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.

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
2	2	Apr 19	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
3	3	Apr 20	CLE		DET	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
4	4	Apr 21	CLE		DET	L,6-7	CG	48	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
5	5	Apr 22 (1)	CLE		DET	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
6	6	Apr 22 (2)	CLE		DET	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
7	7	Apr 25	CLE	@	KCA	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
8	8	Apr 26	CLE	@	KCA	W,14-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
9	9	Apr 27	CLE	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
10	10	Apr 29 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	37	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
11	11	Apr 29 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 1	CLE	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
13	13	May 3	CLE	@	BAL	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
14	14	May 4	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
15	15	May 5	CLE	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
16	16	May 7	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
17	17	May 8	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
18	18	May 9	CLE	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
19	19	May 10	CLE	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
20	20	May 11	CLE		KCA	W,4-1	CG	21	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
21	21	May 12	CLE		KCA	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
22	22	May 13 (1)	CLE		KCA	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
23	23	May 13 (2)	CLE		KCA	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
24	24	May 14	CLE		NYY	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
25	25	May 16	CLE		NYY	L,1-4	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
26	26	May 18	CLE		WSH	L,4-5	CG	51	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
27	27	May 19	CLE		WSH	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
28	28	May 20 (1)	CLE		BAL	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
29	29	May 20 (2)	CLE		BAL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
30	30	May 22	CLE		BOS	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
31	31	May 23	CLE		BOS	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
32	32	May 25	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
33	33	May 27 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	72	14.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
34	34	May 27 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
35	35	May 28	CLE		DET	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
36	36	May 30 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
37	37	May 30 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,8-9	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	38	Jun 1	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
39	39	Jun 2	CLE	@	WSH	W,15-0	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
40	40	Jun 3 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-4	CG	51	12.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
41	41	Jun 3 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	L,1-7	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
42	42	Jun 4	CLE	@	WSH	W,7-0	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
43	43	Jun 5	CLE	@	BAL	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
44	44	Jun 6	CLE	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
45	45	Jun 7	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
46	46	Jun 8	CLE	@	NYY	W,9-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
47	47	Jun 9	CLE	@	NYY	W,15-8	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
48	48	Jun 10	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
49	49	Jun 11 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
50	50	Jun 11 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	40	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
51	51	Jun 12	CLE	@	BOS	L,7-9	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
52	52	Jun 13	CLE	@	BOS	T,8-8	CG	56	11.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
53	53	Jun 14	CLE	@	BOS	L,9-10	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
54	54	Jun 15	CLE		NYY	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
55	55	Jun 16	CLE		NYY	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
56	56	Jun 17	CLE		NYY	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
57	57	Jun 19	CLE		BOS	W,9-7	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
58	58	Jun 20	CLE		BOS	W,5-4	CG	43	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
59	59	Jun 21	CLE		BOS	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
60	60	Jun 22	CLE		WSH	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
61	61	Jun 23	CLE		WSH	W,9-8	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
62	62	Jun 24	CLE		WSH	W,7-2	CG	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
63	63	Jun 26	CLE		BAL	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
64	64	Jun 27	CLE		BAL	W,12-11	CG	52	11.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
65	65	Jun 29 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
66	66	Jun 29 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,2-13	CG	52	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
67	67	Jun 30	CLE		CHW	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	68	Jul 1 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
69	69	Jul 1 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
70	70	Jul 3	CLE		KCA	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
71	71	Jul 4 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
72	72	Jul 4 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
73	73	Jul 5	CLE	@	DET	L,7-13	CG	42	8.0	7	0	1	8	0	CF
74	74	Jul 6	CLE	@	KCA	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
75	75	Jul 7	CLE	@	KCA	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
76	76	Jul 8	CLE	@	KCA	W,17-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
77	77	Jul 12	CLE	@	NYY	L,5-9	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
78	78	Jul 13	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-10	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
79	79	Jul 14	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	43	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
80	80	Jul 15 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	W,10-7	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
81	81	Jul 15 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
82	82	Jul 16	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
83	83	Jul 18 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
84	84	Jul 18 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,11-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
85	85	Jul 19	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	37	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
86	86	Jul 21 (1)	CLE	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
87	87	Jul 21 (2)	CLE	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
88	88	Jul 22	CLE	@	BAL	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
89	89	Jul 24	CLE		WSH	W,11-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
90	90	Jul 25	CLE		WSH	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
91	91	Jul 26	CLE		WSH	W,1-0	CG	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
92	92	Jul 27	CLE		BAL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
93	93	Jul 28	CLE		BAL	L,6-8	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
94	94	Jul 29 (1)	CLE		BAL	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
95	95	Jul 29 (2)	CLE		BAL	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
96	96	Jul 30	CLE		NYY	L,6-13	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
97	97	Jul 31	CLE		NYY	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	98	Aug 1	CLE		NYY	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
99	99	Aug 2	CLE		NYY	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
100	100	Aug 3	CLE		BOS	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
101	101	Aug 4	CLE		BOS	L,5-6	CG	48	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
102	102	Aug 5	CLE		BOS	L,1-2	CG	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
103	103	Aug 6	CLE	@	DET	L,0-9	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
104	104	Aug 7	CLE	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
105	105	Aug 8	CLE	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	58	13.1	5	0	0	5	0	CF
106	106	Aug 9	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-9	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
107	107	Aug 10	CLE	@	KCA	W,11-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
108	108	Aug 11	CLE	@	KCA	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
109	109	Aug 12	CLE	@	KCA	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
110	110	Aug 14	CLE		DET	L,4-6	CG	60	15.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
111	111	Aug 15	CLE		DET	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
112	119 (7)	Aug 23	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
113	120	Aug 24	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-3	GF	15	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
114	122 (1)	Aug 26	CLE	@	WSH	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
115	123	Aug 27	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-2	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
116	125 (1)	Aug 29	CLE	@	BAL	W,3-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
117	126	Aug 31 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
118	128 (1)	Sep 1	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-1	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
119	129	Sep 2	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
120	130	Sep 3 (1)	CLE	@	KCA	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
121	131	Sep 3 (2)	CLE	@	KCA	W,2-1	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
122	133 (1)	Sep 7	CLE		CHW	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
123	134	Sep 8	CLE		CHW	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
124	135	Sep 9 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,4-1	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
125	138 (2)	Sep 12	CLE		BAL	W,2-1	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
126	140 (1)	Sep 14 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
127	141	Sep 14 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,3-4	GF	6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
128	143 (1)	Sep 16 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,3-10	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
129	144	Sep 16 (2)	CLE		NYY	W,4-3	GF	18	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
130	145	Sep 18 (1)	CLE		WSH	W,1-0	CG	38	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
131	146	Sep 18 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
132	148 (1)	Sep 21	CLE	@	DET	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
133	149	Sep 22	CLE	@	DET	W,5-1	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
							133gm		1116.2	347	4	4	355	0