Jim Bruske Stats

Jim Bruske was born on Wednesday, October 7, 1964, in East St. Louis, Illinois. Bruske was 30 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 25, 1995, 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 Bruske baseball stats page.

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Jim Bruske

Jim Bruske Autograph on a 1996 Score (#209)

Jim Bruske Autograph on a 1996 Score (#209)

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Birth Name:   James Scott Bruske
Nickname:   Jim
Born On:   10-07-1964  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   East St. Louis, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Palmdale High School (Palmdale, CA)
College:   Loyola Marymount University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   08-25-1995 (Age 30)
Last Game:   05-13-2000
Draft:   1986 : 1st Round (6th)

Jim Bruske

Jim Bruske Pitching Stats

1995 31 Dodgers 9 0 3 0 0 .000 4.50 0 0 1 10.0 45 12 5 7 0 4 0 5 1 1 0 -
1996 32 Dodgers 11 0 5 0 0 .000 5.68 0 0 0 12.2 58 17 8 8 2 3 1 12 1 1 0 -
1997 33 Padres 28 0 6 4 1 .800 3.63 0 0 0 44.2 193 37 18 22 4 25 1 32 4 1 0 -
1998 34 Dodgers 35 0 10 3 0 1.000 3.48 0 0 1 44.0 195 47 17 18 2 19 1 31 3 3 0 -
1998 34 Padres 4 0 1 0 0 .000 3.86 0 0 0 7.0 34 10 3 4 1 4 2 4 0 0 0 -
1998 34 Yankees 3 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 0 9.0 36 9 3 3 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 -
2000 36 Brewers 15 0 1 1 0 1.000 6.48 0 0 0 16.2 85 22 12 15 5 12 1 8 0 2 0 2
5 Years 105 1 26 9 1 .900 4.12 0 0 2 144.0 646 154 66 77 16 68 6 95 9 8 0 2

Jim Bruske

Jim Bruske Hitting Stats

1995 31 Dodgers 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1996 32 Dodgers 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1997 33 Padres 29 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333
1998 34 Dodgers 35 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1998 34 Padres 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1998 34 Yankees 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2000 36 Brewers 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
5 Years 106 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .100 .100 .200

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Jim Bruske Fielding Stats

1995 Dodgers P 9 0 30 1 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.90
1996 Dodgers P 11 0 38 2 0.2 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.42
1997 Padres P 28 0 134 6 0.2 6 2 4 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.21
1998 Dodgers P 35 0 132 5 0.1 5 2 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.02
1998 Padres P 4 0 21 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1998 Yankees P 3 1 27 3 1.0 3 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
2000 Brewers P 15 0 50 2 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.08
P Totals 105 1 432 19 0.2 19 8 11 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.19
5 Years 105 1 432 19 0.2 19 8 11 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.19

Jim Bruske

Jim Bruske Miscellaneous Stats

1995 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.25 4.50 3.60
1996 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.00 8.53 2.13
1997 Padres 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0.0 6.0 0.0 1.28 6.45 5.04
1998 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 3.0 0.0 1.63 6.34 3.89
1998 Padres 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.00 5.14 5.14
1998 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.00 3.00 1.00
2000 Brewers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.67 4.32 6.48
5 Years 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0.0 5.0 0.0 1.40 5.94 4.25

Jim Bruske

Jim Bruske Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1995 Los Angeles Dodgers 45 $109,000.00 - -
1996 Los Angeles Dodgers 45 $109,000.00 - -
1997 San Diego Padres 55 $185,000.00 - -
1998 Los Angeles Dodgers 46 $200,000.00 - -
1998 San Diego Padres 55 "     "     - -
1998 New York Yankees 61 "     "     - -
2000 Milwaukee Brewers 88 $200,000.00 - -

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Did you know that Jim Bruske is one of only eight players in Major League history to have played for both the American and National League teams that reached the World Series during the same season? Did you know that of the elite eight, only three of them actually appeared in a World Series game for one of the two teams (they appear below in bold print)?

Getting a World Series Ring - Win or Lose

Name Team 1 Team 2

World Series

Arthur Rhodes Texas Rangers St. Louis Cardinals

2011 World Series

Chris Ray Texas Rangers San Francisco Giants 2010 World Series
Bengie Molina San Francisco Giants Texas Rangers

2010 World Series

Jim Bruske New York Yankees San Diego Padres

1998 World Series

Lonnie Smith Kansas City Royals St. Louis Cardinals

1985 World Series

Sid Monge Detroit Tigers San Diego Padres

1984 World Series

Johnny Schmitz New York Yankees Brooklyn Dodgers

1952 World Series

Jack Kramer New York Yankees New York Giants

1951 World Series

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