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13 de abr. de 2020 · Jim Bottomley. James Leroy Bottomley (Sunny Jim) Bats Left, Throws Left. Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb. High School Nokomis High School. Debut August 18, 1922. Final Game September 16, 1937. Born April 23, 1900 in Oglesby, IL USA. Died December 11, 1959 in St. Louis, MO USA.
Jim Bottomley played 16 seasons for the Cardinals, Reds and Browns. He had a .310 batting average, 2,313 hits, 219 home runs, 1,422 RBIs and 1,177 runs scored. He won 2 World Series.
Jim Bottomley Stats by Baseball Almanac. James Leroy Bottomley was a Major League Baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals ( 1922 - 1932 ), Cincinnati Reds ( 1933 - 1935 ), and St. Louis Browns ( 1936 - 1937 ). Exactly four different Cardinals have collected six hits in a 9-inning game: Duff Cooley on September 30, 1893, Roger Connor on ...
31 de jan. de 2022 · Even after numerous petitions and claims of having an incompetent lawyer, Bottomley’s efforts to have his conviction overturned were left unsuccessful. Thus, in 2016, he published his entire confessional in a 300-page book titled ‘Free Fall from Grace: A Lawyer’s Mental Illness, Murder Trial and Imprisonment,” hoping to make the public realize his point of view.
Jim Bottomley’s professional baseball career almost didn’t happen. He was playing for a semi-pro team earning $5 per game when a local police officer who saw him play recommended Bottomley to Cardinals GM and eventual Hall of Famer Branch Rickey. Rickey’s signing of Bottomley paid. Nicknamed "Sunny Jim" because of his cheerful disposition ...
In 1931, though limited by injury to 108 games, Bottomley finished third in the closest batting race in NL history (Chick Hafey – .3489; Bill Terry – .3486; Bottomley – .3482). At 32 and no longer the .300 hitter he had been, the Cardinals sent Sunny Jim to Cincinnati for pitcher Ownie Carroll and outfielder Estel Crabtree – a trade of washed-up players.
23 de dez. de 2022 · According to the Associated Press, “Sunny Jim was one of those rare ballplayers who combined genuine color with honest-to-goodness ability.”. Playing to win. A left-handed batter, Bottomley hit for power, using a choked grip on a heavy bat. On Sept. 16, 1924, Bottomley drove in 12 runs in a game against the Dodgers.
