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Jim Middleton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 165lb (180cm, 74kg)

Born: May 28, 1889 in Argos, IN us

Died: January 12, 1974 in Argos, IN

Buried: Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos, IN

Debut: April 18, 1917 (Age 27-325d, 4,587th in major league history)
vs. BRO 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 18, 1921 (Age 32-113d)
vs. NYY 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1921 season

Full Name: James Blaine Middleton

Nicknames: Rifle Jim

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.4

ERA

4.51

157.2

WHIP

1.497

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	2-11 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	0 games
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 8 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	1 (1-0-0) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 8 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	4 (2-1-0)

1917 Batting Game Log

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1917 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	5 (4)	Apr 18	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0						9						P
2	2	10 (4)	Apr 25	NYG	@	PHI	W,9-8	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.48	-0.012	1.71	-0.03%	-0.20	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	3	22 (11)	May 17	NYG		STL	W,10-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	8						P
4	4	28 (5)	May 24	NYG		CHC	L,3-4	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.06	-0.024	4.96	-0.07%	-0.12	P
5	5	29	May 25	NYG		CHC	L,1-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	8						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	6	38 (8)	Jun 6	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-6	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	7	49 (10)	Jun 20 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	L,4-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	8	52 (2)	Jun 22	NYG	@	BSN	L,3-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	9	53	Jun 23	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-8	2-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.12	-0.003	.89	-0.01%	-0.08	P
10	10	56 (2)	Jun 26 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,5-6	3-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.54	-0.025	3.80	-0.11%	-0.21	P
11	11	60 (3)	Jun 29 (2)	NYG		BSN	L,0-13	0-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	8						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	12	71 (10)	Jul 12 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,1-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	13	74 (2)	Jul 14 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,4-7	4-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.50	-0.010	2.84	-0.04%	-0.32	P
							2-11		8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000		.54	-0.074	3.00	-0.25%	-0.92

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