Jim Busby

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: January 8, 1927 in Kenedy, TX us

Died: July 8, 1996 in Augusta, GA

Buried: Millen Cemetery, Millen, GA

School: Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX)

Debut: April 23, 1950 (Age 23-105d, 10,685th in major league history)
vs. DET 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 8, 1962 (Age 35-181d)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: James Franklin Busby

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Relatives: Cousin of Steve Busby

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.8

4250

1113

.262

541

RBI

438

OBP

.315

SLG

.350

OPS

.665

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	52-28 / in Starts: 30-15
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	53 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 183 PAs	12
Actual Runners on Base	109 (56-38-15)
Avg. MLBer w/ 183 PAs	19
Avg. Runners on Base	113 (59-35-18)

Most Driven In
M Breeding	2
B Robinson	2
G Triandos	2
R Hansen	1
D Philley	1
J Walker	1
B Klaus	1
W Dropo	1

Most Driven In By
W Dropo	4
G Triandos	3
R Hansen	3
G Woodling	2
J Gentile	2
B Robinson	2
A Pilarcik	2
M Breeding	2

1960 Batting Game Log

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1960 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	1183	2 (1)	Apr 19	BOS		NYY	L,4-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					5						LF
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
				Player went from Boston Red Sox to Baltimore Orioles
2	1184	55	Jun 14	BAL	@	CLE	W,7-4	8-GF	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	8	.50	0.038	2.35	0.11%	1.45	PH CF
3	1185	56	Jun 15 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-10	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.400	.500	.400	.900	8	.42	0.032	2.15	0.10%	-0.03	CF
4	1186	57	Jun 15 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	W,13-5	CG	5	4	1	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444	.545	.667	1.212	7	.94	0.339	4.57	0.99%	4.15	CF
5	1187	58	Jun 16	BAL	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG(11)	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.600	.750	1.350	8	1.22	-0.008	6.47	-0.03%	0.38	CF
6	1188	59	Jun 17	BAL	@	DET	W,3-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.529	.643	1.172	8	.83	-0.045	4.27	-0.14%	-0.40	CF
7	1189	60	Jun 18	BAL	@	DET	L,3-5	GS-7	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444	.524	.667	1.190	2	1.10	0.081	5.89	0.26%	0.86	CF
8	1190	61	Jun 19 (1)	BAL	@	DET	W,2-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.444	.524	.667	1.190	3						CF
9	1191	62	Jun 19 (2)	BAL	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.364	.440	.545	.985	2	.97	-0.135	4.95	-0.42%	-1.16	CF
10	1192	63	Jun 21	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.346	.414	.500	.914	2	2.14	-0.149	11.80	-0.49%	-0.73	CF
11	1193	64	Jun 22	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.419	.481	.901	8	.94	0.028	5.12	0.09%	0.26	CF
12	1194	65	Jun 23	BAL	@	CHW	W,5-3	GS-11	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.371	.419	.791	8	2.33	-0.233	11.24	-0.68%	-1.38	CF
13	1195	66	Jun 24	BAL	@	KCA	W,6-5	CG	5	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	.294	.385	.441	.826	8	1.64	0.094	7.46	0.26%	0.62	CF
14	1196	67	Jun 25	BAL	@	KCA	W,11-2	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.341	.385	.726	2	.40	-0.049	1.81	-0.13%	-1.20	CF
15	1197	68	Jun 26	BAL	@	KCA	W,9-2	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.356	.400	.756	8	.01	0.000	.05	0.00%	0.26	CF
16	1198	69	Jun 27	BAL		WSH	L,2-5	CG(10)	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.340	.378	.718	8	2.23	-0.267	11.96	-0.86%	-1.65	CF
17	1199	70	Jun 28	BAL		CLE	L,2-3	10-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.340	.378	.718	3						PR CF
18	1200	71	Jun 29	BAL		CLE	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.352	.388	.740	2	1.19	0.089	7.14	0.32%	0.83	CF
19	1201	72	Jun 30	BAL		CLE	W,9-1	CG	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.373	.385	.757	2	.48	0.004	2.59	0.01%	0.35	CF
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
20	1202	73	Jul 1	BAL		CHW	W,4-0	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.371	.370	.741	8	.50	-0.006	2.63	-0.02%	-0.13	CF
