Cleo James
[edit] Biography
Cleo James (Cleo Joel James) was born on August 31, 1940 in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1968 for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 1970, his rookie year, he hit .210 with 3 home runs and 14 RBI. James played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 4 year career.
Most people believe that Cleo James's best season was 1971, when he hit for a .287 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1968
| LA
| N
| 10
| 10
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .300
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| CHI
| N
| 100
| 176
| 33
| 37
| 3
| 14
| .210
| .298
| .324
| 7
| 2
| 17
| 24
| 5
| 2
| 5
| 5
| 3
|
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| 54
| 150
| 25
| 43
| 2
| 13
| .287
| .353
| .373
| 7
| 0
| 10
| 16
| 6
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 3
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| 44
| 45
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .111
| .130
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 208
| 381
| 69
| 87
| 5
| 27
| .228
| .299
| .318
| 15
| 2
| 28
| 52
| 11
| 8
| 16
| 5
| 8
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1968
| LA
| N
| OF
| 2
| 1
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| LA
| N
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 90
| 48
| 495.2
| 115
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1970
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 83
| 47
| 472.2
| 112
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 6
| 1
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 14
| 5
| 66.1
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 48
| 37
| 351.1
| 89
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 35
| 31
| 276
| 73
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 8
| 6
| 50.1
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 22
| 7
| 88.1
| 23
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 14
| 1
| 37
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 126
| 84
| 799
| 199
| 7
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 16
| 5
| 68.1
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 23
| 4
| 80
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 162
| 93
| 947.1
| 229
| 10
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Los Angeles Dodgers (August 10, 1961).
- Selected by Chicago Cubs from Los Angeles Dodgers in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 1, 1969).
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