James McJames Notable

b. August 27, 1874 · Washington Senators 1895–1897, Baltimore Orioles 1898, Brooklyn Superbas 1899, 1901

James McJames played for three clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Washington Senators in 1895 and closing with the Brooklyn Superbas in 1901.

He went 79 and 80 with a 3.43 earned run average, pitching 1,361 innings in 178 games. He struck out 593, completed 137 of his 162 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 178 games he batted .162, with 87 hits and 42 runs. He finished with 13 doubles and 5 stolen bases.

He led the league in shutouts once, in 1897, with 3. He led the league in strikeouts once, in 1897, with 156.

He was born in Williamsburg County, SC, USA on August 27, 1874, and died on September 23, 1901.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1895	WHS	2	7	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.143
1896	WHS	37	111	8	18	1	0	5	3	19	1	.162
1897	WHS	44	124	12	21	1	2	13	5	19	1	.169
1898	BLN	45	149	12	27	7	1	14	5	20	2	.181
1899	BRO	37	112	8	19	4	1	6	2	22	1	.170
1901	BRO	13	34	1	1	0	0	0	2	12	0	.029
Career	—	178	537	42	87	13	4	39	17	92	5	.162

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1895	WHS	1	1	2	2	0	17.0	17	3	16	9	1.59
1896	WHS	12	20	37	33	1	280.1	310	133	135	103	4.27
1897	WHS	15	23	44	39	2	323.2	361	130	137	156	3.61
1898	BLN	27	15	45	42	0	374.0	327	98	113	178	2.36
1899	BRO	19	15	37	34	1	275.1	295	107	122	105	3.50
1901	BRO	5	6	13	12	0	91.0	104	48	40	42	4.75
Career	—	79	80	178	162	4	1361.1	1414	519	563	593	3.43

On this day & linked events

1874

Born August 27, 1874

Williamsburg County, SC, USA

1901

Died September 23, 1901

Image: Saturday Globe (Utica, New York), public domain