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Bottomley, Jim
James Leroy Bottomley
Born:
April 23, 1900, Oglesby, Illinois
Died:
December 11, 1959, St. Louis, Missouri
Bats:
Left
Throws:
Left
Played For:
St. Louis Cardinals (1922-1932), Cincinnati Reds (1933-1935), St. Louis Browns (1936-1937)
Elected to the Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee:
1974
Biography:
With a disposition that earned him the nickname "Sunny Jim," James Leroy Bottomley became the first league Most Valuable Player to emerge from a team's own farm system. Bottomley played over 1,800 games at first base and held a lifetime batting average of .310 with nine .300-plus seasons during his 16-year career. In 1928, Bottomley led the National League in home runs and RBIs and captured the Most Valuable Player Award, while leading the St. Louis Cardinals to the World Series, one of four Fall Classics in which he would play.
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Did You Know:
that in 1936, Jim Bottomley set the single-season record for most unassisted double plays by a first baseman with eight?
I don't have a regret in the world. If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn't chane a thing. I've loved every minute of my life, the excitement of baseball.
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On May 17, 1970, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves reaches the 3,000-hit club with an infield single against the Cincinnati Reds. Aaron, who later hits his 570th career home run, becomes the first major leaguer to reach 500 home runs and 3,000 hits.