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	50-25 / in Starts: 12-14
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	34 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 99 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	54 (21-23-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 99 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	61 (32-19-10)

Most Driven In
H Brown	1
B Robinson	1
J Brandt	1
E Robinson	1
R Hansen	1
G Triandos	1
J Gentile	0

Most Driven In By
J Brandt	4
B Robinson	3
D Philley	2
J Adair	1
S Barber	1
R Hansen	1
H Foiles	1
G Triandos	1

1961 Batting Game Log

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1961 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	1263	14 (13)	Apr 28	BAL	@	WSA	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					1						CF
2	1264	15	Apr 29	BAL	@	WSA	W,5-0	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					1		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR CF
3	1265	16	Apr 30 (1)	BAL	@	DET	L,2-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.72	-0.041	1.49	-0.05%	-0.48	CF
4	1266	17	Apr 30 (2)	BAL	@	DET	W,4-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2						CF
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
5	1267	18	May 2	BAL	@	LAA	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2						CF
6	1268	19	May 3	BAL	@	LAA	L,6-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						CF
7	1269	20	May 4	BAL	@	LAA	W,8-7	13-GF(13)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR CF
8	1270	21	May 6	BAL	@	KCA	W,6-0	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	.08	-0.004	.16	-0.01%	-0.35	CF
9	1271	22	May 7	BAL	@	KCA	L,4-5	8-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2						PR CF
10	1272	23	May 9	BAL	@	MIN	W,13-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4						CF
11	1273	24	May 10	BAL	@	MIN	L,6-10	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.30	-0.008	.71	-0.01%	-0.17	PH
12	1274	26 (1)	May 12	BAL	@	CLE	W,4-2	GS-7	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	7	.84	0.062	2.10	0.09%	0.77	CF
13	1275	27	May 13	BAL	@	CLE	W,4-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	1						CF
14	1276	33 (5)	May 19	BAL		WSA	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	2						CF
15	1277	34	May 20	BAL		WSA	W,4-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	1						CF
16	1278	35	May 21 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-4	GS-8	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.300	.664	2	1.00	0.141	2.24	0.19%	1.06	CF
17	1279	36	May 21 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	W,3-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.273	.606	1	.15	-0.004	.31	-0.01%	-0.10	CF
18	1280	38 (1)	May 23	BAL		CHW	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.313	.267	.579	2	.58	-0.009	.98	-0.01%	-0.40	CF
19	1281	39	May 24 (1)	BAL		CHW	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.313	.267	.579	1						CF
20	1282	40	May 24 (2)	BAL		CHW	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.313	.267	.579	4						CF
21	1283	41	May 25	BAL		CHW	W,6-4	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.400	.294	.694	6	.80	0.075	1.74	0.10%	1.89	CF
22	1284	44 (2)	May 30 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	W,6-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.294	.400	.294	.694	7						CF
23	1285	45	May 30 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.333	.708	1	.55	0.026	1.43	0.04%	0.18	CF
24	1286	46	May 31	BAL	@	CHW	L,4-9	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.292	.625	6	.84	-0.062	2.29	-0.10%	-0.56	CF
Jun		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
25	1287	48 (1)	Jun 3	BAL	@	BOS	W,3-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.333	.292	.625	8						CF
26	1288	49	Jun 4	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.333	.292	.625	7						CF
27	1289	50	Jun 5	BAL		LAA	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.323	.259	.582	7	1.40	-0.068	2.61	-0.08%	-0.49	CF
28	1290	54 (3)	Jun 8	BAL		MIN	L,1-3	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.306	.226	.531	1	2.25	-0.202	2.72	-0.15%	-1.15	CF
29	1291	57 (2)	Jun 11 (2)	BAL		CHW	L,1-7	CG	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.333	.294	.627	7	.17	0.019	.23	0.02%	0.84	CF
30	1292	59 (1)	Jun 13	BAL		WSA	W,8-7	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.243	.333	.297	.631	7	.73	0.103	.75	0.06%	0.67	CF
31	1293	62 (2)	Jun 16	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.300	.633	7	1.65	-0.040	1.62	-0.02%	-0.38	CF
32	1294	67 (4)	Jun 21	BAL	@	MIN	W,11-5	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.348	.317	.665	9	.05	0.002	.03	0.00%	0.78	PR CF
33	1295	69 (1)	Jun 23	BAL	@	LAA	W,8-6	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.362	.333	.695	7	.32	0.009	.26	0.01%	0.67	PR CF
34	1296	70	Jun 24	BAL	@	LAA	L,1-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.354	.326	.680	9	.65	-0.017	.62	-0.01%	-0.26	PH
35	1297	72 (1)	Jun 27 (1)	BAL	@	KCA	W,5-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.279	.354	.326	.680	5						CF
36	1298	74 (1)	Jun 28	BAL	@	KCA	W,5-4	GS-7	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.353	.311	.664	7	.57	0.011	.81	0.01%	0.06	CF
37	1299	76 (1)	Jun 30	BAL		DET	L,5-6	11-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.353	.311	.664	6						PR
