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Jabbo Andrews Notable

Jabbo Andrews played for 11 clubs across 13 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1930 and closing with the Chicago American Giants in 1942.

Across 298 games he batted .303, with 320 hits and 159 runs. He finished with 25 home runs, 50 doubles and 11 stolen bases. He went 0 and 3 with a 12.96 earned run average, pitching 16.7 innings in 6 games. He struck out 5.

He played 294 games in the outfield, with 459 putouts and 36 errors.

He was born in Burnsville, AL, USA on December 23, 1907, and died on July 30, 1964. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1930 BBB/CAG/MRS 682503789 1375 432035 .356
1931 AB2 451662551 732 231522 .307
1932 AB2/HG/PC 501783049 851 261001 .275
1933 CBB 23861733 415 17500 .384
1934* HG 2743 001 3200 .429
1936 NYC 16571220 515 16300 .351
1937 PC 102833 100 1300 .107
1938 BBB/SEN 1230410 010 3401 .333
1939 IAB 20731119 333 13400 .260
1940 BBB 29991223 313 181202 .232
1942 CAG/JRC 2381420 620 8520 .247
Major leagues 2961048155317 502424 16881711 .302
All seasons 2981055159320 502425 17183711 .303

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1930 BBB/MRS 0232 07.28 1210214.09
1931 AB2 0121 07.111 1010212.27
1939 IAB 0010 01.21 23110.80
Career 0363 016.220 24235 12.96

Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Jabbo Andrews, that is 1934–1934. Why totals can differ.

On this day & linked events

1907

Born December 23, 1907

Burnsville, AL, USA

1964

Died July 30, 1964