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 26)

1926 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1926 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	STL		PIT	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	2
2	2	Apr 14	STL		PIT	L,3-10	CG	44	9.0	11	1	1	13	2
3	3	Apr 15	STL		PIT	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	2
4	4	Apr 16	STL		PIT	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
5	5	Apr 17	STL		CHC	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
6	6	Apr 18	STL		CHC	W,10-5	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
7	7	Apr 19	STL		CHC	L,4-5	CG	52	14.0	19	0	0	19	2
8	8	Apr 20	STL		CHC	L,0-7	CG	40	9.0	12	0	1	13	0
9	9	Apr 22	STL	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	43	10.0	12	0	1	13	2
10	10	Apr 23	STL	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	7	0	0	7	2
11	11	Apr 24	STL	@	PIT	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	17	0	0	17	2
12	12	Apr 25	STL	@	CIN	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	5	1	0	6	0
13	13	Apr 26	STL	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
14	14	Apr 28	STL	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
15	15	Apr 29	STL	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	12	0	1	13	2
16	16	Apr 30	STL	@	CHC	L,9-10	CG	49	10.1	13	0	0	13	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	17	May 1	STL	@	CHC	L,8-11	CG	41	8.0	13	0	0	13	0
18	18	May 2	STL	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	13	0	1	14	1
19	19	May 3	STL		CIN	L,6-9	CG	41	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
20	20	May 4	STL		CIN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
21	21	May 5	STL		CIN	L,1-6	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
22	22	May 6	STL		BRO	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
23	23	May 7	STL		BRO	L,1-7	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
24	24	May 8	STL		BRO	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	16	0	0	16	0
25	25	May 9	STL		BRO	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
26	26	May 10	STL		NYG	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
27	27	May 11	STL		NYG	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
28	28	May 12	STL		NYG	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
29	29	May 13	STL		NYG	L,1-12	CG	0	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
30	30	May 15	STL		BSN	W,12-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	1	4	1
31	31	May 16	STL		BSN	W,13-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	2	9	2
32	32	May 17	STL		BSN	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
33	33	May 19	STL		PHI	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
34	34	May 20	STL		PHI	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
35	35	May 21	STL		PHI	W,12-4	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
36	36	May 22	STL		PHI	W,9-2	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
37	37	May 23	STL		PHI	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
38	38	May 24	STL		CIN	W,11-6	CG	39	9.0	12	0	1	13	1
39	40 (1)	May 26	STL		CIN	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	14	0	1	15	2
40	41	May 27 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	13	0	0	13	0
41	42	May 27 (2)	STL	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	8	1	0	9	1
42	43	May 28	STL	@	CIN	L,4-12	CG	44	8.0	7	0	0	7	2
43	44	May 29	STL	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	13	0	0	13	0
44	45	May 30	STL	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
45	46	May 31 (1)	STL	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
46	47	May 31 (2)	STL	@	CHC	L,7-8	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	48	Jun 1	STL	@	CHC	L,9-10	CG	39	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
48	49	Jun 2	STL	@	CHC	W,14-6	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
49	50	Jun 5 (1)	STL	@	PHI	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	3
50	51	Jun 5 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	2
51	52	Jun 9	STL	@	NYG	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	14	1	0	15	3
52	53	Jun 10	STL	@	NYG	W,3-2	CG	30	9.0	13	0	0	13	2
53	54	Jun 11	STL	@	NYG	W,10-2	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
54	55	Jun 14	STL	@	BRO	L,5-8	CG	40	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
55	56	Jun 15	STL	@	BRO	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	7	0	1	8	0
56	57	Jun 17 (1)	STL	@	BSN	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
57	58	Jun 17 (2)	STL	@	BSN	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
58	59	Jun 19 (1)	STL	@	BSN	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
59	60	Jun 19 (2)	STL	@	BSN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	13	2	0	15	0
60	61	Jun 20	STL	@	BRO	W,9-0	CG	29	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
61	62	Jun 21	STL	@	PIT	L,11-13	CG	43	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
62	63	Jun 22	STL		PIT	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	0
63	64	Jun 23	STL		PIT	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
64	65	Jun 24	STL		PIT	T,3-3	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
65	66	Jun 26	STL		CHC	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
66	67	Jun 27 (1)	STL		CHC	W,3-2	CG	35	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
67	68	Jun 27 (2)	STL		CHC	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
68	69	Jun 28	STL		CHC	L,3-11	CG	45	9.0	11	2	0	13	1
69	70	Jun 30	STL	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	71	Jul 1	STL	@	PIT	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	10	1	0	11	0
71	72	Jul 2	STL	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
72	73	Jul 3	STL	@	PIT	L,3-12	CG	41	8.0	13	1	0	14	0
73	74	Jul 4	STL		CIN	L,2-7	CG	48	9.0	14	0	1	15	0
74	75	Jul 5 (1)	STL		CIN	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
75	76	Jul 5 (2)	STL		CIN	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
76	77	Jul 6	STL		CIN	L,2-5	CG	45	11.0	15	0	0	15	1
