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.

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	WSH		BAL	W,12-5	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
2	2	Apr 13	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-19	CG	52	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
3	3	Apr 16	WSH		NYY	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
4	4	Apr 17	WSH		NYY	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
5	5	Apr 20	WSH		BOS	L,0-1	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
6	6	Apr 21	WSH		BOS	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
7	7	Apr 22	WSH	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
8	8	Apr 23	WSH	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
9	9	Apr 24 (1)	WSH	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	39	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
10	10	Apr 24 (2)	WSH	@	BAL	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
11	11	Apr 26	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
12	12	Apr 27	WSH	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	74	16.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
13	13	Apr 28	WSH	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
14	14	Apr 29	WSH	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
15	15	Apr 30	WSH	@	DET	L,7-11	CG	40	7.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	16	May 1	WSH	@	KCA	L,10-16	CG	52	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
17	17	May 2	WSH	@	KCA	W,12-1	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
18	18	May 3	WSH	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
19	19	May 4	WSH	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
20	20	May 6	WSH		BAL	W,2-1	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
21	21	May 7	WSH		BAL	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
22	22	May 8 (1)	WSH		BAL	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
23	23	May 8 (2)	WSH		BAL	W,15-7	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
24	24	May 10	WSH		DET	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
25	25	May 11	WSH		DET	L,0-7	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
26	26	May 12	WSH		CLE	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
27	27	May 15 (1)	WSH		CHW	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
28	28	May 15 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
29	29	May 17	WSH		KCA	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
30	30	May 18	WSH		KCA	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
31	31	May 20	WSH		BOS	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
32	32	May 21	WSH		BOS	W,1-0	CG	50	12.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
33	33	May 24	WSH	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
34	34	May 25	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
35	35	May 26 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
36	36	May 26 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
37	37	May 27	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-16	CG	46	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
38	38	May 28	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
39	39	May 29	WSH	@	BOS	L,7-12	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
40	40	May 30 (1)	WSH		NYY	W,3-2	CG	36	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
41	41	May 30 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	42	Jun 1	WSH	@	DET	L,0-9	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
43	43	Jun 2	WSH	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
44	44	Jun 3	WSH	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
45	45	Jun 4	WSH	@	CLE	W,14-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
46	46	Jun 5 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
47	47	Jun 5 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
				Player went from Washington Nationals to Chicago White Sox
48	48	Jun 8	CHW		BAL	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
49	49	Jun 11	CHW		WSH	W,10-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
50	50	Jun 12 (1)	CHW		WSH	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
51	51	Jun 12 (2)	CHW		WSH	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
52	52	Jun 14	CHW	@	BAL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
53	53	Jun 15 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
54	54	Jun 15 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
55	55	Jun 16	CHW	@	BAL	W,8-0	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
56	56	Jun 17	CHW	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
57	57	Jun 18	CHW	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
58	58	Jun 19 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
59	59	Jun 19 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
60	60	Jun 21	CHW	@	WSH	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
61	61	Jun 22	CHW	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
62	62	Jun 23	CHW	@	WSH	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
63	63	Jun 24	CHW	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
64	64	Jun 25	CHW	@	BOS	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
65	65	Jun 26 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
66	66	Jun 26 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-8	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
67	67	Jun 28	CHW		DET	L,4-5	CG	44	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
68	68	Jun 29	CHW		DET	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
69	69	Jun 30	CHW		DET	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	70	Jul 1	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
71	71	Jul 2	CHW	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
72	72	Jul 3	CHW	@	CLE	L,9-14	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
73	73	Jul 4 (1)	CHW	@	KCA	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
74	74	Jul 4 (2)	CHW	@	KCA	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
75	75	Jul 6	CHW	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
