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Scouting Report Power: 84Batting: 70Speed: 66Contact: 54Patience: 64Download

Positions:  1B-1885, 2B-1

Full Name:  James Leroy Bottomley
Nickname:  Sunny Jim
Born:  Apr 23,1900  in  Oglesby, Illinois
Death:  Dec 11,1959
Height:  6-0  Weight:  180  Bats:  Left  Throws:  Left
High School:   -
College:  None

Drafted:  Not drafted


  • 6+ hits in a Game  Sept 16,1924
  • 9 or more RBIs in a Game  Sept 16,1924 12rbi
  • Hall of Famers  Inducted in 1974
  • Hitting for the Cycle  July 15, 1927
  • Major League Manager 
  • MLB Most Valuable Player  NL 1928
  • World Series Champion  2x STL 1926,1931


  • MLB Debut:  Aug 18,1922

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     Awards (18)

    1924NL MVP (Voting Rank: #17)
     
    1925NL MVP (Voting Rank: #7)
     
    1927NL MVP (Voting Rank: #13)
     
    1928National League Most Valuable Player
     
    1931NL MVP (Voting Rank: #15)
     
    1933NL MVP (Voting Rank: #17)
     
    1948Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (4 votes - 3.31%)
     
    1950Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (8 votes - 4.76%)
     
    1951Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (6 votes - 2.65%)
     
    1952Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (7 votes - 2.99%)
     
    1953Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (10 votes - 3.79%)
     
    1954Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (16 votes - 6.35%)
     
    1955Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (26 votes - 10.36%)
     
    1956Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (42 votes - 21.76%)
     
    1958Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (57 votes - 21.43%)
     
    1960Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (89 votes - 33.09%)
     
    1962Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (20 votes - 12.5%)
     
    1974Elected to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee as Player
    Awards Notes:  Includes Major League Baseball Awards since 1903 and other league awards since 1993. Awards include trophies, all-star selections, trophy voting record and hall-of-fame voting histories. Awards are generally updated once a year.