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As a hitter, Bagby was a better-than-average hitting pitcher in the majors, posting a .226 batting average (140-for-620) with 59 runs, 3 home runs and 56 RBI. He was used as a pinch hitter 18 times in his career. Following his baseball career, Bagby became a professional golf player. In 1992, he was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.
Bagby was a good hitting pitcher in the majors, posting a .218 batting average (144-for-660) with 69 runs, 35 doubles, 6 triples, 2 home runs, 60 RBI and drawing 32 bases on balls. Baseball historians Bill James and Rob Neyer have ranked Bagby's screwball the ninth-best of all time. [4] Jim Senior watching his son play ball in 1924
During the season, Jim Bagby became the last pitcher to win 30 games in one season for the Indians in the 20th century. [ 2 ] On August 17, shortstop Ray Chapman died after being hit by a pitch in a game against the Yankees , becoming the second of only two Major League Baseball players to have died as a result of an injury received in a game ...
Elmer Smith hit a grand slam and Jim Bagby also homered as the Indians took the lead in games three to two. The triple play and grand slam had never happened before in World Series history and Bagby became the first pitcher to homer in a World Series. "I've been in baseball 40 years", Robins manager Wilbert Robinson said
Jim Bagby, Sr. (1889–1954), pitcher who played in MLB from 1912 through 1923 Jim Bagby, Jr. (1916–1988), All-Star pitcher who played in MLB from 1938 through 1947 Topics referred to by the same term
Barred from Major League Baseball during his prime, Veeck's signing of the aging star in 1948 was viewed by many as another publicity stunt. At an official age of 42, Paige became the oldest rookie in Major League baseball history, and the first black pitcher. Paige ended the year with a 6–1 record with a 2.48 ERA, 45 strikeouts and two shutouts.
Jim Bagby, Sr. (277, 1917) Stan Coveleski (286, 1919) Jim Bagby, Sr. (338, 1920) George Uhle (378, 1923) Team Record; George Uhle (300, 1926) Willis Hudlin (291, 1927) Bob Feller (284, 1941) Jim Bagby Jr. (248, 1943) Bob Feller (277, 1946) Bob Feller (255, 1948) Bob Lemon (281, 1950) Bob Lemon (244, 1951) Mike Garcia (284, 1952) Bob Lemon (283 ...
This list is complete and up-to-date as of July 8, 2024. The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared at least in one game for the Cincinnati Reds National League franchise (1890–1953, 1958–present), also known previously as the Cincinnati Red Stockings (1882–1889) and Cincinnati Redlegs (1953–1958).