Jim Price

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 192lb (183cm, 87kg)

Born: October 13, 1941 in Harrisburg, PA us

Died: August 7, 2023 in Washington, MI

Buried: White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, MI

High School: Hershey HS (Hershey, PA)

Debut: April 11, 1967 (Age 25-180d, 12,545th in major league history)
vs. CAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 13, 1971 (Age 29-335d)
vs. BAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1967 season

Full Name: Jimmie William Price

Nicknames: Smokey

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1968 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

602

129

.214

RBI

OBP

.287

SLG

.341

OPS

.627

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	29 (28)	May 14	DET		BAL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
2	34 (4)	May 19 (2)	DET		WSA	W,7-0	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	C
3	40 (5)	May 26	DET	@	OAK	L,6-7	GF	18	4.1	8	0	0	8	0	PH C
4	42 (1)	May 28	DET	@	CAL	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	47 (4)	Jun 2 (1)	DET		NYY	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	5	1	1	7	0	C
6	48	Jun 2 (2)	DET		NYY	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
7	51 (2)	Jun 4 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
8	52	Jun 5	DET	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
9	53	Jun 6	DET	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
10	54	Jun 7	DET		CLE	W,5-4	GS	32	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
11	55	Jun 8	DET		CLE	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	C
12	57 (1)	Jun 11 (1)	DET		MIN	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
13	59 (1)	Jun 12	DET		MIN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
14	60	Jun 13	DET		MIN	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
15	61	Jun 14	DET	@	CHW	W,6-5	GS	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
16	62	Jun 15	DET	@	CHW	L,4-7	GS	22	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
17	67 (4)	Jun 20	DET		BOS	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
18	71 (3)	Jun 23 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
19	72	Jun 24	DET	@	CLE	W,14-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
20	73	Jun 25	DET	@	NYY	W,8-5	GS	32	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
21	76 (2)	Jun 30	DET		CHW	L,0-12	GS	18	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	96 (19)	Jul 21 (2)	DET		BAL	L,1-4	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
23	102 (5)	Jul 28	DET	@	BAL	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	106 (3)	Aug 1	DET		WSA	L,3-9	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
25	111 (4)	Aug 6 susp	DET		CLE	W,5-2	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
26	112	Aug 7	DET		CLE	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
27	117 (4)	Aug 11 (2)	DET		BOS	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
28	125 (7)	Aug 20 (2)	DET		CHW	L,2-10	CG	45	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
29	127 (1)	Aug 22	DET		CHW	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
30	129 (1)	Aug 23 (2)	DET	@	NYY	T,3-3	GS	25	6.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
31	131 (1)	Aug 25 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,5-6	GS	34	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
32	135 (3)	Aug 28	DET		CAL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
33	136	Aug 29	DET		CAL	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	C
34	138 (1)	Aug 31	DET		BAL	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	152 (13)	Sep 15	DET		OAK	W,13-0	GF	10	3.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
36	155 (2)	Sep 19	DET		NYY	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
37	156	Sep 20	DET	@	WSA	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
38	157	Sep 21	DET	@	WSA	W,4-3	GF	18	4.0	1	2	0	3	0	C
39	158	Sep 22	DET	@	WSA	L,0-6	GF	6	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
40	160 (1)	Sep 24	DET	@	BAL	W,5-3	GF	17	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
41	162 (1)	Sep 27	DET		WSA	L,1-3	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
42	164 (1)	Sep 29	DET		WSA	L,2-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
							42gm		307.1	223	14	1	238	1