Jim Busby

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: January 8, 1927 in Kenedy, TX us

Died: July 8, 1996 in Augusta, GA

Buried: Millen Cemetery, Millen, GA

School: Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX)

Debut: April 23, 1950 (Age 23-105d, 10,685th in major league history)
vs. DET 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 8, 1962 (Age 35-181d)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: James Franklin Busby

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Relatives: Cousin of Steve Busby

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.8

4250

1113

.262

541

RBI

438

OBP

.315

SLG

.350

OPS

.665

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-11 / in Starts: 4-6
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 50 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	32 (13-14-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 50 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	33 (17-10-5)

Most Driven In
C Carrasquel	2
J Ostrowski	1
P Masi	0

Most Driven In By
E Malone	1
D Philley	1
L Appling	1
C Michaels	1

1950 Batting Game Log

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1950 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	5 (4)	Apr 23	CHW	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	1.21	-0.161	2.04	-0.16%	-1.69	CF
2	2	7 (1)	Apr 30 (2)	CHW		DET	T,7-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						PR
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	3	9 (1)	May 4	CHW	@	NYY	W,15-0	CG	6	6	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.364	.727	1	.32	0.039	.61	0.04%	2.21	CF
4	4	10	May 5	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.267	.533	1	.83	-0.091	1.83	-0.12%	-0.84	CF
5	5	11	May 6	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-11	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.211	.421	1	1.02	-0.112	2.13	-0.14%	-1.56	CF
6	6	12	May 7 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	W,7-3	CG	6	5	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	2	.292	.292	.292	.583	1	1.11	0.137	1.93	0.14%	0.58	CF
7	7	13	May 7 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.292	.292	.292	.583	7						PR
8	8	14	May 9	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.276	.276	.276	.552	1	1.73	-0.057	3.25	-0.06%	0.04	CF RF
9	9	15	May 10	CHW	@	WSH	L,6-7	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.235	.471	1	1.29	-0.167	2.06	-0.16%	-1.53	CF
10	10	18 (2)	May 13	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.235	.235	.471	2						PR
11	11	21 (2)	May 16	CHW		WSH	L,5-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.229	.229	.229	.457	2	2.79	-0.071	2.60	-0.04%	-0.18	CF
12	12	24 (2)	May 19	CHW		NYY	L,0-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.231	.211	.441	1	1.35	-0.062	.71	-0.02%	-0.21	CF
13	13	25	May 20	CHW		NYY	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.233	.214	.447	3	2.05	-0.192	.90	-0.05%	-1.19	CF
14	14	27 (1)	May 21 (2)	CHW		BOS	W,4-3	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.233	.214	.447	7						PR
15	15	28	May 22	CHW		BOS	W,10-9	10-GF(10)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.233	.214	.447	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
16	16	31 (2)	May 26	CHW		CLE	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.233	.214	.447	5						PR
17	17	34 (2)	May 28 (2)	CHW		CLE	L,0-7	3-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.205	.222	.205	.427	1	.75	-0.036	.26	-0.01%	-0.50	PR CF
18	18	35	May 29	CHW	@	SLB	W,12-8	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.208	.224	.208	.433	1	1.14	-0.067	.26	-0.01%	-0.48	CF
							6-11		50	48	5	10	0	0	0	3	1	0	5	0	1		0	1	0	2	.208	.224	.208	.433		1.18	-0.840	1.55	-0.59%	-5.35

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