Jim Bruske

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: October 7, 1964 in East St. Louis, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 7th round of the 1985 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Antelope Valley College (Lancaster, CA), the Seattle Mariners in the 3rd round of the 1985 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Antelope Valley College (Lancaster, CA) and the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (6th) of the 1986 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Palmdale HS (Palmdale, CA)

Schools: Antelope Valley College (Lancaster, CA), Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: August 25, 1995 (Age 30-322d, 16,755th in major league history)
vs. PHI 0.1 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: May 13, 2000 (Age 35-219d)
vs. PIT 0.1 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1997 season

Full Name: James Scott Bruske

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.8

ERA

4.13

105

144.0

WHIP

1.542

Summary of 16 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 2 go ahead

4 Tms
SDP	5
MIL	5
LAD	4
NYY	2

Platoon
vs RHB	8
vs LHB	8

Home/Road
Away	13
Home	3

Outs
2	7
0	6
1	3

8 Opps
STL	3
CHC	3
FLA	3
PIT	2
CHW	2
NYM	1
PHI	1
OAK	1

16 Batters
Dave Clark	1
Scott Rolen	1
Brian Jordan	1
Albert Belle	1
Brian McRae	1
Brian Giles	1
Leo Gómez	1
Henry Rodríguez	1
Jim Eisenreich	1
Édgar Rentería	1
Dave Magadan	1
Sammy Sosa	1
Greg Norton	1
Mark McGwire	1
Ray Lankford	1
Gary Sheffield	1

9 Parks
SunLife Stad (MIA)	3
Busch Stad (STL)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	2
Dodger Stad (LOS)	2
Guaranteed (CHI)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Qualcomm St (SAN)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1

Where Hit
7	4
9	4
8	3
78	3
89	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
5	4
4	3
2	3
1	2
3	2
7+	1
Unk	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	12
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	7
12-	4
1--	4
-23	1

30 Runs
RISP	5
0 on	7
1 on	4
2 on	5
Any on	9

Inning
3	3
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	3
8	5
9	2

1-3	3
4-6	3
7-end	10

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	3
+2	3
+1	1
Tied	1
-2	1
-3	1
-4..	3

Ahead	10
Tied	1
Behind	5

Before event,
for batter

Count
2-2	3
1-0	2
0-0	2
1-1	2
2-1	2
3-2	1
1-2	1
Unk	1
3-1	1
0-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
RF	5
LF	3
3B	3
1B	2
PH	1
CF	1
SS	1

OrderPos
4th	6
7th	3
5th	3
1st	1
9th	1
2nd	1
3rd	1

Leverage
High Lev	2
Medium Lev	1
Low Lev	13

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1996-04-28	Leo Gómez	CHC	@	LAD	ahead 2-0	t 9	1	---		1	7	5	4%	96%		Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
2	2	2	1	1996-08-07	Dave Clark	PIT		LAD	ahead 7-2	b 7	1	1--	5,(3-1) BBCBX	2	5	9	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. King Scores
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1997-07-01	Dave Magadan	OAK		SDP	behind 1-5	b 7	2	1--	5,(2-2) BCFBX	2	7	5	11%	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); J. Giambi Scores
4	4	2	1	1997-07-18	Édgar Rentería	FLA		SDP	behind 1-5	b 8	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	2	6	4%	8%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
5	5	3	2	1997-07-18	Jim Eisenreich	FLA		SDP	behind 2-5	b 8	2	---	4,(1-2) BCSX	1	5	7	5%	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
6	6	4	1	1997-07-28	Scott Rolen	PHI	@	SDP	ahead 6-3	t 8	2	1--	3,(1-1) CBX	2	4	5	5%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); G. Jefferies Scores
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1998-05-09	Gary Sheffield	FLA		LAD	ahead 4-1	b 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	9	5%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
8	8	2	1	1998-06-02	Brian Jordan	STL	@	LAD	tied 4-4	t 8	2	12-	3,(1-1) CBX	3	3	9	44%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); W. McGee Scores; D. DeShields Scores
9	9	3	1	1998-07-28	Brian McRae	NYM		SDP	ahead 4-3	b 7	1	1--	5,(2-2) 1BBCFX	2	1	8	15%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); L. López Scores
10	10	4	1	1998-09-05	Albert Belle	CHW		NYY	ahead 5-2	b 3	0	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	4	7	6%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
11	11	5	2	1998-09-05	Greg Norton	CHW		NYY	ahead 6-2	b 3	2	---	5,(2-2) CFBBX	1	7	3	4%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	2000-04-08	Mark McGwire	STL		MIL	ahead 6-4	b 6	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	3	7%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
13	13	2	1	2000-04-25	Ray Lankford	STL		MIL	ahead 4-2	b 8	0	12-	2,(0-1) FX	3	5	7	4%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); J. Edmonds Scores; M. McGwire Scores
14	14	3	1	2000-05-08	Sammy Sosa	CHC		MIL	ahead 6-1	b 3	2	12-	7,(3-2) BCCBBFX	3	4	9	5%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); R. Gutiérrez Scores; M. Grace Scores
15	15	4	1	2000-05-10	Henry Rodríguez	CHC		MIL	behind 3-8	b 9	2	12-	4,(2-1) CBBX	3	9	PH	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); J. Reed Scores/unER; D. Buford Scores/unER; H. Rodríguez Scores/unER
16	16	5	1	2000-05-13	Brian Giles	PIT		MIL	behind 4-6	b 4	0	-23	1,(0-0) X	3	4	9	18%	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); W. Morris Scores; J. Kendall Scores