Player
Jimmy Ford
Player Info
- Full Name
- James
- Born
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October 16, 1912
Memphis, TN, USA - Died
- 1982
- Size
- 5'8" / 185 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
Teams
- Memphis Red Sox 1937-1945
- Birmingham Black Barons 1938-1938
- Baltimore Elite Giants 1938-1938
- Washington Black Senators 1938-1938
- St. Louis Stars 1939-1939
- St. Louis-New Orleans Stars 1940-1941
- Chicago American Giants 1942-1942
- New York Black Yankees 1942-1943
- Harrisburg-St. Louis Stars 1943-1943
- Philadelphia Stars 1943-1943
Honors
2 x All-Star
Career Batting
169
G
.260
AVG
160
H
3
HR
76
RBI
.646
OPS
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Memphis Red Sox | 16 | 55 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .218 |
| 1944 | Memphis Red Sox | 28 | 103 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .282 |
| 1943 | Memphis Red Sox | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 |
| 1943 | Philadelphia Stars | 12 | 43 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .302 |
| 1943 | Harrisburg-St. Louis Stars | 8 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .143 |
| 1943 | New York Black Yankees | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 |
| 1942 | New York Black Yankees | 23 | 77 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .182 |
| 1942 | Chicago American Giants | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .111 |
| 1941 | St. Louis-New Orleans Stars | 18 | 56 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | .321 |
| 1940 | St. Louis-New Orleans Stars | 31 | 112 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | .295 |
| 1939 | St. Louis Stars | 6 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .227 |
| 1938 | Washington Black Senators | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| 1938 | Baltimore Elite Giants | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 |
| 1938 | Birmingham Black Barons | 3 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .385 |
| 1937 | Memphis Red Sox | 15 | 64 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .250 |