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.
Triple Plays: 1 (May 16)

1923 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1923 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	STL	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	46	10.2	17	1	0	18	0
2	2	Apr 18	STL	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	8	2	0	10	0
3	3	Apr 19	STL	@	CIN	W,11-8	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
4	4	Apr 20	STL	@	CIN	L,2-10	CG	43	8.0	10	1	0	11	1
5	5	Apr 21	STL	@	CHC	L,8-10	CG	42	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
6	6	Apr 22	STL	@	CHC	L,7-8	CG	0	8.2	3	0	0	3	0
7	7	Apr 23	STL	@	CHC	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
8	8	Apr 24	STL	@	CHC	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	13	0	0	13	0
9	9	Apr 25	STL		CIN	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
10	10	Apr 26	STL		CIN	W,8-4	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
11	11	Apr 28	STL		CIN	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
12	12	Apr 29	STL		PIT	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	3
13	13	Apr 30	STL		PIT	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	STL		PIT	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
15	15	May 2	STL		PIT	W,12-1	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
16	16	May 3	STL		CHC	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
17	17	May 4	STL		CHC	L,1-2	CG	38	10.0	17	1	0	18	0
18	18	May 5	STL		CHC	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
19	19	May 6	STL		CHC	W,16-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
20	20	May 7	STL	@	PIT	L,4-11	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
21	21	May 8	STL	@	PHI	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
22	22	May 9	STL	@	PHI	W,9-7	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
23	23	May 10	STL	@	PHI	W,7-0	CG	36	9.0	10	0	2	12	2
24	24	May 11	STL	@	PHI	L,14-20	CG	49	8.0	6	2	0	8	0
25	25	May 14	STL	@	BSN	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
26	26	May 15	STL	@	BSN	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
27	27	May 16	STL	@	BSN	L,6-7	CG	56	13.0	16	1	0	17	4
28	28	May 17	STL	@	BRO	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
29	29	May 18	STL	@	BRO	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	15	1	0	16	2
30	30	May 19	STL	@	BRO	L,5-6	CG	38	8.2	7	0	0	7	0
31	31	May 20	STL	@	NYG	L,4-14	CG	47	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
32	32	May 22	STL	@	NYG	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	1
33	33	May 23	STL	@	NYG	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	1
34	34	May 24	STL	@	PIT	L,4-11	CG	40	8.0	6	0	0	6	1
35	35	May 25	STL	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	36	8.1	12	0	0	12	0
36	36	May 26	STL	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
37	37	May 27	STL	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	6	1	0	7	1
38	38	May 28	STL		CIN	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	10	1	1	12	1
39	39	May 29	STL		CIN	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
40	40	May 30 (1)	STL		CIN	L,2-4	CG	42	10.0	12	0	0	12	2
41	41	May 30 (2)	STL		CIN	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	3
42	42	May 31	STL		PIT	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	8	2	0	10	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	43	Jun 1	STL		PIT	W,4-3	CG	44	11.0	12	0	0	12	2
44	44	Jun 3	STL		PIT	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
45	45	Jun 6	STL		PHI	W,7-6	CG	52	12.0	8	0	0	8	0
46	46	Jun 7	STL		PHI	W,1-0	CG	36	10.0	12	0	0	12	0
47	47	Jun 8	STL		PHI	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
48	48	Jun 9	STL		BRO	L,0-2	CG	41	9.0	18	0	0	18	0
49	49	Jun 12	STL		BRO	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
50	50	Jun 13	STL		BSN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
51	51	Jun 14	STL		BSN	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
52	53 (1)	Jun 16	STL		BSN	W,6-5	CG	51	12.0	15	0	0	15	3
53	54	Jun 17	STL		NYG	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	2
54	55	Jun 18	STL		NYG	L,1-4	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
55	56	Jun 19	STL		NYG	L,0-4	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
56	57	Jun 20	STL		NYG	L,5-7	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
57	58	Jun 21	STL		CHC	L,0-4	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
58	59	Jun 22	STL		CHC	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
59	60	Jun 23	STL		CHC	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
60	61	Jun 24	STL		PIT	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
61	62	Jun 25	STL		PIT	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	18	0	0	18	1
62	63	Jun 26	STL		PIT	L,5-7	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
63	64	Jun 27	STL		PIT	L,0-6	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
64	65	Jun 28	STL	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	11	0	1	12	1
