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	19-18 / in Starts: 19-14
Longest Hitting Streak	8 games
Longest On Base Streak	12 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 7 bases loaded PA and 6 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	7

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 161 PAs	37
Actual Runners on Base	132 (62-39-31)
Avg. MLBer w/ 161 PAs	18
Avg. Runners on Base	107 (53-34-20)

Most Driven In
J Smith	11
R Hornsby	7
R Blades	6
Self	5
G Toporcer	3
M Stock	2
B Sherdel	2
L Mann	1

Most Driven In By
J Schultz	10
Self	5
M Stock	4
L Mann	3
H Mueller	2
R Hornsby	1
G Toporcer	1
D Lavan	1

1922 Batting Game Log

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1922 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	1	114 (113)	Aug 18	STL		PHI	W,3-2	CG(14)	6	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		1		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	4	1.98	0.036	7.44	0.08%	0.14	1B
2	2	115	Aug 19	STL		PHI	L,7-8	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	4	1.31	0.098	5.51	0.25%	0.37	1B
3	3	116	Aug 20	STL		PHI	W,9-6	CG	5	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.333	.429	.417	.845	4	.99	0.133	3.75	0.30%	1.56	1B
4	4	117	Aug 23	STL		BSN	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.444	.563	1.007	4	1.03	0.177	3.82	0.39%	2.06	1B
5	5	118	Aug 24	STL		BSN	L,11-12	CG	5	5	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.478	.667	1.145	4	1.68	0.243	6.97	0.60%	1.17	1B
6	6	119	Aug 25	STL		NYG	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.360	.407	.560	.967	4	1.42	-0.190	7.75	-0.62%	-1.50	1B
7	7	120	Aug 26	STL		NYG	L,7-8	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.375	.500	.875	4	1.42	-0.028	5.29	-0.06%	0.06	1B
8	8	121	Aug 27	STL		NYG	L,8-12	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.324	.429	.753	4	.83	-0.102	1.88	-0.14%	-1.43	1B
9	9	122	Aug 29	STL		CHC	L,11-15	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.275	.310	.425	.735	4	1.50	0.025	1.18	0.01%	-0.11	1B
10	10	123	Aug 30	STL		CHC	W,5-4	GS-10	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0		0	0	.273	.319	.409	.728	4	2.49	-0.041	1.45	-0.01%	-1.03	1B
Sep/Oct		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
11	11	126 (2)	Sep 2	STL		PIT	L,5-9	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.313	.400	.713	9	.39	-0.012	.41	-0.01%	-0.24	PH
12	12	127	Sep 3	STL	@	CIN	W,9-3	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.265	.321	.388	.709	4	.91	0.039	.71	0.02%	0.17	1B
13	13	128	Sep 4 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.302	.351	.453	.804	4	1.46	0.331	1.73	0.24%	3.21	1B
14	14	129	Sep 4 (2)	STL	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.298	.344	.439	.783	4	1.05	-0.032	1.27	-0.02%	-0.08	1B
15	15	130	Sep 5	STL	@	PIT	L,0-11	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.293	.339	.431	.770	9	1.29	-0.033	1.13	-0.02%	-0.33	PH
16	16	131	Sep 6	STL	@	CIN	L,4-7	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.305	.349	.441	.790	9	.29	0.012	.27	0.01%	0.13	PH
17	17	132	Sep 7	STL	@	CIN	L,6-10	5-GF	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.333	.419	.753	2	.07	-0.005	.05	0.00%	-0.73	PH 1B
18	18	133	Sep 8	STL	@	CIN	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.288	.329	.409	.738	4	1.11	0.053	.32	0.01%	0.32	1B
19	19	134	Sep 9	STL	@	CIN	W,12-10	CG	5	5	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.296	.333	.437	.770	4	.76	0.031	.47	0.01%	-0.02	1B
20	20	135	Sep 10	STL	@	CIN	L,8-13	CG	5	5	2	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.316	.350	.487	.837	4	.77	-0.005	.42	0.00%	1.55	1B
21	21	136	Sep 13 (1)	STL	@	PHI	W,13-4	CG	5	5	3	4	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.346	.376	.543	.920	4	.39	0.122	.04	0.01%	3.60	1B
22	22	137	Sep 13 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,11-1	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.349	.378	.535	.913	4	.40	0.065	.05	0.01%	0.68	1B
23	23	138	Sep 14	STL	@	PHI	W,9-4	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.344	.379	.522	.901	4	.42	0.020	.05	0.00%	-0.19	1B
24	24	139	Sep 15	STL	@	PHI	L,9-10	GS-7	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.351	.384	.521	.905	4	.32	0.014	.04	0.00%	0.29	1B
25	25	140	Sep 16	STL	@	BSN	W,4-2	CG	5	5	1	4	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	0	0		0		1	0	.374	.404	.586	.990	4	.84	0.320	.03	0.01%	3.34	1B
26	26	141	Sep 18	STL	@	BSN	W,6-4	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0		0		0	0	.363	.404	.569	.972	4	1.11	0.019	.08	0.00%	0.21	1B
27	27	142	Sep 19	STL	@	BSN	W,8-4	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.364	.404	.570	.974	4	.68	0.074	.04	0.00%	1.02	1B
28	28	143	Sep 20 (1)	STL	@	BRO	L,1-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.355	.398	.555	.953	4	.63	-0.005	.05	0.00%	0.79	1B
29	29	144	Sep 20 (2)	STL	@	BRO	W,13-7	CG	6	6	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.362	.403	.578	.981	4	1.30	0.249	.07	0.01%	0.99	1B
30	30	145	Sep 21	STL	@	BRO	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.350	.391	.558	.949	4	1.37	-0.096	.17	-0.01%	-0.85	1B
31	31	146	Sep 22	STL	@	BRO	W,7-4	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.352	.391	.576	.967	4	.60	0.044	.05	0.00%	0.06	1B
32	32	147	Sep 23	STL	@	NYG	L,5-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.349	.387	.566	.953	4	2.15	0.092	.22	0.01%	-0.22	1B
33	33	148	Sep 24	STL	@	NYG	W,10-6	CG	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.343	.380	.560	.940	4	.48	0.071	.00	0.00%	0.87	1B
34	34	149	Sep 25	STL	@	NYG	L,4-5	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.341	.377	.551	.927	4	1.15	0.058	.01	0.00%	0.88	1B
35	35	151 (1)	Sep 29	STL	@	CHC	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.338	.373	.549	.923	4	1.17	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.52	1B
36	36	152	Sep 30 (1)	STL	@	CHC	W,9-8	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.327	.361	.531	.892	4	1.09	-0.118	.00	0.00%	-1.68	1B
37	37	154 (1)	Oct 1	STL	@	CHC	W,7-1	CG	4	4	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.325	.358	.543	.902	4	.58	0.089	.00	0.00%	0.63	1B
							19-18		161	151	29	49	8	5	5	37	6	0	13	2	2		3		3	1	.325	.358	.543	.902		1.04	1.715	1.53	1.06%	15.14

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