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Jim Lonborg
James Reynold Lonborg
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: April 16, 1942 in Santa Maria, CA
Schools: Stanford University
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1965
Final Game: June 10, 1979
Relatives: Brother-In-Law of Mel Queen
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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
1965 23 BOS AL 9 17 .346 4.47 32 31 0 7 1 0 185.1 193 112 92 20 65 3 113 3 1 8 813 84 1.392 9.4 1.0 3.2 5.5 1.74
1966 24 BOS AL 10 10 .500 3.86 45 23 7 3 1 2 181.2 173 86 78 18 55 5 131 7 2 7 769 100 1.255 8.6 0.9 2.7 6.5 2.38
1967 25 BOS AL 22 9 .710 3.16 39 39 0 15 2 0 273.1 228 102 96 23 83 5 246 19 1 12 1130 111 1.138 7.5 0.8 2.7 8.1 2.96 AS,CYA-1,MVP-6
1968 26 BOS AL 6 10 .375 4.29 23 17 0 4 1 0 113.1 89 57 54 11 59 3 73 11 0 7 490 74 1.306 7.1 0.9 4.7 5.8 1.24
1969 27 BOS AL 7 11 .389 4.51 29 23 3 4 0 0 143.2 148 78 72 15 65 3 100 7 0 8 628 85 1.483 9.3 0.9 4.1 6.3 1.54
1970 28 BOS AL 4 1 .800 3.18 9 4 3 0 0 0 34.0 33 12 12 3 9 0 21 0 0 2 138 125 1.235 8.7 0.8 2.4 5.6 2.33
1971 29 BOS AL 10 7 .588 4.13 27 26 1 5 1 0 167.2 167 86 77 15 67 6 100 14 0 3 736 91 1.396 9.0 0.8 3.6 5.4 1.49
1972 30 MIL AL 14 12 .538 2.83 33 30 1 11 2 1 223.0 197 75 70 17 76 11 143 11 0 5 929 106 1.224 8.0 0.7 3.1 5.8 1.88
1973 31 PHI NL 13 16 .448 4.88 38 30 5 6 0 0 199.1 218 124 108 25 80 7 106 9 0 1 886 78 1.495 9.8 1.1 3.6 4.8 1.33
1974 32 PHI NL 17 13 .567 3.21 39 39 0 16 3 0 283.0 280 113 101 22 70 11 121 6 0 5 1168 118 1.237 8.9 0.7 2.2 3.8 1.73
1975 33 PHI NL 8 6 .571 4.12 27 26 1 6 2 0 159.1 161 84 73 12 45 7 72 5 2 3 683 91 1.293 9.1 0.7 2.5 4.1 1.60
1976 34 PHI NL 18 10 .643 3.08 33 32 1 8 1 1 222.0 210 85 76 18 50 4 118 5 1 2 916 116 1.171 8.5 0.7 2.0 4.8 2.36
1977 35 PHI NL 11 4 .733 4.11 25 25 0 4 1 0 157.2 157 77 72 15 50 5 76 5 2 6 666 98 1.313 9.0 0.9 2.9 4.3 1.52
1978 36 PHI NL 8 10 .444 5.23 22 22 0 1 0 0 113.2 132 69 66 16 45 1 48 2 0 4 505 69 1.557 10.5 1.3 3.6 3.8 1.07
1979 37 PHI NL 0 1 .000 11.05 4 1 2 0 0 0 7.1 14 10 9 3 4 0 7 1 0 0 41 35 2.455 17.2 3.7 4.9 8.6 1.75
15 Seasons 157 137 .534 3.86 425 368 24 90 15 4 2464.1 2400 1170 1056 233 823 71 1475 105 9 73 10498 95 1.308 8.8 0.9 3.0 5.4 1.79
162 Game Avg. 13 12 .534 3.86 36 32 2 8 1 0 211 206 100 91 20 71 6 126 9 1 6 900 95 1.308 8.8 0.9 3.0 5.4 1.79
PHI (7 yrs) 75 60 .556 3.98 188 175 9 41 7 1 1142.1 1172 562 505 111 344 35 548 33 5 21 4865 94 1.327 9.2 0.9 2.7 4.3 1.59
BOS (7 yrs) 68 65 .511 3.94 204 163 14 38 6 2 1099.0 1031 533 481 105 403 25 784 61 4 47 4704 93 1.305 8.4 0.9 3.3 6.4 1.95
MIL (1 yr) 14 12 .538 2.83 33 30 1 11 2 1 223.0 197 75 70 17 76 11 143 11 0 5 929 106 1.224 8.0 0.7 3.1 5.8 1.88
AL (8 yrs) 82 77 .516 3.75 237 193 15 49 8 3 1322.0 1228 608 551 122 479 36 927 72 4 52 5633 95 1.291 8.4 0.8 3.3 6.3 1.94
NL (7 yrs) 75 60 .556 3.98 188 175 9 41 7 1 1142.1 1172 562 505 111 344 35 548 33 5 21 4865 94 1.327 9.2 0.9 2.7 4.3 1.59

