1893
Born May 18, 1893
Louisville, KY, USA
Jim Jeffries Notable
b. May 18, 1893 · Indianapolis ABCs 1914–1918, 1920–1923, Harrisburg Giants 1924, Baltimore Black Sox 1924–1925, Birmingham Black Barons 1928
Jim Jeffries played for four clubs across 15 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Indianapolis ABCs in 1914 and closing with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1928.
Across 298 games he batted .216, with 157 hits and 67 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 13 doubles and 14 stolen bases. He went 50 and 51 with a 3.86 earned run average, pitching 884.7 innings in 158 games. He struck out 347, completed 58 of his 104 starts and threw 8 shutouts.
He led the league in saves two times between 1921 and 1922, topping out at 3. He led the league in wins once, in 1922, with 18.
He was born in Louisville, KY, USA on May 18, 1893, and died on November 28, 1938. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914* | ABC | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1915* | ABC | 34 | 99 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 3 | .172 |
| 1916* | ABC | 28 | 73 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | .301 |
| 1917* | ABC | 31 | 70 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .171 |
| 1918* | ABC | 18 | 37 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| 1920 | ABC | 51 | 135 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 4 | .170 |
| 1921 | ABC | 53 | 130 | 10 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | .292 |
| 1922 | ABC | 37 | 82 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .183 |
| 1923 | ABC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1924 | BBS/HBG | 11 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .185 |
| 1925 | BBS | 10 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .233 |
| 1928 | BBB | 20 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 |
| Major leagues | — | 185 | 442 | 38 | 96 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 38 | 6 | 6 | .217 |
| All seasons | — | 298 | 728 | 67 | 157 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 63 | 68 | 6 | 14 | .216 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915* | ABC | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 28.0 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 1.93 |
| 1916* | ABC | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 72.1 | 65 | 20 | 19 | 32 | 2.49 |
| 1917* | ABC | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 86.2 | 66 | 24 | 30 | 40 | 2.49 |
| 1918* | ABC | 8 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 86.0 | 80 | 40 | 31 | 26 | 4.19 |
| 1920 | ABC | 4 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 123.1 | 119 | 63 | 42 | 46 | 4.60 |
| 1921 | ABC | 11 | 9 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 198.2 | 191 | 76 | 68 | 82 | 3.44 |
| 1922 | ABC | 18 | 12 | 35 | 20 | 2 | 195.1 | 191 | 81 | 59 | 82 | 3.73 |
| 1923 | ABC | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7.50 |
| 1924 | BBS/HBG | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 33.1 | 47 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 6.21 |
| 1925 | BBS | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13.0 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 11.77 |
| 1928 | BBB | 0 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 42.0 | 47 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 5.14 |
| Major leagues | — | 33 | 39 | 112 | 67 | 7 | 611.2 | 633 | 289 | 207 | 238 | 4.25 |
| All seasons | — | 50 | 51 | 158 | 104 | 8 | 884.2 | 871 | 379 | 291 | 347 | 3.86 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Jim Jeffries, that is 1914–1918. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1938
Died November 28, 1938
Image: Indianapolis Freeman Photographer, public domain