Jim Delsing Notable

b. November 13, 1925 · Chicago White Sox 1948, 1956, New York Yankees 1949–1950, St. Louis Browns 1950–1952, Detroit Tigers 1952–1956, Kansas City Athletics 1960

Jim Delsing played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1948 and closing with the Kansas City Athletics in 1960. His longest stay was with the Detroit Tigers, from 1952 to 1956.

Across 822 games he batted .255, with 627 hits and 322 runs. He finished with 40 home runs, 112 doubles and 15 stolen bases.

He played 698 games in the outfield, with 1,606 putouts and 19 errors.

He was born in Rudolph, WI, USA on November 13, 1925, and died on May 4, 2006. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1948	CHW	20	63	5	12	0	0	0	5	5	12	0	.190
1949	NYY	9	20	5	7	1	0	1	3	1	2	0	.350
1950	NYY/SLB	81	219	27	59	5	2	0	17	22	23	1	.269
1951	SLB	131	449	59	112	20	2	8	45	56	39	2	.249
1952	DET/SLB	126	411	48	107	15	7	4	49	36	37	4	.260
1953	DET	138	479	77	138	26	6	11	62	66	39	1	.288
1954	DET	122	371	39	92	24	2	6	38	49	38	4	.248
1955	DET	114	356	49	85	15	2	10	60	48	40	2	.239
1956	CHW/DET	65	53	11	5	3	0	0	2	13	16	1	.094
1960	KCA	16	40	2	10	3	0	0	5	3	5	0	.250
Career	—	822	2461	322	627	112	21	40	286	299	251	15	.255

On this day & linked events

1925

Born November 13, 1925

Rudolph, WI, USA

2006

Died May 4, 2006

1948

Major-league debut: Jim Delsing

Jim Delsing made a major-league debut on April 21, 1948.

1960

Final major-league game: Jim Delsing

Jim Delsing played a final major-league game on September 30, 1960.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain