Jimmy O'Rourke Stats

Jimmy O'Rourke was born on Wednesday, December 26, 1883, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. O'Rourke was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 15, 1908, with the New York Highlanders. 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 O'Rourke baseball stats page.

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Jimmy O'Rourke



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Birth Name:   James Stephen O'Rourke
Nickname:   Jimmy, Queenie
Born On:   12-26-1883  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Bridgeport, Connecticut
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-22-1955 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Sparrows Point, Maryland
Cemetery:   Oak Lawn Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Yale & Holy Cross
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-07   Player Weight Chart Weight:   150
First Game:   08-15-1908 (Age 24)
Last Game:   10-08-1908
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Jimmy O'Rourke Pitching Stats

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Jimmy O'Rourke Hitting Stats

1908 25 Highlanders 34 108 5 25 1 0 0 0 3 4 - - 3 - 0 - .231 .259 .241
1 Year 34 108 5 25 1 0 0 0 3 4 - - 3 - 0 - .231 .259 .241

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Jimmy O'Rourke Fielding Stats

1908 Highlanders 2B 4 - - 19 4.8 18 7 11 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .947 0.00
1908 Highlanders 3B 3 - - 4 1.3 4 0 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1908 Highlanders OF 14 - - 21 1.5 21 20 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1908 Highlanders SS 11 - - 49 4.5 44 16 28 5 4 n/a n/a n/a .898 0.00
OF Totals 14 0 0 21 1.5 21 20 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
SS Totals 11 0 0 49 4.5 44 16 28 5 4 n/a n/a n/a .898 0.00
2B Totals 4 0 0 19 4.8 18 7 11 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .947 0.00
3B Totals 3 0 0 4 1.3 4 0 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1 Year 32 - - 93 2.9 87 43 44 6 4 n/a n/a n/a .935 0.00

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Jimmy O'Rourke Miscellaneous Stats

1908 Highlanders 4 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 36.0 - - -
1 Year 4 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 36.0 - - -

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Jimmy O'Rourke Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1908 New York Highlanders n/a Undetermined n/a -

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