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 (Sep 4)

1927 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1927 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	STL	@	CHC	L,1-10	CG	38	8.0	14	0	0	14	2
2	2	Apr 13	STL	@	CHC	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
3	3	Apr 15	STL	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	5	0	0	5	1
4	4	Apr 16	STL	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	8	0	1	9	0
5	5	Apr 17	STL	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	16	0	0	16	3
6	6	Apr 19	STL	@	CIN	W,9-1	CG	31	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
7	7	Apr 20	STL		CHC	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	13	1	0	14	2
8	8	Apr 23	STL		CHC	W,7-0	CG	29	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
9	9	Apr 24	STL		PIT	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	17	0	0	17	2
10	10	Apr 25	STL		PIT	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	2
11	11	Apr 26	STL		PIT	L,5-9	CG	43	9.0	12	0	0	12	3
12	12	Apr 28	STL		CIN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
13	13	Apr 30 (1)	STL		CIN	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	14	2	0	16	0
14	14	Apr 30 (2)	STL		CIN	L,8-9	CG	44	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	STL		CIN	W,12-4	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	2
16	16	May 3	STL	@	PIT	L,10-11	CG	44	8.1	6	0	0	6	1
17	17	May 4	STL	@	PIT	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
18	18	May 5	STL	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
19	19	May 7	STL	@	BRO	L,0-3	CG	28	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
20	20	May 8	STL	@	BRO	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	21	May 11	STL	@	NYG	L,1-10	CG	39	8.0	8	0	0	8	1
22	22	May 12	STL	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	44	10.2	14	0	0	14	2
23	23	May 13	STL	@	NYG	W,11-1	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
24	24	May 14	STL	@	PHI	L,3-12	CG	36	6.0	8	2	0	10	0
25	25	May 16	STL	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	11	2	1	14	1
26	26	May 17	STL	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	10	0	0	10	1
27	27	May 18	STL	@	BSN	L,1-8	CG	40	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
28	28	May 21 (1)	STL	@	BSN	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	15	0	0	15	2
29	29	May 21 (2)	STL	@	BSN	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
30	30	May 25 (1)	STL	@	CHC	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
31	31	May 25 (2)	STL	@	CHC	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
32	32	May 26	STL	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	1
33	33	May 27	STL	@	PIT	L,7-8	CG	45	9.2	8	0	0	8	3
34	34	May 28	STL	@	PIT	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	11	1	0	12	0
35	35	May 29	STL	@	CIN	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
36	36	May 30 (1)	STL		CIN	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
37	37	May 30 (2)	STL		CIN	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	2
38	38	May 31	STL		CIN	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	39	Jun 4	STL		BRO	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
40	40	Jun 5 (1)	STL		BRO	W,8-0	CG	0	9.0	15	0	0	15	1
41	41	Jun 5 (2)	STL		BRO	L,1-6	CG	0	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
42	42	Jun 6	STL		BRO	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
43	43	Jun 7	STL		BSN	L,5-12	CG	46	9.0	16	2	1	19	2
44	44	Jun 8	STL		BSN	L,8-11	CG	47	9.0	14	0	0	14	2
45	45	Jun 9	STL		BSN	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
46	46	Jun 10	STL		BSN	L,8-11	CG	48	10.0	11	0	0	11	0
47	47	Jun 11	STL		PHI	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	11	0	1	12	0
48	48	Jun 12	STL		PHI	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	1
49	49	Jun 14	STL		PHI	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	14	1	0	15	0
50	50	Jun 15	STL		NYG	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
51	51	Jun 16	STL		NYG	L,5-10	CG	47	9.0	8	2	0	10	0
52	52	Jun 18	STL		NYG	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
53	53	Jun 19	STL		NYG	L,3-4	CG	0	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
54	54	Jun 21 (1)	STL		CHC	W,6-5	CG	55	13.0	12	0	1	13	1
55	55	Jun 21 (2)	STL		CHC	W,12-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
56	56	Jun 22	STL		CHC	W,11-5	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
57	57	Jun 23	STL		CIN	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
58	58	Jun 24	STL		CIN	W,3-2	CG	41	11.0	15	0	0	15	2
59	59	Jun 25 (1)	STL		CIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	2
60	60	Jun 25 (2)	STL		CIN	L,7-10	CG	46	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
61	61	Jun 26	STL		PIT	L,3-9	CG	40	9.0	9	0	2	11	0
62	62	Jun 27	STL		PIT	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
63	63	Jun 28	STL		PIT	L,8-9	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
64	64	Jun 29	STL		PIT	W,10-9	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	65	Jul 1	STL	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	44	8.0	6	1	0	7	1
66	66	Jul 2	STL	@	CHC	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	12	0	0	12	1
67	67	Jul 3	STL	@	CHC	L,4-7	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
68	68	Jul 4 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	9	3	0	12	1
69	69	Jul 4 (2)	STL	@	PIT	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	9	0	1	10	0
70	70	Jul 5	STL	@	PIT	L,2-14	CG	47	8.0	9	0	0	9	1
71	71	Jul 7	STL	@	BSN	W,12-1	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
72	72	Jul 8	STL	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	13	1	0	14	1
73	73	Jul 9 (1)	STL	@	BSN	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	6	2	1	9	1
74	74	Jul 9 (2)	STL	@	BSN	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	13	3	0	16	3
75	75	Jul 10 (1)	STL	@	NYG	L,0-5	CG	0	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
76	76	Jul 10 (2)	STL	@	NYG	W,7-3	CG	0	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
