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b. November 10, 1896 · Philadelphia Athletics 1918–1932, Chicago White Sox 1933–1939

Jimmy Dykes played third base for the Philadelphia Athletics for fifteen seasons before finishing his career with seven more for the Chicago White Sox, retiring in 1939.

He batted .280 with 2,256 hits over 2,282 games, driving in 1,071 runs and scoring 1,108 across a twenty-two-season career. He also pitched twice, without a decision, over two scoreless-adjacent innings that still yielded a 4.50 earned run average.

He was a Baseball Magazine All-Star in 1929, ahead of his two genuine All-Star selections in 1933 and 1934.

Dykes's roots trace to Philadelphia, where he was born on November 10, 1896. He batted and threw right-handed. He died on June 15, 1976, nearly four decades after his playing career ended.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	2	1933, 1934
Baseball Magazine All-Star	1	1929

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1918	PHA	59	186	13	35	3	3	0	13	19	32	3	.188
1919	PHA	17	49	4	9	1	0	0	1	7	11	0	.184
1920	PHA	142	546	81	140	25	4	8	35	55	73	6	.256
1921	PHA	155	613	88	168	32	13	16	77	60	75	6	.274
1922	PHA	145	501	66	138	23	7	12	68	55	98	6	.275
1923	PHA	124	416	50	105	28	1	4	43	35	40	6	.252
1924	PHA	110	410	68	128	26	6	3	50	38	60	1	.312
1925	PHA	122	465	93	150	32	11	5	55	46	49	3	.323
1926	PHA	124	429	54	123	32	5	1	44	49	34	6	.287
1927	PHA	121	417	61	135	33	6	3	60	44	23	2	.324
1928	PHA	85	242	39	67	11	0	5	30	27	21	2	.277
1929	PHA	119	401	76	131	34	6	13	79	51	25	8	.327
1930	PHA	125	435	69	131	28	4	6	73	74	53	3	.301
1931	PHA	101	355	48	97	28	2	3	46	49	47	1	.273
1932	PHA	153	558	71	148	29	5	7	90	77	65	8	.265
1933	CHW	151	554	49	144	22	6	1	68	69	37	3	.260
1934	CHW	127	456	52	122	17	4	7	82	64	28	1	.268
1935	CHW	117	403	45	116	24	2	4	61	59	28	4	.288
1936	CHW	127	435	62	116	16	3	7	60	61	36	1	.267
1937	CHW	30	85	10	26	5	0	1	23	9	7	0	.306
1938	CHW	26	89	9	27	4	2	2	13	10	8	0	.303
1939	CHW	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Career	—	2282	8046	1108	2256	453	90	108	1071	958	850	70	.280

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1927	PHA	0	0	2	0	1	2.0	2	1	1	0	4.50
Career	—	0	0	2	0	1	2.0	2	1	1	0	4.50

On this day & linked events

1896

Born November 10, 1896

Philadelphia, PA, USA

1976

Died June 15, 1976

1918

Major-league debut: Jimmy Dykes

Jimmy Dykes made a major-league debut on May 6, 1918.

1939

Final major-league game: Jimmy Dykes

Jimmy Dykes played a final major-league game on October 1, 1939.

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