Jimmy Sebring Stats

Jimmy Sebring was born on Saturday, March 25, 1882, in Liberty, Pennsylvania. Sebring was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 8, 1902, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 Sebring baseball stats page.

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"As baseball's climactic event, the World Series has done more than anything else to magnify home runs in aristocratic currency. Nothing about a World Series dinger is common, even if some players who hit them are. Such was the case with Jimmy Sebring. On October 1, 1903, the 21-year-old Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder (career: 363 games, .261 average, 6 homers) came to bat at Boston's Huntington Avenue grounds in the seventh inning of the first game of the first World Series and - against Cy Young, no less - hit the first Series homer." - Author Mark Ribowsky in The Complete History of the Home Run (Citadel Publishing, 03/01/2003, Page 40)

Jimmy Sebring



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Birth Name:   James Dennison Sebring
Nickname:   Jimmy
Born On:   03-25-1882  (Aries)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Liberty, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-22-1909 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:   Wildwood Cemetery, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
High School:   None Attended
College:   Bucknell University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   09-08-1902 (Age 20)
Last Game:   08-06-1909
Draft:   Not Applicable

Jimmy Sebring

Jimmy Sebring Pitching Stats

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Jimmy Sebring Hitting Stats

1902 20 Pirates 19 80 15 26 4 4 0 0 15 5 - 7 1 - 0 - .325 .365 .475
1903 21 Pirates 124 506 71 140 16 13 4 1 64 32 - 45 4 - 4 - .277 .325 .383
1904 22 Pirates 80 305 28 82 11 7 0 0 32 17 - 23 0 - 0 - .269 .307 .351
1904 22 Reds 56 222 22 50 9 2 0 0 24 14 - 24 1 - 0 - .225 .271 .284
1905 23 Reds 58 217 31 62 10 5 2 0 28 14 - 18 9 - 0 - .286 .329 .406
1909 27 Superbas 25 81 11 8 1 1 0 0 5 11 - 15 1 - 0 - .099 .207 .136
1909 27 Senators 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - .000 .000 .000
5 Years 363 1,411 178 368 51 32 6 1 168 93 0 132 16 0 4 - .261 .308 .355

Jimmy Sebring

Jimmy Sebring Fielding Stats

1902 Pirates RF 19 - - 39 2.1 38 33 5 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00
1903 Pirates RF 124 - - 246 2.0 228 208 20 18 11 n/a n/a n/a .927 0.00
1904 Pirates RF 80 - - 169 2.1 162 146 16 7 5 n/a n/a n/a .959 0.00
1904 Reds RF 56 - - 99 1.8 99 88 11 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1905 Reds RF 56 - - 78 1.4 69 63 6 9 2 n/a n/a n/a .885 0.00
1909 Superbas OF 25 - - 41 1.6 39 35 4 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .951 0.00
1909 Senators CF 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
RF Totals 335 0 0 631 1.9 596 538 58 35 23 n/a n/a n/a .945 0.00
OF Totals 25 0 0 41 1.6 39 35 4 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .951 0.00
CF Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
5 Years 361 - - 672 1.9 635 573 62 37 24 n/a n/a n/a .945 0.00

Jimmy Sebring

Jimmy Sebring Miscellaneous Stats

1902 Pirates 2 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 11.4 5.3 - - -
1903 Pirates 20 - - 0 0 n/a 126.5 11.2 7.9 - - -
1904 Pirates 8 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 13.3 9.5 - - -
1904 Reds 8 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 9.3 9.3 - - -
1905 Reds 11 - - 0 0 n/a 108.5 12.1 7.8 - - -
1909 Superbas 3 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.4 16.2 - - -
1909 Senators 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
5 Years 52 - - 0 0 n/a 235.2 10.7 8.4 - - -

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Jimmy Sebring Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1902 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1903 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1904 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1904 Cincinnati Reds n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1905 Cincinnati Reds n/a Undetermined n/a -
1909 Brooklyn Superbas n/a Undetermined n/a -
1909 Washington Senators n/a Undetermined n/a -

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Did you know that Jimmy Sebring hit the first World Series home run in the first World Series played in the first game ever? Lets take a look at that historic moment:

Jimmy Sebring & Cy Young | Baseball Almanac

Jimmy Sebring & Cy Young | 2003 Fleer Classic Baseball Card (#931/1500)
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In the seventh inning of the 1903 World Series, Game 1, on October 1, 1903, Cy Young on the mound, Sebring launched one over the head of right fielder Buck Freeman who believed the ball was going to roll under the ropes being used to hold the crowd off the field for a ground rule triple.

The ball made a valiant effort, but stopped rolling roughly ten feet from the ropes. By the time Freeman realized his mistake, Sebring was rounding third, and Buck's throw to catcher Lou Criger was done in vain - Sebring had crossed home plate and etched his name in the history books becoming forever known as the first player to hit a home run in the first World Series (and it also happened to be an inside-the park variation).

Jimmy Sebring, 1903 World Series Home Run | Baseball Almanac

Jimmy Sebring Home Run | The Chicago Daily Tribune | October 2, 1903 | Page 8
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Jimmy Sebring died of Brights Disease - a historical classification of kidney diseases, first described in 1827 by the English physician Richard Bright, that would be described in modern medicine as acute or chronic nephritis. The term is no longer used, as diseases are now classified according to their more fully understood causes. The Washington Post, on December 23, 1909, printed the following obituary for Jimmy Sebring:

Jimmy Sebring Obituary

Every town in the Tri-State League knew Jimmy Sebring, every city in the National League had admired his skill, and Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Brooklyn had known him as a member of their teams.

Jimmy never did anybody but himself harm. He was a remarkable ballplayer. His impulses were kindly, he loved the world and wanted it to love him, but everything went against him, and before 30 the health of his athletic frame sapped.

He has ended the life that during its last five years knew little but bitterness. His nature was too sensitive. He couldn't stand rebuffs; he was a shining target for unkindness.

Trifles that another man would have brushed aside with complete indifference Sebring brooded over and magnified till they became tragedies, and to this habit can most of his misfortunes be directly traced.

Jimmy Sebring Ramly Baseball Card | Baseball Almanac

Jimmy Sebring Baseball Card | Ramly Turkish Cigarettes (#107)
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More than 1,300 baseball players born in Pennsylvania have made it to the major leagues, but only one has come from the town of Liberty -- Jimmy Sebring. Almost as rare, Jimmy Sebring hit a World Series record nine singles in the 1903 World Series, the most ever in a 8-game Fall Classic, a record matched once more (by an Ironman), but a mark that cannot ever be beaten or tied (modern Fall Classics are 7-game series). Not quite as rare, but still incredibly uncommon, is the 1909 Ramly baseball card seen above featuring Jimmy. [World Series Hitting Records]