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Jim Northrup

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: November 24, 1939 in Breckenridge, MI us

Died: June 8, 2011 in Grand Blanc, MI

Buried: Ridgelawn Cemetery, Breckenridge, MI

High School: St. Louis HS (St. Louis, MI)

School: Alma College (Alma, MI)

Debut: September 30, 1964 (Age 24-311d, 12,331st in major league history)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1975 (Age 35-307d)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1965 season

Full Name: James Thomas Northrup

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1968 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.1

4692

1254

153

.267

603

RBI

610

OBP

.333

SLG

.429

OPS

.763

OPS+

116

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1961	21	DET-min	D,C	121	491	428	69	121	22	4	14	81	21		58	99	.283	.368	.451	.819		193		1	2	2			DEC,DSU · MIDW,NORL
1962	22	DET-min	C,A	134	542	452	88	140	20	11	13	76	14		82	81	.310	.415	.489	.904		221		2	2	4	6		DSU,KNX · NORL,SALL
1963	23	DET-min	AA	133	541	492	82	152	28	10	10	66	8	4	42	75	.309	.365	.467	.833		230		3	2	2			KNX · SALL
1964	24	DET-min	AAA	155	616	551	89	172	29	13	18	92	5	8	57	84	.312	.379	.510	.889		281		4	2	2			SYR · IL
1964	24	DET	AL	5	12	12	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	.083	.083	.167	.250	-33	2	0	0	0	0	0	/H89
1965	25	DET	AL	80	233	219	20	45	12	3	2	16	1	1	12	50	.205	.253	.315	.568	60	69	6	2	0	0	1	9H7/8
1966	26	DET	AL	123	461	419	53	111	24	6	16	58	4	7	33	52	.265	.322	.465	.788	121	195	17	4	2	3	4	*98H/7
1967	27	DET	AL	144	542	495	63	134	18	6	10	61	7	1	43	83	.271	.332	.392	.724	111	194	15	3	0	1	6	*879H
1968	28	DET	AL	154	643	580	76	153	29	7	21	90	4	5	50	87	.264	.324	.447	.770	129	259	14	4	4	5	4	*987/H	MVP-13
1969	29	DET	AL	148	602	543	79	160	31	5	25	66	4	2	52	83	.295	.358	.508	.866	136	276	8	3	1	3	1	*897/H	MVP-35
1970	30	DET	AL	139	576	504	71	132	21	3	24	80	3	6	58	68	.262	.343	.458	.802	119	231	12	7	2	5	6	*987/H
1971	31	DET	AL	136	524	459	72	124	27	2	16	71	7	4	60	43	.270	.355	.442	.797	121	203	14	2	0	3	9	8793H
1972	32	DET	AL	134	469	426	40	111	15	2	8	42	4	7	38	47	.261	.324	.362	.686	102	154	16	2	3	0	6	*978H/3
1973	33	DET	AL	119	447	404	55	124	14	7	12	44	4	4	38	41	.307	.366	.465	.832	128	188	8	1	2	2	6	*97H8/D
1974	34	TOT	MLB	126	485	437	46	106	13	1	14	53	0	0	43	56	.243	.308	.373	.681	93	163	10	0	1	4	6	*97H/8D
1974	34	TOT	AL	105	426	383	43	93	12	1	12	45	0	0	38	47	.243	.308	.373	.682	94	143	7	0	1	4	5	9/78HD
1974	34	DET	AL	97	417	376	41	89	12	1	11	42	0	0	36	46	.237	.300	.362	.662	89	136	7	0	1	4	4	9/8
1974	34	MON	NL	21	59	54	3	13	1	0	2	8	0	0	5	9	.241	.305	.370	.675	85	20	3	0	0	0	1	/H79
1974	34	BAL	AL	8	9	7	2	4	0	0	1	3	0	0	2	1	.571	.667	1.000	1.667	382	7	0	0	0	0	1	/7H9D
1975	35	BAL	AL	84	221	194	27	53	13	0	5	29	0	1	22	22	.273	.348	.418	.766	122	81	8	2	0	3	1	8H/D7
12 Yrs				1392	5215	4692	603	1254	218	42	153	610	39	38	449	635	.267	.333	.429	.763	116	2015	128	30	15	29	50
162 Game Avg.				162	607	546	70	146	25	5	18	71	5	4	52	74	.267	.333	.429	.763	116	235	15	3	2	3	6

DET (11 yrs)				1279	4926	4437	571	1184	204	42	145	570	39	37	420	603	.267	.332	.430	.762	115	1907	117	28	15	26	47
BAL (2 yrs)				92	230	201	29	57	13	0	6	32	0	1	24	23	.284	.361	.438	.799	132	88	8	2	0	3	2
MON (1 yr)				21	59	54	3	13	1	0	2	8	0	0	5	9	.241	.305	.370	.675	85	20	3	0	0	0	1

AL (12 yrs)				1371	5156	4638	600	1241	217	42	151	602	39	38	444	626	.268	.334	.430	.764	116	1995	125	30	15	29	49
NL (1 yr)				21	59	54	3	13	1	0	2	8	0	0	5	9	.241	.305	.370	.675	85	20	3	0	0	0	1