1958
Born August 15, 1958
Glendale, CA, USA
Bob James Notable
b. August 15, 1958 · Montreal Expos 1978–1979, 1982–1984, Detroit Tigers 1982–1983, Chicago White Sox 1985–1987
Bob James played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Montreal Expos in 1978 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1987.
He went 24 and 26 with a 3.80 earned run average, pitching 407 innings in 279 games. He struck out 340. Across 279 games he batted .190, with 4 hits and 0 runs.
He was born in Glendale, CA, USA on August 15, 1958. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1983 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | MON | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | MON | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | DET/MON | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | DET/MON | 31 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .286 |
| 1984 | MON | 62 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .143 |
| 1985 | CHW | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | CHW | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | CHW | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 279 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | .190 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | MON | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9.00 |
| 1979 | MON | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13.50 |
| 1982 | DET/MON | 0 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 28.2 | 32 | 17 | 16 | 31 | 5.34 |
| 1983 | DET/MON | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 54.0 | 42 | 21 | 26 | 60 | 3.50 |
| 1984 | MON | 6 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 10 | 96.0 | 92 | 39 | 45 | 91 | 3.66 |
| 1985 | CHW | 8 | 7 | 69 | 0 | 32 | 110.0 | 90 | 26 | 23 | 88 | 2.13 |
| 1986 | CHW | 5 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 14 | 58.1 | 61 | 34 | 23 | 32 | 5.25 |
| 1987 | CHW | 4 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 10 | 54.0 | 54 | 28 | 17 | 34 | 4.67 |
| Career | — | 24 | 26 | 279 | 2 | 73 | 407.0 | 377 | 172 | 157 | 340 | 3.80 |
On this day & linked events
1978
Major-league debut: Bob James
Bob James made a major-league debut on September 7, 1978.
1987
Final major-league game: Bob James
Bob James played a final major-league game on October 2, 1987.