Jim Bronstad was born on Monday, June 22, 1936, in Fort Worth, Texas. Bronstad was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 7, 1959, with the New York Yankees. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jim Bronstad baseball stats page.
"Casey Stengel is playing it cautious — considering the Yankees' rapid rise in the American League standings — but at least he's willing to concede that Hector Lopez and Jim Bronstad 'are making it.' Bronstad is a 23-year-old right hander brought up at the same time that the Yankees made their deal for Lopez and pitcher Ralph Terry with the Athletics. He now has pitched 2 1-3 innings in relief without yielding a run and Stengel is toying with the idea of starting him." - Down, Fred. Galesburg Register Staff Writer. Hector Lopez, Jim Bronstad Give Yankees a Big Lift. 11 June 1959. Page 10.
Jim BronstadJim Bronstad Autograph on a 1964 Topps Washington Senators Team Baseball Card (#343 | Checklist) |
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Jim BronstadJim Bronstad Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1959 | 23 | Yankees | 16 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 5.22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29.1 | 133 | 34 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
1963 | 27 | Senators | 25 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5.65 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57.1 | 249 | 66 | 36 | 38 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - |
1964 | 28 | Senators | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
3 Years | 45 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5.48 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 93.2 | 413 | 110 | 57 | 61 | 11 | 37 | 2 | 45 | 8 | 2 | 0 | - |
Jim BronstadJim Bronstad Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1959 | 23 | Yankees | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
1963 | 27 | Senators | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1964 | 28 | Senators | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
3 Years | 47 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .056 | .000 |
Jim BronstadJim Bronstad Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1959 Yankees | P | 16 | 3 | 88 | 9 | 0.6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.76 |
1963 Senators | P | 25 | 0 | 172 | 21 | 0.8 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.30 |
1964 Senators | P | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 45 | 3 | 281 | 30 | 0.7 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.88 | |
3 Years | 45 | 3 | 281 | 30 | 0.7 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.88 |
Jim BronstadJim Bronstad Miscellaneous Stats |
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Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1959 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.08 | 4.30 | 3.99 |
1963 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 3.45 | 3.45 |
1964 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.50 | 11.57 | 2.57 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
3 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.22 | 4.32 | 3.56 |
Jim BronstadJim Bronstad Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1959 New York Yankees | 49, 22 | $5,700.00 | - | - |
1963 Washington Senators | 39 | $6,200.00 | - | - |
1964 Washington Senators | 37 | $6,500.00 | - | - |
Jim Bronstad Stats by Baseball Almanac |
James Warren Bronstad was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the New York Yankees (1959) and Washington Senators (1963-1964). After Jim graduated from Paschal High School (Fort Worth, Texas) in 1954, he was signed by the Bronx Bombers as an amateur free agent, when he was only 18 years old.
Big Jim pitched in the minors for ten seasons, from 1955 through 1964. In 1958, Bronstad took the mound in 35 games, winning 13, while striking out 60 Triple-A hitters across 211 innings of work with the Richmond Virginians. He was called-up to the majors the following year!
Jim Bronstad never appeared on a regular issue Topps Baseball Card during his playing career, or any other major baseball card manufacturer. But, he did finally get recognized in 1992, when WIZ released a set of baseball cards called Yankees of the '50s, and included Jim Bronstad.
Jim Bronstad Baseball Card | 1992 Wiz New York Yankees Baseball Card (#)
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On March 21, 1963, the New York Yankees sold Bronstad's contract to the Washington Senators. Jim made the 25-man roster out of Spring Training and remained with the team until the end of June; twenty-five relief appearances, his first career victory, and twenty-two strikeouts.
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