1927
Born February 13, 1927
Lancaster, OH, USA
Jim Brideweser Notable
b. February 13, 1927 · New York Yankees 1951–1953, Baltimore Orioles 1954, 1957, Chicago White Sox 1955–1956, Detroit Tigers 1956
Jim Brideweser played for four clubs across seven seasons as a shortstop, opening with the New York Yankees in 1951 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1957.
Across 329 games he batted .252, with 156 hits and 79 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 22 doubles and 6 stolen bases.
He played 217 games at shortstop, with 382 assists and 35 errors. He turned 86 double plays.
He was born in Lancaster, OH, USA on February 13, 1927, and died on August 25, 1989. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NYY | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 |
| 1952 | NYY | 42 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .263 |
| 1953 | NYY | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1954 | BAL | 73 | 204 | 18 | 54 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 1 | .265 |
| 1955 | CHW | 34 | 58 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .207 |
| 1956 | CHW/DET | 80 | 167 | 23 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 3 | .216 |
| 1957 | BAL | 91 | 142 | 16 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 2 | .268 |
| Career | — | 329 | 620 | 79 | 156 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 63 | 77 | 6 | .252 |
On this day & linked events
1989
Died August 25, 1989
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain