Dion James Notable

b. November 9, 1962 · Milwaukee Brewers 1983–1985, Atlanta Braves 1987–1989, Cleveland Indians 1989–1990, New York Yankees 1992–1993, 1995–1996

Dion James played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1983 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1996.

Across 917 games he batted .288, with 781 hits and 362 runs. He finished with 32 home runs, 142 doubles and 43 stolen bases.

He played 682 games in the outfield, with 1,226 putouts and 18 errors.

He was born in Philadelphia, PA, USA on November 9, 1962. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Player of the Week	1	1987

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1983	MIL	11	20	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	.100
1984	MIL	128	387	52	114	19	5	1	30	32	41	10	.295
1985	MIL	18	49	5	11	1	0	0	3	6	6	0	.224
1987	ATL	134	494	80	154	37	6	10	61	70	63	10	.312
1988	ATL	132	386	46	99	17	5	3	30	58	59	9	.256
1989	ATL/CLE	134	415	41	119	18	0	5	40	49	49	2	.287
1990	CLE	87	248	28	68	15	2	1	22	27	23	5	.274
1992	NYY	67	145	24	38	8	0	3	17	22	15	1	.262
1993	NYY	115	343	62	114	21	2	7	36	31	31	0	.332
1995	NYY	85	209	22	60	6	1	2	26	20	16	4	.287
1996	NYY	6	12	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	.167
Career	—	917	2708	362	781	142	21	32	266	318	307	43	.288

On this day & linked events

1962

Born November 9, 1962

Philadelphia, PA, USA

1983

Major-league debut: Dion James

Dion James made a major-league debut on September 16, 1983.

1996

Final major-league game: Dion James

Dion James played a final major-league game on April 21, 1996.

Image: Milwaukee Brewers, public domain