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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
B  D+ A 
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  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   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1959 TEX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1961 TEX 129 532 77 128 20 3 12 63 28 123 20 6 43 .637 .280 .357 .241
1962 TEX 146 567 84 148 13 10 19 75 38 127 19 3 14 .732 .313 .420 .261
1963 TEX 146 543 79 163 24 5 16 68 34 119 24 4 21 .794 .343 .451 .300
1964 TEX-SF 144 527 64 138 21 2 15 69 37 107 14 8 17 .706 .312 .395 .262
1965 SF 144 514 60 134 27 8 15 60 35 126 16 5 20 .740 .308 .432 .261
1966 SF 153 578 68 161 21 10 17 88 51 155 20 7 3 .775 .337 .438 .279
1967 SF 157 599 85 174 22 12 25 103 41 130 15 5 2 .829 .336 .492 .290
1968 SF 155 583 86 172 31 9 21 86 36 126 20 7 4 .826 .339 .487 .295
1969 SF 156 588 89 168 19 7 28 90 41 136 30 14 5 .817 .332 .485 .286
1970 SF 152 581 92 179 20 8 27 102 41 120 32 11 4 .862 .352 .509 .308
1971 SF 157 590 92 186 31 9 27 118 39 109 22 5 2 .892 .356 .536 .315
1972 SF 154 602 97 172 26 13 24 82 50 131 17 2 4 .833 .341 .492 .286
1973 SF 135 531 87 134 23 6 23 76 37 125 12 2 3 .752 .304 .448 .252
1974 SF 145 536 97 147 31 6 22 87 38 106 14 2 1 .800 .322 .478 .274
1975 SF 124 362 63 118 11 10 20 58 38 78 11 3 1 .966 .389 .577 .326
1976 SF 98 277 33 64 12 3 7 34 23 71 3 1 4 .664 .292 .372 .231
Total 2295 8510 1253 2386 352 121 318 1259 607 1889 289 85 148 .791 .329 .462 .280
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.