1929
Born October 24, 1929
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Jim Brosnan Notable
b. October 24, 1929 · Chicago Cubs 1954, 1956–1958, St. Louis Cardinals 1958–1959, Cincinnati Redlegs 1959, Cincinnati Reds 1960–1963, Chicago White Sox 1963
Jim Brosnan played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1954 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1963.
He went 55 and 47 with a 3.54 earned run average, pitching 831 innings in 385 games. He struck out 507 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 385 games he batted .153, with 27 hits and 10 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 10 doubles.
He was born in Cincinnati, OH, USA on October 24, 1929, and died on June 28, 2014. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CHC | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .125 |
| 1956 | CHC | 30 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .182 |
| 1957 | CHC | 41 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .250 |
| 1958 | CHC/STL | 41 | 50 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .100 |
| 1959 | CIN/STL | 46 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 |
| 1960 | CIN | 57 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .200 |
| 1961 | CIN | 53 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .154 |
| 1962 | CIN | 48 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1963 | CHW/CIN | 51 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .308 |
| Career | — | 385 | 177 | 10 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 0 | .153 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CHC | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 33.1 | 44 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 9.45 |
| 1956 | CHC | 5 | 9 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 95.0 | 95 | 40 | 45 | 51 | 3.79 |
| 1957 | CHC | 5 | 5 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 98.2 | 79 | 37 | 46 | 73 | 3.38 |
| 1958 | CHC/STL | 11 | 8 | 41 | 20 | 7 | 166.2 | 148 | 62 | 79 | 89 | 3.35 |
| 1959 | CIN/STL | 9 | 6 | 46 | 10 | 4 | 116.1 | 113 | 49 | 41 | 74 | 3.79 |
| 1960 | CIN | 7 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 12 | 99.0 | 79 | 26 | 22 | 62 | 2.36 |
| 1961 | CIN | 10 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 16 | 80.0 | 77 | 27 | 18 | 40 | 3.04 |
| 1962 | CIN | 4 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 13 | 64.2 | 76 | 24 | 18 | 51 | 3.34 |
| 1963 | CHW/CIN | 3 | 9 | 51 | 0 | 14 | 77.2 | 79 | 27 | 25 | 50 | 3.13 |
| Career | — | 55 | 47 | 385 | 47 | 67 | 831.1 | 790 | 327 | 312 | 507 | 3.54 |
On this day & linked events
2014
Died June 28, 2014
1954
Major-league debut: Jim Brosnan
Jim Brosnan made a major-league debut on April 15, 1954.
1963
Final major-league game: Jim Brosnan
Jim Brosnan played a final major-league game on September 21, 1963.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain