Lefty York Stats

Lefty York was born on Tuesday, November 1, 1892, in West Fork, Arkansas. York was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 12, 1919, 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 Lefty York baseball stats page.
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Lefty York
 
 
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Birth Name:   James Edward York
Nickname:   Lefty
Born On:   11-01-1892  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   West Fork, Arkansas
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-09-1961 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   York, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:   Mount Rose Cemetery, York, Pennsylvania
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   09-12-1919 (Age 26)
Last Game:   10-02-1921
Draft:   Not Applicable
Lefty York

Lefty York 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
1919 27 Athletics 2 2 0 0 2 .000 24.92 0 0 0 4.1 31 13 12 13 0 5 - 2 0 0 0 -
1921 29 Cubs 40 10 15 5 9 .357 4.73 4 1 1 139.0 639 170 73 82 5 63 - 57 4 5 1 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
2 Years 42 12 15 5 11 .313 5.34 4 1 1 143.1 670 183 85 95 5 68 - 59 4 5 1 -
Lefty York

Lefty York Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1919 27 Athletics 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 - .000 .000 .000
1921 29 Cubs 40 39 2 5 1 0 0 0 5 1 - 12 3 - 1 - .128 .171 .154
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
2 Years 42 40 2 5 1 0 0 0 5 1 - 13 3 - 1 - .125 .167 .150
Lefty York

Lefty York Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1919 Athletics P 2 2 13 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.08
1921 Cubs P 40 10 417 27 0.7 23 1 22 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .852 1.49
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 42 12 430 28 0.7 24 1 23 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .857 1.51
2 Years 42 12 430 28 0.7 24 1 23 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .857 1.51
Lefty York

Lefty York Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1919 Athletics 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.40 4.15 10.39
1921 Cubs 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.3 7.8 0.90 3.69 4.08
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
2 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.1 8.0 0.87 3.70 4.27
Lefty York

Lefty York Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1919 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a -
1921 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a -




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