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	22-39 / in Starts: 18-18
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	31 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 134 PAs	18
Actual Runners on Base	59 (26-22-11) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 134 PAs	14
Avg. Runners on Base	87 (44-28-14)

Most Driven In
B Nieman	2
F Drews	2
D Phillips	2
Self	2
B Etchison	1
P Masi	1
W Wietelmann	1
C Clemens	1

Most Driven In By
T Holmes	3
C Workman	2
Self	2
C Ross	1

1944 Batting Game Log

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1944 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	277	2 (1)	Apr 19	BSN	@	NYG	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.38	-0.141	3.49	-0.22%	-1.05	P
2	278	3	Apr 20	BSN	@	NYG	L,8-10	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	8	.27	0.011	.62	0.02%	0.20	PH
3	279	4	Apr 22	BSN		PHI	L,2-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	1.84	-0.046	3.74	-0.06%	-0.16	PH
4	280	5	Apr 23 (1)	BSN		PHI	W,5-0	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	9	.79	0.069	1.31	0.07%	0.63	P
5	281	6	Apr 23 (2)	BSN		PHI	L,0-3	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.400	.143	.543	8	2.06	0.068	3.94	0.08%	0.39	PH
6	282	8 (1)	Apr 27	BSN		BRO	W,2-0	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.385	.500	.885	9	.73	0.026	1.07	0.02%	0.54	P
7	283	10 (1)	Apr 29	BSN	@	PHI	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.357	.455	.812	8	.69	-0.017	1.20	-0.02%	-0.22	PH
8	284	11	Apr 30 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	L,1-2	11-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.333	.417	.750	8	2.26	-0.056	3.79	-0.06%	-0.22	PH
9	285	12	Apr 30 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	T,2-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.333	.417	.750	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
10	286	13	May 2	BSN	@	BRO	L,6-7	GS-4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.353	.385	.738	9	1.25	-0.020	1.94	-0.02%	-0.20	P
11	287	16 (2)	May 5	BSN		NYG	W,3-2	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.389	.385	.774	2	3.34	0.094	4.45	0.08%	0.39	PH
12	288	18 (1)	May 7 (1)	BSN		NYG	L,4-5	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.429	.400	.829	9	1.17	0.013	1.97	0.01%	0.22	P
13	289	20 (1)	May 10	BSN	@	PIT	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.409	.375	.784	6	.43	-0.011	.63	-0.01%	-0.10	PH
14	290	21	May 11	BSN	@	PIT	W,7-2	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	1		1	0	0			0	0	0	.200	.407	.400	.807	9						P
15	291	26 (4)	May 15	BSN	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.400	.364	.764	9	1.16	-0.060	2.30	-0.07%	-0.17	P
16	292	30 (3)	May 19	BSN	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.160	.382	.320	.702	9	.83	-0.020	1.87	-0.03%	-0.41	P
17	293	34 (3)	May 24	BSN		PIT	L,1-8	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.378	.321	.700	9	.34	-0.014	.61	-0.02%	-0.41	P
18	294	38 (3)	May 28 (1)	BSN		CHC	W,7-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1			0	0	0	.161	.350	.290	.640	9						P
19	295	41 (2)	May 30 (2)	BSN		STL	L,3-13	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.350	.290	.640	8						PH
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
20	296	44 (2)	Jun 2	BSN		CIN	W,4-0	CG	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.395	.313	.708	9	.92	0.190	1.29	0.16%	2.35	P
21	297	46 (1)	Jun 4 (1)	BSN		CIN	L,0-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.395	.313	.708	9						P
22	298	47	Jun 4 (2)	BSN		CIN	L,3-7	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.386	.303	.689	9	.03	-0.001	.04	0.00%	-0.10	PH
23	299	49 (1)	Jun 8	BSN	@	NYG	L,4-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.189	.375	.351	.726	9	1.89	-0.153	1.83	-0.09%	-0.06	P
24	300	52 (2)	Jun 11 (2)	BSN	@	BRO	W,8-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.189	.375	.351	.726	9						P
25	301	53	Jun 13 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.171	.346	.317	.663	9	.67	-0.069	.55	-0.03%	-0.69	P
26	302	54	Jun 13 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	L,7-8	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.340	.310	.649	9	.44	-0.012	.38	-0.01%	-0.21	PH
27	303	55	Jun 15	BSN	@	PHI	L,4-5	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.163	.333	.302	.636	9						P
28	304	57 (1)	Jun 17 (2)	BSN		NYG	L,5-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.159	.327	.295	.623	9	.68	-0.017	.40	-0.01%	-0.23	PH
29	305	58	Jun 18 (1)	BSN		NYG	L,2-9	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.159	.327	.295	.623	9						P
30	306	59	Jun 18 (2)	BSN		NYG	L,1-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.156	.321	.289	.610	2	1.73	-0.039	.65	-0.01%	-0.47	PH
