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Proper Name
James Alan Bouton
nickname
Bulldog
High Level
MLB (1962-1978)
Positions
P (325)
Ht / Wt
6-0 / 185
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
place
Newark,New Jersey
Died
7/10/2019
Cause of Death
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy,
High School
Bloom Township (Chicago Heights,IL)
colleges
Signing Bonus
$ 30,000
draft posit
P
MLB Debut
MLB Teams
NYA [7] HOU [2] ATL [1] SE1 [1] CHA [1]
TBC#
9054
mlbam id
111279
Retrosheet
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Career MLB [1962-1978]3.571.2662-6330414461,238.71131720
Strikeouts
38
Walks
52
Hittable
54
SO/BB
43
vsPower
54
Hitting
20
Durability
68
Team
.494
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year tranx date end date mlb org level Transaction Description status minor team 40man age
1978 1978-11-02 -- -- Granted free agency Hist -- No 39.239
1978 1978-05-16 1978-11-02 ATL MLB Signed to #-year contract for 1978-1978 ($0m) [Free Agent] Hist -- No 39.069
1977 1977-06-01 1978-05-16 -- -- Released by White Sox Hist -- No 38.085
1977 1977-04-07 1977-06-01 CHA MLB Signed to #-year contract for 1977-1977 ($0m) [Free Agent] Hist -- No 38.030
1970 1970-08-12 1977-04-07 -- -- Released by Astros Hist -- No 31.157
1969 1969-08-24 1970-08-12 HOU MLB Traded from Seattle Pilots to Houston Astros for Dooley Womack and Roric Harrison Hist -- No 30.169
1968 1968-06-15 1969-08-24 SE1 MLB Sold by New York Yankees to Seattle Pilots for $20000 (but Yankees paid $8000 of his 1968 salary) Hist -- No 29.100
1958 1958-12-04 1968-06-15 NYA MLB Signed as amateur free agent Hist -- No 19.271
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