1916
Born September 8, 1916
Cleveland, OH, USA
Jim Bagby Notable
b. September 8, 1916 · Boston Red Sox 1938–1940, 1946, Cleveland Indians 1941–1945, Pittsburgh Pirates 1947
Jim Bagby played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1938 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1947. His longest stay was with the Cleveland Indians, from 1941 to 1945.
He went 97 and 96 with a 3.96 earned run average, pitching 1,666.3 innings in 303 games. He struck out 431, completed 84 of his 198 starts and threw 13 shutouts. Across 322 games he batted .226, with 140 hits and 59 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 16 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 1942 to 1943.
He was born in Cleveland, OH, USA on September 8, 1916, and died on September 2, 1988. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 1942, 1943 |
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1942 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | BOS | 45 | 68 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .191 |
| 1939 | BOS | 21 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 |
| 1940 | BOS | 44 | 74 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .203 |
| 1941 | CLE | 35 | 74 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .243 |
| 1942 | CLE | 39 | 95 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .189 |
| 1943 | CLE | 41 | 112 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .268 |
| 1944 | CLE | 14 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 |
| 1945 | CLE | 25 | 58 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .293 |
| 1946 | BOS | 21 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .119 |
| 1947 | PIT | 37 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .219 |
| Career | — | 322 | 620 | 59 | 140 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 8 | 68 | 1 | .226 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | BOS | 15 | 11 | 43 | 25 | 2 | 198.2 | 218 | 93 | 90 | 73 | 4.21 |
| 1939 | BOS | 5 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 80.0 | 119 | 63 | 36 | 35 | 7.09 |
| 1940 | BOS | 10 | 16 | 36 | 21 | 2 | 182.2 | 217 | 96 | 83 | 57 | 4.73 |
| 1941 | CLE | 9 | 15 | 33 | 27 | 2 | 200.2 | 214 | 90 | 76 | 53 | 4.04 |
| 1942 | CLE | 17 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 1 | 270.2 | 267 | 89 | 64 | 54 | 2.96 |
| 1943 | CLE | 17 | 14 | 36 | 33 | 1 | 273.0 | 248 | 94 | 80 | 70 | 3.10 |
| 1944 | CLE | 4 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 79.0 | 101 | 38 | 34 | 12 | 4.33 |
| 1945 | CLE | 8 | 11 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 159.1 | 171 | 66 | 59 | 38 | 3.73 |
| 1946 | BOS | 7 | 6 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 106.2 | 117 | 44 | 49 | 16 | 3.71 |
| 1947 | PIT | 5 | 4 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 115.2 | 143 | 60 | 37 | 23 | 4.67 |
| Career | — | 97 | 96 | 303 | 198 | 9 | 1666.1 | 1815 | 733 | 608 | 431 | 3.96 |
On this day & linked events
1988
Died September 2, 1988
1938
Major-league debut: Jim Bagby
Jim Bagby made a major-league debut on April 18, 1938.
1947
Final major-league game: Jim Bagby
Jim Bagby played a final major-league game on September 25, 1947.
Image: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, public domain