Jim Golden Stats

Jim Golden was born on Friday, March 20, 1936, in Eldon, Missouri. Golden was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 30, 1960, with the Los Angeles Dodgers. 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 Golden baseball stats page.
"In 1960, the league was back to eight teams, as Dallas and Fort Worth merged and Charleston dropped out. Jim Golden won 20 games for St. Paul (the last twenty-game winner ever in the American Association) and led the league with a 2.32 earned run average." - Author Stew Thornley in Baseball in Minnesota: A Definitive History (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 03/01/2006, Page 96)

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Jim Golden

Jim Golden Autograph on a 1963 Topps (#297)

Jim Golden Autograph on a 1963 Topps (#297)
 

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Birth Name:   James Edward Golden
Nickname:   Jim
Born On:   03-20-1936  (Pisces)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Eldon, Missouri
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   09-30-1960 (Age 24)
Last Game:   04-23-1963
Draft:   Not Applicable
Jim Golden

Jim Golden 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
1960 24 Dodgers 1 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.43 0 0 0 7.0 30 6 5 5 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 -
1961 25 Dodgers 28 0 13 1 1 .500 5.79 0 0 0 42.0 199 52 27 30 7 20 2 18 1 0 0 -
1962 26 Colt .45s 37 18 4 7 11 .389 4.07 5 2 1 152.2 662 163 69 84 13 50 4 88 7 0 1 -
1963 27 Colt .45s 3 1 1 0 1 .000 5.68 0 0 0 6.1 30 12 4 4 0 2 0 5 1 0 1 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
4 Years 69 20 18 9 13 .409 4.54 5 2 1 208.0 921 233 105 123 21 76 6 115 9 0 2 -
Jim Golden

Jim Golden Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1960 24 Dodgers 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667
1961 25 Dodgers 28 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1962 26 Colt .45s 43 54 7 12 2 2 0 0 8 1 0 6 3 0 1 1 .222 .250 .333
1963 27 Colt .45s 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
4 Years 75 60 8 13 3 2 0 0 8 1 0 8 3 0 1 1 .217 .242 .333
Jim Golden

Jim Golden Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1960 Dodgers P 1 1 21 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.29
1961 Dodgers P 28 0 126 9 0.3 9 1 8 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.93
1962 Colt .45s P 37 18 458 41 1.1 39 10 29 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .951 2.30
1963 Colt .45s P 3 1 19 1 0.3 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.42
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 69 20 624 52 0.8 50 11 39 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .962 2.16
4 Years 69 20 624 52 0.8 50 11 39 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .962 2.16
Jim Golden

Jim Golden Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1960 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 1.00 5.14 5.14
1961 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.90 3.86 4.29
1962 Colt .45s 0 0 .000 0 6 n/a 0.0 9.0 6.8 1.76 5.19 2.95
1963 Colt .45s 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.50 7.11 2.84
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
4 Years 0 0 .000 0 6 n/a 0.0 7.5 7.5 1.51 4.98 3.29
Jim Golden

Jim Golden Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1960 Los Angeles Dodgers 41 $9,000.00 - -
1961 Los Angeles Dodgers 41 $10,000.00 - -
1962 Houston Colt .45s 35 $12,500.00 - -
1963 Houston Colt .45s 35 $10,500.00 - -




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Did you know that Jim Golden had three hits, including two triples, as the Colt 45s beat the Mets 16-3 on June 22, 1962, making him the last pitcher to have two triples in a game?

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