331	9						P
31	44	117 (5)	Aug 19 (1)	DET		BOS	L,8-12	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	9	.56	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.26	P
32	45	121 (3)	Aug 22	DET		PHA	W,10-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	9						P
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
33	46	130 (8)	Sep 1	DET		CLE	W,7-6	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.129	.182	.129	.311	9	1.16	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.18	P
34	47	132 (1)	Sep 3	DET		CLE	W,10-7	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	9	1.82	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.26	P
35	48	136 (3)	Sep 7	DET	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS-4	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.152	.200	.182	.382	9	2.04	0.165	.00	0.00%	1.70	P
36	49	138 (1)	Sep 9	DET	@	CHW	L,15-20	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.147	.194	.176	.371	9	1.28	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
37	50	142 (3)	Sep 14	DET	@	BOS	L,0-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.147	.194	.176	.371	9						P
38	51	146 (3)	Sep 18	DET	@	NYY	L,2-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.147	.194	.176	.371	9						P
							15-22		40	34	2	5	1	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	2		1		0	0	.147	.194	.176	.371		1.20	-0.912	1.71	-1.12%	-7.29

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