Jim Pendleton
[edit] Biography
Jim Pendleton (James Edward Pendleton) was born on January 7, 1924 in St. Charles, Missouri. He made his Major League debut on April 17, 1953 for the Milwaukee Braves. In 1953, his rookie year, he hit .299 with 7 home runs and 27 RBI. Pendleton played for the Milwaukee Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds and Houston Colt .45s over the course of his 7 year career.
Most people believe that Jim Pendleton's best season was 1953, when he hit for a .299 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1953
| MIL
| N
| 120
| 251
| 48
| 75
| 7
| 27
| .299
| .323
| .462
| 12
| 4
| 7
| 36
| 2
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 5
|
| 1954
| MIL
| N
| 71
| 173
| 20
| 38
| 1
| 16
| .220
| .236
| .266
| 3
| 1
| 4
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| 1955
| MIL
| N
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| MIL
| N
| 14
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .083
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| 46
| 59
| 9
| 18
| 0
| 9
| .305
| .394
| .356
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1958
| PIT
| N
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| CIN
| N
| 65
| 113
| 13
| 29
| 3
| 9
| .257
| .309
| .354
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 4
|
| 1962
| HOU
| N
| 117
| 321
| 30
| 79
| 8
| 36
| .246
| .279
| .371
| 12
| 2
| 14
| 57
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 6
|
| Total
|
|
| 444
| 941
| 120
| 240
| 19
| 97
| .255
| .290
| .365
| 30
| 8
| 43
| 151
| 6
| 10
| 11
| 5
| 20
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1953
| MIL
| N
| OF
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 141
| 7
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1953
| MIL
| N
| SS
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 28
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| MIL
| N
| OF
| 50
| 39
| 356.2
| 90
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1954
| MIL
| N
| RF
| 11
| 3
| 52.2
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1954
| MIL
| N
| LF
| 23
| 19
| 182.1
| 48
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1954
| MIL
| N
| CF
| 18
| 17
| 121.2
| 26
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1955
| MIL
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1955
| MIL
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1955
| MIL
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| MIL
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| MIL
| N
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| MIL
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| MIL
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 6
| 5
| 48
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 2
| 2
| 17
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 9
| 7
| 67
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 2
| 18
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1959
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 24
| 9
| 98.1
| 32
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1959
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 16
| 14
| 127.1
| 13
| 28
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1959
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 24
| 9
| 98.1
| 31
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1962
| HOU
| N
| RF
| 22
| 14
| 131
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| HOU
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 89
| 67
| 636
| 126
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1962
| HOU
| N
| 1B
| 9
| 5
| 53
| 54
| 1
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1962
| HOU
| N
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1962
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 63
| 47
| 457
| 95
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1962
| HOU
| N
| CF
| 7
| 6
| 48
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 112
| 77
| 754.2
| 180
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 17
| 0
| 9
| 16
| 31
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 24
| 16
| 152.1
| 16
| 30
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 278
| 122
| 1158
| 401
| 19
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 10
| 5
| 53
| 56
| 1
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 26
| 23
| 171.2
| 41
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 39
| 22
| 231.2
| 32
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1949).
- Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers to Milwaukee Braves as part of 4-team trade in which Philadelphia Phillies sent cash to Milwaukee Braves; Milwaukee Braves sent cash to Cincinnati Reds; Philadelphia Phillies sent Russ Meyer to Brooklyn Dodgers; Milwaukee Braves sent Earl Torgeson to Philadelphia Phillies; Brooklyn Dodgers sent Rocky Bridges to Cincinnati Reds; and Cincinnati Reds sent Joe Adcock to Milwaukee Braves (February 16, 1953).
- Traded by Milwaukee Braves to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Dick Cole (April 3, 1957).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Whammy Douglas, Frank Thomas and John Powers to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Smoky Burgess, Harvey Haddix and Don Hoak (January 30, 1959).
- Sold by Cincinnati Reds to Houston Colt .45s (October, 1961).
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