1850
Born July 14, 1850
New York, NY, USA
Jim Holdsworth Notable
b. July 14, 1850 · Cleveland Forest Citys 1872, Brooklyn Eckfords 1872, New York Mutuals 1873, 1875, Philadelphia Whites 1874, New York Mutuals 1876, Hartford Dark Blues 1877, Troy Trojans 1882, Indianapolis Hoosiers 1884
Jim Holdsworth played for seven clubs across 13 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Cleveland Forest Citys in 1872 and closing with the Indianapolis Hoosiers in 1884.
Across 319 games he batted .291, with 432 hits and 221 runs. He finished with 38 doubles and 8 stolen bases.
He played 161 games in the outfield, with 291 putouts and 63 errors. He also played 125 games at shortstop.
He was born in New York, NY, USA on July 14, 1850, and died on March 22, 1918. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1872* | CLE/ECK | 25 | 121 | 20 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .298 |
| 1873* | NYU | 53 | 232 | 46 | 75 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .323 |
| 1874* | PHI | 57 | 285 | 60 | 97 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .340 |
| 1875* | NYU | 71 | 324 | 45 | 92 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .284 |
| 1876 | NYU | 52 | 241 | 23 | 64 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .266 |
| 1877 | HAR | 55 | 260 | 26 | 66 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .254 |
| 1882 | TRO | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1884 | IND | 5 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
| Major leagues | — | 113 | 522 | 50 | 132 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .253 |
| All seasons | — | 319 | 1484 | 221 | 432 | 38 | 22 | 0 | 138 | 8 | 20 | 8 | .291 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Jim Holdsworth, that is 1872–1875. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1918
Died March 22, 1918
1872
Major-league debut: Jim Holdsworth
Jim Holdsworth made a major-league debut on May 14, 1872.
1884
Final major-league game: Jim Holdsworth
Jim Holdsworth played a final major-league game on June 9, 1884.