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1967 25 BOS AL WS L STL 2 1 .667 2.62 3 3 0 2 1 0 24.0 14 8 7 3 2 0 11 0 0 1 89 0.667 5.3 1.1 0.8 4.1 5.50
1976 34 PHI NL NLCS L CIN 0 1 .000 1.69 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.1 2 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 20 0.750 3.4 0.0 3.4 3.4 1.00
1977 35 PHI NL NLCS L LAD 0 1 .000 11.25 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 18 1.500 11.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 1.00
3 Seasons (3 Series) 2 3 .400 3.51 5 5 0 2 1 0 33.1 21 16 13 4 5 1 14 0 0 1 127 0.780 5.7 1.1 1.4 3.8 2.80
2 NLCS 0 2 .000 5.79 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.1 7 8 6 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 38 1.071 6.8 1.0 2.9 2.9 1.00
1 WS 2 1 .667 2.62 3 3 0 2 1 0 24.0 14 8 7 3 2 0 11 0 0 1 89 0.667 5.3 1.1 0.8 4.1 5.50
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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
1965 23 BOS AL 32 69 59 4 8 3 0 0 4 0 0 5 22 .136 .203 .186 .390 9 11 1 0 5 0 0 1
1966 24 BOS AL 46 62 54 5 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 23 .093 .125 .167 .292 -20 9 0 0 6 0 0 1
1967 25 BOS AL 39 109 99 7 14 1 1 0 8 1 1 4 52 .141 .175 .172 .346 -1 17 0 0 6 0 0 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-6
1968 26 BOS AL 23 44 39 4 11 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 14 .282 .282 .410 .692 102 16 0 0 5 0 0 1
1969 27 BOS AL 29 52 41 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 22 .098 .191 .122 .313 -13 5 2 0 5 1 0 1
1970 28 BOS AL 9 9 9 2 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .444 .444 .889 1.333 248 8 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1971 29 BOS AL 27 59 53 2 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 19 .170 .228 .170 .398 11 9 2 0 2 0 0 1
1972 30 MIL AL 33 82 69 1 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 29 .145 .192 .145 .337 3 10 1 0 9 0 0 1
1973 31 PHI NL 38 69 59 2 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 6 29 .136 .215 .169 .385 7 10 0 0 4 0 0 1
1974 32 PHI NL 39 111 94 3 9 2 0 1 8 0 0 5 44 .096 .140 .149 .289 -20 14 0 0 11 1 0 1
1975 33 PHI NL 27 56 44 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 17 .023 .140 .023 .163 -53 1 1 0 6 0 0 1
1976 34 PHI NL 33 79 67 5 11 1 0 0 4 0 0 6 20 .164 .233 .179 .412 17 12 2 0 6 0 0 1
1977 35 PHI NL 25 59 48 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 22 .104 .140 .104 .244 -34 5 0 0 9 0 0 1
1978 36 PHI NL 22 41 34 2 6 2 0 0 3 0 1 2 14 .176 .243 .235 .479 34 8 1 1 4 0 0 1
1979 37 PHI NL 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
15 Seasons 426 902 770 41 105 17 2 3 43 1 2 51 330 .136 .191 .175 .366 3 135 10 1 78 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 343 293 16 40 6 1 1 16 0 1 19 125 .136 .191 .175 .366 3 51 4 0 30 1 0
PHI (7 yrs) 188 416 347 15 40 7 0 1 20 0 1 27 147 .115 .181 .144 .325 -10 50 4 1 40 1 0
BOS (7 yrs) 205 404 354 25 55 10 2 2 20 1 1 20 154 .155 .200 .212 .412 15 75 5 0 29 1 0
MIL (1 yr) 33 82 69 1 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 29 .145 .192 .145 .337 3 10 1 0 9 0 0
AL (8 yrs) 238 486 423 26 65 10 2 2 23 1 1 24 183 .154 .199 .201 .400 14 85 6 0 38 1 0
NL (7 yrs) 188 416 347 15 40 7 0 1 20 0 1 27 147 .115 .181 .144 .325 -10 50 4 1 40 1 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1967 25 BOS AL WS STL L 3 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 34 PHI NL NLCS CIN L 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 1 0 0
1977 35 PHI NL NLCS LAD L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 5 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 1 0 0
2 NLCS 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 1 0 0
1 WS 3 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1965 BOS AL 23 P 32 31 185.1 41 12 24 5 0 .878 0.0 0.0 1.75 1.13 .954 2.04 0.75
1966 BOS AL 24 P 45 23 181.2 41 18 21 2 2 .951 0.0 0.0 1.93 0.87 .951 1.99 0.75
1967 BOS AL 25 P 39 39 273.1 44 19 24 1 2 .977 0.0 0.0 1.42 1.10 .957 1.96 0.74 AS,CYA-1,MVP-6
1968 BOS AL 26 P 23 17 113.1 14 8 6 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.11 0.61 .957 1.89 0.73
1969 BOS AL 27 P 29 23 143.2 33 13 18 2 1 .939 0.0 0.0 1.94 1.07 .952 1.88 0.69
1970 BOS AL 28 P 9 4 34.0 7 2 5 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.85 0.78 .943 1.85 0.67
1971 BOS AL 29 P 27 26 167.2 44 15 28 1 3 .977 0.0 0.0 2.31 1.59 .957 1.98 0.77
1972 MIL AL 30 P 33 30 223.0 37 9 25 3 2 .919 0.0 0.0 1.37 1.03 .951 1.86 0.75
1973 PHI NL 31 P 38 30 199.1 41 10 26 5 2 .878 0.0 0.0 1.63 0.95 .954 1.88 0.73
1974 PHI NL 32 P 39 39 283.0 44 16 26 2 1 .955 0.0 0.0 1.34 1.08 .943 1.88 0.71
1975 PHI NL 33 P 27 26 159.1 43 24 18 1 0 .977 0.0 0.0 2.37 1.56 .944 1.86 0.72
1976 PHI NL 34 P 33 32 222.0 37 21 16 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.50 1.12 .949 1.88 0.72
1977 PHI NL 35 P 25 25 157.2 27 10 17 0 3 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.54 1.08 .948 1.85 0.67
1978 PHI NL 36 P 22 22 113.2 25 11 14 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.98 1.14 .948 1.91 0.72
1979 PHI NL 37 P 4 1 7.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.23 0.25 .900 1.84 0.65
15 Seasons P 425 368 2464.1 479 189 268 22 18 .954 0.0 0.0 1.67 1.08 .951 1.91 0.73
15 Seasons TOT 425 368 2464.1 479 189 268 22 18 .954 0.0 0.0 1.67 1.08 .905 1.91 0.73

