Jim Busby Notable

b. January 8, 1927 · Chicago White Sox 1950–1952, 1955, Washington Senators 1952–1955, Cleveland Indians 1956–1957, Baltimore Orioles 1957–1958, 1960–1961, Boston Red Sox 1959–1960, Houston Colt .45's 1962

Jim Busby played for six clubs across 13 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1950 and closing with the Houston Colt .45's in 1962.

Across 1,352 games he batted .262, with 1,113 hits and 541 runs. He finished with 48 home runs, 162 doubles and 97 stolen bases.

He played 1,280 games in the outfield, with 3,284 putouts and 42 errors.

He was an All-Star in 1951.

He was born in Kenedy, TX, USA on January 8, 1927, and died on July 8, 1996. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1951

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1950	CHW	18	48	5	10	0	0	0	4	1	5	0	.208
1951	CHW	143	477	59	135	15	2	5	68	40	46	26	.283
1952	CHW/WSH	145	551	63	130	24	4	2	47	24	55	5	.236
1953	WSH	150	586	68	183	28	7	6	82	38	45	13	.312
1954	WSH	155	628	83	187	22	7	7	80	43	56	17	.298
1955	CHW/WSH	146	528	61	126	19	6	7	41	38	59	12	.239
1956	CLE	135	494	72	116	17	3	12	50	43	47	8	.235
1957	BAL/CLE	116	362	40	86	12	2	5	23	24	44	6	.238
1958	BAL	113	215	32	51	7	2	3	19	24	37	6	.237
1959	BOS	61	102	16	23	8	0	1	5	5	18	0	.225
1960	BAL/BOS	80	159	25	41	7	1	0	12	20	14	2	.258
1961	BAL	75	89	15	23	3	1	0	6	8	10	2	.258
1962	HOU	15	11	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	.182
Career	—	1352	4250	541	1113	162	35	48	438	310	439	97	.262

On this day & linked events

1927

Born January 8, 1927

Kenedy, TX, USA

1996

Died July 8, 1996

1950

Major-league debut: Jim Busby

Jim Busby made a major-league debut on April 23, 1950.

1962

Final major-league game: Jim Busby

Jim Busby played a final major-league game on July 8, 1962.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain