Jim Battle
| Jim Battle | |||
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| Third baseman, Shortstop | |||
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Born: March 26, 1901 Bailey, Texas | |||
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Died: September 30, 1965 Chico, California | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 9, 1927, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 2, 1927, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .375 | ||
| Games Played | 8 | ||
| Hits | 3 | ||
| Teams | |||
James Milton Battle [1] (March 26, 1901 – September 30, 1965) was a reserve infielder in Major League Baseball. Listed at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), 170 lb., he batted and threw right-handed.
A native of Bailey, Texas, Battle played briefly for the Chicago White Sox during the 1927 season as a backup for third baseman Willie Kamm and shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh. In a six-game majors career, Battle was a .375 (3-for-8) hitter with one triple and one run scored without home runs or RBI. He also spent parts of seven seasons in the Minor leagues with the Longview Cannibals (1924-'25), Paris Bearcats (1925-'26), Little Rock Travelers (1927), Seattle Indians (1928), Waco Cubs (1928-'29) and Dallas Steers (1929), registering a .286 average (737-for-2573) with 23 homers in 594 game appearances.
Battle died in Chico, California, at the age of 64.
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References
- ↑ "Jim Battle Baseball Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
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