Jim Finigan

Positions: Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: August 19, 1928 in Quincy, IL us

Died: May 16, 1981 in Quincy, IL

Buried: St. Peter Cemetery, Quincy, IL

Schools: Quincy University (Quincy, IL), St. Ambrose University (Davenport, IA)

Debut: April 25, 1954 (Age 25-249d, 11,134th in major league history)
vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 5, 1959 (Age 30-320d)
vs. BOS 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: James Leroy Finigan

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.4

1600

422

.264

195

RBI

168

OBP

.342

SLG

.367

OPS

.709

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	38-26 / in Starts: 27-21
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	15 games
Most Games w/o HR	57 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 204 PAs	17
Actual Runners on Base	127 (65-42-20)
Avg. MLBer w/ 204 PAs	21
Avg. Runners on Base	125 (66-39-20)

Most Driven In
F House	4
J Groth	2
C Maxwell	2
B Tuttle	1
H Kuenn	1
R Wilson	1
B Hoeft	1
A Kaline	1

Most Driven In By
A Kaline	5
R Boone	4
B Tuttle	3
H Kuenn	2
B Hoeft	2
L Sleater	1
D Philley	1

1957 Batting Game Log

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1957 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	378	1	Apr 16	DET	@	KCA	L,1-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	2	1.08	-0.046	2.88	-0.07%	-0.28	3B
2	379	2	Apr 17	DET	@	KCA	L,4-5	GS-9	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.286	.000	.286	2	1.25	-0.088	3.03	-0.13%	-0.63	3B
3	380	3	Apr 18	DET		CLE	L,3-8	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.273	.000	.273	2	1.23	-0.033	2.58	-0.04%	-0.43	3B
4	381	5 (1)	Apr 21	DET		CLE	W,3-2	10-12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	8	2.24	-0.056	4.43	-0.07%	-0.23	3B
5	382	10 (4)	Apr 27	DET	@	CLE	L,1-2	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.231	.000	.231	2	1.54	-0.038	2.87	-0.04%	-0.15	3B
6	383	11	Apr 28 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,2-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.231	.000	.231	8						3B
7	384	12	Apr 28 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,2-3	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.286	.091	.377	8	1.74	0.058	3.27	0.07%	0.25	3B
8	385	13	Apr 30	DET		NYY	W,2-1	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.267	.083	.350	8	2.26	-0.062	3.97	-0.07%	-0.22	3B
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
9	386	32 (18)	May 21	DET	@	BAL	W,2-1	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.235	.071	.307	8	.88	-0.041	1.83	-0.05%	-0.35	3B
10	387	33	May 22	DET	@	BAL	L,3-4	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.200	.059	.259	8	.75	-0.054	1.63	-0.07%	-0.37	3B
11	388	38 (4)	May 29	DET		KCA	W,4-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.250	.100	.350	8	1.35	0.087	2.10	0.08%	0.61	3B
12	389	39	May 30 (1)	DET		KCA	W,6-5	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.250	.100	.350	2						3B
13	390	40	May 30 (2)	DET		KCA	W,3-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.231	.091	.322	8	.93	-0.054	1.86	-0.07%	-0.57	3B
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
14	391	44 (3)	Jun 2 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,1-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.222	.087	.309	9	.37	-0.011	.98	-0.02%	-0.22	PH
15	392	46 (1)	Jun 5	DET		WSH	W,3-2	CG(11)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.226	.077	.303	8	1.26	-0.059	1.68	-0.05%	-0.24	3B
16	393	47	Jun 6	DET		WSH	W,7-6	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.257	.138	.395	8	1.29	0.166	1.80	0.14%	1.56	3B
17	394	48	Jun 7	DET		NYY	W,6-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.243	.129	.372	8	.78	-0.039	1.40	-0.04%	-0.33	3B
18	395	49	Jun 8	DET		NYY	W,7-4	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.250	.121	.371	8	.44	-0.013	.99	-0.02%	-0.43	3B
19	396	50	Jun 9	DET		NYY	L,4-5	GS-8	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.279	.171	.450	8	.34	0.009	.78	0.01%	0.72	3B
20	397	51	Jun 10	DET		NYY	W,9-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.255	.154	.409	8	.36	-0.037	.84	-0.05%	-1.02	3B
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
21	398	82 (30)	Jul 14 (1)	DET		BAL	W,10-2	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.100	.250	.150	.400	5	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.89	PH
22	399	95 (12)	Jul 28 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,6-5	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.119	.260	.167	.427	7	.42	0.002	.06	0.00%	-0.10	PH 3B
23	400	96	Jul 28 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS-15	6	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.111	.255	.156	.410	8	2.26	-0.116	.53	-0.02%	-0.91	3B
24	401	97	Jul 30	DET	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.276	.188	.463	8	.80	0.058	.07	0.00%	0.35	3B
25	402	98	Jul 31	DET	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.137	.274	.176	.451	8	.63	-0.052	.02	0.00%	-0.38	3B
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
26	403	99	Aug 1	DET	@	BOS	W,7-5	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.284	.214	.498	8	.77	0.087	.02	0.00%	0.87	3B
27	404	100	Aug 2	DET	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.155	.286	.207	.493	8	1.23	0.046	.06	0.00%	0.62	3B
28	405	101	Aug 3	DET	@	WSH	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.278	.200	.478	8	1.57	-0.097	.05	0.00%	-0.89	3B
