Skip James (baseball)
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Philip Robert James (born October 21, 1949), better known as Skip James, is a former American professional baseball player. He played in the Major League Baseball(MLB) before a brief stint with the San Francisco Giants, and then played in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama Taiyo Whales.
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Skip James | |
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First baseman | |
Born: (1949-10-21) October 21, 1949 (age 74) Elmhurst, Illinois, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
Professional debut | |
MLB: September 12, 1977, for the San Francisco Giants | |
NPB: April 5, 1980, for the Yokohama Taiyo Whales | |
Last appearance | |
MLB: September 23, 1978, for the San Francisco Giants | |
NPB: October 23, 1980, for the Yokohama Taiyo Whales | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .167 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 6 |
Teams | |
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