Jimmy DeShong Stats

Jimmy DeShong was born on Tuesday, November 30, 1909, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. DeShong was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 12, 1932, with the Philadelphia Athletics. 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 Jimmy DeShong baseball stats page.

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Jimmy DeShong

Jimmy DeShong Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#63)

Jimmy DeShong Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#63)
 

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Birth Name:   James Brooklyn DeShong
Nickname:   Jimmy
Born On:   11-30-1909  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-16-1993 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Lower Paxton Township, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:   East Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   04-12-1932 (Age 22)
Last Game:   06-10-1939
Draft:   Not Applicable
Jimmy DeShong

Jimmy DeShong Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1932 23 Athletics 6 0 3 0 0 .000 11.70 0 0 0 10.0 56 17 13 14 3 9 - 5 1 1 0 -
1934 25 Yankees 31 12 8 6 7 .462 4.11 6 0 3 133.2 581 126 61 71 6 56 - 40 0 2 0 -
1935 26 Yankees 29 3 14 4 1 .800 3.26 0 0 3 69.0 306 64 25 30 6 33 - 30 1 2 0 -
1936 27 Senators 34 31 3 18 10 .643 4.63 16 2 2 223.2 1,003 255 115 135 11 96 - 59 8 3 1 -
1937 28 Senators 37 34 3 14 15 .483 4.90 20 0 1 264.1 1,179 290 144 161 15 124 - 86 3 3 1 -
1938 29 Senators 31 14 11 5 8 .385 6.58 1 0 0 131.1 613 160 96 104 11 83 - 41 4 1 0 -
1939 30 Senators 7 6 1 0 3 .000 8.63 1 0 0 40.2 206 56 39 45 7 31 - 12 1 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
7 Years 175 100 43 47 44 .516 5.08 44 2 9 872.2 3,944 968 493 560 59 432 - 273 18 12 2 -
Jimmy DeShong

Jimmy DeShong Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1932 23 Athletics 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 0 - 0 - .000 .000 .000
1934 25 Yankees 31 42 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 7 - 5 4 - 1 - .190 .320 .190
1935 26 Yankees 29 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 2 - 0 - .071 .188 .071
1936 27 Senators 35 79 15 15 1 1 0 0 9 10 - 8 8 - 0 - .190 .281 .228
1937 28 Senators 37 94 9 19 1 1 0 0 8 10 - 16 4 - 0 - .202 .279 .234
1938 29 Senators 31 46 5 12 0 2 0 0 7 1 - 4 1 - 0 - .261 .277 .348
1939 30 Senators 7 15 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 1 0 - 0 1 .200 .294 .200
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
7 Years 176 293 35 58 2 4 0 0 25 32 - 41 19 - 1 1 .198 .279 .232
Jimmy DeShong

Jimmy DeShong Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1932 Athletics P 6 0 30 3 0.5 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.70
1934 Yankees P 31 12 401 33 1.1 32 4 28 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .970 2.15
1935 Yankees P 29 3 207 27 0.9 26 4 22 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .963 3.39
1936 Senators P 34 31 671 40 1.2 38 4 34 2 6 n/a n/a n/a .950 1.53
1937 Senators P 37 34 793 69 1.9 67 15 52 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .971 2.28
1938 Senators P 31 14 394 37 1.2 34 8 26 3 4 n/a n/a n/a .919 2.33
1939 Senators P 7 6 122 16 2.3 15 1 14 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .938 3.32
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 175 100 2,618 225 1.3 215 36 179 10 12 n/a n/a n/a .956 2.22
7 Years 175 100 2,618 225 1.3 215 36 179 10 12 n/a n/a n/a .956 2.22
Jimmy DeShong

Jimmy DeShong Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1932 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.56 4.50 8.10
1934 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 8.4 0.0 0.71 2.69 3.77
1935 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.5 0.0 0.91 3.91 4.30
1936 Senators 1 0 1.000 0 1 n/a 0.0 9.9 8.8 0.61 2.37 3.86
1937 Senators 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.9 11.8 0.69 2.93 4.22
1938 Senators 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 11.5 6.6 0.49 2.81 5.69
1939 Senators 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 15.0 15.0 0.39 2.66 6.86
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
7 Years 1 0 1.000 0 1 n/a 0.0 7.1 11.7 0.63 2.82 4.46
Jimmy DeShong

Jimmy DeShong Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1932 Philadelphia Athletics 19 Undetermined n/a -
1934 New York Yankees 16 Undetermined - -
1935 New York Yankees 16 Undetermined - -
1936 Washington Senators 15 Undetermined - -
1937 Washington Senators 15 Undetermined - -
1938 Washington Senators 15 Undetermined - -
1939 Washington Senators 15 Undetermined - -


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