Jim Bottomley

James Leroy Bottomley
Born: April 23, 1900
Oglesby, IL USA
Deceased: 1959
St. Louis, MO USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, PH
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
Career: 1922-1937
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.
Minor League Statistics

Jim Bottomley compiled a career batting average of .310 with 219 home runs and 1422 RBI in his 1991-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Browns. He began playing during the 1922 season and last took the field during the 1937 campaign. Bottomley was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.


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Batting:

Year Lg Team GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
1922NLSt. Louis Cardinals3716115129498553531613.325.358.543.9028202200
1923NLSt. Louis Cardinals134587523791943414894464544.371.425.535.960280041500
1924NLSt. Louis Cardinals13758352887167311214111543535.316.362.500.862264031700
1925NLSt. Louis Cardinals15368161992227441221128344736.367.413.578.992358021300
1926NLSt. Louis Cardinals15468460398180401419120405852.299.364.506.870305041900
1927NLSt. Louis Cardinals15267957495174311519124807449.303.387.509.896292052600
1928NLSt. Louis Cardinals1496675761231874220311361007154.325.402.6281.030362031700
1929NLSt. Louis Cardinals146648560108176311229137307054.314.391.568.959318011700
1930NLSt. Louis Cardinals131560487921483371597504436.304.368.493.860240052400
1931NLSt. Louis Cardinals10841938273133345975303424.348.403.534.93720401200
1932NLSt. Louis Cardinals9133931145921631148202532.296.350.473.82314701200
1933NLCincinnati Reds145609549571372391383304228.250.311.395.7062171371100
1934NLCincinnati Reds1425925567215831111178103340.284.324.439.76324490300
1935NLCincinnati Reds10742339944103211149301824.258.294.323.617129112400
1936ALSt. Louis Browns1405965447216239111295004455.298.354.476.83025903500
1937ALSt. Louis Browns65127109112670112101815.239.346.330.6773600000
Totals1991835574711177231346515121914225815664591.310.369.500.8693737334317700


Fielding:

Year Lg Team Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G
1922NLSt. Louis Cardinals1B3400.034612522.9861.529
1923NLSt. Louis Cardinals1B13000.01264431895.9861.054
1924NLSt. Louis Cardinals1B13300.012974824110.9821.113
1924NLSt. Louis Cardinals2B100.001001.0001.000
1925NLSt. Louis Cardinals1B15300.014667421133.9871.065
1926NLSt. Louis Cardinals1B15400.016075419118.9891.786
1927NLSt. Louis Cardinals1B15200.016567020149.98911.355
1928NLSt. Louis Cardinals1B14800.014545220113.9871.176
1929NLSt. Louis Cardinals1B14500.013477513122.9919.807
1930NLSt. Louis Cardinals1B12400.011644112127.9909.718
1931NLSt. Louis Cardinals1B9300.0897431295.9871.108
1932NLSt. Louis Cardinals1B7400.0662411067.9869.500
1933NLCincinnati Reds1B14500.015117215112.9911.917
1934NLCincinnati Reds1B13900.013037715106.9899.928
1935NLCincinnati Reds1B9700.093453874.9921.175
1936ALSt. Louis Browns1B14000.012504710103.9929.264
1937ALSt. Louis Browns1B2400.017912116.9957.958
Totals188600.0183378152231562.9881.155

Postseason - Batting:

Year Lg Team Rnd GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
1926NLSt. Louis CardinalsWS7312941030050112.345.367.448.8151300100
1928NLSt. Louis CardinalsWS416141301130026.214.313.571.884800000
1930NLSt. Louis CardinalsWS624221110000029.045.125.091.216200000
1931NLSt. Louis CardinalsWS727252410020025.160.222.200.422500000
Totals2498908185111001722.200.258.311.5692800100

Postseason - Fielding:

Year Lg Team Rnd Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G
1926NLSt. Louis CardinalsWS1B7763.0791051.00011.42911.429
1928NLSt. Louis CardinalsWS1B4434.0362031.0001.0599.500
1930NLSt. Louis CardinalsWS1B6651.0572031.0001.4129.833
1931NLSt. Louis CardinalsWS1B7762.061217.9849.1459.000
Totals2424210.02337118.9961.2861.000

Awards

1925 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1928 - NL Most Valuable Player
1928 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B




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