Jim Norris
[edit] Biography
Jim Norris (James Francis Norris) was born on December 20, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York. He made his Major League debut on April 7, 1977 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1977, his rookie year, he hit .270 with 2 home runs and 37 RBI. Norris played for the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers over the course of his 4 year career.
Most people believe that Jim Norris's best season was 1977, when he stole 26 bases.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| 133
| 440
| 59
| 119
| 2
| 37
| .270
| .360
| .364
| 23
| 6
| 64
| 57
| 0
| 9
| 26
| 4
| 10
|
| 1978
| CLE
| A
| 113
| 315
| 41
| 89
| 2
| 27
| .283
| .364
| .378
| 14
| 5
| 42
| 20
| 0
| 5
| 12
| 4
| 6
|
| 1979
| CLE
| A
| 124
| 353
| 50
| 87
| 3
| 30
| .246
| .327
| .348
| 15
| 6
| 44
| 35
| 0
| 6
| 15
| 1
| 12
|
| 1980
| TEX
| A
| 119
| 174
| 23
| 43
| 0
| 16
| .247
| .327
| .276
| 5
| 0
| 23
| 16
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 2
| 11
|
| Total
|
|
| 489
| 1282
| 173
| 338
| 7
| 110
| .264
| .348
| .351
| 57
| 17
| 173
| 128
| 0
| 23
| 59
| 11
| 39
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 73
| 67
| 607.1
| 205
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 50
| 48
| 421
| 114
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 124
| 115
| 1033
| 320
| 9
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 4.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 26
| 20
| 181.1
| 45
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 5
| 3
| 25
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1978
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 78
| 66
| 580.2
| 153
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1978
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 15
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 51
| 43
| 374.1
| 94
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1978
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 6
| 4
| 43.2
| 43
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 28
| 16
| 168
| 56
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1979
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 93
| 75
| 714
| 214
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1979
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 23
| 20
| 191.2
| 77
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1979
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 47
| 39
| 354.1
| 84
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1979
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 13
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 82
| 28
| 365.1
| 73
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| TEX
| A
| 1B
| 10
| 1
| 25.2
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 58
| 18
| 241.1
| 44
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 7
| 3
| 39
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 21
| 7
| 85
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 19
| 5
| 76.1
| 72
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 83
| 62
| 579.1
| 136
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 122
| 97
| 909
| 315
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 377
| 284
| 2693
| 760
| 20
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 32
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 187
| 125
| 1204.2
| 308
| 11
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago White Sox in the 31st round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 6, 1967).
- Selected by Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (June 4, 1970).
- Selected by Cleveland Indians in the 5th round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (January 13, 1971).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with David Clyde to Texas Rangers in exchange for Larry McCall, Gary Gray and Mike Bucci (January 4, 1980).
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