Jim Bottomley

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: April 23, 1900 in Oglesby, IL us

Died: December 11, 1959 in St. Louis, MO

Buried: IOOF Community Cemetery, Sullivan, MO

High School: Nokomis HS (Nokomis, IL)

Debut: August 18, 1922 (Age 22-117d, 5,491st in major league history)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 16, 1937 (Age 37-146d)
vs. PHA 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1974. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Jim Bottomley's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1922 season

Full Name: James Leroy Bottomley

Nicknames: Sunny Jim

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

35.8

7471

2313

219

.310

1177

RBI

1422

OBP

.369

SLG

.500

OPS

.870

OPS+

125

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-14 / in Starts: 10-14
Longest Hitting Streak	8 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	1926	WS g1	Oct 2	STL	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	4	1.49	0.103	78.20	3.34%	0.72	1B
2	1926	WS g2	Oct 3	STL	@	NYY	W,6-2	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.444	.444	.444	.889	4	.83	0.048	44.37	1.40%	-0.11	1B
3	1926	WS g3	Oct 5	STL		NYY	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.385	.385	.385	.769	4	.89	-0.085	55.68	-2.89%	-0.65	1B
4	1926	WS g4	Oct 6	STL		NYY	L,5-10	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.353	.389	.353	.742	4	.74	-0.044	48.24	-1.49%	-0.52	1B
5	1926	WS g5	Oct 7	STL		NYY	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.364	.381	.745	4	1.27	-0.064	104.58	-2.86%	-0.31	1B
6	1926	WS g6	Oct 9	STL	@	NYY	W,10-2	CG	5	5	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.346	.370	.462	.832	4	.54	0.156	40.82	7.70%	1.54	1B
7	1926	WS g7	Oct 10	STL	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.345	.367	.448	.815	4	.85	-0.014	141.25	-1.71%	-0.30	1B
1928 Postseason			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
8	1928	WS g1	Oct 4	STL	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.750	1.667	2.417	4	.57	0.102	30.01	2.89%	1.41	1B
9	1928	WS g2	Oct 5	STL	@	NYY	L,3-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.375	.714	1.089	4	.92	-0.101	48.86	-3.16%	-1.36	1B
10	1928	WS g3	Oct 7	STL		NYY	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.333	.727	1.061	4	1.38	0.049	57.60	0.95%	0.80	1B
11	1928	WS g4	Oct 9	STL		NYY	L,3-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.313	.571	.884	4	.75	-0.038	13.87	-0.39%	-0.56	1B
1930 Postseason			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
12	1930	WS g1	Oct 1	STL	@	PHA	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4	1.40	-0.160	73.47	-4.77%	-1.48	1B
13	1930	WS g2	Oct 2	STL	@	PHA	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4	.75	-0.084	40.28	-2.40%	-1.17	1B
14	1930	WS g3	Oct 4	STL		PHA	W,5-0	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.083	.167	.250	4	.45	-0.045	18.64	-1.00%	-0.15	1B
15	1930	WS g4	Oct 5	STL		PHA	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.063	.125	.188	4	.67	-0.074	40.13	-2.58%	-0.98	1B
16	1930	WS g5	Oct 6	STL		PHA	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.050	.050	.100	.150	4	1.12	-0.133	91.97	-5.82%	-1.04	1B
17	1930	WS g6	Oct 8	STL	@	PHA	L,1-7	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.045	.125	.091	.216	6	.28	-0.024	20.55	-0.93%	-0.17	1B
1931 Postseason			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
18	1931	WS g1	Oct 1	STL		PHA	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	4	1.28	-0.026	67.16	-1.35%	-0.21	1B
19	1931	WS g2	Oct 2	STL		PHA	W,2-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	4	.79	-0.084	40.42	-2.31%	-0.82	1B
20	1931	WS g3	Oct 5	STL	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.308	.273	.580	4	.45	0.015	28.48	0.64%	0.58	1B
21	1931	WS g4	Oct 6	STL	@	PHA	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.214	.464	4	1.00	-0.085	60.38	-2.75%	-0.85	1B
22	1931	WS g5	Oct 7	STL	@	PHA	W,5-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.300	.278	.578	6	.66	0.080	54.13	4.38%	0.55	1B
23	1931	WS g6	Oct 9	STL		PHA	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.250	.227	.477	6	.49	-0.047	35.97	-2.19%	-1.11	1B
24	1931	WS g7	Oct 10	STL		PHA	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.222	.200	.422	6	.46	-0.038	76.67	-3.37%	-0.87	1B
									98	90	8	18	5	1	1	10	7	0	22	0	1				0	1	.200	.258	.311	.569

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