Jim Busby
James Franklin Busby
Born: January 8, 1927
Kenedy, TX USA
Deceased: 1996
Augusta, GA USA
Primary Position: CF
All Position(s) Played: C, 3B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 175
College: Texas Christian University
Career: 1950-1962
Minor League Statistics
Jim Busby compiled a career batting average of .262 with 48 home runs and 438 RBI in his 1352-game career with the Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox and Houston Colt .45's. He began playing during the 1950 season and last took the field during the 1962 campaign.
 Chicago White Sox |
 Washington Senators |
 Cleveland Indians |
 Baltimore Orioles |
 Boston Red Sox |
 Houston Colt .45's |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 18 | 50 | 48 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .208 | .224 | .208 | .433 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 143 | 524 | 477 | 59 | 135 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 68 | 26 | 11 | 40 | 46 | .283 | .344 | .354 | .698 | 169 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 16 | 43 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .128 | .171 | .128 | .299 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | Washington Senators | 129 | 546 | 512 | 58 | 125 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 48 | .244 | .281 | .318 | .599 | 163 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | Washington Senators | 150 | 635 | 586 | 68 | 183 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 82 | 13 | 6 | 38 | 45 | .312 | .358 | .415 | .773 | 243 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | AL | Washington Senators | 155 | 686 | 628 | 83 | 187 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 80 | 17 | 2 | 43 | 56 | .298 | .342 | .389 | .731 | 244 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 1955 | AL | Washington Senators | 47 | 208 | 191 | 23 | 44 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 22 | .230 | .279 | .377 | .656 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1955 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 99 | 370 | 337 | 38 | 82 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 37 | .243 | .294 | .315 | .608 | 106 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1956 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 135 | 546 | 494 | 72 | 116 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 50 | 8 | 3 | 43 | 47 | .235 | .301 | .354 | .656 | 175 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 1957 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 30 | 78 | 74 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .189 | .200 | .324 | .524 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 86 | 319 | 288 | 31 | 72 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 36 | .250 | .304 | .323 | .626 | 93 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1958 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 113 | 245 | 215 | 32 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 37 | .237 | .320 | .330 | .650 | 71 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1959 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 61 | 110 | 102 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 18 | .225 | .266 | .333 | .599 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1960 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 79 | 183 | 159 | 25 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | .258 | .341 | .314 | .655 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1961 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 75 | 99 | 89 | 15 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | .258 | .316 | .315 | .631 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | NL | Houston Colt .45's | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .182 | .308 | .182 | .490 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1352 | 4655 | 4250 | 541 | 1113 | 162 | 35 | 48 | 438 | 97 | 48 | 310 | 439 | .262 | .314 | .350 | .665 | 1489 | 83 | 23 | 57 | 15 | 4 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .964 | 2.250 | |
| 1951 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 139 | 0 | 0.0 | 360 | 16 | 7 | 4 | .982 | 2.705 | |
| 1952 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.625 | |
| 1952 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 128 | 0 | 0.0 | 430 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .993 | 3.391 | |
| 1953 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 150 | 0 | 0.0 | 482 | 15 | 6 | 4 | .988 | 3.313 | |
| 1954 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 155 | 155 | 1374.3 | 491 | 6 | 6 | 1 | .988 | 3.255 | 3.206 |
| 1955 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 99 | 89 | 799.0 | 243 | 6 | 4 | 3 | .984 | 2.805 | 2.515 |
| 1955 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 47 | 47 | 415.7 | 132 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .993 | 2.880 | 2.830 |
| 1956 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 133 | 122 | 1116.7 | 344 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .989 | 2.797 | 2.609 |
| 1957 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 85 | 77 | 705.0 | 233 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .984 | 3.077 | 2.835 |
| 1957 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 26 | 19 | 168.0 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .978 | 2.411 | 1.731 |
| 1958 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 103 | 54 | 567.0 | 196 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .995 | 3.127 | 1.913 |
| 1958 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1959 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 34 | 19 | 197.3 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .980 | 2.280 | 1.471 |
| 1960 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 71 | 45 | 419.0 | 133 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .985 | 2.900 | 1.901 |
| 1960 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1961 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 71 | 26 | 264.3 | 76 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .987 | 2.656 | 1.099 |
| 1962 | NL | Houston Colt .45's | OF | 10 | 2 | 26.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.350 | .400 |
| 1962 | NL | Houston Colt .45's | C | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 1282 | 655 | 6056.0 | 3284 | 68 | 42 | 16 | .988 | 4.982 | 2.615 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
