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.

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	WSH		NYY	W,5-3	CG	41	10.0	7	0	1	8	0	CF
2	2	Apr 14	WSH		NYY	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
3	3	Apr 15	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
4	4	Apr 18	WSH	@	NYY	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
5	5	Apr 19	WSH		PHA	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
6	6	Apr 20	WSH		PHA	L,0-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
7	7	Apr 21	WSH	@	PHA	W,13-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
8	8	Apr 23	WSH		BOS	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
9	9	Apr 24	WSH		BOS	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
10	10	Apr 25	WSH		BOS	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
11	11	Apr 29	WSH		BAL	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
12	12	Apr 30	WSH		DET	L,1-2	CG	46	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	13	May 1	WSH		DET	L,1-6	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
14	14	May 2 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
15	15	May 2 (2)	WSH		CLE	L,3-6	CG	49	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
16	16	May 4	WSH		CHW	L,6-8	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
17	17	May 5	WSH		CHW	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
18	18	May 6	WSH		CHW	L,4-5	CG	43	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
19	19	May 7	WSH	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
20	20	May 11	WSH	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
21	21	May 12	WSH	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
22	22	May 13	WSH	@	CLE	L,7-8	CG	49	10.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
23	23	May 14	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
24	24	May 15	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
25	25	May 16 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-10	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
26	26	May 16 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
27	27	May 18	WSH	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
28	28	May 19	WSH	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
29	29	May 21	WSH		PHA	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
30	30	May 22	WSH		PHA	L,3-10	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
31	31	May 23	WSH		PHA	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
32	32	May 25	WSH		NYY	L,3-9	CG	49	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
33	33	May 26	WSH		NYY	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
34	34	May 27	WSH		NYY	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
35	35	May 28	WSH	@	PHA	W,12-6	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
36	36	May 29	WSH	@	PHA	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
37	37	May 30 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
38	38	May 30 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	36	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	CF
39	39	May 31 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
40	40	May 31 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	45	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	41	Jun 1	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-9	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
42	42	Jun 2	WSH		DET	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
43	43	Jun 3	WSH		DET	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
44	44	Jun 4	WSH		DET	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
45	45	Jun 5	WSH		CHW	L,3-5	CG	47	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
46	46	Jun 6 (1)	WSH		CHW	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
47	47	Jun 6 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,0-6	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
48	48	Jun 8	WSH		CLE	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
49	49	Jun 9	WSH		CLE	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
50	50	Jun 10	WSH		CLE	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
51	51	Jun 11	WSH		BAL	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
52	52	Jun 12	WSH		BAL	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
53	53	Jun 13 (1)	WSH		BAL	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
54	54	Jun 13 (2)	WSH		BAL	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
55	55	Jun 15	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-9	CG	43	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
56	56	Jun 16	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-5	GS	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
57	57	Jun 17	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
58	58	Jun 18	WSH	@	BAL	W,7-5	CG	57	13.0	9	0	0	9	0	CF
59	59	Jun 19	WSH	@	BAL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
60	60	Jun 20 (1)	WSH	@	BAL	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
61	61	Jun 20 (2)	WSH	@	BAL	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
62	62	Jun 22	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
63	63	Jun 23	WSH	@	CHW	L,6-8	CG	43	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
64	64	Jun 24	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
65	65	Jun 25	WSH	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
66	66	Jun 26	WSH	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
67	67	Jun 27	WSH	@	DET	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
68	68	Jun 29	WSH	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
69	69	Jun 30	WSH	@	PHA	L,7-8	CG	42	8.2	3	0	1	4	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	70	Jul 2 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	49	10.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
71	71	Jul 2 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
72	72	Jul 3	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
73	73	Jul 4	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
74	74	Jul 5 (1)	WSH		BOS	L,0-14	CG	53	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
75	75	Jul 5 (2)	WSH		BOS	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
76	76	Jul 6	WSH		PHA	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
77	77	Jul 9	WSH		NYY	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
78	78	Jul 10	WSH		NYY	L,1-9	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
