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Jim Bouton

Full name James Alan Bouton
Born March 8, 1939, Newark, New Jersey
Died July 10, 2019, Great Barrington, Massachusetts
First Game: April 22, 1962; Final Game: September 29, 1978
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 170
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                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1962 NY  A    Daily Splits   38    32    0    2   0   0   0    1    3   0   10   0   4   1   0   0   0    0   0  .063  .139  .063   0.0 1962 NY  A
1963 NY  A    Daily Splits   40    83    0    6   1   0   0    5    1   0   33   0  11   0   0   1   1    0   0  .072  .083  .084   0.0 1963 NY  A
1964 NY  A    Daily Splits   38   100    3   13   2   0   0    7    1   0   44   0   7   0   0   2   0    0   0  .130  .139  .150   0.0 1964 NY  A
1965 NY  A    Daily Splits   31    43    1    4   0   0   0    2    5   0   24   1   2   0   0   0   0    0   0  .093  .204  .093   0.0 1965 NY  A
1966 NY  A    Daily Splits   24    38    1    4   0   0   0    4    1   0   23   0   3   0   0   2   0    0   0  .105  .128  .105   0.0 1966 NY  A
1967 NY  A    Daily Splits   17     7    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    5   1   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125  .000   0.0 1967 NY  A
1968 NY  A    Daily Splits   12     7    0    0   0   0   0    0    1   0    4   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125  .000   0.0 1968 NY  A
1969 SEA A    Daily Splits   57     9    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    7   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1969 SEA A
1969 HOU N    Daily Splits   16     4    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1969 HOU N
1969 Total                   73    13    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0   10   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1969 Total
1970 HOU N    Daily Splits   29    17    3    6   0   0   0    2    1   0    6   1   1   0   0   0   1    0   0  .353  .421  .353   0.0 1970 HOU N
1978 ATL N    Daily Splits    5     7    0    0   0   0   0    0    1   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125  .000   0.0 1978 ATL N
Total NL ( 3 Years)          50    28    3    6   0   0   0    2    2   0   10   1   1   0   0   0   1    0   0  .214  .290  .214   0.0 Total NL
Total AL ( 8 Years)         257   319    5   29   3   0   0   19   12   0  150   2  28   1   0   5   1    0   0  .091  .129  .100   0.0 Total AL
Total    (10 Years) Splits  307   347    8   35   3   0   0   21   14   0  160   3  29   1   0   5   2    0   0  .101  .142  .110   0.0 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

              World Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1963 NY  A    Daily Splits    1     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1963 NY  A
1964 NY  A    Daily Splits    2     7    0    1   0   0   0    1    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .143  .143 1964 NY  A
Total    ( 2 Years) Splits    3     9    0    1   0   0   0    1    0   0    4   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .111  .111 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

             All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1963 AL                       1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1963 AL   


                             Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team
1962 NY  A    Daily Splits   36  16   3   1  12   2  133    124   560   9   63   59   59   1   71   6   5   2   0   1  21   9  18   4   7   7   3.99  5.12  -0.4 1962 NY  A
1963 NY  A    Daily Splits   40  30  12   6   4   1  249.1  191  1004  18   79   70   87   2  148   9   4   4   3   1  37  10  20  10  21   7   2.53  4.40   2.3 1963 NY  A
1964 NY  A    Daily Splits   38  37  11   4   1   0  271.1  227  1086  32  100   91   60   4  125   9   3   5   6   0  37   6  17  11  18  13   3.02  4.49   1.4 1964 NY  A
1965 NY  A    Daily Splits   30  25   2   0   1   0  151.1  158   665  23   89   81   60   1   97   8   4   8   5   0  21   8   8  10   4  15   4.82  3.76  -2.7 1965 NY  A
1966 NY  A    Daily Splits   24  19   3   0   3   1  120.1  117   508  13   49   36   38   5   65  10   3   2   1   0  16   3  14  17   3   8   2.69  3.42   0.3 1966 NY  A
1967 NY  A    Daily Splits   17   1   0   0   4   0   44.1   47   195   5   31   23   18   5   31   3   2   0   1   0   9   3   2   3   1   0   4.67  7.00  -0.6 1967 NY  A
1968 NY  A    Daily Splits   12   3   1   0   1   0   44     49   187   5   20   18    9   0   24   3   2   2   2   0   4   3   4   4   1   1   3.68  3.00  -0.2 1968 NY  A
1969 SEA A    Daily Splits   57   1   0   0  18   1   92     77   395  12   48   40   38   4   68   3   1   8   2   2  13   1   5  14   2   1   3.91  7.00  -0.3 1969 SEA A
1969 HOU N    Daily Splits   16   1   1   0   7   1   30.2   32   135   1   16   14   12   1   32   1   0   4   2   0   9   2   1   3   0   2   4.11  2.00  -0.2 1969 HOU N
1969 Total                   73   2   1   0  25   2  122.2  109   530  13   64   54   50   5  100   4   1  12   4   2  22   3   6  17   2   3   3.96  4.50  -0.5 1969 Total
1970 HOU N    Daily Splits   29   6   1   0   6   0   73.1   84   336   5   53   44   33   3   49   6   1   3   1   0  12   2   6   7   4   6   5.40  6.67  -1.5 1970 HOU N
1978 ATL N    Daily Splits    5   5   0   0   0   0   29     25   129   4   18   16   21   1   10   0   1   0   0   0   6   0   3   3   1   3   4.97  3.00  -0.4 1978 ATL N
Total NL ( 3 Years)          50  12   2   0  13   1  133    141   600  10   87   74   66   5   91   7   2   7   3   0  27   4  10  13   5  11   5.01  4.75  -2.1 Total NL
Total AL ( 8 Years)         254 132  32  11  44   5 1105.2  990  4600 117  479  418  369  22  629  51  24  31  20   4 158  43  88  73  57  52   3.40  4.26  -0.2 Total AL
Total    (10 Years) Splits  304 144  34  11  57   6 1238.2 1131  5200 127  566  492  435  27  720  58  26  38  23   4 185  47  98  86  62  63   3.57  4.30  -2.3 Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team

