Chris James (baseball)

Chris James
Chris James
	Outfielder
	Born: October 4, 1962 (age 59); Rusk, Texas
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 23, 1986, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
	October 1, 1995, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.261
Home runs	90
Runs batted in	386
Teams
	Philadelphia Phillies (1986–1989); San Diego Padres (1989); Cleveland Indians (1990–1991); San Francisco Giants (1992); Houston Astros (1993); Texas Rangers (1993–1994); Kansas City Royals (1995); Boston Red Sox (1995);

Donald Chris James (born October 4, 1962) is an American former professional baseball utility player, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) 10 years (1986–1995), for eight teams: the National League (NL) Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, and Houston Astros; and the American League (AL) Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, Kansas City Royals, and Boston Red Sox. Over the course of James’ MLB career, he played first base, third base, outfield, and designated hitter.

Early life[]

James graduated from Stratford High School, in 1981.^[1] Chris James is the brother of former SMU and New England Patriots running back Craig James, who appeared on television for ABC, ESPN, and CBS, as a college football analyst, after his NFL career ended.

Career[]

On May 4, 1991, while playing for the Indians, James had 9 runs batted in (RBI) in a 20 to 6 win over the Oakland Athletics, thereby setting that franchise’s single-game RBI record.^[2]

In 946 games over 10 seasons, James posted a .261 batting average (794-for-3040) with 343 runs, 90 home runs, 386 RBI and 193 bases on balls. Defensively, he finished his career with an overall .982 fielding percentage.

References[]

^ 1993 Topps baseball card # 38
^ "BASEBALL; Twins End Brewers' Streak at 4 As Starter's Sour Streak Ends, Too". New York Times. Associated Press. May 5, 1991.

External links[]

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
Chris James at Baseball Almanac
Chris James at Astros Daily

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[1] 1993 Topps baseball card # 38

[2] "BASEBALL; Twins End Brewers' Streak at 4 As Starter's Sour Streak Ends, Too". New York Times. Associated Press. May 5, 1991.

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Chris James
Outfielder
Born: (1962-10-04) October 4, 1962 (age 59) Rusk, Texas
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 23, 1986, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1995, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.261
Home runs	90
Runs batted in	386

Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (1986–1989) San Diego Padres (1989) Cleveland Indians (1990–1991) San Francisco Giants (1992) Houston Astros (1993) Texas Rangers (1993–1994) Kansas City Royals (1995) Boston Red Sox (1995)