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Jim Busby

Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right
6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)
Born: January 8, 1927 in Kenedy, TX us
Died: July 8, 1996  in Augusta, GA
Buried: Millen Cemetery, Millen, GA
School: Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX)
Debut: April 23, 1950 (10,699th in major league history)
vs. DET 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game: July 8, 1962
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Full Name: James Franklin Busby
View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen
View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Relatives: Cousin of Steve Busby

Nine Players Who Debuted in 1950

Joe Adcock
Gus Bell
Jimmy Piersall
Jackie Jensen
Jim Busby
Chico Carrasquel
Billy Martin
Lew Burdette
Whitey Ford

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Biography

 
Jim Busby led AL outfielders twice in putouts and once in fielding percentage. He was among the top five stolen base leaders three times, and batted a career-high .312 for Washington in 1953. A cousin of pitcher Steve Busby, Jim coached for fellow Texan Paul Richards at Baltimore, Houston, Atlanta, and Chicago.@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@

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