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Name Team Age
Rich James Retired (1974, Age 34) Died (2004, Age 64)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 26
(1960)		 2B L/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Mike Schmidt League 0 1 years (120 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
C+ D+ B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C+ C- B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ B- D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C  A- C 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D  0 10/11/1940
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (RF)
A+ (92.2 %) C- (31.5 %) D- (10.1 %)

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Year Type   Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1960 Minors 27.00 8 / 8 2 / 5 5 / 5 3 / 3 1 / 1 2 / 2 3 / 3 24 / 27
1960 Majors 7.82 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 7
1961 Minors 1.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1
1961 Majors 5.50 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 5
1962 Minors 12.00 1 / 1 3 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 0 3 / 3 1 / 1 2 / 2 10 / 12
1962 Majors 0.52 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
1963 Minors 15.00 0 / 2 2 / 3 2 / 3 1 / 1 3 / 4 1 / 1 1 / 1 10 / 15
1963 Majors 12.79 3 / 3 1 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 4 / 5 0 / 0 1 / 1 10 / 12
1964 Minors 18.00 1 / 2 3 / 4 3 / 3 1 / 3 2 / 3 1 / 1 2 / 2 13 / 18
1965 Minors 26.00 2 / 4 2 / 4 3 / 6 2 / 4 1 / 3 3 / 4 0 / 1 13 / 26
1966 Minors 12.00 2 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 1 9 / 12
1967 Minors 16.00 3 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 1 2 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 5 / 16
1968 Minors 2.00 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2
1968 Majors 19.00 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 4 1 / 6 0 / 2 2 / 2 3 / 19
1969 Majors 13.00 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 2 1 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 2 1 / 13
1970 Majors 14.00 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 14
1971 Majors 16.00 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 16
1972 Majors 20.00 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 2 1 / 3 0 / 4 1 / 20
1973 Majors 15.00 1 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 15
1974 Majors 12.00 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 12
Total 0 0 0 21 / 43 15 / 46 15 / 38 11 / 34 17 / 46 11 / 28 12 / 27 102 / 262
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1974-11-01Rich James has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1968-04-12The New York Highlanders have waived Rich James.
1965-04-01The New York Highlanders have promoted Carl Streuli to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have sent Rich James to the minors.
1965-04-01The New York Highlanders have promoted Rich James to the major league team.
1964-04-01The New York Highlanders have sent Rich James to the minors.
1963-08-14The New York Highlanders have promoted Rich James to the major league team.
1962-05-05The New York Highlanders have promoted Darrin Smith to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have sent Rich James to the minors.
1962-04-01The New York Highlanders have promoted Rich James to the major leagues.
1961-09-11The New York Highlanders have promoted Gus Bonnell to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have sent Rich James to the minors.
1960-08-27The New York Highlanders have promoted Rich James to the major league team.