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Jim Lentine
James Matthew Lentine
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: July 16, 1954 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Sierra (Whittier, CA)
Schools: Arizona State University, University of La Verne
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 12th round of the 1975 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 1978
Final Game: October 5, 1980
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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
1978 23 STL NL 8 12 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432 23 2 0 1 0 0 0 /79
1979 24 STL NL 11 26 23 2 9 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 6 .391 .462 .435 .896 145 10 0 0 0 0 0 /978
1980 25 TOT MLB 76 205 171 20 43 8 1 1 18 2 1 28 32 .251 .363 .327 .691 90 56 3 2 4 0 1 78/D9
1980 25 STL NL 9 10 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 -45 1 0 0 0 0 0 /78
1980 25 DET AL 67 195 161 19 42 8 1 1 17 2 1 28 30 .261 .377 .342 .719 98 55 3 2 4 0 1 78/D9
3 Seasons 95 243 205 23 54 9 1 1 20 3 2 31 38 .263 .368 .332 .700 93 68 3 3 4 0 1
162 Game Avg. 162 414 350 39 92 15 2 2 34 5 3 53 65 .263 .368 .332 .700 93 116 5 5 7 0 2
STL (3 yrs) 28 48 44 4 12 1 0 0 3 1 1 3 8 .273 .333 .295 .629 74 13 0 1 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 67 195 161 19 42 8 1 1 17 2 1 28 30 .261 .377 .342 .719 98 55 3 2 4 0 1
NL (3 yrs) 28 48 44 4 12 1 0 0 3 1 1 3 8 .273 .333 .295 .629 74 13 0 1 0 0 0
AL (1 yr) 67 195 161 19 42 8 1 1 17 2 1 28 30 .261 .377 .342 .719 98 55 3 2 4 0 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1978 STL NL 23 OF 3 3 25.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -38.4 -0.8 -0.1 -0.7 0 1.44 1.33 .975 2.30 1.93
1978 STL NL 23 LF 2 2 16.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -60.0 -0.8 -0.1 -0.7 0 0.56 0.50 1.000 1.97 1.55
1978 STL NL 23 RF 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.00 3.00 .967 2.10 1.80
1979 STL NL 24 OF 8 4 48.1 13 12 1 0 1 1.000 -0.4 -9.9 -0.4 -0.5 0.0 0 2.42 1.63 .977 2.33 2.00
1979 STL NL 24 RF 4 2 23.1 7 6 1 0 1 1.000 -0.4 -20.6 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 0 2.70 1.75 .971 2.20 1.88
1979 STL NL 24 LF 3 1 13.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -27.7 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0 0.69 0.33 1.000 2.01 1.57
1979 STL NL 24 CF 2 1 12.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 30.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 3.75 2.50 .980 2.85 2.45
1980 TOT MLB 25 OF 61 41 387.1 111 102 5 4 0 .964 0.3 0.9 -0.7 -1.5 0.9 1 2.49 1.75 .979 2.46 2.13
1980 TOT MLB 25 LF 45 29 280.2 85 79 4 2 0 .976 3.3 14.1 2.3 -0.2 2.5 1 2.66 1.84 .980 2.34 1.89
1980 TOT MLB 25 CF 12 8 65.2 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 -1.5 -27.4 -1.5 -0.5 -1.0 0 2.60 1.58 .984 2.91 2.60
1980 STL NL 25 OF 6 1 19.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -44.2 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 1.89 0.67 .975 2.32 1.98
1980 STL NL 25 LF 5 0 11.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -65.5 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 1.64 0.40 1.000 2.05 1.68
1980 STL NL 25 CF 2 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -15.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 2.25 1.00 1.000 2.81 2.35
1980 DET AL 25 OF 55 40 368.1 107 98 5 4 0 .963 1.0 3.3 0.0 -0.8 0.9 1 2.52 1.87 .979 2.47 2.15
1980 DET AL 25 LF 40 29 269.2 83 77 4 2 0 .976 3.9 17.4 2.9 0.4 2.5 1 2.70 2.03 .980 2.35 1.92
1980 DET AL 25 CF 10 7 57.2 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -29.1 -1.4 -0.4 -1.0 0 2.65 1.70 .982 2.92 2.65
1980 DET AL 25 DH 9
1980 DET AL 25 RF 6 4 41.0 10 7 1 2 0 .800 -1.5 -43.9 -1.5 -0.8 -0.6 0 1.76 1.33 .980 2.13 1.77
3 Seasons OF 72 48 460.2 128 118 6 4 1 .969 -0.9 -2.3 -1.9 -2.1 0.2 1 2.42 1.72 .979 2.44 2.11
3 Seasons LF 50 32 309.2 87 81 4 2 0 .977 2.2 8.5 1.2 -0.5 1.7 1 2.47 1.70 .980 2.30 1.86
2 Seasons CF 14 9 77.2 24 24 0 0 0 1.000 -1.2 -18.5 -1.2 -0.5 -0.7 0 2.78 1.71 .983 2.90 2.58
3 Seasons RF 11 7 73.1 20 16 2 2 1 .900 -1.9 -31.1 -1.9 -1.1 -0.8 0 2.21 1.64 .975 2.15 1.81
1 Season DH 9
3 Seasons TOT 72 48 460.2 128 118 6 4 1 .969 -0.9 -2.3 -1.9 -2.1 0.2 1 2.42 1.72 .948 2.44 2.11
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (2117), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Transactions

June 6, 1972: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 24th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 3, 1975: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 12th round of the 1975 amateur draft.

June 2, 1980: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Detroit Tigers for Al Greene and John Martin.

March 29, 1981: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

April 9, 1981: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

September 28, 1981: Sent by the Cleveland Indians to the Houston Astros to complete an earlier deal made on April 3, 1981. The Cleveland Indians sent a player to be named later and cash to the Houston Astros for Mike Fischlin.

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