Jul		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
38	1300	77	Jul 1	BAL		DET	L,8-11	9-GF(11)	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.358	.362	.720	2	2.36	0.106	4.00	0.11%	0.72	PH CF
39	1301	78	Jul 2	BAL		DET	W,6-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.352	.354	.706	2	.21	-0.005	.28	0.00%	-0.23	PH CF
40	1302	84 (5)	Jul 7 (2)	BAL		KCA	W,5-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.260	.345	.340	.685	2	.69	0.021	.99	0.02%	0.08	CF
41	1303	87 (2)	Jul 13	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.260	.345	.340	.685	9						PR
42	1304	88	Jul 14	BAL	@	BOS	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.260	.345	.340	.685	4						CF
43	1305	90 (1)	Jul 16	BAL		NYY	L,1-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.355	.352	.707	2	.90	-0.009	1.80	-0.01%	0.05	CF
44	1306	91	Jul 17	BAL		NYY	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.348	.362	.711	2	1.35	-0.071	1.76	-0.06%	-0.76	CF
45	1307	92	Jul 18	BAL	@	DET	W,8-7	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.348	.362	.711	9						CF
46	1308	93	Jul 19	BAL	@	DET	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.348	.362	.711	5						CF
47	1309	94	Jul 20	BAL	@	DET	L,8-15	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.279	.348	.361	.708	7	1.05	-0.048	1.71	-0.05%	-0.65	CF
48	1310	95	Jul 22 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	L,4-7	8-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.279	.348	.361	.708	2		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR CF
49	1311	96	Jul 22 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	L,4-11	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.338	.349	.687	7	.68	-0.033	.55	-0.02%	-0.45	CF
50	1312	98 (1)	Jul 25	BAL		BOS	W,5-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.270	.338	.349	.687	6						CF
51	1313	100 (1)	Jul 26 (2)	BAL		BOS	W,9-2	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.270	.338	.349	.687	2						CF
52	1314	101	Jul 27	BAL		BOS	W,8-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.270	.338	.349	.687	2						CF
53	1315	102	Jul 28	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.347	.358	.705	2	.40	0.005	.30	0.00%	0.12	CF
54	1316	103	Jul 29	BAL	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.329	.338	.667	2	1.64	-0.212	1.77	-0.14%	-1.67	CF
55	1317	104	Jul 30 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-0	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.268	.329	.338	.667	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR CF
56	1318	105	Jul 30 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.268	.329	.338	.667	2						CF
Aug		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
57	1319	106	Aug 2 (1)	BAL		MIN	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.268	.329	.338	.667	2						CF
58	1320	107	Aug 2 (2)	BAL		MIN	W,4-3	8-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.268	.329	.338	.667	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR CF
59	1321	108	Aug 3	BAL		MIN	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.313	.320	.633	2	.61	-0.061	.59	-0.04%	-0.59	CF
60	1322	109	Aug 4 (1)	BAL		LAA	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.253	.310	.316	.627	2	.97	-0.019	1.10	-0.01%	-0.29	CF
61	1323	110	Aug 4 (2)	BAL		LAA	W,3-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.253	.310	.316	.627	8						PR CF
62	1324	112 (1)	Aug 7	BAL		KCA	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.253	.310	.316	.627	6						CF
63	1325	113	Aug 8 (1)	BAL		KCA	W,7-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.253	.310	.316	.627	3						CF
64	1326	114	Aug 8 (2)	BAL		KCA	L,5-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.253	.310	.316	.627	7						CF
65	1327	116 (1)	Aug 10	BAL		KCA	W,8-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.253	.310	.316	.627	2						PR CF
66	1328	117	Aug 11	BAL		BOS	W,6-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.253	.310	.316	.627	7						CF
67	1329	119 (1)	Aug 13	BAL		BOS	W,6-5	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.253	.310	.316	.627	7						CF
68	1330	121 (1)	Aug 15 (2)	BAL	@	DET	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.311	.317	.628	7	1.01	-0.051	.24	-0.01%	-0.60	CF
69	1331	123 (1)	Aug 17	BAL	@	DET	W,3-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.256	.311	.317	.628	2						CF
70	1332	128 (4)	Aug 23	BAL	@	KCA	W,7-5	9-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.308	.313	.621	3	1.33	-0.034	.21	0.00%	-0.11	PR CF
71	1333	130 (1)	Aug 25	BAL	@	MIN	W,5-2	GS-6	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.319	.326	.645	1	1.22	0.017	.16	0.00%	0.16	CF
72	1334	131	Aug 26	BAL	@	MIN	W,7-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.319	.326	.645	2						CF
73	1335	133 (1)	Aug 28	BAL	@	LAA	W,8-1	GS-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.326	.326	.652	7	1.27	0.022	.06	0.00%	0.35	CF
74	1336	136 (2)	Aug 30	BAL	@	LAA	W,11-4	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.316	.315	.631	6	.33	-0.044	.02	0.00%	-1.01	CF
Sept		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
75	1337	146 (9)	Sep 8 (2)	BAL		WSA	W,4-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.258	.316	.315	.631	2						CF
							50-25		99	89	15	23	3	1	0	6	8	0	10	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	.258	.316	.315	.631		.92	-0.423	1.26	-0.13%	-2.29

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