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Proper Name
William Henry James
nickname
Big Bill
High Level
MLB (1911-1919)
Positions
P (203)
Ht / Wt
6-4 / 195
Bats / Throws
Both / Right
place
Detroit,Michigan
Died
5/25/1942
High School
None listed
MLB Debut
0000-00-00
MLB Teams
DET [5] SLA [2] BOS [1] CHA [1]
TBC#
13258
mlbam id
116486
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleerawhipw-lggssviphso
Career MLB [1911-1919]3.201.4365-7120314741,179.71110408
Strikeouts
40
Walks
15
Hittable
44
SO/BB
16
vsPower
44
Hitting
33
Durability
65
Team
.521
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year tranx date end date mlb org level Transaction Description status minor team 40man age
1919 1919-08-18 CHA MLB Claimed on waivers from Red Sox by White Sox Hist -- No 32.209
1919 1919-05-24 1919-08-18 BOS MLB Sold by Detroit Tigers to Boston Red Sox Hist -- No 32.123
1915 1915-08-18 1919-05-24 DET MLB Traded from St. Louis Browns to Detroit Tigers for Baby Doll Jacobson Hist -- No 28.209
1913 1913-09-15 1915-08-18 SLA MLB Selected from Portland (PCL) by St. Louis Browns in MLB Rule 5 Draft Hist -- No 26.237
1911 1911-01-01 1913-09-15 MLB Unknown transaction Hist -- No 23.345
1910 1910-09-01 1911-01-01 CHN MLB Selected from Jackson (Southern Michigan) by Chicago Cubs in MLB Rule 5 Draft Hist -- No 23.223
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