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.

1925 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1925 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	STL	@	CIN	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
2	2	Apr 15	STL	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	8	0	1	9	1
3	3	Apr 16	STL	@	CIN	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	2
4	4	Apr 17	STL	@	CIN	W,8-6	CG	46	11.0	9	0	0	9	2
5	5	Apr 18	STL	@	CHC	W,20-5	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
6	6	Apr 19	STL	@	CHC	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
7	7	Apr 20	STL	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
8	8	Apr 22	STL		CIN	W,12-3	CG	40	9.0	15	0	0	15	1
9	9	Apr 23	STL		CIN	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	2
10	10	Apr 24	STL		CIN	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
11	11	Apr 25	STL		CIN	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	15	1	0	16	0
12	12	Apr 26	STL		PIT	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
13	13	Apr 28	STL		PIT	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	STL		CHC	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
15	15	May 2	STL		CHC	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
16	16	May 3	STL		CHC	W,8-7	CG	0	9.0	11	1	2	14	1
17	17	May 7	STL	@	PIT	W,10-9	CG	48	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
18	18	May 8	STL	@	NYG	L,2-5	CG	37	8.2	7	2	0	9	2
19	19	May 9	STL	@	NYG	W,8-0	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
20	20	May 10	STL	@	NYG	L,3-8	CG	0	8.0	5	0	0	5	1
21	21	May 12	STL	@	NYG	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	1
22	22	May 13	STL	@	BRO	L,8-9	CG	37	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
23	23	May 14	STL	@	BRO	W,8-4	CG	42	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
24	24	May 15	STL	@	BRO	L,7-8	CG	44	8.0	9	2	0	11	1
25	25	May 16	STL	@	BRO	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	9	1	0	10	2
26	26	May 18	STL	@	PHI	W,10-9	CG	58	11.0	10	1	1	12	1
27	27	May 19	STL	@	PHI	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	13	1	0	14	2
28	28	May 20	STL	@	PHI	L,4-8	CG	43	8.0	8	1	2	11	1
29	29	May 21	STL	@	BSN	L,3-12	CG	45	8.0	10	0	0	10	1
30	30	May 22	STL	@	BSN	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	10	2	0	12	2
31	31	May 23	STL	@	BSN	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
32	32	May 24	STL	@	BRO	L,3-8	CG	25	5.0	7	0	0	7	2
33	33	May 26	STL	@	CIN	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
34	34	May 27	STL	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	6	2	0	8	1
35	35	May 28	STL	@	PIT	L,4-7	CG	34	8.0	13	0	0	13	2
36	36	May 29	STL	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	39	8.2	10	0	0	10	2
37	37	May 30 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	40	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
38	38	May 30 (2)	STL	@	PIT	L,5-15	CG	44	8.0	13	0	0	13	1
39	39	May 31	STL		CIN	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	2
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	40	Jun 1	STL		CIN	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	6	2	0	8	1
41	41	Jun 2	STL		CIN	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
42	42	Jun 3	STL		CIN	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
43	43	Jun 4	STL		NYG	L,10-11	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
44	44	Jun 5	STL		NYG	L,5-11	CG	49	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
45	45	Jun 6	STL		NYG	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
46	46	Jun 7	STL		NYG	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	47	Jun 8	STL		BRO	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	13	2	0	15	0
48	48	Jun 9	STL		BRO	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	6	0	1	7	0
49	49	Jun 10	STL		BRO	W,11-2	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
50	50	Jun 11	STL		BRO	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
51	51	Jun 12	STL		PHI	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	13	0	1	14	1
52	52	Jun 13	STL		PHI	W,10-9	CG	45	10.0	7	1	0	8	2
53	53	Jun 14	STL		PHI	W,11-7	CG	47	9.0	3	0	1	4	1
54	54	Jun 15	STL		PHI	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	3
55	55	Jun 16	STL		PHI	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	8	2	0	10	0
56	56	Jun 18	STL		BSN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
57	57	Jun 19	STL		BSN	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
58	58	Jun 20	STL		BSN	L,10-11	CG	43	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
59	59	Jun 21	STL		BSN	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	2
60	60	Jun 22	STL		PIT	L,6-24	CG	60	9.0	15	0	1	16	0
61	61	Jun 24 (1)	STL		PIT	W,11-3	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
62	62	Jun 24 (2)	STL		PIT	L,6-7	CG	44	9.0	14	1	0	15	0
63	63	Jun 25	STL		PIT	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
64	64	Jun 26	STL		CHC	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	7	2	0	9	0
65	65	Jun 27	STL		CHC	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	13	0	0	13	3
66	66	Jun 28 (1)	STL		CHC	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
67	67	Jun 28 (2)	STL		CHC	W,8-3	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	68	Jul 2 (1)	STL	@	CHC	L,6-11	CG	43	8.0	9	2	1	12	2
69	69	Jul 2 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	8	0	1	9	1
70	70	Jul 3	STL	@	CHC	W,10-8	CG	44	10.0	15	1	0	16	3
71	71	Jul 4 (1)	STL	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	0	11.2	13	2	0	15	1
72	72	Jul 4 (2)	STL	@	CHC	L,1-9	CG	36	8.0	2	1	1	4	1
73	73	Jul 5	STL	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	14	1	0	15	1
74	74	Jul 7 (1)	STL	@	BSN	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	1
75	75	Jul 7 (2)	STL	@	BSN	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
76	76	Jul 8	STL	@	BSN	W,5-4	CG	44	9.0	7	2	0	9	1
77	77	Jul 9	STL	@	BSN	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
78	78	Jul 10	STL	@	PHI	L,7-9	CG	41	8.0	6	3	0	9	2
