Jim Lentine
[edit] Biography
Jim Lentine (James Matthew Lentine) was born on July 16, 1954 in Los Angeles, California. He made his Major League debut on September 3, 1978 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1980, his rookie year, he hit .251 with 1 home run and 18 RBI. Lentine played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 3 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1978
| STL
| N
| 8
| 11
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .182
| .250
| .182
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| 11
| 23
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 1
| .391
| .462
| .435
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| 9
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .100
| .100
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| 67
| 161
| 19
| 42
| 1
| 17
| .261
| .377
| .342
| 8
| 1
| 28
| 30
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 3
|
| 1980
| Total
|
| 76
| 171
| 20
| 43
| 1
| 18
| .251
| .363
| .327
| 8
| 1
| 28
| 32
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 28
| 44
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 3
| .273
| .333
| .295
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 67
| 161
| 19
| 42
| 1
| 17
| .261
| .377
| .342
| 8
| 1
| 28
| 30
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 95
| 205
| 23
| 54
| 1
| 20
| .263
| .368
| .332
| 9
| 1
| 31
| 38
| 3
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 3
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1978
| STL
| N
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| STL
| N
| OF
| 3
| 3
| 25
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| STL
| N
| LF
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| LF
| 3
| 1
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| OF
| 8
| 4
| 48.1
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| CF
| 2
| 1
| 12
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| RF
| 4
| 2
| 23.1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| LF
| 5
| 0
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| CF
| 2
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| OF
| 6
| 1
| 19
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| LF
| 40
| 29
| 269.2
| 77
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| RF
| 6
| 4
| 41
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| CF
| 10
| 7
| 57.2
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| OF
| 55
| 40
| 368.1
| 98
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| DH
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| Total
|
| CF
| 12
| 8
| 65.2
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| Total
|
| LF
| 45
| 29
| 280.2
| 79
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1980
| Total
|
| OF
| 61
| 41
| 387.1
| 102
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 50
| 32
| 309.2
| 81
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 14
| 9
| 77.2
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 72
| 48
| 460.2
| 118
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 11
| 7
| 73.1
| 16
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago White Sox in the 24th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 6, 1972).
- Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in the 12th round of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1975).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Detroit Tigers in exchange for John Martin and Al Greene (June 2, 1980).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (March 29, 1981).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (April 9, 1981).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Houston Astros (September 28, 1981) completing trade in which Cleveland Indians traded cash and a player to be named later to Houston Astros in exchange for Mike Fischlin (April 3, 1981).
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