Jim Gleeson

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Full Name: James Joseph Gleeson	Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/191	First Game: April 25, 1936
Birthdate: March 5, 1912	Final Game: May 5, 1942
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri	MLB Experience: 5 years
Died: May 1, 1996
Deathplace: Kansas City, Missouri
Bat/Throw: Both/Right

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Contents

1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
3 Transactions
4 Trivia
5 Video Gallery
6 Picture Gallery
7 See Also
8 Categories

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Jim Gleeson (James Joseph Gleeson) was born on March 5, 1912 in Kansas City, Missouri. He made his Major League debut on April 25, 1936 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1936, his rookie year, he hit .259 with 4 home runs and 12 RBI. Gleeson played for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 5 year career.

Most people believe that Jim Gleeson's best season was 1940, when he hit for a .313 average and knocked in 61 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1936	CLE	A	41	139	26	36	4	12	.259	.344	.439	9	2	18	17	0	1	2	0	0
1939	CHI	N	111	332	43	74	4	45	.223	.308	.352	19	6	39	46	2	10	7	0	5
1940	CHI	N	129	485	76	152	5	61	.313	.389	.470	39	11	54	52	6	6	4	0	8
1941	CIN	N	102	301	47	70	3	34	.233	.340	.296	10	0	45	30	4	5	7	0	8
1942	CIN	N	9	20	3	4	0	2	.200	.304	.200	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0
Total	NL		351	1138	169	300	12	142	.264	.351	.385	68	17	140	130	13	22	18	0	21
Total	AL		41	139	26	36	4	12	.259	.344	.439	9	2	18	17	0	1	2	0	0
Total			392	1277	195	336	16	154	.263	.350	.391	77	19	158	147	13	23	20	0	21

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1936	CLE	A	OF	33	0	0	67	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.958
1939	CHI	N	OF	91	0	0	175	5	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.957
1940	CHI	N	OF	123	0	0	273	14	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	.983
1941	CIN	N	OF	84	0	0	153	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.981
1942	CIN	N	OF	5	0	0	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.889
Total			OF	336	0	0	675	22	20	4	0	0	0	0	0	.972

[edit] Transactions

Sold by Cleveland Indians to New York Yankees (December 8, 1936).
Sold by New York Yankees to Chicago Cubs for $25000 (January 24, 1939).
Traded by Chicago Cubs with Bobby Mattick to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Billy Myers (December 4, 1940).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Bill Howerton and Don Lang (July, 1946).

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