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Skip James

Positions: First Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Pinch Runner

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: October 21, 1949 in Elmhurst, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 5th round of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS).

School: University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS)

Debut: September 12, 1977 (Age 27-326d, 13,971st in major league history)
vs. ATL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 23, 1978 (Age 28-337d)
vs. HOU 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Full Name: Philip Robert James

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.0

.167

RBI

OBP

.286

SLG

.222

OPS

.508

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	28-13 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 26 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	26 (12-8-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 26 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	15 (7-5-2)

Most Driven In
L Herndon	1
D Evans	1
B Madlock	1

Most Driven In By
J Clark	3
T Whitfield	1
V Harris	1

1978 Batting Game Log

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1978 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	11	1	Apr 7	SFG		SDP	L,2-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.75	-0.041	2.80	-0.04%	-0.14	1B
2	12	2	Apr 8	SFG		SDP	W,6-0	7-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR 1B
3	13	4 (1)	Apr 11	SFG	@	CIN	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4						1B
4	14	5	Apr 12	SFG	@	CIN	L,3-12	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.08	-0.002	.15	0.00%	-0.09	PH
5	15	6	Apr 13	SFG	@	CIN	L,6-7	8-GF(13)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	3	2.65	-0.031	4.74	-0.03%	-0.04	1B
6	16	7	Apr 14	SFG	@	SDP	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR 1B
7	17	8	Apr 16	SFG	@	SDP	W,8-4	5-GF	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	4	.28	-0.012	.44	-0.01%	0.01	1B
8	18	9	Apr 17	SFG		ATL	W,5-1	5-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.333	.619	4	.38	0.077	.63	0.08%	2.05	PR 1B
9	19	12 (2)	Apr 21	SFG		CIN	W,3-0	8-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.286	.536	4	1.11	0.027	2.01	0.03%	0.18	1B
10	20	13	Apr 22	SFG		CIN	L,4-5	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.286	.536	4						PR
11	21	14	Apr 23	SFG		CIN	L,1-2	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.250	.472	9	3.94	-0.110	7.05	-0.12%	-0.55	PH
12	22	15	Apr 25	SFG	@	ATL	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.222	.422	9	1.50	-0.038	2.02	-0.03%	-0.24	PH
13	23	16	Apr 26	SFG	@	ATL	L,1-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.200	.382	9	.05	-0.001	.06	0.00%	-0.23	PH
14	24	18 (1)	Apr 28	SFG	@	PIT	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.200	.382	4						PR 1B
15	25	19	Apr 29	SFG	@	PIT	L,2-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.182	.348	9	.33	-0.007	.42	-0.01%	-0.46	PH
16	26	20	Apr 30	SFG	@	PIT	W,7-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.083	.154	.167	.321	4	.06	-0.001	.07	0.00%	-0.50	PR 1B
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
17	27	21	May 1	SFG	@	STL	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.167	.321	4						PR 1B
18	28	23 (1)	May 3	SFG	@	STL	W,4-0	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.154	.297	4	.10	-0.003	.14	0.00%	-0.21	1B
19	29	24	May 6	SFG	@	CHC	W,2-1	10-GF(12)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.154	.297	9	3.44	0.117	5.01	0.10%	0.61	1B
20	30	25	May 7	SFG	@	CHC	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.154	.297	2						1B
21	31	26	May 9	SFG		PIT	W,3-2	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.071	.133	.143	.276	4	1.30	-0.047	2.18	-0.05%	-0.11	PR 1B
22	32	29 (2)	May 12	SFG		STL	W,9-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.133	.143	.276	4						1B
23	33	31 (1)	May 14 (1)	SFG		STL	W,5-4	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.125	.133	.258	8	1.65	-0.039	3.18	-0.05%	-0.14	PH
24	34	32	May 14 (2)	SFG		STL	W,4-3	9-10	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.188	.364	2	2.18	0.075	4.22	0.09%	0.37	PH
25	35	35 (2)	May 19	SFG	@	LAD	W,10-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.176	.188	.364	4						1B
26	36	37 (1)	May 21	SFG	@	LAD	L,1-4	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.176	.188	.364	9						PH
27	37	40 (2)	May 25	SFG		HOU	W,9-1	7-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.188	.410	4	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	0.27	PR 1B
28	38	45 (4)	May 30	SFG	@	HOU	W,1-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.188	.410	4						1B
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
29	39	47 (1)	Jun 2	SFG	@	MON	W,6-5	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.188	.410	7						1B
30	40	50 (2)	Jun 5	SFG	@	PHI	L,3-4	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.263	.188	.451	9	3.90	0.027	9.10	0.04%	0.11	PH
31	41	53 (2)	Jun 9	SFG	@	NYM	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.250	.176	.426	9	1.95	-0.047	4.58	-0.07%	-0.14	PH
32	42	55 (1)	Jun 11	SFG	@	NYM	W,7-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.238	.167	.405	4	.12	-0.003	.28	0.00%	-0.09	PR 1B
33	43	56	Jun 12	SFG		MON	W,1-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.238	.167	.405	5						1B
34	44	59 (2)	Jun 15	SFG		PHI	W,6-1	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.238	.167	.405	4						1B
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
35	45	141 (81)	Sep 8	SFG	@	ATL	W,8-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.238	.167	.405	9						1B
36	46	146 (4)	Sep 13	SFG		ATL	L,3-5	11-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.227	.158	.385	9	4.84	-0.128	2.96	-0.05%	-0.45	PH 1B
37	47	148 (1)	Sep 15	SFG		CIN	L,1-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.100	.217	.150	.367	9	.73	-0.025	.05	0.00%	-0.83	1B
38	48	149	Sep 16	SFG		CIN	W,3-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.208	.143	.351	9	5.93	-0.175	.08	0.00%	-0.76	PH
39	49	152 (2)	Sep 20	SFG	@	SDP	W,6-3	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.240	.143	.383	9	.06	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.27	PH
40	50	154 (1)	Sep 22	SFG		HOU	W,2-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.240	.143	.383	2						1B
41	51	155	Sep 23	SFG		HOU	W,3-2	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.240	.143	.383	9						PH
							28-13		26	21	5	2	1	0	0	3	4	0	5	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	.095	.240	.143	.383		1.53	-0.385	2.15	-0.12%	-1.11

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