Jim Gilliam
[edit] Biography
Jim Gilliam (James William Gilliam) was born on October 17, 1928 in Nashville, Tennessee. He made his Major League debut on April 14, 1953 for the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1953, his rookie year, he hit .278 with 6 home runs and 63 RBI. Gilliam played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Los Angeles Dodgers over the course of his 14 year career.
Most people believe that Jim Gilliam's best season was 1953, when he hit for a .278 average and knocked in 63 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1953
| BRO
| N
| 151
| 605
| 125
| 168
| 6
| 63
| .278
| .383
| .415
| 31
| 17
| 100
| 38
| 3
| 2
| 21
| 0
| 7
|
| 1954
| BRO
| N
| 146
| 607
| 107
| 171
| 13
| 52
| .282
| .361
| .418
| 28
| 8
| 76
| 30
| 2
| 5
| 8
| 2
| 10
|
| 1955
| BRO
| N
| 147
| 538
| 110
| 134
| 7
| 40
| .249
| .341
| .355
| 20
| 8
| 70
| 37
| 6
| 11
| 15
| 4
| 8
|
| 1956
| BRO
| N
| 153
| 594
| 102
| 178
| 6
| 43
| .300
| .399
| .396
| 23
| 8
| 95
| 39
| 4
| 6
| 21
| 6
| 5
|
| 1957
| BRO
| N
| 149
| 617
| 89
| 154
| 2
| 37
| .250
| .323
| .314
| 26
| 4
| 64
| 31
| 4
| 7
| 26
| 0
| 5
|
| 1958
| LA
| N
| 147
| 555
| 81
| 145
| 2
| 43
| .261
| .352
| .335
| 25
| 5
| 78
| 22
| 0
| 3
| 18
| 1
| 5
|
| 1959
| LA
| N
| 145
| 553
| 91
| 156
| 3
| 34
| .282
| .387
| .345
| 18
| 4
| 96
| 25
| 0
| 3
| 23
| 4
| 3
|
| 1960
| LA
| N
| 151
| 557
| 96
| 138
| 5
| 40
| .248
| .359
| .318
| 20
| 2
| 96
| 28
| 3
| 9
| 12
| 1
| 6
|
| 1961
| LA
| N
| 144
| 439
| 74
| 107
| 4
| 32
| .244
| .358
| .344
| 26
| 3
| 79
| 34
| 0
| 12
| 8
| 2
| 7
|
| 1962
| LA
| N
| 160
| 588
| 83
| 159
| 4
| 43
| .270
| .370
| .335
| 24
| 1
| 93
| 35
| 2
| 15
| 17
| 0
| 10
|
| 1963
| LA
| N
| 148
| 525
| 77
| 148
| 6
| 49
| .282
| .354
| .383
| 27
| 4
| 60
| 28
| 2
| 12
| 19
| 2
| 11
|
| 1964
| LA
| N
| 116
| 334
| 44
| 76
| 2
| 27
| .228
| .318
| .287
| 8
| 3
| 42
| 21
| 3
| 9
| 4
| 2
| 7
|
| 1965
| LA
| N
| 111
| 372
| 54
| 104
| 4
| 39
| .280
| .374
| .384
| 19
| 4
| 53
| 31
| 4
| 1
| 9
| 5
| 1
|
| 1966
| LA
| N
| 88
| 235
| 30
| 51
| 1
| 16
| .217
| .315
| .268
| 9
| 0
| 34
| 17
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 3
| 5
|
| Total
|
|
| 1956
| 7119
| 1163
| 1889
| 65
| 558
| .265
| .360
| .355
| 304
| 71
| 1036
| 416
| 33
| 98
| 203
| 32
| 90
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1953
| BRO
| N
| 2B
| 149
| 0
| 0
| 332
| 426
| 19
| 102
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1954
| BRO
| N
| RF
| 4
| 3
| 24
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| BRO
| N
| 2B
| 142
| 139
| 1261
| 340
| 388
| 17
| 99
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1954
| BRO
| N
| LF
| 2
| 2
| 16.2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 5
| 5
| 40.2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1955
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 96
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1955
| BRO
| N
| 2B
| 99
| 0
| 0
| 213
| 269
| 16
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1956
| BRO
| N
| 2B
| 102
| 0
| 0
| 233
| 326
| 11
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1956
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 107
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1957
| BRO
| N
| 2B
| 148
| 148
| 1328.1
| 407
| 390
| 11
| 90
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1957
| BRO
| N
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 18
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 2
| 1
| 18
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| LA
| N
| OF
| 75
| 71
| 619.2
| 142
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1958
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 33
| 26
| 243
| 65
| 68
| 1
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1958
| LA
| N
| LF
| 70
| 65
| 575.2
| 133
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1958
| LA
| N
| RF
| 6
| 6
| 43
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1958
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 44
| 39
| 353.1
| 38
| 103
| 9
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .940
|
| 1958
| LA
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 131
| 127
| 1156.1
| 121
| 245
| 16
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1959
| LA
| N
| LF
| 3
| 3
| 23
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 8
| 6
| 63
| 16
| 13
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1959
| LA
| N
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| LA
| N
| OF
| 4
| 4
| 30
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 31
| 23
| 234.1
| 51
| 69
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1960
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 129
| 119
| 1065.1
| 101
| 262
| 15
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1961
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 71
| 66
| 550
| 133
| 179
| 6
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1961
| LA
| N
| OF
| 11
| 9
| 63
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 74
| 35
| 406.1
| 48
| 104
| 7
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1961
| LA
| N
| LF
| 11
| 9
| 63
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 111
| 96
| 817.2
| 192
| 262
| 9
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1962
| LA
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1962
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 93
| 60
| 544
| 51
| 126
| 11
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1962
| LA
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1962
| LA
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1963
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 55
| 27
| 264.2
| 25
| 66
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1963
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 119
| 110
| 928
| 242
| 277
| 8
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1964
| LA
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 1.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1964
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 86
| 62
| 614
| 54
| 121
| 12
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .936
|
| 1964
| LA
| N
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 1.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1964
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 25
| 17
| 178
| 47
| 50
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1965
| LA
| N
| OF
| 22
| 20
| 168
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1965
| LA
| N
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| LA
| N
| LF
| 21
| 19
| 160
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1965
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 82
| 77
| 587.1
| 55
| 135
| 8
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1965
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 3
| 3
| 20.2
| 6
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1966
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 71
| 52
| 477.1
| 40
| 103
| 7
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1966
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 765
| 598
| 5468.2
| 533
| 1265
| 90
| 110
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 224
| 110
| 942.2
| 407
| 13
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 15
| 11
| 84
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1042
| 634
| 5625
| 2279
| 2724
| 107
| 628
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 110
| 99
| 857.2
| 188
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1951).
- Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (October 14, 1964).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (May 28, 1965).
- Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (October 22, 1965).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (April 26, 1966).
- Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (October 31, 1966).
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