65	66	Jun 29	STL	@	CHC	L,4-11	CG	43	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
66	67	Jun 30	STL	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	68	Jul 1	STL	@	CHC	W,8-7	GS	19	4.0	5	0	0	5	1
68	76 (7)	Jul 8	STL	@	BRO	W,4-0	GS	23	6.0	7	0	0	7	0
69	81 (4)	Jul 12	STL	@	BSN	W,9-6	GF	25	5.0	6	0	0	6	0
70	82	Jul 13	STL	@	BSN	W,10-6	GF	23	5.0	5	0	0	5	0
71	83	Jul 14	STL	@	PHI	L,12-15	CG	44	8.0	6	0	0	6	1
72	84	Jul 16	STL	@	PHI	W,13-7	GS	34	8.0	10	1	0	11	0
73	85	Jul 17	STL	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	36	10.0	12	1	0	13	1
74	86	Jul 18	STL	@	NYG	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
75	87	Jul 19	STL	@	NYG	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
76	88	Jul 20	STL	@	NYG	L,9-10	CG	45	8.2	10	0	1	11	0
77	89	Jul 21	STL	@	NYG	L,7-14	CG	45	8.0	8	0	0	8	1
78	90	Jul 22	STL	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
79	91	Jul 23	STL	@	CIN	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
80	92	Jul 24	STL	@	CIN	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	11	2	1	14	1
81	93	Jul 26	STL		PHI	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
82	94	Jul 27	STL		PHI	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
83	95	Jul 28	STL		PHI	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	7	1	1	9	0
84	96	Jul 29	STL		PHI	L,2-6	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	2
85	97	Jul 30	STL		BRO	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
86	98	Jul 31 (1)	STL		BRO	W,11-3	CG	43	9.0	10	0	2	12	2
87	99	Jul 31 (2)	STL		BRO	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	6	1	1	8	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
88	100	Aug 1 (1)	STL		BRO	W,11-10	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
89	101	Aug 1 (2)	STL		BRO	W,7-6	CG	0	14.0	23	0	0	23	4
90	102	Aug 4 (1)	STL		BSN	L,2-4	CG	33	9.0	10	2	0	12	2
91	103	Aug 4 (2)	STL		BSN	L,6-7	CG	51	11.0	6	1	0	7	1
92	104	Aug 5	STL		BSN	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
93	105	Aug 7	STL		BSN	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	6	2	0	8	0
94	106	Aug 8	STL		NYG	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	9	2	0	11	0
95	107	Aug 9	STL		NYG	W,13-12	CG	74	15.0	15	0	0	15	1
96	108	Aug 11 (1)	STL		NYG	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
97	109	Aug 11 (2)	STL		NYG	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	2
98	110	Aug 12	STL		NYG	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
99	111	Aug 15	STL	@	BRO	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
100	112	Aug 16	STL	@	BRO	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	10	2	0	12	0
101	113	Aug 17	STL	@	BRO	W,8-5	CG	47	12.0	5	2	1	8	1
102	114	Aug 18	STL	@	BRO	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	15	1	1	17	2
103	115	Aug 20	STL	@	BSN	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	12	0	0	12	2
104	116	Aug 21	STL	@	BSN	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
105	117	Aug 22	STL	@	BSN	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	1
106	118	Aug 23 (1)	STL	@	NYG	L,7-8	CG	40	8.1	13	0	1	14	1
107	119	Aug 23 (2)	STL	@	NYG	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
108	120	Aug 24	STL	@	NYG	L,4-5	CG	56	13.0	15	0	1	16	0
109	121	Aug 25	STL	@	NYG	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	10	0	1	11	1
110	122	Aug 27	STL	@	PHI	L,11-12	CG	54	10.2	13	0	0	13	0
111	123	Aug 28	STL	@	PHI	W,8-7	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
112	124	Aug 30	STL	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
113	125	Aug 31	STL	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
114	126	Sep 1	STL	@	PIT	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
115	127	Sep 2	STL	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
116	128	Sep 3 (1)	STL	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
117	129	Sep 3 (2)	STL	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	44	9.1	14	0	1	15	0
118	139 (9)	Sep 16	STL		PHI	W,3-2	GS	0	3.0	2	0	0	2	1
119	142 (2)	Sep 22 (1)	STL		BSN	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
120	143	Sep 22 (2)	STL		BSN	T,1-1	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	3
121	144	Sep 23 (1)	STL		BSN	L,1-2	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
122	145	Sep 23 (2)	STL		BSN	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
123	146	Sep 24 (1)	STL		BRO	L,2-8	GS	26	4.0	3	0	0	3	1
124	148 (1)	Sep 25	STL		BRO	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	11	0	1	12	1
125	149	Sep 26	STL		BRO	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	1
126	150	Sep 29	STL	@	CIN	L,1-11	CG	43	8.0	8	0	0	8	1
127	151	Sep 30	STL	@	CIN	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
128	152	Oct 6	STL		CHC	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	14	1	0	15	1
129	153	Oct 7 (1)	STL		CHC	L,3-10	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
130	154	Oct 7 (2)	STL		CHC	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
							130gm		1160.0	1264	43	18	1325	95