Jim Brewer
[edit] Biography
Born on November 14, 1937 in Merced, California, Jim Brewer (James Thomas Brewer) played for the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers and California Angels over the course of his 17 year career. Brewer broke into the bigs on July 17, 1960 with the Chicago Cubs, and put up a 5.82 ERA in 86.2 innings pitched in 1961, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Jim Brewer's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1970, when he posted a 3.13 ERA, notched 24 saves and struck out 91 batters. However, others believe that it was 1972, when he posted a 1.26 ERA, notched 17 saves and struck out 69 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1960
| CHI
| N
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 5.82
| 7
| 14
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 21.2
| 25
| 2
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1961
| CHI
| N
| 36
| 11
| 1
| 7
| 5.82
| 57
| 65
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 86.2
| 116
| 17
| 21
| 2
| 4
| 1
|
| 1962
| CHI
| N
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9.53
| 1
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.2
| 10
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| CHI
| N
| 29
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 4.89
| 35
| 32
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 49.2
| 59
| 10
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| LA
| N
| 34
| 5
| 4
| 3
| 3.00
| 63
| 33
| 31
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 93
| 79
| 5
| 25
| 5
| 3
| 0
|
| 1965
| LA
| N
| 19
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 1.82
| 31
| 13
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 49.1
| 33
| 1
| 28
| 4
| 2
| 0
|
| 1966
| LA
| N
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3.68
| 8
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 22
| 17
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 0
|
| 1967
| LA
| N
| 30
| 11
| 5
| 4
| 2.68
| 74
| 32
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 100.2
| 78
| 8
| 31
| 7
| 3
| 1
|
| 1968
| LA
| N
| 54
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 2.48
| 75
| 22
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 76.1
| 59
| 5
| 33
| 13
| 2
| 0
|
| 1969
| LA
| N
| 59
| 0
| 7
| 6
| 2.55
| 92
| 30
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 88.1
| 71
| 5
| 41
| 6
| 3
| 4
|
| 1970
| LA
| N
| 58
| 0
| 7
| 6
| 3.13
| 91
| 36
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 89
| 66
| 10
| 33
| 9
| 8
| 0
|
| 1971
| LA
| N
| 55
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 1.88
| 66
| 17
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 81.1
| 55
| 4
| 24
| 5
| 3
| 0
|
| 1972
| LA
| N
| 51
| 0
| 8
| 7
| 1.26
| 69
| 16
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 78.1
| 41
| 6
| 25
| 11
| 1
| 2
|
| 1973
| LA
| N
| 56
| 0
| 6
| 8
| 3.01
| 56
| 26
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 71.2
| 58
| 8
| 25
| 9
| 4
| 0
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| 24
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 2.52
| 26
| 14
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 39.1
| 29
| 5
| 10
| 1
| 2
| 0
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| 21
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 5.18
| 21
| 20
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 33
| 44
| 2
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 1975
| CAL
| A
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.82
| 22
| 9
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 34.2
| 38
| 2
| 11
| 1
| 2
| 0
|
| 1975
| Total
|
| 42
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 3.46
| 43
| 29
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 67.2
| 82
| 4
| 23
| 3
| 3
| 1
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| 13
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 2.70
| 16
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 20
| 20
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 550
| 35
| 65
| 64
| 3.12
| 772
| 385
| 342
| 1
| 1
| 125
| 986
| 840
| 90
| 343
| 76
| 39
| 10
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 34
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 2.14
| 38
| 16
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 54.2
| 58
| 2
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 584
| 35
| 69
| 65
| 3.07
| 810
| 401
| 355
| 1
| 1
| 132
| 1040.2
| 898
| 92
| 360
| 77
| 41
| 10
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1960
| CHI
| N
| P
| 5
| 4
| 21.2
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1961
| CHI
| N
| P
| 36
| 11
| 86.2
| 4
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 0
| .923
|
| 1962
| CHI
| N
| P
| 6
| 1
| 5.2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| CHI
| N
| P
| 29
| 1
| 49.2
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 0
| .833
|
| 1964
| LA
| N
| P
| 34
| 5
| 93
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| LA
| N
| P
| 19
| 2
| 49.1
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| LA
| N
| P
| 13
| 0
| 22
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| LA
| N
| P
| 30
| 11
| 100.2
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| LA
| N
| P
| 54
| 0
| 76
| 4
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 0
| .938
|
| 1969
| LA
| N
| P
| 59
| 0
| 88.1
| 6
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 3
| 1
| .950
|
| 1970
| LA
| N
| P
| 58
| 0
| 89
| 0
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .933
|
| 1971
| LA
| N
| P
| 55
| 0
| 81.1
| 2
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 0
| .895
|
| 1972
| LA
| N
| P
| 51
| 0
| 78.1
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| .923
|
| 1973
| LA
| N
| P
| 56
| 0
| 71.2
| 0
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| P
| 24
| 0
| 39.1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| P
| 21
| 0
| 33
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| CAL
| A
| P
| 21
| 0
| 34.2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| Total
|
| P
| 42
| 0
| 67.2
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| P
| 13
| 0
| 20
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 584
| 35
| 1040.1
| 30
| 150
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 7
| 61
| 29
| 5
| .947
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1960
| CHI
| N
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .286
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| CHI
| N
| 36
| 22
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .182
| .250
| .182
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| CHI
| N
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| CHI
| N
| 29
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| .000
| .333
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| LA
| N
| 34
| 22
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 3
| .273
| .304
| .273
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| LA
| N
| 20
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .091
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| LA
| N
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| LA
| N
| 30
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .045
| .045
| .091
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1968
| LA
| N
| 54
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .222
| .222
| .222
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| LA
| N
| 59
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .091
| .167
| .182
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| LA
| N
| 58
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .083
| .154
| .083
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| LA
| N
| 55
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| LA
| N
| 51
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .500
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| LA
| N
| 56
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .400
| .400
| .400
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| 24
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| 21
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| CAL
| A
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| Total
|
| 42
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 552
| 140
| 2
| 21
| 0
| 9
| .150
| .212
| .164
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 52
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 586
| 140
| 2
| 21
| 0
| 9
| .150
| .212
| .164
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 52
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago Cubs (June 6, 1956).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Cuno Barragan to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Dick Scott (December 13, 1963).
- Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers to California Angels in exchange for a player to be named later (July 15, 1975); Los Angeles Dodgers received Dave Sells (July 22, 1975).
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