77	78	Jul 7	STL		CIN	W,11-2	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
78	79	Jul 9	STL		BSN	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
79	80	Jul 10	STL		BSN	W,18-6	CG	0	9.0	12	1	0	13	2
80	81	Jul 11 (1)	STL		BSN	W,7-2	CG	0	9.0	15	0	0	15	3
81	82	Jul 11 (2)	STL		BSN	L,5-19	CG	0	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
82	83	Jul 12	STL		BSN	L,6-8	CG	0	9.0	7	2	1	10	1
83	84	Jul 13	STL		BRO	W,12-10	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	2
84	85	Jul 14	STL		BRO	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
85	86	Jul 15	STL		BRO	W,11-5	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	3
86	87	Jul 16	STL		BRO	L,7-8	CG	42	9.0	4	0	1	5	1
87	88	Jul 17	STL		PHI	W,13-5	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
88	89	Jul 18	STL		PHI	W,9-7	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
89	90	Jul 19	STL		PHI	L,3-4	CG	41	10.0	5	0	0	5	1
90	91	Jul 22	STL		NYG	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
91	92	Jul 23	STL		NYG	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	2
92	93	Jul 24	STL		NYG	L,3-5	CG	47	11.0	11	0	0	11	1
93	94	Jul 25	STL		NYG	W,6-5	CG	51	11.0	1	0	0	1	1
94	95	Jul 27	STL	@	PHI	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
95	96	Jul 28 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	5	0	1	6	1
96	97	Jul 28 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	2
97	98	Jul 30	STL	@	NYG	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
98	99	Jul 31 (1)	STL	@	NYG	L,6-8	CG	40	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
99	100	Jul 31 (2)	STL	@	NYG	L,1-6	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	101	Aug 1	STL	@	NYG	L,2-7	CG	0	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
101	102	Aug 2	STL	@	NYG	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	1
102	103	Aug 4	STL	@	BRO	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
103	104	Aug 5	STL	@	BRO	W,11-9	CG	46	10.0	8	1	0	9	1
104	105	Aug 6	STL	@	BRO	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
105	106	Aug 7 (1)	STL	@	BRO	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
106	107	Aug 7 (2)	STL	@	BRO	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
107	108	Aug 8	STL	@	BRO	W,3-2	CG	0	10.0	9	1	0	10	0
108	109	Aug 9	STL	@	BSN	L,0-5	CG	41	8.0	11	1	0	12	1
109	110	Aug 10	STL	@	BSN	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
110	111	Aug 11	STL	@	BSN	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
111	112	Aug 14	STL		CHC	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
112	113	Aug 15	STL		CHC	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
113	114	Aug 16	STL		CHC	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
114	115	Aug 17	STL		BRO	W,8-7	CG	47	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
115	116	Aug 18	STL		BRO	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	2
116	117	Aug 19	STL		BRO	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
117	118	Aug 20	STL		NYG	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
118	119	Aug 21	STL		NYG	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
119	120	Aug 22	STL		NYG	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
120	121	Aug 24 (1)	STL		BSN	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
121	122	Aug 24 (2)	STL		BSN	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	2
122	123	Aug 25	STL		BSN	W,4-3	CG	0	11.0	16	0	0	16	2
123	124	Aug 26	STL		PHI	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
124	125	Aug 27	STL		PHI	L,7-9	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
125	126	Aug 28	STL		PHI	W,9-3	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	1
126	127	Aug 29	STL		PIT	T,2-2	CG	40	10.0	11	2	0	13	1
127	128	Aug 30 (1)	STL		PIT	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
128	129	Aug 30 (2)	STL		PIT	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
129	130	Aug 31 (1)	STL		PIT	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
130	131	Aug 31 (2)	STL		PIT	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
131	132	Sep 1	STL		PIT	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
132	133	Sep 2 (1)	STL	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
133	134	Sep 2 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	12	0	1	13	1
134	135	Sep 3	STL	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
135	136	Sep 4	STL	@	CIN	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	1
136	137	Sep 5	STL	@	CIN	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
137	138	Sep 6 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,8-1	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
138	139	Sep 6 (2)	STL	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
139	140	Sep 7	STL	@	PIT	W,8-0	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
140	141	Sep 10	STL	@	BSN	L,3-11	CG	43	8.0	10	0	0	10	1
141	142	Sep 11 (1)	STL	@	BSN	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
142	143	Sep 11 (2)	STL	@	BSN	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
143	144	Sep 13	STL	@	BSN	L,4-5	CG	55	13.2	18	1	0	19	1
144	145	Sep 15	STL	@	PHI	W,9-2	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
145	146	Sep 16 (1)	STL	@	PHI	W,23-3	GS	24	5.0	4	1	0	5	0
146	147	Sep 16 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,10-2	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	2
147	148	Sep 17	STL	@	PHI	W,10-1	CG	35	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
148	149	Sep 18 (1)	STL	@	PHI	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
149	150	Sep 18 (2)	STL	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	34	8.2	12	2	0	14	0
150	151	Sep 19	STL	@	NYG	L,5-6	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
151	152	Sep 21	STL	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	11	0	0	11	2
152	153	Sep 22	STL	@	BRO	W,15-7	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
153	154	Sep 24	STL	@	NYG	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
154	155	Sep 25	STL	@	NYG	L,2-12	CG	46	8.0	6	1	0	7	1
							154gm		1378.0	1607	54	19	1680	118