79	79	Jul 11	STL	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	14	1	0	15	2
80	80	Jul 13	STL	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
81	81	Jul 14	STL	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	6	2	0	8	2
82	82	Jul 15	STL	@	NYG	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	12	0	0	12	0
83	83	Jul 16	STL	@	NYG	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	1	4	1
84	84	Jul 17	STL	@	NYG	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
85	85	Jul 18	STL	@	BRO	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	10	2	0	12	1
86	86	Jul 19	STL	@	BRO	W,2-0	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
87	87	Jul 20	STL	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
88	88	Jul 23	STL	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	33	8.1	11	0	0	11	0
89	89	Jul 24	STL	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	1
90	90	Jul 25	STL	@	PIT	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
91	91	Jul 26	STL	@	CIN	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	10	2	0	12	0
92	92	Jul 27 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	29	8.0	10	0	0	10	1
93	93	Jul 27 (2)	STL	@	CIN	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
94	94	Jul 28	STL		BRO	L,9-12	CG	45	9.0	8	2	0	10	1
95	95	Jul 29	STL		BRO	W,10-3	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
96	96	Jul 30	STL		BRO	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
97	97	Jul 31	STL		BRO	L,4-9	CG	43	9.0	15	0	0	15	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	98	Aug 1	STL		NYG	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	2
99	99	Aug 2	STL		NYG	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	1
100	100	Aug 3	STL		NYG	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
101	101	Aug 4	STL		NYG	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	3
102	102	Aug 5	STL		BSN	W,14-2	CG	0	9.0	15	1	1	17	2
103	103	Aug 6	STL		BSN	L,4-6	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
104	104	Aug 8 (1)	STL		BSN	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	7	0	1	8	1
105	105	Aug 8 (2)	STL		BSN	L,3-9	CG	0	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
106	106	Aug 9	STL		PHI	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
107	107	Aug 10	STL		PHI	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	1
108	108	Aug 12 (1)	STL		PHI	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
109	109	Aug 12 (2)	STL		PHI	W,8-4	CG	0	7.0	5	0	0	5	1
110	110	Aug 13	STL		CHC	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
111	111	Aug 14	STL		CHC	L,4-7	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
112	112	Aug 15	STL		CHC	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
113	113	Aug 16	STL		CHC	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	1
114	114	Aug 18 (1)	STL	@	BSN	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
115	115	Aug 18 (2)	STL	@	BSN	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	13	1	1	15	0
116	116	Aug 19	STL	@	BSN	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
117	117	Aug 20	STL	@	BSN	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
118	118	Aug 22 (1)	STL	@	PHI	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
119	119	Aug 22 (2)	STL	@	PHI	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	1
120	120	Aug 24 (1)	STL	@	PHI	W,14-5	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
121	121	Aug 24 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
122	122	Aug 25	STL	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	44	8.0	9	0	0	9	2
123	123	Aug 26	STL	@	BRO	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	14	0	0	14	1
124	124	Aug 27	STL	@	BRO	L,9-10	CG	44	8.1	10	0	0	10	0
125	125	Aug 28	STL	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	39	9.2	7	0	0	7	2
126	126	Aug 29	STL	@	NYG	L,6-7	CG	45	10.1	12	0	0	12	1
127	127	Aug 30 (1)	STL	@	NYG	L,1-3	CG	0	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
128	128	Aug 30 (2)	STL	@	NYG	W,8-0	CG	0	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
129	129	Sep 3	STL	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	40	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
130	130	Sep 4	STL	@	PIT	W,9-3	CG	40	9.0	13	1	0	14	2
131	131	Sep 5	STL	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	9	1	0	10	1
132	132	Sep 6	STL	@	CIN	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
133	133	Sep 7 (1)	STL		CIN	L,6-8	CG	0	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
134	134	Sep 7 (2)	STL		CIN	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
135	135	Sep 8	STL		CIN	L,1-10	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
136	136	Sep 10	STL		PIT	L,5-9	CG	40	9.0	15	0	0	15	0
137	137	Sep 11	STL		PIT	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
138	138	Sep 12	STL		PIT	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
139	139	Sep 13 (1)	STL		PIT	W,8-4	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
140	140	Sep 13 (2)	STL		PIT	W,6-2	CG	20	5.0	6	0	0	6	0
141	141	Sep 15	STL		PHI	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
142	142	Sep 16	STL		PHI	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
143	143	Sep 18	STL		BRO	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
144	144	Sep 19	STL		BRO	W,15-3	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
145	145	Sep 20	STL		BRO	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
146	146	Sep 23 (1)	STL		NYG	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	1
147	147	Sep 23 (2)	STL		NYG	W,8-2	CG	23	6.0	3	0	0	3	1
148	148	Sep 27 (1)	STL		BSN	W,6-5	CG	0	10.0	10	0	2	12	0
149	149	Sep 27 (2)	STL		BSN	L,6-7	CG	0	7.0	6	0	0	6	0
150	150	Sep 28	STL		BSN	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
151	151	Oct 2	STL	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
152	152	Oct 3	STL	@	CHC	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	10	0	1	11	0
153	153	Oct 4	STL	@	CHC	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
							153gm		1333.0	1466	74	21	1561	133