1929CARDINALS
FIRST BASE
JIM BOTTOMLEY1929
Jim Bottomleyfirst base · 1929 cardinals
Ht 6'0"Wt 180Bats LThrows LBorn 1900 · Oglesby, IL
In 1929 Jim Bottomley played 146 games for the St. Louis Cardinals and hit 29 home runs with 137 runs batted in. He batted .314, reached at .391, and slugged .568 on 176 hits and 108 runs scored. Twenty-nine bombs, 137 driven in — cartoons next. The box score does the talking. That is the whole summer in one line. No embroidery required.
29 HOME RUNS
In 1929 he hit 29 home runs.
137 RBI
In 1929 he drove in 137 runs.
176 HITS
In 1929 he had 176 hits.
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Major League Batting — Year vs Life
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 146 | 560 | 108 | 176 | 31 | 12 | 29 | 137 | 0.314 | 0.391 | 0.568 |
| Life | 1,991 | 7,471 | 1,177 | 2,313 | 465 | 151 | 219 | 1,422 | 0.310 | 0.369 | 0.500 |
SkillScore
128.521929 · SLN
ComponentsAVG 0.314OBP 0.391SLG 0.568
Jim Bottomley. Public domain portrait (The New York Times, 1 July 1928 / Wikimedia).