From SABR Encyclopedia
| Robert Byrne James
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| Bat/Throw:
| S/R
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| Height:
| 5' 9"
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| Weight:
| 150
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| Born:
| 1905-9-2 at Angleton, TX (US)
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| Died:
| 1994-8-1 at San Antonio, TX (US)
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| Interred:
| Holy Cross Cemetery in San Antonio, TX (US)
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| Statistics: | Retrosheet
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Bernie James was a utility infielder for the New York Giants in 1933.
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James did not appear in the World Series that season but, as the 1934 Atlanta Crackers offical scorecard put it, did "cut in on the world series melon."[1] The Giants bought his services after James finished a close second to Hank Greenberg in the Texas League MVP voting in 1932. The 1933 Spalding Guide described him as "the main cog in the Dallas team."[2] James also worked as a rancher in Encinal, Texas. He and his wife Mary had a son, Robert Byrne James II, who worked as a veterinarian.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ 1934 Atlanta Crackers offical scorecard.
- ↑ Spalding's Official Baseball Guide. 1933.
- ↑ Obituary for Bernie James' son - Robert Byrne James II.
