1899
Born January 24, 1899
Greensburg, LA, USA
Jim Lindsey Marquee
b. January 24, 1899 · Cleveland Indians 1922, 1924, St. Louis Cardinals 1929–1934, Cincinnati Reds 1934, Brooklyn Dodgers 1937
Lindsey's largest season came for St. Louis in 1930. He appeared 39 times, made six starts, went 7-5 with five saves and posted a 4.43 earned run average across 105 innings. He completed three games and struck out 50.
Nine seasons in all gave him a 21-20 record, 19 saves, 175 strikeouts and a 4.70 earned run average in 431 innings. He started only 20 of his 177 appearances, completed five games and threw one shutout.
Cleveland brought Lindsey up in 1922 and used him again in 1924. After four seasons outside the majors, he returned with St. Louis in 1929 and remained through 1934, when he also made four appearances for Cincinnati. A final 20-game season with Brooklyn in 1937 ended his career. He died in 1963, at sixty-four.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | CLE | 29 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .167 |
| 1924 | CLE | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1929 | STL | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1930 | STL | 39 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .286 |
| 1931 | STL | 35 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .111 |
| 1932 | STL | 33 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .143 |
| 1933 | STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1934 | CIN/STL | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1937 | BRO | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
| Career | — | 177 | 97 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 0 | .186 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | CLE | 4 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 83.2 | 105 | 56 | 24 | 29 | 6.02 |
| 1924 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21.00 |
| 1929 | STL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16.1 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 5.51 |
| 1930 | STL | 7 | 5 | 39 | 6 | 5 | 105.2 | 131 | 52 | 46 | 50 | 4.43 |
| 1931 | STL | 6 | 4 | 35 | 2 | 7 | 74.2 | 77 | 23 | 45 | 32 | 2.77 |
| 1932 | STL | 3 | 3 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 89.1 | 96 | 49 | 38 | 31 | 4.94 |
| 1933 | STL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 |
| 1934 | CIN/STL | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 18.0 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 6.00 |
| 1937 | BRO | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 38.1 | 43 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 3.52 |
| Career | — | 21 | 20 | 177 | 20 | 19 | 431.0 | 507 | 225 | 176 | 175 | 4.70 |
On this day & linked events
1963
Died October 25, 1963
1922
Major-league debut: Jim Lindsey
Jim Lindsey made a major-league debut on May 1, 1922.
1937
Final major-league game: Jim Lindsey
Jim Lindsey played a final major-league game on September 27, 1937.
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