21	1203	74	Jul 2	BAL		CHW	L,7-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.278	.371	.370	.741	9						CF
22	1204	75	Jul 3	BAL		CHW	L,1-2	CG(11)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.271	.358	.356	.714	2	1.47	-0.229	7.40	-0.69%	-0.99	CF
23	1205	76	Jul 4 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	L,7-10	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.358	.356	.714	3						CF
24	1206	77	Jul 4 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	W,8-6	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.361	.375	.736	2	.99	-0.071	3.27	-0.14%	-0.16	CF
25	1207	78	Jul 5	BAL	@	BOS	W,9-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.281	.361	.375	.736	7						CF
26	1208	79	Jul 6	BAL		NYY	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.279	.355	.368	.723	2	.78	-0.009	4.52	-0.03%	-0.01	CF
27	1209	80	Jul 7	BAL		NYY	L,3-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.351	.362	.713	2	1.91	-0.048	10.39	-0.16%	-0.23	PH CF
28	1210	81	Jul 8	BAL		WSH	L,5-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.275	.351	.362	.713	2						PR
29	1211	82	Jul 9	BAL		WSH	L,2-7	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.346	.356	.702	2	1.34	-0.100	4.35	-0.20%	-0.84	CF
30	1212	83	Jul 10	BAL		WSH	L,1-2	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.341	.342	.683	2	1.65	-0.090	5.15	-0.17%	-0.51	CF
31	1213	84	Jul 15	BAL	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.348	.350	.698	7	.87	0.068	2.97	0.14%	0.63	CF
32	1214	85	Jul 16	BAL	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.277	.348	.349	.697	2	1.26	-0.160	4.92	-0.38%	-1.22	CF
33	1215	87 (1)	Jul 17 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-14	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.344	.345	.689	7	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.23	C
34	1216	89 (1)	Jul 19	BAL	@	KCA	W,9-3	CG(10)	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.357	.345	.702	2	1.80	0.257	4.97	0.43%	0.94	CF
35	1217	90	Jul 20	BAL	@	KCA	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.357	.345	.702	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
36	1218	91	Jul 22	BAL		DET	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.353	.341	.694	2	.63	-0.023	1.81	-0.04%	-0.28	CF
37	1219	92	Jul 23 (1)	BAL		DET	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.340	.326	.666	2	.88	-0.087	2.69	-0.16%	-0.83	CF
38	1220	96 (3)	Jul 28	BAL		KCA	W,5-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.339	.327	.666	7	.11	-0.001	.30	0.00%	-0.26	CF
39	1221	97	Jul 29	BAL		CLE	L,1-3	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.333	.320	.653	7	1.52	-0.070	4.76	-0.13%	-0.57	CF
40	1222	98	Jul 30	BAL		CLE	W,4-3	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.339	.327	.666	1	4.62	0.375	13.99	0.68%	0.87	CF
41	1223	99	Jul 31	BAL		CLE	W,6-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.339	.327	.666	3						CF
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
42	1224	100	Aug 1	BAL		CHW	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.269	.339	.327	.666	2	1.06	-0.087	4.67	-0.23%	-0.81	CF
43	1225	101	Aug 2	BAL		CHW	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.328	.315	.643	2	.66	-0.069	3.28	-0.21%	-0.85	CF
44	1226	102	Aug 3	BAL		CHW	W,6-5	CG(11)	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.331	.319	.649	2	1.84	-0.024	9.19	-0.07%	0.67	CF
45	1227	104 (1)	Aug 6	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.325	.313	.638	7	.83	-0.030	3.73	-0.08%	-0.29	CF
46	1228	106 (1)	Aug 7 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	W,9-2	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.269	.336	.319	.655	2	.37	0.015	1.82	0.04%	0.15	CF
47	1229	107	Aug 9	BAL	@	DET	W,3-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.269	.336	.319	.655	2						CF
48	1230	108	Aug 10	BAL	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.331	.309	.640	2	.40	-0.041	2.08	-0.13%	-0.60	CF
49	1231	109	Aug 11	BAL	@	DET	W,6-1	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.331	.304	.635	2	.54	-0.001	2.95	0.00%	-0.08	CF
50	1232	111 (1)	Aug 13	BAL		BOS	W,8-7	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.256	.331	.304	.635	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
