Jim Clinton
[edit] Biography
Jim Clinton (James Lawrence Clinton) was born on August 10, 1850 in New York, New York. He made his Major League debut on May 18, 1872 for the Brooklyn Eckfords. In 1883, his rookie year, he hit .313 with 0 home runs and 0 RBI. Clinton played for the Brooklyn Eckfords, Elizabeth Resolutes, Brooklyn Atlantics, Louisville Grays, Worcester Ruby Legs, Baltimore Orioles and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 10 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1872
| ECK
| n
| 25
| 97
| 11
| 24
| 0
| 6
| .247
| .247
| .299
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1873
| RES
| n
| 9
| 38
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 4
| .237
| .237
| .263
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1874
| ATL
| n
| 2
| 11
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .182
| .182
| .273
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1875
| ATL
| n
| 22
| 81
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| .123
| .123
| .123
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1876
| LOU
| N
| 16
| 65
| 8
| 22
| 0
| 0
| .338
| .338
| .369
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1882
| WOR
| N
| 26
| 98
| 9
| 16
| 0
| 3
| .163
| .219
| .184
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1883
| BAL
| a
| 94
| 399
| 69
| 125
| 0
| 0
| .313
| .357
| .393
| 16
| 8
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| BAL
| a
| 104
| 437
| 82
| 118
| 4
| 0
| .270
| .334
| .352
| 12
| 6
| 29
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| CIN
| a
| 105
| 408
| 48
| 97
| 0
| 34
| .238
| .277
| .275
| 5
| 5
| 15
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| BAL
| a
| 23
| 83
| 8
| 15
| 0
| 6
| .181
| .227
| .193
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 42
| 163
| 17
| 38
| 0
| 3
| .233
| .265
| .258
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NA
|
| 58
| 227
| 22
| 45
| 0
| 12
| .198
| .198
| .229
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 326
| 1327
| 207
| 355
| 4
| 40
| .268
| .317
| .331
| 34
| 19
| 75
| 0
| 21
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 426
| 1717
| 246
| 438
| 4
| 55
| .255
| .297
| .310
| 43
| 20
| 82
| 17
| 21
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1872
| ECK
| n
| CF
| 7
| 7
| 54
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| 1872
| ECK
| n
| SS
| 2
| 2
| 9
| 2
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .615
|
| 1872
| ECK
| n
| 3B
| 10
| 9
| 71
| 16
| 24
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .702
|
| 1872
| ECK
| n
| 2B
| 3
| 2
| 18
| 9
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .684
|
| 1872
| ECK
| n
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1872
| ECK
| n
| OF
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .792
|
| 1872
| ECK
| n
| C
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .600
|
| 1873
| RES
| n
| 3B
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 21
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .697
|
| 1874
| ATL
| n
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1874
| ATL
| n
| 2B
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .444
|
| 1874
| ATL
| n
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1875
| ATL
| n
| P
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 32
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .830
|
| 1875
| ATL
| n
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1875
| ATL
| n
| OF
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1875
| ATL
| n
| 1B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 29
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1876
| LOU
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .600
|
| 1876
| LOU
| N
| OF
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .783
|
| 1876
| LOU
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1882
| WOR
| N
| OF
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 43
| 4
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .734
|
| 1883
| BAL
| a
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 8
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .739
|
| 1883
| BAL
| a
| OF
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 158
| 18
| 33
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .842
|
| 1884
| BAL
| a
| OF
| 104
| 0
| 0
| 134
| 17
| 36
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .807
|
| 1884
| BAL
| a
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1885
| CIN
| a
| OF
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 215
| 14
| 32
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .877
|
| 1886
| BAL
| a
| OF
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 41
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .894
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 8
| 3
| 27
| 26
| 18
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .698
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 8
| 8
| 63
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 19
| 9
| 71
| 41
| 45
| 37
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .699
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 380
| 0
| 0
| 632
| 61
| 134
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .838
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 2
| 2
| 9
| 2
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .615
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 35
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .600
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 35
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .808
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1875
| ATL
| n
| 17
| 14
| 1
| 14
| 3.22
| 11
| 104
| 44
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 123
| 141
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1876
| LOU
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6.00
| 1
| 11
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6.00
| 1
| 11
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| Total
| NA
|
| 17
| 14
| 1
| 14
| 3.22
| 11
| 104
| 44
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 123
| 141
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 18
| 15
| 1
| 15
| 3.41
| 12
| 115
| 50
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 132
| 153
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Baltimore Orioles to Cincinnati Reds (November 15, 1884).
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