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Jim Tobin

Positions: Pitcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: December 27, 1912 in Oakland, CA us

Died: May 19, 1969 in Oakland, CA

Buried: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Hayward, CA

High School: Roosevelt HS (Oakland, CA)

Debut: April 30, 1937 (Age 24-124d, 8,251st in major league history)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 23, 1945 (Age 32-270d)
vs. SLB 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1937 season

Full Name: James Anthony Tobin

Nicknames: Abba Dabba

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Relatives: Brother of Jackie Tobin

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.9

105

112

ERA

3.44

287

227

1900.0

498

WHIP

1.308

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-28 / in Starts: 12-14
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	41 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 112 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	71 (37-21-13) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 112 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	74 (38-23-12)

Most Driven In
E Miller	4
M West	2
G Moore	1
R Berres	1
B Hassett	0

Most Driven In By
J Cooney	2
S Sisti	2
P Waner	1

1941 Batting Game Log

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1941 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	141	1	Apr 15	BSN	@	PHI	L,5-6	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.19	-0.010	.45	-0.02%	-0.30	P
2	142	4 (2)	Apr 18	BSN		BRO	L,6-11	GS-7	3	2	0	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.600	.750	1.350	9	.93	0.163	2.34	0.25%	2.81	P
3	143	9 (4)	Apr 22	BSN		PHI	L,4-6	GS-0	6	5	1	3	2	0	0	1	1		2	0	0			0	0	0	.556	.636	.889	1.525	9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	144	16 (6)	May 3	BSN		CIN	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.417	.500	.667	1.167	9	1.14	-0.087	1.71	-0.08%	-0.72	P
5	145	20 (3)	May 7	BSN		PIT	W,7-6	GS-9	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.438	.500	.625	1.125	9	1.70	0.096	2.16	0.07%	-0.21	P
6	146	24 (3)	May 13	BSN	@	CHC	L,3-4	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.438	.500	.625	1.125	9						P
7	147	28 (3)	May 18	BSN	@	CIN	L,3-4	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.412	.474	.588	1.062	9	2.08	-0.029	2.20	-0.02%	-0.30	P
8	148	31 (2)	May 21	BSN	@	PIT	L,4-8	GS-6	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.389	.500	.556	1.056	9	.88	0.076	.75	0.04%	1.16	P
9	149	32	May 25	BSN		NYG	L,2-6	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.368	.478	.526	1.005	8	1.16	-0.034	.78	-0.01%	-0.42	PH
10	150	33	May 27	BSN	@	NYG	L,1-2	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.350	.458	.500	.958	8	4.39	-0.119	1.83	-0.03%	-0.35	PH
11	151	34	May 29	BSN	@	NYG	L,2-9	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.440	.476	.916	8	.19	-0.005	.07	0.00%	-0.23	PH
12	152	35	May 30 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	L,5-6	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0			0	0	0	.304	.407	.435	.842	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	153	39 (3)	Jun 3	BSN		PIT	L,5-9	3-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.280	.379	.400	.779	9	.57	-0.027	.11	0.00%	-1.04	P
14	154	42 (2)	Jun 7	BSN		CHC	L,1-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.379	.400	.779	9						P
15	155	45 (2)	Jun 9	BSN		CHC	L,6-13	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.367	.385	.751	9	.10	-0.003	.01	0.00%	-0.21	P
16	156	46	Jun 10	BSN		CIN	L,3-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.355	.370	.725	9	2.37	-0.065	.25	0.00%	-0.21	PH
17	157	55 (8)	Jun 22 (1)	BSN	@	CHC	W,6-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.344	.357	.701	8	1.26	-0.034	.04	0.00%	-0.47	P
18	158	61 (5)	Jun 29 (1)	BSN		BRO	L,2-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.241	.333	.345	.678	9	1.53	-0.038	.04	0.00%	-0.41	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	159	69 (7)	Jul 4 (2)	BSN		PHI	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	.250	.333	.344	.677	9	.76	0.060	.02	0.00%	0.61	P
20	160	73 (3)	Jul 10	BSN		CHC	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.242	.324	.333	.658	9	1.43	-0.040	.01	0.00%	-0.21	PH
21	161	74	Jul 11	BSN		CHC	W,7-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.317	.306	.623	9	.37	0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.48	P
22	162	79 (4)	Jul 16 (1)	BSN		PIT	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.225	.311	.325	.636	9	.60	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.66	P
23	163	81 (1)	Jul 18 (1)	BSN		PIT	L,1-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.220	.304	.317	.621	9	.33	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.48	PH
24	164	82	Jul 18 (2)	BSN		PIT	W,4-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.214	.298	.310	.607	9						PH
25	165	84 (1)	Jul 20 (1)	BSN		STL	L,2-4	CG(12)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.213	.288	.298	.586	9	2.03	0.059	.00	0.00%	0.08	P
26	166	89 (4)	Jul 25	BSN	@	STL	W,8-0	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.212	.281	.288	.569	9	.17	0.012	.00	0.00%	-1.34	P
27	167	90	Jul 26	BSN	@	STL	L,2-9	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.276	.283	.559	9	.52	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.48	PH
28	168	91	Jul 27 (1)	BSN	@	STL	W,12-10	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.204	.271	.278	.549	9						PH
29	169	94 (2)	Jul 30	BSN	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG(10)	4	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.302	.304	.605	9	2.15	0.052	.00	0.00%	0.88	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	170	98 (3)	Aug 3 (1)	BSN	@	CIN	W,5-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.313	.317	.630	9	.71	0.011	.00	0.00%	1.06	P
31	171	102 (3)	Aug 8	BSN	@	BRO	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.219	.296	.297	.593	9	.72	0.078	.00	0.00%	0.64	P
32	172	107 (4)	Aug 12	BSN		PHI	L,1-2	CG(13)	6	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0			0	0	0	.221	.312	.294	.606	8						P
33	173	112 (4)	Aug 17 (1)	BSN		BRO	L,1-5	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.313	.286	.598	9	.56	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
34	174	115 (2)	Aug 20 (2)	BSN		STL	L,2-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.309	.282	.590	9	1.60	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH
35	175	117 (1)	Aug 22	BSN		CIN	W,9-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.200	.294	.267	.561	9	.64	0.031	.00	0.00%	0.01	P
36	176	121 (3)	Aug 26 (1)	BSN		PIT	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.281	.253	.534	9	1.60	-0.153	.00	0.00%	-1.02	P
37	177	126 (4)	Aug 31 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	W,8-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.193	.280	.253	.533	9	.94	-0.083	.00	0.00%	-1.04	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
38	178	128 (1)	Sep 1 (1)	BSN	@	BRO	L,5-6	10-15	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.274	.247	.521	9	2.06	-0.103	.00	0.00%	-0.39	P
39	179	131 (2)	Sep 6	BSN		PHI	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.180	.263	.236	.499	9	1.33	-0.116	.00	0.00%	-0.69	P
40	180	135 (3)	Sep 10	BSN	@	CIN	W,4-1	GS-13	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.183	.262	.237	.499	9	1.35	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.60	P
41	181	145 (9)	Sep 17 (2)	BSN	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.264	.240	.504	9	.90	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.01	P
42	182	149 (3)	Sep 21 (1)	BSN	@	NYG	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.192	.266	.242	.508	9	1.52	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-1.20	P
43	183	153 (3)	Sep 24	BSN		BRO	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.186	.259	.235	.494	9	.86	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.50	P
							15-28		112	102	6	19	5	0	0	9	10	1	30	0	0		2	4	1	0	.186	.259	.235	.494		1.09	-0.631	.32	0.19%	-7.13

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