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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1922 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1922 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	114 (113)	Aug 18	STL		PHI	W,3-2	CG	60	14.0	7	1	1	9	0
2	115	Aug 19	STL		PHI	L,7-8	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	1
3	116	Aug 20	STL		PHI	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	117	Aug 23	STL		BSN	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
5	118	Aug 24	STL		BSN	L,11-12	CG	47	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
6	119	Aug 25	STL		NYG	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	1	4	1
7	120	Aug 26	STL		NYG	L,7-8	CG	40	9.0	13	1	0	14	0
8	121	Aug 27	STL		NYG	L,8-12	CG	46	9.0	6	1	0	7	3
9	122	Aug 29	STL		CHC	L,11-15	CG	48	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
10	123	Aug 30	STL		CHC	W,5-4	CG	38	10.0	9	2	0	11	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	127 (3)	Sep 3	STL	@	CIN	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
12	128	Sep 4 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
13	129	Sep 4 (2)	STL	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	37	8.1	9	1	0	10	1
14	132 (2)	Sep 7	STL	@	CIN	L,6-10	GF	15	4.0	4	1	0	5	0
15	133	Sep 8	STL	@	CIN	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
16	134	Sep 9	STL	@	CIN	W,12-10	CG	47	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
17	135	Sep 10	STL	@	CIN	L,8-13	CG	45	8.0	7	0	0	7	1
18	136	Sep 13 (1)	STL	@	PHI	W,13-4	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
19	137	Sep 13 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,11-1	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
20	138	Sep 14	STL	@	PHI	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
21	139	Sep 15	STL	@	PHI	L,9-10	GS	28	6.0	5	0	0	5	0
22	140	Sep 16	STL	@	BSN	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
23	141	Sep 18	STL	@	BSN	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
24	142	Sep 19	STL	@	BSN	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
25	143	Sep 20 (1)	STL	@	BRO	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	8	1	0	9	1
26	144	Sep 20 (2)	STL	@	BRO	W,13-7	CG	46	9.0	14	1	0	15	1
27	145	Sep 21	STL	@	BRO	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	13	0	0	13	1
28	146	Sep 22	STL	@	BRO	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
29	147	Sep 23	STL	@	NYG	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	11	1	1	13	0
30	148	Sep 24	STL	@	NYG	W,10-6	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
31	149	Sep 25	STL	@	NYG	L,4-5	CG	42	9.1	8	0	0	8	0
32	151 (1)	Sep 29	STL	@	CHC	L,0-3	CG	37	8.0	13	1	0	14	0
33	152	Sep 30 (1)	STL	@	CHC	W,9-8	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	2
34	154 (1)	Oct 1	STL	@	CHC	W,7-1	CG	42	9.0	8	1	1	10	2
							34gm		299.0	346	12	5	363	22