Jim Bottomley
James Leroy Bottomley
Born: April 23, 1900
Oglesby, IL USA
Deceased: 1959
St. Louis, MO USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, PH
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
Career: 1922-1937
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.
Minor League Statistics
Jim Bottomley compiled a career batting average of .310 with 219 home runs and 1422 RBI in his 1991-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Browns. He began playing during the 1922 season and last took the field during the 1937 campaign. Bottomley was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 37 | 161 | 151 | 29 | 49 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | .325 | .358 | .543 | .902 | 82 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 134 | 587 | 523 | 79 | 194 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 94 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 44 | .371 | .425 | .535 | .960 | 280 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 137 | 583 | 528 | 87 | 167 | 31 | 12 | 14 | 111 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 35 | .316 | .362 | .500 | .862 | 264 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 153 | 681 | 619 | 92 | 227 | 44 | 12 | 21 | 128 | 3 | 4 | 47 | 36 | .367 | .413 | .578 | .992 | 358 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 154 | 684 | 603 | 98 | 180 | 40 | 14 | 19 | 120 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 52 | .299 | .364 | .506 | .870 | 305 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 152 | 679 | 574 | 95 | 174 | 31 | 15 | 19 | 124 | 8 | 0 | 74 | 49 | .303 | .387 | .509 | .896 | 292 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 149 | 667 | 576 | 123 | 187 | 42 | 20 | 31 | 136 | 10 | 0 | 71 | 54 | .325 | .402 | .628 | 1.030 | 362 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 146 | 648 | 560 | 108 | 176 | 31 | 12 | 29 | 137 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 54 | .314 | .391 | .568 | .959 | 318 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 131 | 560 | 487 | 92 | 148 | 33 | 7 | 15 | 97 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 36 | .304 | .368 | .493 | .860 | 240 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 108 | 419 | 382 | 73 | 133 | 34 | 5 | 9 | 75 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 24 | .348 | .403 | .534 | .937 | 204 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 91 | 339 | 311 | 45 | 92 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 32 | .296 | .350 | .473 | .823 | 147 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 145 | 609 | 549 | 57 | 137 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 28 | .250 | .311 | .395 | .706 | 217 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 142 | 592 | 556 | 72 | 158 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 40 | .284 | .324 | .439 | .763 | 244 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 107 | 423 | 399 | 44 | 103 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 24 | .258 | .294 | .323 | .617 | 129 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 140 | 596 | 544 | 72 | 162 | 39 | 11 | 12 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 55 | .298 | .354 | .476 | .830 | 259 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 65 | 127 | 109 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 15 | .239 | .346 | .330 | .677 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1991 | 8355 | 7471 | 1177 | 2313 | 465 | 151 | 219 | 1422 | 58 | 15 | 664 | 591 | .310 | .369 | .500 | .869 | 3737 | 33 | 43 | 177 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 34 | 0 | 0.0 | 346 | 12 | 5 | 22 | .986 | 1.529 | |
| 1923 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 130 | 0 | 0.0 | 1264 | 43 | 18 | 95 | .986 | 1.054 | |
| 1924 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 133 | 0 | 0.0 | 1297 | 48 | 24 | 110 | .982 | 1.113 | |
| 1924 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| 1925 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 153 | 0 | 0.0 | 1466 | 74 | 21 | 133 | .987 | 1.065 | |
| 1926 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 1607 | 54 | 19 | 118 | .989 | 1.786 | |
| 1927 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 152 | 0 | 0.0 | 1656 | 70 | 20 | 149 | .989 | 11.355 | |
| 1928 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 148 | 0 | 0.0 | 1454 | 52 | 20 | 113 | .987 | 1.176 | |
| 1929 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 145 | 0 | 0.0 | 1347 | 75 | 13 | 122 | .991 | 9.807 | |
| 1930 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 124 | 0 | 0.0 | 1164 | 41 | 12 | 127 | .990 | 9.718 | |
| 1931 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 93 | 0 | 0.0 | 897 | 43 | 12 | 95 | .987 | 1.108 | |
| 1932 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 74 | 0 | 0.0 | 662 | 41 | 10 | 67 | .986 | 9.500 | |
| 1933 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 145 | 0 | 0.0 | 1511 | 72 | 15 | 112 | .991 | 1.917 | |
| 1934 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 139 | 0 | 0.0 | 1303 | 77 | 15 | 106 | .989 | 9.928 | |
| 1935 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 97 | 0 | 0.0 | 934 | 53 | 8 | 74 | .992 | 1.175 | |
| 1936 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 1B | 140 | 0 | 0.0 | 1250 | 47 | 10 | 103 | .992 | 9.264 | |
| 1937 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 1B | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 179 | 12 | 1 | 16 | .995 | 7.958 | |
| Totals | 1886 | 0 | 0.0 | 18337 | 815 | 223 | 1562 | .988 | 1.155 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 7 | 31 | 29 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .345 | .367 | .448 | .815 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 4 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .214 | .313 | .571 | .884 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 6 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .045 | .125 | .091 | .216 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 7 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .160 | .222 | .200 | .422 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 24 | 98 | 90 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 22 | .200 | .258 | .311 | .569 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 1B | 7 | 7 | 63.0 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 11.429 | 11.429 |
| 1928 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 1B | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.059 | 9.500 |
| 1930 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 1B | 6 | 6 | 51.0 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.412 | 9.833 |
| 1931 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 1B | 7 | 7 | 62.0 | 61 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .984 | 9.145 | 9.000 |
| Totals | 24 | 24 | 210.0 | 233 | 7 | 1 | 18 | .996 | 1.286 | 1.000 |
Awards
1925 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1928 - NL Most Valuable Player
1928 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
