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Jim Small
James Arthur Patrick Small
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Weight: 180 lb.

Born: March 8, 1937 in Portland, OR
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 22, 1955
Final Game: September 27, 1958
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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
1955 18 DET AL 12 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 -42 0 0 0 0 0 0 /79
1956 19 DET AL 58 99 91 13 29 4 2 0 10 0 0 6 10 .319 .361 .407 .767 102 37 1 0 2 0 0 8/97
1957 20 DET AL 36 44 42 7 9 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 11 .214 .250 .262 .512 39 11 1 0 0 0 0 /798
1958 21 KCA AL 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -40 0 0 0 0 0 0 /9
4 Seasons 108 153 141 22 38 6 2 0 10 0 2 10 22 .270 .318 .340 .658 75 48 2 0 2 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 230 212 33 57 9 3 0 15 0 3 15 33 .270 .318 .340 .658 75 72 3 0 3 0 0
DET (3 yrs) 106 148 137 22 38 6 2 0 10 0 2 9 22 .277 .322 .350 .672 79 48 2 0 2 0 0
KCA (1 yr) 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -40 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 Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1955 DET AL 18 OF 4 0 10.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.1 132.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 1 2.70 0.75 .967 2.43 2.08
1955 DET AL 18 LF 3 0 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 26.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0 2.00 0.67 1.000 2.30 1.77
1955 DET AL 18 RF 1 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.9 1080.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 1 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.70
1956 DET AL 19 OF 26 19 172.1 50 47 0 3 0 .940 1.1 7.7 0.1 -1.3 1.4 1 2.45 1.81 .980 2.34 2.04
1956 DET AL 19 CF 14 13 109.0 42 41 0 1 0 .976 2.5 27.5 1.5 -0.4 1.9 1 3.39 2.93 .983 2.79 2.50
1956 DET AL 19 RF 8 4 43.0 9 7 0 2 0 .778 -1.5 -41.9 -1.5 -1.0 -0.5 0 1.47 0.88 .978 2.09 1.80
1956 DET AL 19 LF 4 2 20.1 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 5.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 2.21 1.25 .980 2.08 1.70
1957 DET AL 20 OF 14 7 72.2 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -3.3 -0.2 -0.6 0.3 0 1.86 1.07 .980 2.24 1.97
1957 DET AL 20 LF 7 4 42.1 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -14.2 -0.5 -0.3 -0.2 0 1.70 1.14 .975 2.10 1.70
1957 DET AL 20 RF 6 2 24.1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -14.8 -0.3 -0.3 -0.1 0 1.11 0.50 .967 1.92 1.68
1957 DET AL 20 CF 1 1 6.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 120.0 0.6 0.0 0.6 0 6.00 4.00 .975 2.70 2.40
1958 KCA AL 21 OF 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 30.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 2.25 2.00 1.000 2.25 1.90
1958 KCA AL 21 RF 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 30.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 2.25 2.00 1.000 2.02 1.70
4 Seasons OF 45 27 263.0 70 66 1 3 0 .957 2.2 10.0 0.2 -1.7 1.8 2 2.29 1.49 .980 2.31 2.02
4 Seasons RF 16 7 76.1 15 12 1 2 0 .867 -0.7 -11.0 -1.7 -1.2 -0.6 1 1.53 0.81 .980 2.03 1.74
2 Seasons CF 15 14 115.0 46 45 0 1 0 .978 3.1 32.3 2.1 -0.4 2.5 1 3.52 3.00 .983 2.79 2.49
3 Seasons LF 14 6 71.2 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -3.3 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0 1.88 1.07 .980 2.12 1.71
4 Seasons TOT 45 27 263.0 70 66 1 3 0 .957 2.2 10.0 0.2 -1.7 1.8 2 2.29 1.49 .937 2.31 2.02

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1955 AL--born 1937-03-08--6th
1956 AL--born 1937-03-08--7th
1957 AL--born 1937-03-08--10th

                                         

Transactions

June 11, 1955: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).

November 20, 1957: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with a player to be named later, Kent Hadley, Frank House, Duke Maas, John Tsitouris and Bill Tuttle to the Kansas City Athletics for a player to be named later, Billy Martin, Mickey McDermott, Tom Morgan, Lou Skizas, Tim Thompson and Gus Zernial. The Detroit Tigers sent Jim McManus (April 3, 1958) to the Kansas City Athletics to complete the trade.

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