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Jim York Notable

b. August 27, 1947 · Kansas City Royals 1970–1971, Houston Astros 1972–1975, New York Yankees 1976

Jim York played for three clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Kansas City Royals in 1970 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1976.

He went 16 and 17 with a 3.79 earned run average, pitching 285 innings in 174 games. He struck out 194. Across 174 games he batted .075, with 3 hits and 2 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 1 double.

He was born in Maywood, CA, USA on August 27, 1947. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1970 KCR 4200 000 0010 .000
1971 KCR 531712 101 3170 .118
1972 HOU 26100 000 0000 .000
1973 HOU 41510 000 0120 .000
1974 HOU 28400 000 0030 .000
1975 HOU 191101 000 0150 .091
1976 NYY 3000 000 0000
Career 1744023 101 33180 .075

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1970 KCR 1140 08.05 3263.38
1971 KCR 55530 393.170 30441032.89
1972 HOU 01260 036.045 2118255.25
1973 HOU 34410 653.065 2620224.42
1974 HOU 22280 138.148 1419153.29
1975 HOU 44194 046.243 2025173.86
1976 NYY 1030 09.214 6465.59
Career 16171744 10285.0290 120132194 3.79

On this day & linked events

1947

Born August 27, 1947

Maywood, CA, USA