1892
Born March 12, 1892
Iowa Hill, CA, USA
Bill James Notable
b. March 12, 1892 · Boston Braves 1913–1915, 1919
Bill James played 1913 to 1919 for the Boston Braves as a pitcher.
He went 37 and 21 with a 2.28 earned run average, pitching 541.7 innings in 84 games. He struck out 253, completed 44 of his 61 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 88 games he batted .231, with 46 hits and 18 runs. He finished with 5 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He was born in Iowa Hill, CA, USA on March 12, 1892, and died on March 10, 1971. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1914 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | BSN | 24 | 47 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | .255 |
| 1914 | BSN | 49 | 129 | 9 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 0 | .256 |
| 1915 | BSN | 14 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .048 |
| 1919 | BSN | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 88 | 199 | 18 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 44 | 2 | .231 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | BSN | 6 | 10 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 135.2 | 134 | 42 | 57 | 73 | 2.79 |
| 1914 | BSN | 26 | 7 | 46 | 37 | 2 | 332.1 | 261 | 70 | 118 | 156 | 1.90 |
| 1915 | BSN | 5 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 68.1 | 68 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 3.03 |
| 1919 | BSN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.38 |
| Career | — | 37 | 21 | 84 | 61 | 2 | 541.2 | 469 | 137 | 199 | 253 | 2.28 |
On this day & linked events
1971
Died March 10, 1971
Image: Bain News Service, public domain