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Jim Bolger
James Cyril Bolger (Dutch)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 180 lb.

Debut June 24, 1950
Final Game September 18, 1959
Born February 23, 1932 in Cincinnati, OH

Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1950 18 CIN NL   2    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1951 19 CIN NL   2    0    1    0   0  0   0    0   1  0   0   0                           0   0           0   0
 1954 22 CIN NL   5    3    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .333  .333  .333   74    1   0   0       0   0
 1955 23 CHC NL  64  160   19   33   5  4   0    7   2  2   9  17  .206  .257  .288   45   46   2   0   1   2   3
 1957 25 CHC NL 112  273   28   75   4  1   5   29   0  1  10  36  .275  .303  .352   77   96   1   4   1   3  11
 1958 26 CHC NL  84  120   15   27   4  1   1   11   0  1   9  20  .225  .285  .300   57   36   1   0   0   1   2
 1959 27 TOT     43   55    1    4   1  0   0    1   0  0   4   9  .073  .133  .091  -38    5   0   1   1   0   4
         CLE AL   8    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .000  .125  .000  -62    0   0   0   0   0   0
         PHI NL  35   48    1    4   1  0   0    1   0  0   3   8  .083  .135  .104  -35    5   0   1   1   0   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      312  612   65  140  14  6   6   48   3  4  32  83  .229  .272  .301   54  184   4   5   3   6  20
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        318   34   73   7  3   3   25   2  2  17  43  .229  .272  .301   54   96   2   3   2   3  10
 Career High    112  273   28   75   5  4   5   29   2  2  10  36  .275  .303  .352   77   96   2   4   1   3  11
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1950 18 CIN NL    1    1    0   0.0   108| .000  .270| .000  .346| .000  .418| .000  .764|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0     
 1951 19 CIN NL    0    0    0            |           |           |           |           |             0.0   0.0 100%
 1954 22 CIN NL    3    2    0   0.0   111| .333  .276| .333  .348| .333  .427| .666  .775|  74  .000  -0.1   0.0   0%
 1955 23 CHC NL  173  134   11   2.2   105| .206  .265| .257  .336| .288  .420| .545  .757|  45  .201 -13.4  -1.3  50%
 1957 25 CHC NL  291  215   27   3.4   102| .275  .267| .303  .331| .352  .414| .655  .745|  77  .363  -9.4  -0.9   0%
 1958 26 CHC NL  131   97   10   2.8   104| .225  .267| .285  .335| .300  .417| .585  .752|  57  .279  -7.6  -0.7   0%
 1959 27 TOT      60   56    0   0.0   104| .073  .269| .133  .336| .091  .416| .224  .752| -38  .000 -11.0  -1.1   0%
         CLE AL    8    7    0   0.0    96| .000  .257| .125  .328| .000  .393| .125  .720| -62  .000  -1.6  -0.2   0%
         PHI NL   52   49    0   0.0   106| .083  .271| .135  .338| .104  .420| .239  .757| -35  .000  -9.4  -0.9   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       659  505   48   2.6   104| .229  .267| .272  .334| .301  .417| .573  .750|  54  .251 -41.7  -4.0     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1950 18 CIN NL OF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.15 2 0 0 1954 22 CIN NL OF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0 2 0 1955 23 CHC NL OF 51 125 1 6 0 .955 .977 2.47 2.10 3 49 0 1957 25 CHC NL OF 63 152 4 2 1 .987 .980 2.48 2.07 2.74 2.29 55 512.7 CF 31 98 2 1 0 .990 .985 3.23 2.62 3.29 2.82 30 273.7 LF 22 38 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.73 1.71 1.90 2.03 20 180.0 RF 17 11 1 1 1 .923 .976 0.71 1.72 1.83 1.98 5 59.0 3B 3 2 3 2 0 .714 .943 1.67 2.70 2.14 2.96 2 21.0 1958 26 CHC NL OF 37 46 1 3 0 .940 .979 1.27 1.95 2.37 2.26 20 178.7 LF 28 34 1 0 0 1.000 .975 1.25 1.54 2.49 2.00 15 126.3 RF 6 4 0 3 0 .571 .976 0.67 1.73 1.24 2.02 3 29.0 CF 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 1.60 2.50 3.09 2.70 2 23.3 1959 27 PHI NL OF 9 15 0 1 0 .938 .974 1.67 1.90 2.37 2.21 6 57.0 LF 7 11 0 1 0 .917 .973 1.57 1.59 2.11 2.05 5 47.0 CF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 2.20 9.00 2.70 0 2.0 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.60 1.12 1.91 1 8.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1957 25 CHC NL 3B 3 2 3 2 0 .714 .943 1.67 2.70 2.14 2.96 2 21.0 1957 25 CHC NL CF 31 98 2 1 0 .990 .985 3.23 2.62 3.29 2.82 30 273.7 1958 26 CHC NL CF 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 1.60 2.50 3.09 2.70 2 23.3 1959 27 PHI NL CF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 2.20 9.00 2.70 0 2.0 1957 25 CHC NL LF 22 38 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.73 1.71 1.90 2.03 20 180.0 1958 26 CHC NL LF 28 34 1 0 0 1.000 .975 1.25 1.54 2.49 2.00 15 126.3 1959 27 PHI NL LF 7 11 0 1 0 .917 .973 1.57 1.59 2.11 2.05 5 47.0 1950 18 CIN NL OF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.15 2 0 0 1954 22 CIN NL OF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0 2 0 1955 23 CHC NL OF 51 125 1 6 0 .955 .977 2.47 2.10 3 49 0 1957 25 CHC NL OF 63 152 4 2 1 .987 .980 2.48 2.07 2.74 2.29 55 512.7 1958 26 CHC NL OF 37 46 1 3 0 .940 .979 1.27 1.95 2.37 2.26 20 178.7 1959 27 PHI NL OF 9 15 0 1 0 .938 .974 1.67 1.90 2.37 2.21 6 57.0 1957 25 CHC NL RF 17 11 1 1 1 .923 .976 0.71 1.72 1.83 1.98 5 59.0 1958 26 CHC NL RF 6 4 0 3 0 .571 .976 0.67 1.73 1.24 2.02 3 29.0 1959 27 PHI NL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.60 1.12 1.91 1 8.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total OF* 164 338 6 12 1 .966 .978 2.10 2.05 81 748.3 62 88 24# LF* 57 83 1 1 0 .988 .976 1.47 1.61 40 353.3 CF* 37 108 2 1 0 .991 .986 2.97 2.59 32 299.0 RF* 24 16 1 4 1 .810 .977 0.71 1.72 9 96.0 3B* 3 2 3 2 0 .714 .943 1.67 2.70 2 21.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 167 340 9 14 1 .961 .978 2.09 2.06
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Youngest Player
1950 NL-18-2
1951 NL-19-2

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 20, 1950: Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent.

October 14, 1951: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Buffalo (International) for Tom Acker and Moe Savransky.

October 13, 1952: Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the Buffalo (International).

October 1, 1954: Traded by the Cincinnati Redlegs with Harry Perkowski and Ted Tappe to the Chicago Cubs for Johnny Klippstein and Jim Willis.

January 23, 1959: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with John Briggs to the Cleveland Indians for Earl Averill and Morrie Martin.

June 6, 1959: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with cash to the Philadelphia Phillies for Willie Jones.

March 15, 1960: Purchased by the Milwaukee Braves from the Philadelphia Phillies. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

November 30, 1962: Traded by the Milwaukee Braves with Connie Grob and Don Nottebart to the Houston Colt .45's for Norm Larker.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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