Jim Northrup Notable

b. November 24, 1939 · Detroit Tigers 1964–1974, Montreal Expos 1974, Baltimore Orioles 1974–1975

Jim Northrup played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1964 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1975.

Across 1,392 games he batted .267, with 1,254 hits and 603 runs. He finished with 153 home runs, 218 doubles and 39 stolen bases.

He played 1,267 games in the outfield, with 2,470 putouts and 50 errors.

He was born in Breckenridge, MI, USA on November 24, 1939, and died on June 8, 2011. 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
1964	DET	5	12	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	.083
1965	DET	80	219	20	45	12	3	2	16	12	50	1	.205
1966	DET	123	419	53	111	24	6	16	58	33	52	4	.265
1967	DET	144	495	63	134	18	6	10	61	43	83	7	.271
1968	DET	154	580	76	153	29	7	21	90	50	87	4	.264
1969	DET	148	543	79	160	31	5	25	66	52	83	4	.295
1970	DET	139	504	71	132	21	3	24	80	58	68	3	.262
1971	DET	136	459	72	124	27	2	16	71	60	43	7	.270
1972	DET	134	426	40	111	15	2	8	42	38	47	4	.261
1973	DET	119	404	55	124	14	7	12	44	38	41	4	.307
1974	BAL/DET/MON	126	437	46	106	13	1	14	53	43	56	0	.243
1975	BAL	84	194	27	53	13	0	5	29	22	22	0	.273
Career	—	1392	4692	603	1254	218	42	153	610	449	635	39	.267

On this day & linked events

1939

Born November 24, 1939

Breckenridge, MI, USA

2011

Died June 8, 2011

1964

Major-league debut: Jim Northrup

Jim Northrup made a major-league debut on September 30, 1964.

1975

Final major-league game: Jim Northrup

Jim Northrup played a final major-league game on September 27, 1975.

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