Jim Fridley
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Jim Fridley (James Riley Fridley) was born on September 6, 1924 in Phillippi, West Virginia. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1952 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1952, his rookie year, he hit .251 with 4 home runs and 16 RBI. Fridley played for the Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 3 year career.
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| 1952
| CLE
| A
| 62
| 175
| 23
| 44
| 4
| 16
| .251
| .311
| .331
| 2
| 0
| 14
| 40
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 3
|
| 1954
| BAL
| A
| 85
| 240
| 25
| 59
| 4
| 36
| .246
| .311
| .371
| 8
| 5
| 21
| 41
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 13
|
| 1958
| CIN
| N
| 5
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .222
| .222
| .444
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 5
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .222
| .222
| .444
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 147
| 415
| 48
| 103
| 8
| 52
| .248
| .311
| .354
| 10
| 5
| 35
| 81
| 3
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 16
|
| Total
|
|
| 152
| 424
| 50
| 105
| 8
| 53
| .248
| .309
| .356
| 12
| 5
| 35
| 83
| 3
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 16
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1952
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 87
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1954
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 132
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1958
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 123
| 1
| 10
| 220
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians (1948).
- Claimed on waivers by St. Louis Browns from Cleveland Indians (April 6, 1953).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Mike Blyzka, Darrell Johnson and Dick Kryhoski to New York Yankees (December 1, 1954) completing trade in which New York Yankees traded Gene Woodling, Harry Byrd, Jim McDonald, Hal Smith, Gus Triandos, Willie Miranda and 4 players to be named later to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Bob Turley, Don Larsen, Billy Hunter and 4 players to be named later (November 17, 1954); Baltimore Orioles received Bill Miller, Kal Segrist, Don Leppert and Ted Del Guercio (December 1, 1954).
- Sold by New York Yankees to Brooklyn Dodgers (@May 30, 1957).
- Sold by Los Angeles Dodgers to Detroit Tigers (@April 10, 1958).
- Sold by Detroit Tigers to Cincinnati Reds (@April 11, 1958).
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