29	406	106 (4)	Aug 9	DET	@	CHW	L,4-5	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.278	.200	.478	2						3B
30	407	108 (1)	Aug 11 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,8-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.278	.200	.478	2						2B
31	408	112 (3)	Aug 14	DET	@	KCA	W,7-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.278	.200	.478	7						3B
32	409	114 (1)	Aug 16	DET		CHW	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.316	.250	.566	8	.63	0.096	.00	0.00%	1.87	3B
33	410	115	Aug 17	DET		CHW	W,9-8	CG(10)	5	5	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.333	.275	.609	8	2.55	0.388	.01	0.00%	1.40	3B
34	411	116	Aug 18 (1)	DET		CHW	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.341	.288	.629	8	1.02	-0.086	.00	0.00%	-0.16	3B
35	412	117	Aug 18 (2)	DET		CHW	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.337	.286	.623	8	1.53	-0.120	.00	0.00%	-0.94	3B
36	413	118	Aug 20	DET		BAL	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.326	.275	.601	8	.21	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.41	3B
37	414	119	Aug 21	DET		BAL	L,3-9	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.323	.274	.597	8	.33	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.62	3B
38	415	120	Aug 22	DET		BAL	W,4-0	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.340	.279	.619	8	.56	0.037	.00	0.00%	2.01	3B
39	416	121	Aug 23	DET		WSH	W,13-4	CG	5	5	1	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.352	.319	.671	8	.44	0.087	.00	0.00%	1.47	3B
40	417	122	Aug 24	DET		WSH	L,3-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.358	.319	.677	8	.76	0.031	.00	0.00%	0.56	3B
41	418	123	Aug 25	DET		NYY	W,7-2	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.366	.323	.689	8	.87	0.026	.00	0.00%	0.27	3B
42	419	124	Aug 26	DET		NYY	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.263	.362	.313	.675	8	.41	0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.01	3B
43	420	125	Aug 27	DET		BOS	L,5-7	CG(11)	6	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.369	.317	.686	1	1.02	0.046	.00	0.00%	0.67	2B
44	421	126	Aug 28	DET		BOS	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.259	.357	.306	.663	1	1.96	-0.390	.00	0.00%	-1.70	2B
45	422	127	Aug 29	DET		BOS	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.252	.349	.297	.646	8	1.09	-0.109	.00	0.00%	-1.09	3B
46	423	128	Aug 30	DET	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.341	.289	.630	8	1.64	-0.098	.00	0.00%	-0.78	3B
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
47	424	130 (1)	Sep 1	DET	@	CLE	W,6-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.338	.287	.625	8	.05	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.57	3B
48	425	133 (2)	Sep 3	DET		CHW	W,3-2	10-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.243	.338	.287	.625	8						3B
49	426	135 (1)	Sep 7	DET		CLE	L,4-5	5-GF	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.246	.338	.288	.626	8	1.55	-0.036	.00	0.00%	0.95	3B
50	427	136	Sep 8	DET		CLE	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.336	.287	.623	1	.52	0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.17	3B
51	428	137	Sep 11 (1)	DET	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.338	.291	.629	1	.48	0.028	.00	0.00%	0.23	3B
52	429	138	Sep 11 (2)	DET	@	WSH	W,12-2	GS-8	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.336	.285	.620	1	1.07	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.38	3B
53	430	139	Sep 12	DET	@	WSH	W,8-5	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.338	.284	.621	1	.76	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.24	3B
54	431	140	Sep 14 (1)	DET	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.335	.283	.618	1	1.05	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.25	3B
55	432	141	Sep 14 (2)	DET	@	BAL	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.246	.335	.283	.618	8						3B
56	433	142	Sep 15 (1)	DET	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.342	.291	.632	8	.43	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.40	3B
57	434	143	Sep 15 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.339	.290	.629	8	.65	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.44	3B
58	435	144	Sep 17	DET	@	NYY	L,1-7	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.339	.286	.625	8	1.84	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.57	3B
59	436	149 (4)	Sep 23	DET	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG(11)	6	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.257	.345	.289	.634	2	1.42	0.131	.00	0.00%	0.86	3B
60	437	150	Sep 25	DET	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.256	.346	.288	.635	2	.58	0.067	.00	0.00%	-0.09	3B
61	438	151	Sep 26	DET	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.344	.288	.632	2	.79	0.050	.00	0.00%	0.37	3B
62	439	152	Sep 27	DET		KCA	L,7-9	CG	5	4	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.351	.305	.656	2	1.33	0.111	.00	0.00%	1.37	3B
63	440	153	Sep 28	DET		KCA	L,3-5	CG(13)	6	6	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.351	.306	.656	2	2.08	-0.075	.00	0.00%	-0.07	3B
64	441	154	Sep 29	DET		KCA	W,7-4	CG	5	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.357	.316	.673	2	.86	0.090	.00	0.00%	0.97	3B
							38-26		204	174	20	47	4	2	0	17	23	2	18	1	5	1	4	3	1	1	.270	.357	.316	.673		1.04	-0.314	.48	-0.50%	0.43

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