Jim Bouton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: March 8, 1939 in Newark, NJ us

Died: July 10, 2019 in Great Barrington, MA

High School: Bloom HS (Chicago Heights, IL)

School: Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)

Debut: April 22, 1962 (Age 23-045d, 11,976th in major league history)
vs. CLE 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 29, 1978 (Age 39-205d)
vs. CIN 3.0 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 6 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1962 season

Full Name: James Alan Bouton

Nicknames: Bulldog

Pronunciation: \BOW-tun\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.5

ERA

3.57

304

144

1238.2

720

WHIP

1.264

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-23 / in Starts: 8-17
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 51 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	28 (14-9-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 51 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	30 (15-9-4)

Most Driven In
T Kubek	1
C Boyer	1

Most Driven In By
B Richardson	1

1965 Batting Game Log

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1965 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	117	1	Apr 12	NYY	@	MIN	L,4-5	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.41	-0.010	.91	-0.01%	-0.10	P
2	118	5 (3)	Apr 18	NYY	@	KCA	W,10-4	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	.60	-0.022	1.32	-0.03%	0.44	P
3	119	9 (3)	Apr 24	NYY		CAL	L,3-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	.58	-0.014	1.03	-0.02%	-0.14	P
4	120	13 (3)	Apr 30	NYY		BAL	L,4-10	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	2.82	-0.155	5.91	-0.20%	-1.49	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
5	121	17 (3)	May 4	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.273	.111	.384	9	.82	0.032	1.32	0.03%	0.70	P
6	122	21 (3)	May 8	NYY	@	WSA	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.200	.077	.277	9	.28	-0.031	.36	-0.02%	-1.50	P
7	123	25 (3)	May 12	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.176	.067	.243	9	.64	-0.031	.83	-0.02%	-0.25	P
8	124	29 (3)	May 16	NYY	@	BAL	L,5-7	GS-5	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.263	.067	.330	9	.67	0.044	.81	0.03%	0.44	P
9	125	32 (2)	May 19	NYY		BOS	L,0-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.263	.067	.330	4						PR
10	126	34 (1)	May 21	NYY		WSA	L,4-5	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.261	.105	.366	9	.71	-0.051	.65	-0.03%	-0.51	P
11	127	39 (4)	May 25	NYY		CLE	L,1-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.240	.095	.335	9	.97	-0.047	1.03	-0.03%	-0.35	P
12	128	45 (5)	May 31 (2)	NYY		DET	L,1-5	1-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.231	.091	.322	9	.56	-0.016	.39	-0.01%	-0.30	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
13	129	50 (4)	Jun 7	NYY	@	KCA	W,4-2	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.222	.087	.309	9	.72	-0.017	.47	-0.01%	-0.14	P
14	130	54 (3)	Jun 12	NYY	@	CAL	L,3-13	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.087	.222	.087	.309	9						P
15	131	59 (4)	Jun 17	NYY		BAL	L,1-2	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.200	.077	.277	9	1.04	-0.076	.48	-0.02%	-0.55	P
16	132	64 (4)	Jun 22 (1)	NYY		KCA	L,2-6	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.200	.077	.277	9						P
17	133	69 (4)	Jun 26	NYY		CAL	W,10-3	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.226	.111	.337	9	.41	0.017	.08	0.00%	0.37	P
18	134	74 (4)	Jun 30	NYY	@	BAL	W,5-4	GS-8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.235	.103	.339	9	1.15	-0.050	.41	-0.01%	-0.68	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
19	135	78 (3)	Jul 4	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-5	GS-4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.229	.100	.329	9	1.09	-0.037	.54	-0.01%	-0.40	P
20	136	84 (5)	Jul 9	NYY	@	MIN	L,3-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.094	.216	.094	.310	9	.44	-0.022	.11	0.00%	-0.24	P
21	137	92 (7)	Jul 19	NYY		BOS	L,1-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.211	.091	.301	9	1.04	-0.025	.16	0.00%	-0.21	P
22	138	96 (3)	Jul 23	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.086	.200	.086	.286	9	.60	-0.031	.11	0.00%	-0.30	P
23	139	101 (4)	Jul 27 (2)	NYY		DET	L,0-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.209	.105	.315	9	.77	-0.003	.08	0.00%	0.01	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
24	140	106 (4)	Aug 1 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,10-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.209	.105	.315	9						P
25	141	114 (7)	Aug 10	NYY		MIN	L,3-7	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.209	.105	.315	9						P
26	142	125 (10)	Aug 23	NYY	@	MIN	L,3-4	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.209	.105	.315	9						P
27	143	128 (2)	Aug 26	NYY	@	MIN	L,2-9	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.209	.105	.315	9						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
28	144	137 (8)	Sep 4 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,0-1	GS-9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.222	.103	.325	9	1.01	-0.004	.00	0.00%	0.03	P
29	145	144 (6)	Sep 8	NYY		WSA	W,6-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.098	.213	.098	.310	9	.91	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.49	P
30	146	155 (10)	Sep 23	NYY		CLE	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.093	.204	.093	.297	9	1.20	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.41	P
31	147	160 (4)	Sep 29	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-5	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.093	.204	.093	.297	9						P
							8-23		51	43	1	4	0	0	0	2	5	0	24	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.093	.204	.093	.297		.80	-0.652	.66	-0.36%	-6.05

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