Jim Tobin

Positions: Pitcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: December 27, 1912 in Oakland, CA us

Died: May 19, 1969 in Oakland, CA

Buried: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Hayward, CA

High School: Roosevelt HS (Oakland, CA)

Debut: April 30, 1937 (Age 24-124d, 8,251st in major league history)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 23, 1945 (Age 32-270d)
vs. SLB 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1937 season

Full Name: James Anthony Tobin

Nicknames: Abba Dabba

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Relatives: Brother of Jackie Tobin

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.9

105

112

ERA

3.44

287

227

1900.0

498

WHIP

1.308

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-14 / in Starts: 5-3
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 38 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	24 (12-7-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 38 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	25 (12-8-4)

Most Driven In
L Handley	2
B Brubaker	2
P Young	2

Most Driven In By
P Waner	4
W Jensen	2

1937 Batting Game Log

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1937 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	1	7 (6)	Apr 30	PIT		CHC	L,2-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
May		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
2	2	23 (15)	May 19	PIT		PHI	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.73	-0.081	12.89	-0.23%	-0.80	PH
3	3	35 (11)	May 31 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	W,7-5	5-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.11	-0.006	.49	-0.02%	-0.42	P
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
4	4	37 (1)	Jun 3	PIT	@	BSN	L,0-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.12	-0.003	.61	-0.01%	-0.45	P
5	5	39 (1)	Jun 5	PIT	@	NYG	L,5-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	3.93	-0.165	22.60	-0.57%	-0.93	P
6	6	43 (3)	Jun 9	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-8	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	1.35	0.013	5.51	0.03%	0.15	P
7	7	56 (12)	Jun 24	PIT		BSN	L,6-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
8	8	57	Jun 25	PIT		PHI	L,5-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
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
9	9	65 (7)	Jul 4 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	L,5-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
10	10	75 (9)	Jul 17	PIT	@	PHI	L,8-9	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
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
11	11	93 (17)	Aug 4	PIT		BRO	L,7-10	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	1.06	0.050	1.30	0.04%	0.39	P
12	12	102 (8)	Aug 14	PIT	@	STL	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9						P
13	13	111 (8)	Aug 22 (2)	PIT		STL	L,7-9	3-GF	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9	1.05	0.087	1.74	0.09%	0.69	P
14	14	119 (7)	Aug 29 (2)	PIT	@	BRO	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.357	.333	.690	9	.90	-0.007	.26	0.00%	-0.29	P
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
15	15	125 (5)	Sep 6 (1)	PIT	@	STL	L,1-4	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.333	.733	9	.40	0.022	.14	0.00%	0.21	P
16	16	128 (2)	Sep 8 (2)	PIT		CIN	W,8-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.313	.421	.375	.796	9	.30	0.012	.05	0.00%	0.24	P
17	17	133 (4)	Sep 12 (2)	PIT		CHC	W,4-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.263	.391	.316	.707	9						P
18	18	137 (3)	Sep 16	PIT		NYG	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.346	.273	.619	9	1.13	-0.090	.01	0.00%	-0.71	P
19	19	142 (4)	Sep 21	PIT		BSN	W,9-2	CG	4	4	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.400	.423	.823	9	.15	0.028	.00	0.00%	1.06	P
20	20	146 (3)	Sep 26 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	4	4	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.367	.441	.500	.941	9	1.77	0.218	.00	0.00%	1.82	P
21	21	151 (4)	Oct 1	PIT		CIN	W,6-3	CG	4	4	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.441	.500	.559	1.059	9	.70	0.216	.00	0.00%	3.18	P
							7-14		38	34	7	15	4	0	0	6	4	0	3	0	0		0	2	0	0	.441	.500	.559	1.059		.93	0.294	1.49	-0.66%	4.13

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