77	77	Jul 11	STL	@	PHI	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	17	0	0	17	1
78	78	Jul 12	STL	@	PHI	W,9-6	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
79	79	Jul 13	STL	@	PHI	W,9-7	CG	53	12.0	13	2	0	15	2
80	80	Jul 14	STL	@	PHI	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	13	0	0	13	1
81	81	Jul 15	STL	@	PHI	W,9-7	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
82	82	Jul 16 (1)	STL	@	BRO	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	13	0	0	13	0
83	83	Jul 16 (2)	STL	@	BRO	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
84	84	Jul 17	STL	@	BRO	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
85	85	Jul 20 (1)	STL	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	11	0	1	12	0
86	86	Jul 20 (2)	STL	@	BRO	W,3-1	CG	41	11.0	14	0	0	14	2
87	87	Jul 21	STL	@	NYG	W,7-6	CG	44	10.0	17	0	0	17	1
88	88	Jul 22	STL	@	NYG	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
89	89	Jul 24	STL	@	CIN	L,4-9	CG	39	8.0	12	0	0	12	0
90	90	Jul 25 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	43	9.2	11	0	0	11	2
91	91	Jul 25 (2)	STL	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	11	0	0	11	1
92	92	Jul 26	STL	@	CIN	L,10-11	CG	41	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
93	93	Jul 27	STL		PHI	W,9-8	CG	52	11.0	11	2	0	13	1
94	95 (1)	Jul 29	STL		PHI	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	13	0	1	14	1
95	96	Jul 30	STL		NYG	L,2-13	CG	48	9.0	8	1	1	10	1
96	97	Jul 31	STL		NYG	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	2
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	98	Aug 1	STL		NYG	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
98	99	Aug 2	STL		NYG	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
99	100	Aug 3	STL		BRO	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
100	101	Aug 4	STL		BRO	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
101	102	Aug 5	STL		BRO	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
102	103	Aug 6	STL		BSN	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	15	0	0	15	3
103	104	Aug 7	STL		BSN	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	2
104	105	Aug 11	STL		PIT	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	19	0	0	19	1
105	106	Aug 12	STL		PIT	W,2-1	CG	39	11.0	13	0	0	13	1
106	107	Aug 13	STL		PIT	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	16	0	0	16	1
107	108	Aug 14	STL		PIT	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	8	0	2	10	2
108	109	Aug 16	STL	@	BSN	W,5-3	CG	47	11.0	20	1	1	22	2
109	110	Aug 17	STL	@	BSN	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	15	1	0	16	2
110	111	Aug 19 (1)	STL	@	BSN	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
111	112	Aug 19 (2)	STL	@	BSN	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
112	113	Aug 20	STL	@	PHI	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	13	1	0	14	4
113	114	Aug 22	STL	@	PHI	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	7	1	0	8	2
114	115	Aug 23	STL	@	PHI	W,13-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
115	116	Aug 29 (1)	STL	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	17	0	0	17	1
116	117	Aug 29 (2)	STL	@	BRO	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
117	118	Aug 30	STL	@	BRO	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	6	1	0	7	1
118	119	Aug 31	STL	@	BRO	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	18	0	0	18	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
119	120	Sep 2	STL	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	40	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
120	121	Sep 3	STL	@	PIT	L,0-14	CG	46	8.0	8	0	0	8	1
121	122	Sep 4	STL	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	1	1	4	1
122	123	Sep 5 (1)	STL	@	CHC	L,1-6	CG	40	8.0	8	0	0	8	3
123	124	Sep 5 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
124	125	Sep 6	STL		CHC	W,13-1	CG	35	9.0	17	1	0	18	0
125	126	Sep 7 (1)	STL		CHC	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
126	127	Sep 7 (2)	STL		CHC	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	15	0	0	15	3
127	128	Sep 8	STL		CHC	L,7-11	CG	45	9.0	11	2	0	13	2
128	129	Sep 9	STL		BRO	W,8-6	CG	41	10.0	8	2	0	10	1
129	130	Sep 10	STL		BRO	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
130	131	Sep 11	STL		BRO	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
131	132	Sep 12	STL		BRO	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	12	0	1	13	1
132	133	Sep 13 (1)	STL		NYG	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
133	134	Sep 13 (2)	STL		NYG	L,6-12	CG	43	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
134	135	Sep 14 (1)	STL		NYG	W,6-3	CG	40	10.0	13	2	0	15	2
135	136	Sep 14 (2)	STL		NYG	L,3-9	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	2
136	137	Sep 15 (1)	STL		NYG	L,3-11	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
137	138	Sep 15 (2)	STL		NYG	W,8-5	CG	36	8.0	11	0	1	12	0
138	139	Sep 16	STL		NYG	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	14	2	0	16	1
139	140	Sep 17	STL		PHI	W,11-0	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	3
140	141	Sep 18 (1)	STL		PHI	W,7-3	CG	0	9.0	15	1	0	16	1
141	142	Sep 18 (2)	STL		PHI	W,8-3	CG	0	9.0	12	1	0	13	2
142	143	Sep 19	STL		PHI	W,12-5	CG	42	9.0	15	1	0	16	0
143	144	Sep 20	STL		PHI	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
144	145	Sep 22	STL		BSN	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
145	146	Sep 23	STL		BSN	L,2-3	CG	32	9.0	16	0	0	16	1
146	147	Sep 24	STL		BSN	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	13	1	0	14	0
147	148	Sep 25 (1)	STL		BSN	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	3
148	149	Sep 25 (2)	STL		BSN	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	3	1	1	5	2
149	150	Sep 26	STL	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	49	13.0	15	1	0	16	2
150	151	Sep 27	STL	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	29	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
151	152	Sep 29	STL	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
152	153	Oct 2	STL		CHC	W,6-4	CG	33	7.1	2	0	0	2	1
							152gm		1358.0	1656	70	20	1746	149