Player
Jim Bottomley HOF 1974
Player Info
- Full Name
- James Leroy
- Born
-
April 23, 1900
Oglesby, IL, USA - Died
- December 11, 1959
- Size
- 6'0" / 180 lbs
- B/T
- L / L
- Debut
- August 18, 1922
- Final Game
- September 16, 1937
- Career
- 16 years
Teams
- St. Louis Cardinals 1922-1932
- Cincinnati Reds 1933-1935
- St. Louis Browns 1936-1937
Honors
1928 - Most Valuable Player
(NL)
1928 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
1925 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1925 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
Career Batting
1,991
G
.310
AVG
2,313
H
219
HR
1,422
RBI
.866
OPS
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | St. Louis Browns | 65 | 109 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .239 |
| 1936 | St. Louis Browns | 140 | 544 | 162 | 39 | 11 | 12 | 72 | .298 |
| 1935 | Cincinnati Reds | 107 | 399 | 103 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 44 | .258 |
| 1934 | Cincinnati Reds | 142 | 556 | 158 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 72 | .284 |
| 1933 | Cincinnati Reds | 145 | 549 | 137 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 57 | .250 |
| 1932 | St. Louis Cardinals | 91 | 311 | 92 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 45 | .296 |
| 1931 | St. Louis Cardinals | 108 | 382 | 133 | 34 | 5 | 9 | 73 | .348 |
| 1930 | St. Louis Cardinals | 131 | 487 | 148 | 33 | 7 | 15 | 92 | .304 |
| 1929 | St. Louis Cardinals | 146 | 560 | 176 | 31 | 12 | 29 | 108 | .314 |
| 1928 | St. Louis Cardinals | 149 | 576 | 187 | 42 | 20 | 31 | 123 | .325 |
| 1927 | St. Louis Cardinals | 152 | 574 | 174 | 31 | 15 | 19 | 95 | .303 |
| 1926 | St. Louis Cardinals | 154 | 603 | 180 | 40 | 14 | 19 | 98 | .299 |
| 1925 | St. Louis Cardinals | 153 | 619 | 227 | 44 | 12 | 21 | 92 | .367 |
| 1924 | St. Louis Cardinals | 137 | 528 | 167 | 31 | 12 | 14 | 87 | .316 |
| 1923 | St. Louis Cardinals | 134 | 523 | 194 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 79 | .371 |
| 1922 | St. Louis Cardinals | 37 | 151 | 49 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | .325 |