                World Series Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team
1963 NY  A    Daily Splits    1   1   0   0   0   0    7      4    28   0    1    1    5   0    4   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   1.29  0.00 1963 NY  A
1964 NY  A    Daily Splits    2   2   1   0   0   0   17.1   15    72   0    4    3    5   1    7   2   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   1   2   0   1.56  5.00 1964 NY  A
Total    ( 2 Years) Splits    3   3   1   0   0   0   24.1   19   100   0    5    4   10   1   11   2   0   2   0   0   3   0   2   1   2   1   1.48  3.33 Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team

               All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team
1963 AL       Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    1      0     3   0    0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00     - 1963 AL   


                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1962 NY  A Daily Splits   P   36   16    3   133       8   23    0    3   0    1    3    4    0 1.000
1963 NY  A Daily Splits   P   40   30   12   249.1    22   32    2    1   0    2    3    5    0  .964
1964 NY  A Daily Splits   P   38   37   11   271.1    31   27    5    1   0    1    4    5    0  .921
1965 NY  A Daily Splits   P   30   25    2   151.1    13   21    0    3   0    2    7    4    3 1.000
1966 NY  A Daily Splits   P   24   19    3   120.1    13   22    3    2   0    1    2    3    0  .921
1967 NY  A Daily Splits   P   17    1    0    44.1     1    7    0    1   0    0    3    1    0 1.000
1968 NY  A Daily Splits   P   12    3    1    44       7   11    0    1   0    1    1    3    0 1.000
1969 SEA A Daily Splits   P   57    1    0    92       8   15    1    1   0    9   11    4    0  .958
1969 HOU N Daily Splits   P   16    1    1    30.2     2    5    0    0   0    5    5    3    1 1.000
1969 Total                P   73    2    1   122.2    10   20    1    1   0   14   16    7    1  .968
1970 HOU N Daily Splits   P   29    6    1    73.1     4   11    3    0   0    4    7    0    0  .833
1978 ATL N Daily Splits   P    5    5    0    29       3    3    1    0   0    0    6    3    0  .857
Total (10 Years) Splits   P  304  144   34  1238.2   112  177   15   13   0   26   52   35    4  .951
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG

              World Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1963 NY  A Daily Splits   P    1    1    0     7       1    2    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
1964 NY  A Daily Splits   P    2    2    1    17.1     4    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits   P    3    3    1    24.1     5    2    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG

             All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1963 AL    Daily Splits   P    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -


Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (December 4, 1958).

Sold by New York Yankees to Seattle Pilots for $20000 (but Yankees paid $8000 of his
1968 salary) (June 15, 1968).

Traded by Seattle Pilots to Houston Astros in exchange for Dooley Womack and Roric
Harrison (August 24, 1969).

Released by Houston Astros (August 12, 1970).

Signed by Chicago White Sox (April 7, 1977).

Released by Chicago White Sox (June 1, 1977).

Signed by Atlanta Braves (May 16, 1978).

Granted free agency (November 2, 1978).

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