51	1233	112	Aug 14	BAL		BOS	L,2-3	6-7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.256	.331	.304	.635	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
52	1234	115 (2)	Aug 17	BAL		WSH	L,7-11	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.256	.331	.304	.635	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
53	1235	116	Aug 18	BAL		WSH	W,10-8	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.246	.319	.292	.612	2	.41	0.022	2.08	0.07%	-0.50	CF
54	1236	119 (2)	Aug 21	BAL	@	BOS	W,10-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.246	.319	.292	.612	7						PR CF
55	1237	120	Aug 23	BAL		DET	L,3-5	8-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.317	.290	.607	2	2.90	-0.070	17.79	-0.26%	-0.29	CF
56	1238	121	Aug 24	BAL		DET	W,9-2	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.244	.317	.290	.607	2						PR CF
57	1239	122	Aug 25	BAL		DET	W,9-3	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.244	.317	.290	.607	6						PR
58	1240	123	Aug 26 (1)	BAL		KCA	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.244	.317	.290	.607	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
59	1241	124	Aug 26 (2)	BAL		KCA	W,11-3	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.315	.288	.603	7	.99	-0.025	7.12	-0.11%	-0.23	CF
60	1242	126 (1)	Aug 28	BAL		CHW	W,3-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.242	.315	.288	.603	2						CF
61	1243	127	Aug 29	BAL		CHW	W,4-0	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.242	.315	.288	.603	7						CF
62	1244	128	Aug 30	BAL		CLE	W,4-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.242	.315	.288	.603	2						CF
63	1245	129	Aug 31	BAL		CLE	W,6-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.311	.284	.594	7	.78	-0.041	5.42	-0.17%	-0.45	CF
Sep/Oct		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
64	1246	130	Sep 2	BAL		NYY	W,5-0	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.313	.287	.600	7	1.36	0.036	18.42	0.29%	0.71	CF
65	1247	132 (1)	Sep 4	BAL		NYY	W,6-2	6-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.318	.287	.605	7	.52	0.019	8.09	0.18%	0.38	CF
66	1248	133	Sep 5 (1)	BAL	@	WSH	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.318	.302	.620	7	1.52	-0.107	13.90	-0.59%	-1.09	CF
67	1249	134	Sep 5 (2)	BAL	@	WSH	W,3-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.245	.318	.302	.620	2						PR CF
68	1250	136 (1)	Sep 8	BAL	@	CLE	W,9-0	CG	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.329	.305	.634	7	1.10	0.034	10.36	0.20%	0.61	CF
69	1251	137	Sep 9	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.248	.329	.305	.634	2						PR
70	1252	138	Sep 10	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.329	.301	.630	7	2.08	0.059	25.78	0.44%	0.39	CF
71	1253	139	Sep 11	BAL	@	KCA	W,4-0	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.333	.301	.634	7	.05	0.002	.49	0.01%	0.33	PR CF
72	1254	141 (1)	Sep 14	BAL	@	DET	W,11-10	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.337	.306	.643	2	2.14	0.082	20.47	0.47%	0.26	PH CF
73	1255	142	Sep 16	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.341	.311	.652	7	1.17	0.088	23.92	1.09%	1.96	CF
74	1256	143	Sep 17	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-5	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.337	.307	.644	2	1.08	-0.056	21.04	-0.66%	-0.36	PH CF
75	1257	146 (2)	Sep 20	BAL		BOS	W,4-3	8-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.253	.337	.307	.644	3		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR CF
76	1258	149 (2)	Sep 24	BAL	@	WSH	W,10-9	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.335	.305	.640	1	.29	-0.008	.01	0.00%	-0.32	CF
77	1259	150	Sep 25	BAL	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.333	.310	.643	6	.78	-0.022	.02	0.00%	-0.13	CF
78	1260	151	Sep 27	BAL	@	BOS	W,17-3	4-7	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.337	.310	.647	3	.04	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.85	PR CF
79	1261	153 (1)	Oct 1	BAL	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.258	.341	.314	.655	7	1.00	0.042	.00	0.00%	0.87	CF
80	1262	154	Oct 2	BAL	@	WSH	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.258	.341	.314	.655	3						PR CF
							52-28		183	159	26	41	7	1	0	12	20	1	14	0	4	0	4	4	2	3	.258	.341	.314	.655		1.09	-0.556	6.06	-1.21%	-0.04

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