VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA

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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

Notable Events and Chronology for Jim Busby Career

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January 8, 1927

1927 – Jim Busby is born in Kenedy, TX. He bats 2-for-11 as a player/coach in 1962 then continues as a Houston coach for much of the decade.

October 25, 1955

Cleveland Indians trade Larry Doby to the Chicago White Sox for shortstop Chico Carrasquel and outfielder Jim Busby

July 6, 1956

Jim Busby hits his second grand slam in consecutive days to beat the A’s, 4-2. Yesterday, in a 13-7 loss to Detroit, the Indians’ outfielder hit his bases-loaded home run off winner Frank Lary in the first inning.

June 13, 1957

The Indians, in an effort to get more power from their outfield, send Jim Busby to the Orioles in exchange for 28 year-old Dick Williams, who will play only 67 games with the Tribe before being dealt back to Baltimore. As a result of the trade, Roger Maris will move from left to become Cleveland’s full-time center fielder.

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@