1962
Born October 4, 1962
Rusk, TX, USA
Chris James Notable
b. October 4, 1962 · Philadelphia Phillies 1986–1989, San Diego Padres 1989, Cleveland Indians 1990–1991, San Francisco Giants 1992, Houston Astros 1993, Texas Rangers 1993–1994, Kansas City Royals 1995, Boston Red Sox 1995
Chris James played for eight clubs across 10 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1986 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1995.
Across 946 games he batted .261, with 794 hits and 343 runs. He finished with 90 home runs, 145 doubles and 27 stolen bases.
He played 568 games in the outfield, with 1,059 putouts and 14 errors.
He was born in Rusk, TX, USA on October 4, 1962. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | PHI | 16 | 46 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .283 |
| 1987 | PHI | 115 | 358 | 48 | 105 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 54 | 27 | 67 | 3 | .293 |
| 1988 | PHI | 150 | 566 | 57 | 137 | 24 | 1 | 19 | 66 | 31 | 73 | 7 | .242 |
| 1989 | PHI/SDP | 132 | 482 | 55 | 117 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 65 | 26 | 68 | 5 | .243 |
| 1990 | CLE | 140 | 528 | 62 | 158 | 32 | 4 | 12 | 70 | 31 | 71 | 4 | .299 |
| 1991 | CLE | 115 | 437 | 31 | 104 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 18 | 61 | 3 | .238 |
| 1992 | SFG | 111 | 248 | 25 | 60 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 14 | 45 | 2 | .242 |
| 1993 | HOU/TEX | 73 | 160 | 24 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 18 | 40 | 2 | .275 |
| 1994 | TEX | 52 | 133 | 28 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 38 | 0 | .256 |
| 1995 | BOS/KCR | 42 | 82 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 1 | .268 |
| Career | — | 946 | 3040 | 343 | 794 | 145 | 24 | 90 | 386 | 193 | 490 | 27 | .261 |
On this day & linked events
1986
Major-league debut: Chris James
Chris James made a major-league debut on April 23, 1986.
1995
Final major-league game: Chris James
Chris James played a final major-league game on October 1, 1995.