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+

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

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	DET	@	KCA	L,1-2	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
2	2	Apr 17	DET	@	KCA	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
3	3	Apr 18	DET		CLE	L,3-8	GS	38	9.0	1	5	1	7	0	3B
4	5 (1)	Apr 21	DET		CLE	W,3-2	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
5	10 (4)	Apr 27	DET	@	CLE	L,1-2	GF	17	4.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
6	11	Apr 28 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,2-0	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
7	12	Apr 28 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,2-3	GF	12	2.2	0	2	0	2	0	3B
8	13	Apr 30	DET		NYY	W,2-1	GF	11	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	32 (18)	May 21	DET	@	BAL	W,2-1	GS	20	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
10	33	May 22	DET	@	BAL	L,3-4	GS	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	3B
11	38 (4)	May 29	DET		KCA	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
12	39	May 30 (1)	DET		KCA	W,6-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
13	40	May 30 (2)	DET		KCA	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	46 (5)	Jun 5	DET		WSH	W,3-2	CG	42	11.0	2	3	0	5	2	3B
15	47	Jun 6	DET		WSH	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
16	48	Jun 7	DET		NYY	W,6-3	GS	28	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
17	49	Jun 8	DET		NYY	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
18	50	Jun 9	DET		NYY	L,4-5	GS	37	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
19	51	Jun 10	DET		NYY	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	95 (43)	Jul 28 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,6-5	GF	17	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 3B
21	96	Jul 28 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS	55	14.0	3	5	0	8	0	3B
22	97	Jul 30	DET	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	2	3	1	6	0	3B
23	98	Jul 31	DET	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	99	Aug 1	DET	@	BOS	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	3B
25	100	Aug 2	DET	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	35	8.2	0	1	1	2	0	3B
26	101	Aug 3	DET	@	WSH	L,3-4	GS	23	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
27	106 (4)	Aug 9	DET	@	CHW	L,4-5	GF	6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	3B
28	108 (1)	Aug 11 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,8-5	GF	8	1.0	1	1	1	3	1	2B
29	112 (3)	Aug 14	DET	@	KCA	W,7-4	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
30	114 (1)	Aug 16	DET		CHW	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
31	115	Aug 17	DET		CHW	W,9-8	CG	48	10.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
32	116	Aug 18 (1)	DET		CHW	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
33	117	Aug 18 (2)	DET		CHW	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
34	118	Aug 20	DET		BAL	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	3B
35	119	Aug 21	DET		BAL	L,3-9	CG	45	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
36	120	Aug 22	DET		BAL	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
37	121	Aug 23	DET		WSH	W,13-4	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
38	122	Aug 24	DET		WSH	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
39	123	Aug 25	DET		NYY	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	0	4	1	5	1	3B
40	124	Aug 26	DET		NYY	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
41	125	Aug 27	DET		BOS	L,5-7	CG	54	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
42	126	Aug 28	DET		BOS	L,0-1	CG	30	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
43	127	Aug 29	DET		BOS	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
44	128	Aug 30	DET	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	42	9.2	2	3	0	5	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	130 (1)	Sep 1	DET	@	CLE	W,6-1	GF	6	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
46	133 (2)	Sep 3	DET		CHW	W,3-2	GF	7	2.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
47	135 (1)	Sep 7	DET		CLE	L,4-5	GF	17	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	3B
48	136	Sep 8	DET		CLE	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
49	137	Sep 11 (1)	DET	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
50	138	Sep 11 (2)	DET	@	WSH	W,12-2	GS	28	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
51	139	Sep 12	DET	@	WSH	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
52	140	Sep 14 (1)	DET	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
53	141	Sep 14 (2)	DET	@	BAL	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
54	142	Sep 15 (1)	DET	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
55	143	Sep 15 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
56	144	Sep 17	DET	@	NYY	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
57	149 (4)	Sep 23	DET	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	43	10.1	2	1	1	4	0	3B
58	150	Sep 25	DET	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
59	151	Sep 26	DET	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	3B
60	152	Sep 27	DET		KCA	L,7-9	CG	45	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
61	153	Sep 28	DET		KCA	L,3-5	CG	51	13.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
62	154	Sep 29	DET		KCA	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
							62gm		461.2	66	112	9	187	11