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Thurman Munson League
8-5-2254
"Sweet Baby" James Relief Pitcher
Retired (2020, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.84 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/L
W-L 68-51 Status Deceased (2058) Option Years 0  
SV 11 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 08-15-1984
K 978 Drafted Round 1, Pick 1
(2006)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(159 games)
IP 1180.1
WHIP 1.35
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance D+   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity A    Mentor Val C+
Speed D- Bunt C+ Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
2006 STL
0
 0
1
0
0
0
0
 0
1.0
 0 0 0 0 1
0
1.00
0.00
2007 STL-DET
6
 1
49
0
0
0
0
 2
67.1
 79 53 50 2 32
41
1.65
6.68
2007 STL
2
 1
9
0
0
0
0
 2
14.0
 14 12 11 0 6
8
1.43
7.07
2007 DET
4
 0
40
0
0
0
0
 0
53.1
 65 41 39 2 26
33
1.71
6.58
2008 DET
0
 3
62
0
0
0
0
 3
75.1
 79 45 36 1 45
41
1.65
4.30
2009 DET
3
 5
61
1
0
0
0
 1
93.0
 100 50 40 1 38
72
1.48
3.87
2010 DET
4
 3
70
0
0
0
1
 2
121.1
 134 61 56 1 47
119
1.49
4.15
2011 DET
6
 1
69
0
0
0
0
 2
117.1
 102 50 46 0 39
101
1.20
3.53
2012 DET
6
 3
70
0
0
0
0
 0
113.2
 101 54 49 4 37
109
1.21
3.88
2013 DET
10
 9
80
0
0
0
0
 1
111.1
 106 49 45 1 40
109
1.31
3.64
2014 BRO
2
 4
22
0
0
0
4
 3
25.1
 31 15 15 0 8
16
1.54
5.33
2015 BRO
0
 5
16
5
0
0
0
 1
30.1
 48 31 28 0 18
23
2.18
8.31
2016 BRO-SEA
5
 5
88
0
0
0
1
 7
87.0
 85 51 37 2 35
88
1.38
3.83
2016 BRO
0
 0
2
0
0
0
0
 0
2.0
 4 2 2 0 1
4
2.50
9.00
2016 SEA
5
 5
86
0
0
0
1
 7
85.0
 81 49 35 2 34
84
1.35
3.71
2017 SEA-BOS
13
 2
86
0
0
0
3
 3
116.1
 99 38 37 0 35
86
1.15
2.86
2017 SEA
0
 0
3
0
0
0
1
 1
1.1
 2 1 1 0 0
1
1.50
6.75
2017 BOS
13
 2
83
0
0
0
2
 2
115.0
 97 37 36 0 35
85
1.15
2.82
2018 BOS
5
 5
81
0
0
0
1
 4
117.1
 94 43 36 2 42
100
1.16
2.76
2019 BOS
8
 5
71
0
0
0
1
 1
99.0
 68 30 26 1 40
71
1.09
2.36
2020 BOS
0
 0
5
0
0
0
0
 0
4.2
 5 2 2 0 1
2
1.29
3.86
2254
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
68
 51
831
6
0
0
11
 30
1180.1
 1131 572 503 15 458
978
1.35
3.84
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2020-11-01"Sweet Baby" James has retired from the Boston Braves
2020-06-28The Boston Braves have designated "Sweet Baby" James for assignment.
2020-06-02The Boston Braves have promoted "Sweet Baby" James to the major league team.
2020-03-25The Boston Braves have designated David Owens for assignment. The Boston Braves have designated "Sweet Baby" James for assignment.
2017-04-05A trade has been completed between the Seattle Beavers and the Boston Braves. The Boston Braves receive "Sweet Baby" James, Draft Pick 2018 Round 2 SEA (Hank Guiney), Draft Pick 2018 Round 1 SEA (Manuel McHenry) from the Seattle Beavers in exchange for Tommy Lopez, Carl Harts.
2016-07-17 Sweet Baby James of the Seattle Beavers is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
2016-04-21A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Bandits and the Seattle Beavers. The Seattle Beavers receive "Sweet Baby" James, Draft Pick 2017 Round 2 CIN (Cisco Ward) from the Brooklyn Bandits in exchange for Del Rico.
2014-04-01A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Bandits and the Detroit Maniacs. The Detroit Maniacs receive Buzz Andrews, Draft Pick 2016 Round 2 BRO (Glenn Allen) from the Brooklyn Bandits in exchange for "Sweet Baby" James.
2007-06-01A trade has been completed between the Detroit Maniacs and the St. Louis Tsunami. The St. Louis Tsunami receive Ted Morgan, Bill Breitenstein from the Detroit Maniacs in exchange for Bo Puckey, "Sweet Baby" James, Pete "Manhunt" Meulens.
2007-05-27The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Blunts Stoghe to the major league team. The St. Louis Tsunami have sent "Sweet Baby" James to the minors.
2007-05-08The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted "Sweet Baby" James to the major league team.
2007-03-25The St. Louis Tsunami have renamed Billy "Gamer" James to "Sweet Baby" James.
2006-09-06The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Candy Adair to the major league team. The St. Louis Tsunami have sent Billy "Gamer" James to the minors.
2006-08-30The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Billy "Gamer" James to the major league team.
2006-06-21The St. Louis Tsunami have placed Billy "Gamer" James on the trade block.
2006-04-01The St. Louis Tsunami have renamed Billy James to Billy "Gamer" James.