79	79	Jul 11	WSH		NYY	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
80	80	Jul 15	WSH		CHW	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
81	81	Jul 16	WSH		CHW	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
82	82	Jul 17	WSH		CHW	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
83	83	Jul 18 (1)	WSH		CLE	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
84	84	Jul 18 (2)	WSH		CLE	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
85	85	Jul 19	WSH		CLE	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
86	86	Jul 20	WSH		BAL	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
87	87	Jul 21	WSH		BAL	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
88	88	Jul 22	WSH		BAL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
89	89	Jul 23	WSH		DET	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
90	90	Jul 24	WSH		DET	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
91	91	Jul 25	WSH		DET	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
92	92	Jul 27	WSH	@	BAL	L,5-7	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
93	93	Jul 28	WSH	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
94	94	Jul 29	WSH	@	BAL	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
95	95	Jul 30	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-8	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
96	96	Jul 31	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	97	Aug 1 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
98	98	Aug 1 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
99	99	Aug 2	WSH	@	DET	W,11-6	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
100	100	Aug 3	WSH	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
101	101	Aug 4	WSH	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
102	102	Aug 5	WSH	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
103	103	Aug 6	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-10	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
104	104	Aug 7	WSH	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
105	105	Aug 8 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
106	106	Aug 8 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
107	107	Aug 10	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
108	108	Aug 11 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-10	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
109	109	Aug 11 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
110	110	Aug 12 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
111	111	Aug 12 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-5	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
112	112	Aug 13	WSH		PHA	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
113	113	Aug 14	WSH		PHA	L,4-6	CG	45	11.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
114	114	Aug 15	WSH		PHA	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
115	115	Aug 17	WSH		BOS	L,3-4	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
116	116	Aug 18	WSH		BOS	L,8-9	CG	51	11.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
117	117	Aug 19	WSH		BOS	L,6-11	CG	50	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
118	118	Aug 22 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	52	11.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
119	119	Aug 22 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	T,4-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
120	120	Aug 23 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	W,8-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
121	121	Aug 23 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,10-3	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
122	122	Aug 24	WSH		CHW	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
123	123	Aug 25	WSH		CHW	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
124	124	Aug 26	WSH		CLE	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
125	125	Aug 27	WSH		CLE	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
126	126	Aug 28	WSH		CLE	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
127	127	Aug 29 (1)	WSH		BAL	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
128	128	Aug 29 (2)	WSH		BAL	L,0-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
129	129	Aug 30	WSH		BAL	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
130	130	Aug 31	WSH		DET	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
131	131	Sep 1	WSH		DET	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
132	132	Sep 2	WSH		DET	W,16-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
133	133	Sep 3	WSH		NYY	L,2-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
134	134	Sep 4	WSH		NYY	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
135	135	Sep 5	WSH		NYY	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
136	136	Sep 6 (1)	WSH		PHA	W,8-1	GS	20	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
137	137	Sep 6 (2)	WSH		PHA	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
138	138	Sep 7	WSH		PHA	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
139	139	Sep 8	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
140	140	Sep 9	WSH	@	CHW	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
141	141	Sep 10	WSH	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	41	8.2	6	0	0	6	0	CF
142	142	Sep 11	WSH	@	BAL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
143	143	Sep 12 (1)	WSH	@	DET	L,0-5	CG	42	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
144	144	Sep 12 (2)	WSH	@	DET	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
145	145	Sep 14	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
146	146	Sep 17	WSH		BOS	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
147	147	Sep 18	WSH		BOS	W,8-7	CG	65	15.0	6	1	0	7	0	CF
148	148	Sep 19	WSH		BOS	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
149	149	Sep 20	WSH	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
150	150	Sep 21	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
151	151	Sep 22	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
152	152	Sep 24 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,1-0	CG	42	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
153	153	Sep 24 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
154	154	Sep 25	WSH	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
155	155	Sep 26	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-11	GS	36	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
							155gm		1375.1	492	6	6	504	1