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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	WSH		NYY	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
2	2	Apr 17	WSH		NYY	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
3	3	Apr 19	WSH		BOS	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
4	4	Apr 20 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
5	5	Apr 20 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-11	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
6	6	Apr 21	WSH		PHA	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
7	7	Apr 22	WSH		PHA	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
8	8	Apr 23	WSH		PHA	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
9	9	Apr 24	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
10	10	Apr 25	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
11	11	Apr 26	WSH	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
12	12	Apr 28	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
13	13	Apr 29	WSH	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
14	14	Apr 30	WSH	@	SLB	L,1-3	CG	27	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	WSH	@	SLB	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
16	16	May 2	WSH	@	SLB	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
17	17	May 3 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
18	18	May 3 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
19	19	May 5	WSH	@	DET	W,14-4	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
20	20	May 6	WSH	@	DET	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
21	21	May 8	WSH	@	PHA	W,10-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
22	22	May 9	WSH	@	PHA	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
23	23	May 10 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	W,8-0	CG	27	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
24	24	May 10 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
25	25	May 12	WSH		DET	W,10-1	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
26	26	May 14	WSH		SLB	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
27	27	May 15	WSH		SLB	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
28	28	May 16	WSH		SLB	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	CF
29	29	May 17	WSH		CHW	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
30	30	May 18	WSH		CHW	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
31	31	May 20	WSH		CLE	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
32	32	May 21	WSH		NYY	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
33	33	May 22	WSH		NYY	W,12-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
34	34	May 23	WSH		PHA	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
35	35	May 24	WSH		PHA	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
36	36	May 25	WSH		PHA	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
37	37	May 27	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
38	38	May 28	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
39	39	May 29	WSH		BOS	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
40	40	May 30 (1)	WSH		BOS	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
41	41	May 30 (2)	WSH		BOS	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
42	42	May 31 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
43	43	May 31 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	44	Jun 2	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
45	45	Jun 3	WSH	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
46	46	Jun 4	WSH	@	SLB	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
47	47	Jun 5	WSH	@	CHW	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
48	48	Jun 7 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	W,16-2	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
49	49	Jun 7 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
50	50	Jun 9	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
51	51	Jun 10	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
52	52	Jun 11	WSH	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
53	53	Jun 12	WSH	@	DET	L,1-2	GS	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
54	55 (1)	Jun 14	WSH	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
55	56	Jun 16	WSH		CHW	L,3-7	CG	50	11.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
56	57	Jun 17	WSH		CHW	W,1-0	GS	26	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
57	58	Jun 18	WSH		CHW	L,4-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
58	59	Jun 19	WSH		CLE	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
59	60	Jun 20	WSH		CLE	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
60	61	Jun 21	WSH		CLE	W,5-1	CG	29	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
61	62	Jun 22 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
62	63	Jun 22 (2)	WSH		CLE	L,2-5	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
63	64	Jun 23	WSH		SLB	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
64	65	Jun 24	WSH		SLB	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
65	66	Jun 25	WSH		SLB	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
66	67	Jun 26	WSH		DET	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
67	68	Jun 27	WSH		DET	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
68	69	Jun 28 (1)	WSH		DET	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
69	70	Jun 28 (2)	WSH		DET	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
70	71	Jun 30	WSH	@	PHA	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	72	Jul 1	WSH	@	PHA	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
72	73	Jul 3	WSH	@	BOS	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
73	74	Jul 4 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
74	75	Jul 4 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,8-4	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
75	76	Jul 5 (1)	WSH		NYY	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
76	77	Jul 5 (2)	WSH		NYY	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
77	78	Jul 6	WSH		BOS	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
78	79	Jul 7	WSH		BOS	L,0-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
79	80	Jul 8	WSH		PHA	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
80	81	Jul 9	WSH		PHA	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
81	82	Jul 10	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
82	83	Jul 11	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
83	84	Jul 12	WSH	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	44	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
84	85	Jul 16 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	45	9.2	6	0	0	6	0	CF
85	86	Jul 16 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
86	87	Jul 17	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
87	88	Jul 18	WSH	@	CHW	L,6-10	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
88	89	Jul 19 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
89	90	Jul 19 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	W,13-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
90	91	Jul 21	WSH	@	DET	L,7-8	CG	43	9.2	6	0	0	6	0	CF
91	92	Jul 23 (1)	WSH	@	DET	L,6-9	CG	48	9.1	5	0	0	5	0	CF
92	93	Jul 23 (2)	WSH	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
93	94	Jul 24	WSH	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
94	95	Jul 25	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	40	9.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
95	96	Jul 26 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
96	97	Jul 26 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
97	98	Jul 28	WSH		DET	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
98	99	Jul 29	WSH		DET	W,13-5	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
99	100	Jul 30	WSH		DET	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
100	101	Jul 31	WSH		CHW	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
101	102	Aug 1	WSH		CHW	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
102	103	Aug 2	WSH		CHW	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
103	104	Aug 3	WSH		CHW	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
104	105	Aug 4	WSH		CLE	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
105	106	Aug 5	WSH		CLE	W,11-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
106	107	Aug 6	WSH		CLE	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
107	108	Aug 7	WSH		SLB	W,12-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
108	109	Aug 9 (1)	WSH		SLB	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
109	110	Aug 9 (2)	WSH		SLB	W,12-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
110	111	Aug 10	WSH		BOS	W,2-0	CG	28	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
111	112	Aug 11	WSH		NYY	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
112	113	Aug 12	WSH		NYY	L,1-22	CG	61	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
113	115 (1)	Aug 15 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
114	116	Aug 15 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
115	117	Aug 16 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
116	118	Aug 16 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
117	119	Aug 18	WSH	@	NYY	W,10-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
118	120	Aug 19	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
119	121	Aug 20	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	6	0	1	7	0	CF
120	122	Aug 21 (1)	WSH		BOS	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
121	123	Aug 21 (2)	WSH		BOS	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
122	124	Aug 22	WSH		BOS	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
123	125	Aug 23	WSH		BOS	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
124	126	Aug 25	WSH	@	CLE	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
125	127	Aug 26	WSH	@	CLE	L,5-9	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
126	128	Aug 27	WSH	@	DET	W,12-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
127	129	Aug 28	WSH	@	DET	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
128	130	Aug 29	WSH	@	DET	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
129	131	Aug 30 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
130	132	Aug 30 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	W,9-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
131	133	Aug 31	WSH	@	SLB	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
132	134	Sep 2	WSH	@	CHW	L,3-7	CG	42	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
133	135	Sep 3	WSH	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
134	136	Sep 7 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	W,13-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
135	137	Sep 7 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
136	138	Sep 9 (1)	WSH		SLB	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
137	139	Sep 9 (2)	WSH		SLB	W,2-1	CG	49	12.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
138	140	Sep 11	WSH		CLE	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
139	141	Sep 12	WSH		CLE	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
140	142	Sep 13 (1)	WSH		DET	L,4-10	CG	46	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
141	143	Sep 13 (2)	WSH		DET	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
142	144	Sep 14	WSH		DET	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	CF
143	145	Sep 16	WSH		CHW	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
144	146	Sep 17	WSH		CHW	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
145	147	Sep 19	WSH	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
146	148	Sep 20 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,9-13	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
147	149	Sep 20 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,3-4	CG	46	10.1	5	0	0	5	0	CF
148	150	Sep 25	WSH		PHA	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
149	151	Sep 26	WSH		PHA	L,2-11	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
150	152	Sep 27	WSH		PHA	L,2-9	CG	46	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
							150gm		1321.1	485	15	6	506	4