Jim Turner
James Riley Turner "Milkman Jim"
Born: August 6, 1903
Antioch, TN US
Deceased: November 29, 1998
Nashville, TN US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: C, OF
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
Career: 1923-1947
Major League Statistics
Jim Turner compiled a career record of 234 wins and 153 losses and a 3.85 ERA in his 501-game pitching career with the Paris Parisians, Winston-Salem Twins, Greensboro Patriots, Portsmouth Truckers, Norfolk Tars, Selma Cloverleafs, Hollywood Stars, Indianapolis Indians, Newark Bears, Beaumont Exporters and Portland Beavers. He began playing during the 1923 season and last took the field during the 1947 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | D | KITL | Paris Parisians | 14 | 10 | .583 | 27 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1924 | D | KITL | Paris Parisians | 16 | 11 | .593 | 29 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1925 | C | PIED | Winston-Salem Twins | 19 | 7 | .731 | 3.35 | 34 | 242.0 | 255 | 133 | 90 | 44 | ||||||||||||
| 1926 | C | PIED | Greensboro Patriots | 14 | 13 | .519 | 4.18 | 35 | 239.0 | 296 | 136 | 111 | 38 | ||||||||||||
| 1927 | B | VIRL4 | Portsmouth Truckers | 13 | 14 | .481 | 3.93 | 32 | 238.0 | 280 | 128 | 104 | 41 | ||||||||||||
| 1928 | B | VIRL4 | Norfolk Tars | 8 | 1 | .889 | 2.85 | 10 | 82.0 | 81 | 38 | 26 | 17 | ||||||||||||
| 1928 | C | PIED | Greensboro Patriots | 4 | 5 | .444 | 6.06 | 10 | 49.0 | 63 | 34 | 33 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1928 | B | SEAL3 | Selma Cloverleafs | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4.50 | 9 | 40.0 | 57 | 30 | 20 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 1929 | C | PIED | Greensboro Patriots | 25 | 9 | .735 | 3.46 | 36 | 291.0 | 296 | 135 | 112 | 84 | ||||||||||||
| 1930 | AA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 21 | 9 | .700 | 3.80 | 36 | 258.0 | 303 | 137 | 109 | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 1931 | AA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 17 | 14 | .548 | 4.28 | 45 | 292.0 | 340 | 172 | 139 | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 1932 | AA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 11 | 10 | .524 | 4.59 | 40 | 194.0 | 238 | 118 | 99 | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 1933 | AA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 17 | 9 | .654 | 4.66 | 41 | 226.0 | 266 | 126 | 117 | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 1934 | AA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 7 | 8 | .467 | 4.13 | 24 | 159.0 | 162 | 76 | 73 | 41 | ||||||||||||
| 1935 | AA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 13 | 11 | .542 | 4.02 | 33 | 29 | 217.0 | 257 | 118 | 97 | 54 | |||||||||||
| 1936 | AA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 18 | 13 | .581 | 3.89 | 34 | 30 | 245.0 | 298 | 133 | 106 | 53 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0.97 | 9 | 74.0 | 59 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 20 | |||||||||||
| 1946 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 11 | 3 | .786 | 1.94 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 130.0 | 117 | 39 | 28 | 20 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 234 | 153 | .605 | 3.85 | 501 | 75 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2976.0 | 3368 | 1567 | 1272 | 0 | 678 | 0 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | D | KITL | Paris Parisians | 29 | 81 | 81 | 18 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| 1925 | C | PIED | Winston-Salem Twins | 37 | 95 | 95 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .263 | .263 | .326 | .589 | 31 | |||||||||||
| 1926 | C | PIED | Greensboro Patriots | 101 | 274 | 274 | 81 | 15 | 3 | 6 | .296 | .296 | .438 | .734 | 120 | |||||||||||
| 1927 | B | VIRL4 | Portsmouth Truckers | 63 | 181 | 181 | 51 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .282 | .282 | .365 | .646 | 66 | |||||||||||
| 1928 | B | SEAL3 | Selma Cloverleafs | 24 | 64 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .141 | .141 | .141 | .281 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1928 | C | PIED | Greensboro Patriots | 17 | 39 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .256 | .256 | .359 | .615 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1929 | C | PIED | Greensboro Patriots | 36 | 163 | 163 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .307 | .307 | .466 | .773 | 76 | |||||||||||
| 1931 | AA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 47 | 123 | 123 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .268 | .268 | .350 | .618 | 43 | |||||||||||
| 1932 | AA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 45 | 85 | 85 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .294 | .294 | .412 | .706 | 35 | |||||||||||
| 1933 | AA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 48 | 105 | 105 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .238 | .238 | .324 | .562 | 34 | |||||||||||
| 1934 | AA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 24 | 61 | 61 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .213 | .213 | .295 | .508 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1935 | AA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 48 | 106 | 106 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .236 | .236 | .302 | .538 | 32 | |||||||||||
| 1936 | AA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 51 | 117 | 117 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .282 | .282 | .393 | .675 | 46 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | 11 | 29 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .214 | .214 | .250 | .464 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1946 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 20 | 54 | 49 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .286 | .314 | .388 | .701 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Totals | 601 | 1577 | 1571 | 8 | 418 | 55 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .266 | .267 | .362 | .629 | 568 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | D | KITL | Paris Parisians | P | 27 | .000 | |||||
| 1924 | D | KITL | Paris Parisians | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 1925 | C | PIED | Winston-Salem Twins | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| 1926 | C | PIED | Greensboro Patriots | OF | 58 | 101 | 12 | 11 | .911 | 1.948 | |
| 1927 | B | VIRL4 | Portsmouth Truckers | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| 1928 | B | SEAL3 | Selma Cloverleafs | OF | 15 | 25 | 5 | 2 | .938 | 2.000 | |
| 1928 | C | PIED | Greensboro Patriots | P | 10 | .000 | |||||
| 1928 | B | VIRL4 | Norfolk Tars | P | 10 | .000 | |||||
| 1929 | C | PIED | Greensboro Patriots | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
| 1933 | AA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 41 | .000 | |||||
| 1934 | AA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 24 | .000 | |||||
| 1935 | AA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 1936 | AA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| 1942 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1946 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | P | 17 | 7 | 47 | 1 | 3 | .982 | 3.176 |
| 1946 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| Totals | 410 | 133 | 64 | 14 | 4 | .934 | .480 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | D | Kitty League | Paris Parisians | |||
| 1924 | D | Kitty League | Paris Parisians | |||
| 1925 | C | Piedmont League | Winston-Salem Twins | |||
| 1926 | C | Piedmont League | Greensboro Patriots | |||
| 1927 | B | Virginia League | Portsmouth Truckers | |||
| 1928 | C | Piedmont League | Greensboro Patriots | |||
| 1928 | B | Virginia League | Norfolk Tars | |||
| 1928 | B | Southeastern League | Selma Cloverleafs | |||
| 1929 | C | Piedmont League | Greensboro Patriots | |||
| 1930 | AA | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | |||
| 1931 | AA | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | |||
| 1932 | AA | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | |||
| 1933 | AA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | |||
| 1934 | AA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | |||
| 1935 | AA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | |||
| 1936 | AA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | |||
| 1942 | AA | International League | Newark Bears | NYA | ||
| 1946 | AA | Texas League | Beaumont Exporters | NYA | ||
| 1947 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers |
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