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.

1933 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1933 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	CIN		PIT	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
2	2	Apr 13	CIN		PIT	L,2-5	CG	44	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
3	3	Apr 16	CIN		STL	W,7-0	CG	29	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
4	4	Apr 21	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	9	2	0	11	0
5	5	Apr 22	CIN	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
6	6	Apr 23	CIN		CHC	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	9	0	1	10	1
7	7	Apr 25	CIN		CHC	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	12	2	0	14	2
8	8	Apr 26	CIN	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
9	9	Apr 27	CIN	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	36	8.1	7	1	0	8	0
10	10	Apr 28	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	12	2	0	14	1
11	11	Apr 29	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-7	GS	24	5.0	8	0	0	8	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	14 (2)	May 3	CIN	@	BSN	L,4-6	GS	28	7.0	5	0	0	5	0
13	17 (2)	May 7 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,0-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
14	18	May 7 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	L,0-5	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	1
15	19	May 10 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,10-7	CG	37	9.0	16	1	0	17	1
16	20	May 10 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
17	21	May 11	CIN	@	BRO	L,6-7	CG	41	8.1	9	1	0	10	1
18	22	May 12	CIN	@	BRO	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
19	23	May 13	CIN	@	BRO	T,1-1	CG	38	10.0	14	2	0	16	0
20	26 (2)	May 16	CIN		BSN	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	17	1	0	18	0
21	27	May 17	CIN		BSN	L,0-8	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
22	28	May 18	CIN		BSN	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
23	29	May 19	CIN		PHI	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
24	30	May 20	CIN		PHI	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	16	0	0	16	0
25	31	May 21 (1)	CIN		PHI	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
26	32	May 21 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
27	33	May 22	CIN		NYG	L,0-9	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	3
28	34	May 23	CIN		NYG	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
29	35	May 24	CIN		NYG	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
30	36	May 25	CIN		BRO	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
31	37	May 26	CIN		BRO	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
32	38	May 27	CIN		BRO	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	12	1	1	14	2
33	39	May 28 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
34	40	May 28 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
35	41	May 30 (1)	CIN	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	12	0	0	12	0
36	42	May 30 (2)	CIN	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	43	Jun 3 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
38	44	Jun 3 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
39	45	Jun 4 (1)	CIN		STL	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
40	46	Jun 4 (2)	CIN		STL	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
41	47	Jun 6	CIN		STL	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
42	50 (2)	Jun 10	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	1
43	51	Jun 11 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
44	52	Jun 11 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,8-9	CG	46	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
45	53	Jun 12	CIN		CHC	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
46	54	Jun 13	CIN		CHC	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
47	55	Jun 14	CIN		CHC	L,0-7	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
48	56	Jun 17	CIN		STL	L,2-17	CG	54	9.0	8	2	1	11	1
49	57	Jun 18 (1)	CIN		STL	L,1-13	CG	45	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
50	58	Jun 18 (2)	CIN		STL	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
51	59	Jun 19	CIN	@	PHI	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	5	1	0	6	1
52	60	Jun 20 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	12	0	0	12	1
53	61	Jun 20 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	9	0	1	10	1
54	62	Jun 21	CIN	@	PHI	L,8-10	CG	40	8.0	8	1	0	9	1
55	63	Jun 22	CIN	@	NYG	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	7	1	0	8	1
56	64	Jun 23	CIN	@	NYG	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	10	0	1	11	2
57	65	Jun 24	CIN	@	NYG	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	11	0	0	11	1
58	66	Jun 25 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	6	2	0	8	0
59	67	Jun 25 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
60	68	Jun 27	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-11	CG	44	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
61	69	Jun 28 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
62	70	Jun 28 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	12	0	0	12	2
63	71	Jun 30	CIN	@	BSN	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	11	0	0	11	1
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
64	72	Jul 1	CIN	@	BSN	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	13	1	1	15	0
65	73	Jul 2 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	8	1	0	9	0
66	74	Jul 2 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
67	75	Jul 4 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	13	0	0	13	0
68	76	Jul 4 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
69	77	Jul 5	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	10	1	0	11	0
70	78	Jul 7	CIN		BSN	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
71	79	Jul 8	CIN		BSN	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	13	0	2	15	0
