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Thurman Munson League 8-6-2254 |
| "Sweet Baby" James |  Relief PitcherRetired (2020, Age 36) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| ERA | 3.84 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/L | |
| W-L | 68-51 | Status | Deceased (2058) | Option Years | 0
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| 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) |
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| IP | 1180.1 | |||||
| WHIP | 1.35 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control | |||||||
| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 1 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
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| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Endurance | Velocity | Control | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Minors | 22 | 61.00 | 2 / 4 | 7 / 31 | 6 / 26 | 15 / 61 | |||
| 2006 | Majors | 22 | 0.23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
| 2007 | Minors | 23 | 15.00 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 6 | 0 / 9 | 2 / 15 | |||
| 2007 | Majors | 23 | 33.61 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 1 / 4 | 3 / 15 | 1 / 14 | 5 / 33 |
| 2008 | Majors | 24 | 42.18 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 4 / 11 | 1 / 16 | 3 / 15 | 8 / 42 |
| 2009 | Majors | 25 | 42.26 | 162 | 1 | 0 | 2 / 7 | 2 / 19 | 1 / 16 | 5 / 42 |
| 2010 | Majors | 26 | 46.14 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 14 | 4 / 25 | 5 / 46 |
| 2011 | Majors | 27 | 45.00 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 2 / 15 | 4 / 15 | 2 / 15 | 8 / 45 |
| 2012 | Majors | 28 | 45.68 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 2 / 10 | 3 / 15 | 2 / 20 | 7 / 45 |
| 2013 | Majors | 29 | 47.94 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 1 / 9 | 1 / 25 | 0 / 13 | 2 / 47 |
| 2014 | Majors | 30 | 23.00 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 13 | 1 / 10 | 1 / 23 |
| 2015 | Majors | 31 | 23.52 | 162 | 5 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 13 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 23 |
| 2016 | Majors | 32 | 46.14 | 155 | 0 | 7 | 1 / 12 | 1 / 15 | 1 / 19 | 3 / 46 |
| 2017 | Majors | 33 | 49.00 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 19 | 0 / 19 | 0 / 49 |
| 2018 | Majors | 34 | 48.51 | 162 | 0 | 0 | -3 / 12 | -5 / 17 | -4 / 19 | -12 / 48 |
| 2019 | Majors | 35 | 45.82 | 162 | 0 | 0 | -1 / 6 | -5 / 18 | -2 / 21 | -8 / 45 |
| 2020 | Minors | 36 | 13.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 13 | |||
| 2020 | Majors | 36 | 4.89 | 23 | 0 | 0 | -1 / 0 | -2 / 4 | -3 / 0 | -6 / 4 |
| Total | 2091 | 6 | 7 | 11 / 108 | 12 / 259 | 12 / 260 | 35 / 627 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 2020-11-01 | "Sweet Baby" James has retired from the Boston Braves |
| 2020-06-28 | The Boston Braves have designated "Sweet Baby" James for assignment. |
| 2020-06-02 | The Boston Braves have promoted "Sweet Baby" James to the major league team. |
| 2020-03-25 | The Boston Braves have designated David Owens for assignment. The Boston Braves have designated "Sweet Baby" James for assignment. |
| 2017-04-05 | A 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. |
| 2016-04-21 | A 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. |
| 2014-04-01 | A 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. |
| 2007-06-01 | A 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. |
| 2007-05-27 | The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Blunts Stoghe to the major league team. The St. Louis Tsunami have sent "Sweet Baby" James to the minors. |
| 2007-05-08 | The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted "Sweet Baby" James to the major league team. |
| 2007-03-25 | The St. Louis Tsunami have renamed Billy "Gamer" James to "Sweet Baby" James. |
| 2006-09-06 | The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Candy Adair to the major league team. The St. Louis Tsunami have sent Billy "Gamer" James to the minors. |
| 2006-08-30 | The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Billy "Gamer" James to the major league team. |
| 2006-06-21 | The St. Louis Tsunami have placed Billy "Gamer" James on the trade block. |
| 2006-04-01 | The St. Louis Tsunami have renamed Billy James to Billy "Gamer" James. |