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Name Team Age
Bristol James Retired (1976, Age 37) Died (2016, Age 77)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 15
(1959)
CF L/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Harold Baines League 0 15 years (145 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
D+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C+ B- A-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- B+ B+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D- B+ B+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B- 0 2/14/1939
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 1
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (RF)
A- (83.9 %) D+ (22.6 %) D- (11.5 %)

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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 
1959 Minors 46.00 3 / 4 8 / 13 8 / 9 7 / 8 0 / 5 2 / 2 5 / 5 33 / 46
1959 Majors 0.38 5 0 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
1959 Pos (LF) 35.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 20 / 35
1960 Minors 37.00 2 / 8 2 / 5 4 / 4 1 / 4 0 / 2 5 / 5 9 / 9 23 / 37
1961 Majors 49.12 142 129 20 1 / 5 6 / 12 7 / 9 4 / 8 0 / 6 3 / 3 4 / 6 25 / 49
1962 Majors 54.42 162 146 0 2 / 5 3 / 6 4 / 7 13 / 17 1 / 7 3 / 3 7 / 9 33 / 54
1963 Majors 53.86 162 146 0 2 / 6 4 / 11 3 / 5 1 / 8 1 / 9 5 / 7 4 / 7 20 / 53
1964 Majors 65.95 162 134 0 0 / 8 2 / 9 2 / 10 5 / 13 2 / 12 4 / 7 1 / 6 16 / 65
1965 Majors 73.89 162 127 0 2 / 13 2 / 8 2 / 10 3 / 8 0 / 7 1 / 16 4 / 11 14 / 73
1966 Majors 67.37 162 145 0 2 / 10 1 / 8 0 / 9 1 / 11 0 / 8 3 / 14 0 / 7 7 / 67
1967 Majors 67.47 162 144 0 0 / 12 0 / 8 0 / 13 0 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 67
1968 Majors 65.04 162 144 0 0 / 6 1 / 14 2 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 11 3 / 8 1 / 9 7 / 65
1969 Majors 67.26 162 143 0 0 / 7 0 / 11 0 / 10 0 / 14 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 67
1970 Majors 65.63 162 145 0 1 / 7 0 / 14 0 / 6 0 / 11 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 13 1 / 65
1971 Majors 66.95 162 143 0 0 / 15 0 / 9 0 / 14 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 66
1972 Majors 66.92 162 145 0 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 11 1 / 8 0 / 13 0 / 11 0 / 9 1 / 66
1973 Majors 58.08 140 125 22 -2 / 14 -4 / 8 -1 / 6 -3 / 11 -3 / 7 -4 / 9 -1 / 3 -18 / 58
1974 Majors 63.78 162 131 0 -2 / 6 -6 / 8 -1 / 8 -2 / 4 -3 / 15 -2 / 8 -2 / 14 -18 / 63
1975 Majors 55.02 162 81 0 -4 / 7 1 / 6 -2 / 11 -5 / 10 -5 / 6 -2 / 4 0 / 11 -17 / 55
1976 Majors 45.68 162 63 0 -4 / 6 -5 / 10 -1 / 7 -3 / 4 -5 / 7 -3 / 5 -1 / 6 -22 / 45
Total 2555 2091 42 3 / 145 15 / 168 27 / 157 23 / 164 -12 / 144 18 / 133 31 / 150 125 / 1096
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1976-11-01Bristol James has retired from the San Francisco Sentinels
1973-09-06Bristol James of the San Francisco Sentinels is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1964-05-12A trade has been completed between the San Francisco Seals and the Texas Wranglers. The Texas Wranglers receive Mike McCormick, Orlando Cepeda from the San Francisco Seals in exchange for Don Kelly, Duke Sullivan, Bristol James, Draft Pick 1966 Round 1 TEX (Heath Riddle).
1961-04-26Bristol James of the Texas Wranglers is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1961-04-01The Texas Wranglers have promoted Bristol James to the major league team. The Texas Wranglers have promoted Javier Martinez to the major league team. The Texas Wranglers have promoted Chris North to the major league team. The Texas Wranglers have promoted Xavier McNamara to the major league team. The Texas Wranglers have promoted Jack Kotsay to the major league team. The Texas Wranglers have designated John Watkins for assignment. The Texas Wranglers have sent Hugh Wilkerson to the minors. The Texas Wranglers have designated Hack Johnson for assignment. The Texas Wranglers have sent A.J. Reynolds to the minors. The Texas Wranglers have sent Charlie Fox to the minors.
1959-04-21The Texas Wranglers have promoted Mike Trimble to the major league team. The Texas Wranglers have sent Bristol James to the minors.
1959-04-15The Texas Wranglers have auto-promoted Bristol James to the major leagues.
1959-04-08The Texas Wranglers have renamed U.L. Irwin to Bristol James.
1958-06-26A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Reds and the Texas Wranglers. The Texas Wranglers receive George Pettit, Draft Pick 1959 Round 1 TEX (Bristol James) from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Dan Thacker, Bill Esmond.
1958-05-19A trade has been completed between the Los Angeles Bruins and the Cincinnati Reds. The Cincinnati Reds receive Jim Lovitto, Draft Pick 1959 Round 1 TEX (Bristol James) from the Los Angeles Bruins in exchange for Draft Pick 1961 Round 1 CIN (Joe Garcia).
1956-04-21A trade has been completed between the Texas Wranglers and the Los Angeles Bruins. The Los Angeles Bruins receive Jerry Lazzeri, Orlando Grahe, Larry Narleski, Draft Pick 1959 Round 2 TEX (Ruben Sparks), Draft Pick 1958 Round 1 TEX (Dennis McGuire), Draft Pick 1959 Round 1 TEX (Bristol James) from the Texas Wranglers in exchange for Steve McGlothlin, Rick Dunegan, Jeff Kasko, Ray Bedgood.