31	307	61 (1)	Jun 22 (2)	BSN		PHI	W,7-0	CG(5)	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.170	.328	.319	.647	9						P
32	308	64 (2)	Jun 25 (2)	BSN	@	NYG	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.163	.317	.306	.623	9	.62	-0.030	.22	-0.01%	-0.30	P
33	309	66 (1)	Jun 28 (2)	BSN	@	CIN	L,2-3	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.180	.328	.320	.648	7	4.39	0.057	.70	0.01%	0.33	PH
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
34	310	68 (1)	Jul 1	BSN	@	PIT	L,1-5	GS-0	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.192	.344	.327	.671	9						P
35	311	73 (4)	Jul 5	BSN	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		2	0	0			0	0	0	.196	.338	.339	.678	9						P
36	312	74	Jul 6	BSN	@	CHC	L,6-11	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.211	.348	.351	.699	9						PH
37	313	77 (2)	Jul 9 (1)	BSN	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.347	.350	.697	9	.80	0.016	.02	0.00%	0.18	P
38	314	80 (2)	Jul 16 (1)	BSN		BRO	W,8-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.203	.329	.328	.657	9						P
39	315	83 (2)	Jul 20 (1)	BSN		CHC	W,5-4	CG(14)	6	6	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.329	.329	.658	9	1.87	0.100	.01	0.00%	0.67	P
40	316	89 (5)	Jul 24	BSN		STL	L,1-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.321	.319	.641	9	.70	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.54	P
41	317	90	Jul 25	BSN		CIN	L,2-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.205	.318	.315	.633	9	1.04	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH
42	318	94 (3)	Jul 29	BSN		PIT	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.310	.307	.617	9	.86	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
43	319	95	Jul 30 (1)	BSN		PIT	W,6-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.310	.307	.617	6						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
44	320	98 (2)	Aug 1 susp	BSN		PIT	L,8-13	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.310	.307	.617	9						P
45	321	101 (2)	Aug 6 (1)	BSN	@	BRO	W,14-4	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.203	.315	.304	.619	9	.77	0.082	.00	0.00%	-0.54	P
46	322	103 (1)	Aug 9	BSN	@	CIN	W,9-6	5-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.213	.323	.350	.673	9	.03	0.004	.00	0.00%	1.00	P
47	323	107 (3)	Aug 13 (1)	BSN	@	PIT	L,1-8	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.205	.313	.337	.650	9						P
48	324	109 (1)	Aug 14	BSN	@	PIT	L,0-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.202	.309	.333	.643	9						PH
49	325	112 (2)	Aug 17	BSN	@	CHC	W,7-5	GS-0	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	1		2	0	0			0	0	0	.205	.314	.341	.655	9						P
50	326	117 (4)	Aug 22 (1)	BSN	@	STL	L,4-7	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			1	0	0	.200	.308	.333	.641	9						P
51	327	119 (1)	Aug 25 (1)	BSN		PHI	L,7-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.308	.333	.641	9						P
52	328	121 (1)	Aug 26 (1)	BSN		PHI	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.194	.299	.323	.622	9	1.62	-0.123	.00	0.00%	-1.03	P
53	329	126 (4)	Aug 30	BSN		NYG	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.291	.313	.603	9	.69	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.62	P
Sept		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
54	330	130 (3)	Sep 3 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.182	.283	.303	.586	9	.79	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.18	P
55	331	134 (3)	Sep 7	BSN	@	NYG	L,3-9	6-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.289	.303	.593	9	.11	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.25	PH
56	332	135	Sep 9	BSN	@	NYG	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.184	.288	.301	.589	9	1.88	0.122	.00	0.00%	0.53	P
57	333	136	Sep 10	BSN	@	NYG	L,4-10	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.183	.286	.298	.584	9						PH
58	334	140 (3)	Sep 17 (1)	BSN		BRO	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.187	.287	.299	.586	9	.70	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.52	P
59	335	143 (2)	Sep 21 (1)	BSN		STL	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.185	.285	.296	.581	9	4.66	-0.110	.00	0.00%	-0.29	PH
60	336	144	Sep 21 (2)	BSN		STL	L,5-6	GS-0	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	1			0	0	0	.189	.286	.297	.583	9						P
61	337	147 (2)	Sep 24 (1)	BSN		CIN	L,1-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.186	.287	.292	.579	9	1.67	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.42	P
62	338	153 (5)	Sep 30	BSN		CHC	W,5-2	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.190	.288	.302	.590	9						P
							22-39		134	116	13	22	5	1	2	18	16	0	28	0	2		1	4	0	0	.190	.288	.302	.590		1.17	-0.288	.87	-0.20%	-1.02

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