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James Field Notable

James Field played for six clubs across 15 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago American Giants in 1918 and closing with the Cleveland Stars in 1932.

He went 5 and 9 with a 7.57 earned run average, pitching 129 innings in 27 games. He struck out 67. Across 33 games he batted .328, with 20 hits and 10 runs. He finished with 5 doubles and 1 stolen base.

He was born in Hopkinsville, KY, USA on July 21, 1890.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1918* CAG 51224 000 1101 .333
1921 SLG 81402 000 2010 .143
1924 CBN 1325611 400 4000 .440
1926 CEL/DM 5611 100 1000 .167
1932 CLS 2412 000 0100 .500
Major leagues 2849816 500 7110 .327
All seasons 33611020 500 8211 .328

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1918* CAG 2044 030.124 142094.15
1921 SLG 2075 036.247 2414215.89
1924 CBN 16105 140.277 4515189.96
1926 CEL/DM 0352 015.033 2241013.20
1932 CLS 0011 07.07 4195.14
Major leagues 392313 199.1164 953458 8.61
All seasons 592717 1129.2188 1095467 7.57

Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For James Field, that is 1918–1918. Why totals can differ.

On this day & linked events

1890

Born July 21, 1890

Hopkinsville, KY, USA