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1967

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1967-AL-Cy Young
1967-AL-TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1967-AL-6-28%
0.29 Career Shares (599th)

Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1967-AL--1--90%
1 Cy Young
0.90 Career Shares (55th)

Wins s c a p y
1967 AL--22--1st
1974 NL--17--5th
1976 NL--18--6th
Career--157--221st

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1967 AL--.710--2nd
1976 NL--.643--7th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1976 NL--1.171--10th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1974 NL--2.226--4th
1976 NL--2.027--5th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1966 AL--6.490--10th
1967 AL--8.100--4th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1967 AL--273.3--2nd
1974 NL--283.0--4th
Career--2464.3--244th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1967 AL--246--1st
Career--1475--176th

Games Started s c a p y
1967 AL--39--1st
1974 NL--39--2nd
Career--368--156th

Complete Games s c a p y
1967 AL--15--2nd
1974 NL--16--3rd

Shutouts s c a p y
1974 NL--3--8th

Home Runs s c a p y
1967 AL--23--4th
1973 NL--25--8th
1974 NL--22--4th
1976 NL--18--8th
Career--233--123rd

Bases on Balls s c a p y
Career--823--215th

Hits s c a p y
1967 AL--228--4th
1974 NL--280--2nd

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1967 AL--2.964--7th
1976 NL--2.360--8th

Losses s c a p y
1965 AL--17--4th
1973 NL--16--6th
Career--137--214th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1965 AL--92--6th
1967 AL--96--3rd
1973 NL--108--4th
1974 NL--101--9th
Career--1056--186th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1967 AL--12--4th
Career--73--199th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1966 AL--7--3rd
1967 AL--19--1st
1968 AL--11--4th
1969 AL--7--10th
1971 AL--14--1st
1972 AL--11--3rd
1973 NL--9--5th
1974 NL--6--9th
Career--105--53rd

Batters Faced s c a p y
1967 AL--1130--2nd
1974 NL--1168--5th
Career--10498--205th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 9 (253), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 39 (639), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 44 (295), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 18 (349), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

August 14, 1963: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

October 10, 1971: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Ken Brett, Billy Conigliaro, Joe Lahoud, Don Pavletich and George Scott to the Milwaukee Brewers for Pat Skrable (minors), Tommy Harper, Lew Krausse and Marty Pattin.

October 31, 1972: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with Ken Brett, Ken Sanders and Earl Stephenson to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bill Champion, Don Money and John Vukovich.

June 16, 1979: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

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