76	76	Jul 7	CHW	@	DET	W,12-1	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	77	Jul 8	CHW		CLE	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
78	78	Jul 9	CHW		CLE	W,6-0	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
79	79	Jul 10 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,2-5	GS	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
80	80	Jul 10 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
81	81	Jul 14 (1)	CHW		WSH	W,13-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
82	82	Jul 14 (2)	CHW		WSH	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
83	83	Jul 15	CHW		WSH	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
84	84	Jul 16	CHW		BAL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
85	85	Jul 17 (1)	CHW		BAL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
86	86	Jul 17 (2)	CHW		BAL	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
87	87	Jul 18	CHW		BAL	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
88	88	Jul 19	CHW		NYY	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
89	89	Jul 20	CHW		NYY	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
90	90	Jul 21	CHW		NYY	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
91	91	Jul 22	CHW		BOS	W,10-7	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
92	92	Jul 23	CHW		BOS	L,7-9	CG	43	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
93	93	Jul 24 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,4-0	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
94	94	Jul 24 (2)	CHW		BOS	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
95	95	Jul 26	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
96	96	Jul 27	CHW	@	NYY	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
97	97	Jul 28	CHW	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
98	98	Jul 29	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
99	99	Jul 30	CHW	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
100	100	Jul 31 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	38	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
101	101	Jul 31 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	102	Aug 2	CHW	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
103	103	Aug 3	CHW	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
104	104	Aug 4	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
105	105	Aug 5	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	44	10.1	4	0	0	4	0	CF
106	107 (1)	Aug 7	CHW	@	BAL	T,2-2	GF	18	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	PR CF
107	108	Aug 9	CHW	@	KCA	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
108	109	Aug 10	CHW	@	KCA	L,4-5	GS	29	7.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
109	111 (1)	Aug 12	CHW	@	DET	W,2-1	GF	18	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
110	112	Aug 13	CHW	@	DET	L,8-9	GF	5	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
111	114 (1)	Aug 16	CHW		KCA	W,5-4	GF	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
112	115	Aug 18 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
113	116	Aug 18 (2)	CHW		KCA	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
114	117	Aug 19	CHW		DET	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
115	118	Aug 20	CHW		DET	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
116	119	Aug 21 (1)	CHW		DET	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
117	120	Aug 21 (2)	CHW		DET	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
118	121	Aug 23 (1)	CHW		BAL	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
119	122	Aug 23 (2)	CHW		BAL	L,3-10	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
120	123	Aug 24 (1)	CHW		BAL	W,14-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
121	124	Aug 24 (2)	CHW		BAL	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
122	125	Aug 25	CHW		WSH	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
123	126	Aug 26	CHW		WSH	L,0-10	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
124	127	Aug 27	CHW		WSH	W,11-1	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
125	129 (1)	Aug 28 (2)	CHW		NYY	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
126	130	Aug 30	CHW		BOS	W,7-5	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
127	131	Aug 31	CHW		BOS	W,4-2	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
128	132	Sep 2	CHW	@	CLE	W,8-1	GF	12	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
129	134 (1)	Sep 4 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-5	GS	35	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
130	136 (1)	Sep 5 (1)	CHW	@	DET	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
131	137	Sep 5 (2)	CHW	@	DET	W,3-0	GF	15	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	PR CF
132	138	Sep 7	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
133	139	Sep 8	CHW	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
134	140	Sep 9	CHW	@	NYY	L,4-5	GS	26	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
135	141	Sep 10	CHW	@	NYY	W,9-8	GS	13	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
136	143 (1)	Sep 11 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
137	144	Sep 13 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	L,0-2	GS	26	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
138	145	Sep 13 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	W,9-6	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
139	147 (1)	Sep 14 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
140	148	Sep 16	CHW	@	KCA	L,7-13	GS	36	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
141	149	Sep 17	CHW	@	KCA	W,12-8	CG	50	10.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
142	150	Sep 18	CHW	@	KCA	L,1-8	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
143	151	Sep 20	CHW		CLE	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
144	152	Sep 21	CHW		CLE	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
145	153	Sep 23	CHW		KCA	W,12-4	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
146	154	Sep 24	CHW		KCA	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
							146gm		1214.2	375	7	5	387	3