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Jim Traber

Positions: First Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 194lb (183cm, 87kg)

Born: December 26, 1961 in Columbus, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 21st round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK).

High School: Wilde Lake HS (Columbia, MD)

School: Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK)

Debut: September 21, 1984 (Age 22-270d, 14,988th in major league history)
vs. BOS 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1989 (Age 27-279d)
vs. TOR 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1986 season

Full Name: James Joseph Traber

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

819

186

.227

RBI

117

OBP

.279

SLG

.352

OPS

.631

OPS+

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

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 9	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-12	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	1B
2	12 (7)	Apr 17	BAL		CLE	L,1-4	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
3	15 (2)	Apr 21	BAL	@	MIL	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
4	18 (2)	Apr 24	BAL	@	KCR	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	55 (36)	Jun 6	BAL		DET	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
6	56	Jun 7	BAL		DET	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
7	57	Jun 8	BAL		DET	L,4-12	CG	44	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
8	64 (6)	Jun 16	BAL		BOS	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
9	65	Jun 17	BAL		BOS	W,3-2	CG	39	11.0	14	1	0	15	2	1B
10	66	Jun 18	BAL		BOS	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
11	67	Jun 19	BAL		BOS	L,7-15	CG	51	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
12	69 (1)	Jun 21	BAL	@	TOR	W,4-2	GS	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
13	70	Jun 22	BAL	@	TOR	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
14	71	Jun 23	BAL	@	TOR	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
15	72	Jun 24	BAL	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
16	73	Jun 25	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-10	CG	41	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
17	74	Jun 26	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-10	CG	45	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
18	75	Jun 27	BAL		TOR	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
19	76	Jun 28	BAL		TOR	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
20	77	Jun 29	BAL		TOR	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	78	Jul 1	BAL	@	TEX	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
22	84 (5)	Jul 7	BAL		TEX	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
23	85	Jul 8	BAL		TEX	L,5-8	CG	42	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
24	86	Jul 9	BAL		TEX	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	9	2	1	12	3	1B
25	87	Jul 10	BAL		TEX	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
26	88	Jul 14 (1)	BAL		MIN	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
27	89	Jul 14 (2)	BAL		MIN	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
28	90	Jul 15	BAL		MIN	L,2-4	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
29	91	Jul 16	BAL		MIN	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
30	92	Jul 17	BAL		MIN	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
31	93	Jul 19 (1)	BAL		CHW	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
32	94	Jul 19 (2)	BAL		CHW	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	6	2	2	10	3	1B
33	96 (1)	Jul 23	BAL	@	MIN	W,11-8	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
34	97	Jul 24	BAL	@	MIN	L,1-6	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
35	101 (3)	Jul 29	BAL		KCR	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
36	102	Jul 30	BAL		KCR	L,7-8	CG	41	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
37	103	Jul 31	BAL		KCR	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	104	Aug 2	BAL		CLE	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	7	3	0	10	1	1B
39	105	Aug 3	BAL		CLE	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	10	1	1	12	1	1B
40	106	Aug 4	BAL		CLE	W,5-0	GF	4	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
41	107	Aug 5 (1)	BAL		MIL	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
42	108	Aug 5 (2)	BAL		MIL	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
43	109	Aug 6	BAL		MIL	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
44	110	Aug 7	BAL		MIL	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
45	118 (7)	Aug 16	BAL		OAK	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
46	119	Aug 17	BAL		OAK	L,4-10	CG	47	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
47	120	Aug 18	BAL		OAK	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
48	121	Aug 19	BAL		CAL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
49	122	Aug 20	BAL		CAL	W,3-2	CG	47	11.0	12	4	0	16	1	1B
50	123	Aug 21	BAL		CAL	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
51	124	Aug 22	BAL		SEA	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	13	2	0	15	2	1B
52	125	Aug 24 (1)	BAL		SEA	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
53	126	Aug 24 (2)	BAL		SEA	W,4-3	CG	48	12.0	6	4	0	10	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	135 (8)	Sep 4	BAL	@	SEA	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
55	136	Sep 5	BAL		BOS	L,1-4	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
56	137	Sep 6	BAL		BOS	L,1-6	CG	44	9.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
57	138	Sep 7	BAL		BOS	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	9	0	1	10	1	1B
58	139	Sep 9	BAL		TOR	L,1-8	CG	44	9.0	4	5	0	9	2	1B
59	140	Sep 10	BAL		TOR	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
60	141	Sep 11	BAL		TOR	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
61	152 (10)	Sep 23	BAL		DET	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
62	153	Sep 25 (1)	BAL		DET	L,1-2	GF	5	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
63	154	Sep 25 (2)	BAL		DET	L,4-7	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
64	155	Sep 26	BAL		NYY	L,4-5	GF	13	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
65	156	Sep 27	BAL		NYY	L,1-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
66	157	Sep 28	BAL		NYY	W,2-0	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
67	158	Sep 29	BAL		NYY	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
							67gm		549.0	478	59	5	542	51