72	80	Jul 9 (1)	CIN		BSN	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	11	0	0	11	2
73	81	Jul 9 (2)	CIN		BSN	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	12	0	1	13	3
74	82	Jul 11	CIN		PHI	L,1-2	CG	42	11.0	11	0	0	11	0
75	83	Jul 12	CIN		PHI	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	10	0	1	11	1
76	84	Jul 13	CIN		PHI	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
77	85	Jul 14	CIN		PHI	L,0-6	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
78	86	Jul 16 (1)	CIN		NYG	W,1-0	CG	51	15.0	15	1	0	16	1
79	87	Jul 16 (2)	CIN		NYG	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
80	88	Jul 18	CIN		NYG	L,1-14	CG	49	9.0	16	2	0	18	1
81	89	Jul 19	CIN		BRO	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
82	90	Jul 20	CIN		BRO	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
83	91	Jul 21	CIN		BRO	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	15	1	0	16	2
84	92	Jul 22	CIN		BRO	L,0-8	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
85	93	Jul 23 (1)	CIN		PIT	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	7	0	0	7	3
86	94	Jul 23 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	16	0	0	16	0
87	95	Jul 25	CIN	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	10	1	0	11	0
88	96	Jul 26	CIN	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	8	0	0	8	1
89	97	Jul 27	CIN	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	40	8.0	6	0	0	6	1
90	98	Jul 29 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	L,8-9	CG	49	8.2	11	1	0	12	0
91	99	Jul 29 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	10	0	1	11	1
92	100	Jul 30 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,4-5	CG	34	9.0	14	4	0	18	1
93	101	Jul 30 (2)	CIN		PIT	L,6-8	CG	44	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
94	102	Aug 1	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
95	103	Aug 2	CIN	@	CHC	L,6-10	GS	24	4.0	2	0	0	2	0
96	104	Aug 3	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	12	0	0	12	0
97	105	Aug 5 (1)	CIN		STL	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
98	106	Aug 5 (2)	CIN		STL	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	11	0	1	12	0
99	107	Aug 6 (1)	CIN		STL	W,2-1	CG	41	11.0	16	1	0	17	2
100	108	Aug 6 (2)	CIN		STL	W,1-0	CG	39	12.0	16	0	0	16	1
101	109	Aug 11	CIN	@	STL	L,5-8	CG	41	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
102	110	Aug 12	CIN	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	10	0	0	10	1
103	111	Aug 13 (1)	CIN	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	10	0	1	11	2
104	112	Aug 13 (2)	CIN	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	53	11.1	17	0	0	17	1
105	113	Aug 16	CIN	@	NYG	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	10	1	0	11	3
106	114	Aug 17	CIN	@	NYG	L,2-7	CG	40	8.0	15	0	1	16	0
107	115	Aug 18	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
108	116	Aug 19 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-12	CG	43	8.0	11	1	0	12	1
109	117	Aug 19 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
110	118	Aug 24 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
111	119	Aug 24 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	14	1	0	15	1
112	120	Aug 25 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	32	8.1	10	0	0	10	2
113	121	Aug 25 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	28	8.0	8	0	0	8	1
114	122	Aug 26 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
115	123	Aug 26 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	2
116	124	Aug 27 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	L,0-7	CG	36	8.0	17	0	0	17	1
117	125	Aug 27 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	3
118	126	Aug 28	CIN	@	BSN	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
119	127	Aug 30	CIN	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	35	8.2	7	1	0	8	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
120	128	Sep 1	CIN		CHC	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	9	2	0	11	3
121	129	Sep 2	CIN		CHC	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	13	1	0	14	2
122	130	Sep 3	CIN		PIT	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	10	2	0	12	0
123	131	Sep 4	CIN	@	PIT	L,0-1	CG	34	8.1	9	0	0	9	1
124	132	Sep 6 (1)	CIN		BRO	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	13	0	0	13	2
125	133	Sep 6 (2)	CIN		BRO	W,18-8	CG	40	9.0	14	1	0	15	0
126	134	Sep 7	CIN		BRO	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	14	1	0	15	0
127	135	Sep 8	CIN		BRO	W,12-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
128	136	Sep 9	CIN		NYG	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
129	137	Sep 10 (1)	CIN		NYG	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	11	3	0	14	0
130	138	Sep 10 (2)	CIN		NYG	L,1-2	CG	45	11.0	6	0	0	6	0
131	139	Sep 11	CIN		NYG	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
132	140	Sep 14	CIN		PHI	L,1-2	CG	26	7.0	6	2	0	8	0
133	141	Sep 15 (1)	CIN		PHI	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
134	142	Sep 15 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
135	143	Sep 16 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,3-2	CG	35	10.0	12	0	0	12	0
136	144	Sep 16 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
137	145	Sep 17 (1)	CIN		BSN	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
138	146	Sep 17 (2)	CIN		BSN	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
139	147	Sep 18	CIN		BSN	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
140	148	Sep 19	CIN		BSN	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
141	149	Sep 23	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-7	CG	33	8.0	12	0	0	12	1
142	150	Sep 24 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	11	0	0	11	2
143	151	Sep 24 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	12	0	1	13	2
144	152	Oct 1 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,5-7	CG	38	9.0	16	1	0	17	2
145	153	Oct 1 (2)	CIN		PIT	L,5-6	CG	42	10.0	14	0	0	14	0
							145gm		1262.0	1511	72	15	1598	112