#55 Jim Bolger, Third Base, 29 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox Saturday, 10/21/1961 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Jim Bolger
2/23/1932 29 USA,OH,CINCINNATI 6"2 185
Third Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 6,000,000 1964 7 Year(s), 157 Days (1361 total Days) 172 Day(s) 10 Year(s), 52 Days (1772 total Days) 14 Year(s) Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Talent | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 2 3 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 2 (Range), .985 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 3 (Range), .987 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 2 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 8 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 8 (Range), .998 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 10 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 2 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/27 | BOS | W 3-2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/28 | BOS | L 2-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/29 | @MIN | W 4-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/30 | @MIN | W 14-7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/1 | LAA | W 5-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/4 | @NYY | L 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/5 | KC | L 1-9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/7 | @WS2 | W 6-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/9 | CLE | L 2-6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/10 | @NYY | W 6-1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 156 | 612 | 196 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 81 | 59 | 62 | .320 | .386 | .382 | .768 | .689 | .062 |
Projected | 156 | 612 | 196 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 81 | 59 | 62 | .320 | .386 | .382 | .768 | .689 | .062 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 148 | 684 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 234 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 90.4 | 5.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 205 | 67 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .327 | .393 | .415 | .808 |
vs. RHP | 407 | 129 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 51 | 39 | 42 | 0 | 6 | 3 | .317 | .381 | .366 | .747 |
Close/Late | 67 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .224 | .303 | .239 | .541 |
Scoring Position | 97 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .351 | .405 | .423 | .828 |
Pinch Hitting | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 76 | 303 | 97 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 38 | 24 | 29 | .320 | .371 | .380 | .751 |
Road | 80 | 309 | 99 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 43 | 35 | 33 | .320 | .391 | .385 | .777 |
Last Week | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .556 | .500 | 1.056 |
March/April | 23 | 90 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 10 | .322 | .354 | .389 | .743 |
May | 27 | 119 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 8 | .328 | .370 | .378 | .748 |
June | 25 | 95 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 12 | .347 | .398 | .400 | .798 |
July | 23 | 86 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 10 | .349 | .420 | .419 | .839 |
August | 26 | 104 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | .240 | .328 | .298 | .626 |
Sept/Oct | 32 | 118 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 9 | .339 | .417 | .415 | .833 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1954 | 35 | 87 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .184 | .220 | .253 | .473 | CIN |
1956 | 32 | 87 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .299 | .344 | .356 | .700 | CIN |
1957 | 34 | 52 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .423 | .436 | .558 | .994 | CIN |
1958 | 68 | 124 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .274 | .357 | .363 | .720 | CIN |
1959 | 47 | 88 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .386 | .433 | .466 | .899 | CIN |
1960 | 66 | 140 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .307 | .342 | .429 | .771 | CIN |
1961 | 156 | 612 | 196 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 81 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | .320 | .386 | .382 | .768 | CHA |
Total | 438 | 1190 | 371 | 49 | 3 | 12 | 101 | 168 | 96 | 14 | 5 | 125 | 1 | 1 | .312 | .369 | .388 | .757 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1950, A | 138 | 536 | 157 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 65 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 3 | 9 | .293 | .344 | .412 | .756 |
1951, A | 126 | 490 | 139 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 44 | 46 | 49 | 58 | 4 | 5 | .284 | .338 | .357 | .695 |
1951, AAA | 7 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .107 | .308 | .415 |
1952, A | 126 | 492 | 145 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 48 | 66 | 57 | 55 | 3 | 3 | .295 | .363 | .396 | .759 |
1952, AA | 7 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .348 | .452 | .565 | 1.017 |
1953, AA | 119 | 447 | 131 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 54 | 53 | 56 | 44 | 2 | 9 | .293 | .365 | .398 | .763 |
1954, AA | 6 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .182 | .308 | .182 | .490 |
1955, AAA | 136 | 522 | 178 | 24 | 2 | 14 | 64 | 73 | 39 | 43 | 3 | 5 | .341 | .379 | .475 | .854 |
1956, AAA | 102 | 441 | 149 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 58 | 86 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 4 | .338 | .383 | .454 | .837 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1957 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
1959 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 |
Total | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .222 | .125 | .347 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Third Base | 78 | 78 | 44 | 173 | 10 | 220 | 3 | .986 | 668.2 | 2.96 | | | | |
Shortstop | 65 | 63 | 100 | 225 | 37 | 334 | 9 | .973 | 560.0 | 5.37 | | | | |
Leftfield | 10 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | 65.0 | 1.38 | | | | |
Centerfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Injuries Injured on 4/21/1950 with a Sprained Ankle, out for 5 days... Injured on 4/30/1953 with a Concussion, out for 6 days... Had first career hit on 4/23/1954, off Curt Simmons (PHI)... Hit first career homerun on 9/2/1954, off Vic Lombardi (NYN)... Won World Championship with Cincinnati in 1957... Injured on 9/17/1958 with a Broken Hand, out for 5 weeks... Won World Championship with Cincinnati in 1960... Signed as a free agent by Chicago (A) on 2/14/1961 to a 4-year deal worth $6,000,000 per year...
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