Jim Delsing
[edit] Biography
Jim Delsing (James Henry Delsing) was born on November 13, 1925 in Rudolph, Wisconsin. He made his Major League debut on April 21, 1948 for the Chicago White Sox. In 1950, his rookie year, he hit .269 with 0 home runs and 17 RBI. Delsing played for the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Athletics over the course of his 10 year career.
Most people believe that Jim Delsing's best season was 1953, when he hit for a .288 average and knocked in 62 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1948
| CHI
| A
| 20
| 63
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 5
| .190
| .261
| .190
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1949
| NY
| A
| 9
| 20
| 5
| 7
| 1
| 3
| .350
| .381
| .550
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| STL
| A
| 69
| 209
| 25
| 55
| 0
| 15
| .263
| .328
| .306
| 5
| 2
| 20
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| 1950
| NY
| A
| 12
| 10
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .400
| .500
| .400
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| TOT
| A
| 81
| 219
| 27
| 59
| 0
| 17
| .269
| .336
| .311
| 5
| 2
| 22
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| 1951
| STL
| A
| 131
| 449
| 59
| 112
| 8
| 45
| .249
| .338
| .356
| 20
| 2
| 56
| 39
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 16
|
| 1952
| STL
| A
| 93
| 298
| 34
| 76
| 1
| 34
| .255
| .323
| .349
| 13
| 6
| 25
| 29
| 5
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 10
|
| 1952
| DET
| A
| 33
| 113
| 14
| 31
| 3
| 15
| .274
| .344
| .389
| 2
| 1
| 11
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1952
| TOT
| A
| 126
| 411
| 48
| 107
| 4
| 49
| .260
| .329
| .360
| 15
| 7
| 36
| 37
| 6
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 11
|
| 1953
| DET
| A
| 138
| 479
| 77
| 138
| 11
| 62
| .288
| .380
| .436
| 26
| 6
| 66
| 39
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 8
|
| 1954
| DET
| A
| 122
| 371
| 39
| 92
| 6
| 38
| .248
| .336
| .372
| 24
| 2
| 49
| 38
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 6
|
| 1955
| DET
| A
| 114
| 356
| 49
| 85
| 10
| 60
| .239
| .328
| .376
| 15
| 2
| 48
| 40
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 6
|
| 1956
| DET
| A
| 10
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .250
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| CHI
| A
| 55
| 41
| 11
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .122
| .294
| .195
| 3
| 0
| 10
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| TOT
| A
| 65
| 53
| 11
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .094
| .284
| .151
| 3
| 0
| 13
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| KC
| A
| 16
| 40
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 5
| .250
| .302
| .325
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 822
| 2461
| 322
| 627
| 40
| 286
| .255
| .339
| .366
| 112
| 21
| 299
| 251
| 19
| 17
| 15
| 2
| 53
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1948
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 36
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1949
| NY
| A
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1950
| STL
| A
| OF
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 150
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1951
| STL
| A
| OF
| 124
| 0
| 0
| 340
| 15
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1952
| STL
| A
| OF
| 85
| 0
| 0
| 206
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1952
| DET
| A
| OF
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 67
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1952
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1952
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 117
| 0
| 0
| 273
| 5
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1953
| DET
| A
| OF
| 133
| 0
| 0
| 354
| 7
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1954
| DET
| A
| OF
| 108
| 0
| 0
| 221
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1955
| DET
| A
| OF
| 101
| 0
| 0
| 178
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1956
| DET
| A
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1956
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1956
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1960
| KC
| A
| OF
| 10
| 10
| 82
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| KC
| A
| LF
| 9
| 9
| 75
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| KC
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 9
| 9
| 75
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 698
| 10
| 82
| 1606
| 41
| 19
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to New York Yankees in exchange for Bud Souchock (December 14, 1948).
- Traded by New York Yankees with Don Johnson, Duane Pillette, Snuffy Stirnweiss and $50000 to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Tom Ferrick, Joe Ostrowski and Leo Thomas (June 15, 1950).
- Traded by St. Louis Browns with Ned Garver, Dave Madison and Bud Black to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Dick Littlefield, Marlin Stuart, Don Lenhardt and Vic Wertz (August 14, 1952).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Fred Hatfield to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Bob Kennedy, Jim Brideweser and Harry Byrd (May 15, 1956).
- Sold by Chicago White Sox to Detroit Tigers (December 12, 1957).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Reno Bertoia and Ron Samford to Washington Senators in exchange for Eddie Yost, Rocky Bridges and Neil Chrisley (December 6, 1958).
- Traded by Washington Senators to Houston (American Association) in exchange for Herb Adams and cash (April 16, 1959).
- Sold by Houston (American Association) to Washington Senators (@December 17, 1959).
- Sold by Washington Senators to Kansas City Athletics (@June 6, 1960).
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