Jimmy Cantu
James Garey Cantu
Born: 1923
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: 1B, P
Bats: Left
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Height: 5'9"
Weight: 170
Career: 1946-1954
Jimmy Cantu compiled a career batting average of .316 with 4 home runs and 73 RBI in his 551-game career with the Jacksonville Jax, El Paso Texans, Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings and Ciudad Juarez Indians. He began playing during the 1946 season and last took the field during the 1954 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | C | AZTX | Ciudad Juarez Indians | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | C | AZTX | El Paso Texans | 83 | 345 | 295 | 65 | 103 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 42 | 35 | .349 | .434 | .437 | .871 | 129 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| 1951 | C | SUSE | Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings | 81 | 282 | 282 | 81 | 9 | 6 | 0 | .287 | .287 | .362 | .649 | 102 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | C | AZTX | Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings | 140 | 534 | 534 | 176 | 19 | 20 | 2 | .330 | .330 | .451 | .781 | 241 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | C | AZTX | Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings | 131 | 544 | 544 | 161 | 18 | 14 | 0 | .296 | .296 | .381 | .676 | 207 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | C | AZTX | Ciudad Juarez Indians | 116 | 506 | 440 | 93 | 142 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 9 | 51 | 31 | .323 | .398 | .405 | .802 | 178 | 5 | 8 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 551 | 2211 | 2095 | 158 | 663 | 74 | 54 | 4 | 73 | 19 | 0 | 93 | 66 | .316 | .347 | .409 | .756 | 857 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | C | AZTX | El Paso Texans | OF | 130 | 7 | 18 | 2 | .884 | ||
| 1953 | C | AZTX | Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings | OF | 130 | 263 | 19 | 18 | .940 | 2.169 | |
| 1954 | C | AZTX | Ciudad Juarez Indians | OF | 88 | 177 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .963 | 2.068 |
| 1954 | C | AZTX | Ciudad Juarez Indians | 1B | 26 | 215 | 8 | 8 | 15 | .965 | 8.577 |
| 1954 | C | AZTX | Ciudad Juarez Indians | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 245 | 785 | 39 | 51 | 17 | .942 | 3.363 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | C | East Texas League | Jacksonville Jax | |||
| 1947 | C | Arizona-Texas League | El Paso Texans | |||
| 1949 | C | Arizona-Texas League | El Paso Texans | |||
| 1951 | C | Southwest International League | Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings | BRO | ||
| 1952 | C | Arizona-Texas League | Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings | |||
| 1953 | C | Arizona-Texas League | Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings | |||
| 1954 | C | Arizona-Texas League | Ciudad Juarez Indians |
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