James
Zaleski
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 185
 
Born: December 8, 1918 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 33 HOL CL $ 7,340,000  
1953 34 HOL CL $ 7,340,000  
1954 35 SD CL $ 459,000  
1955 36 SD CL $ 459,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 459,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,340,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 33 HOL CL 120 359 62 89 31 11 13 67 36 5 37 82 .248 .325 .504 .829 59.2 8.2
1953 34 HOL CL 107 325 42 68 21 4 11 44 26 4 19 76 .209 .257 .400 .657 36.2 3.4
1954 35 SD CL 48 63 22 9 2 1 2 5 12 2 4 11 .143 .194 .302 .496 4.6 0.0
    AAA   27 95 19 31 6 2 5 19 5 1 7 21 .326 .373 .589 .962 19.4  
1955 36 AAA   63 158 28 38 11 4 6 31 3 2 13 35 .241 .298 .475 .773 22.0  
    AA   33 122 18 36 16 1 4 14 5 0 12 28 .295 .358 .541 .899 22.5  
3 Years Sim 275 747 126 166 54 16 26 116 74 11 60 169 .222 .286 .442 .727 100.0 11.6
2 Years AAA 90 253 47 69 17 6 11 50 8 3 20 56 .273 .330 .518 .847 41.4  
1 Years AA 33 122 18 36 16 1 4 14 5 0 12 28 .295 .363 .541 .904 22.5  
3 Years Minors 123 375 65 105 33 7 15 64 13 3 32 84 .280 .341 .525 .866 64.0  
162 Game Average 440 74 97 31 9 15 68 43 6 35 99 .222 .286 .442 .727 58.9  
Career Highs 120 359 62 89 31 11 13 67 36 5 37 82 .248 .325 .504 .829 59.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   474 81 103 33 9 18 72 54 7 38 108 .217 .282 .439 .721 65.3
vs LH   273 45 63 21 7 8 44 20 4 22 61 .231 .291 .447 .738 37.1
Home 133 330 58 73 21 8 11 44 34 7 23 65 .221 .277 .433 .711 42.8
Away 142 417 68 93 33 8 15 72 40 4 37 104 .223 .292 .448 .740 59.6
RISP   233 0 47 14 5 4 77 0 0 25 62 .202 .285 .356 .641 23.7
Pinch Hitting   48 3 9 2 1 0 6 3 0 3 7 .188 .235 .271 .506 3.3
Close/Late   109 29 27 6 3 5 19 0 0 9 28 .248 .317 .495 .812 16.3
Mar/Apr 35 135 27 37 8 4 10 31 16 1 9 29 .274 .324 .615 .939 28.0
May 67 186 34 41 11 6 4 20 22 5 18 47 .220 .295 .409 .703 24.5
June 63 190 28 35 14 1 3 19 17 2 14 48 .184 .246 .316 .562 16.2
July 53 131 17 27 12 3 1 18 12 1 8 30 .206 .257 .366 .624 13.3
August 35 64 12 16 6 0 4 15 5 1 7 7 .250 .333 .531 .865 11.4
Sep/Oct 22 41 8 10 3 2 4 13 2 1 4 8 .244 .311 .707 1.018 8.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1952 33 HOL CL CF 51 50 434.3 141 2 0 0 1.000 2.96   2.4
    LF 34 24 245.7 59 0 3 0 .952 2.16    
    RF 30 5 92.3 18 0 0 0 1.000 1.75    
1953 34 HOL CL CF 82 75 670.3 188 3 2 0 .990 2.56   1.9
    LF 14 0 26.3 10 0 1 0 .909 3.42    
    RF 2 0 8.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.13    
1954 35 SD CL CF 12 5 58.7 16 0 0 0 1.000 2.45   0.3
    LF 6 5 48.0 11 0 0 0 1.000 2.06    
    RF 5 3 30.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.20    
  CF 145 130 1163.3 345 5 2 0 .994 2.71   4.6
  LF 54 29 320.0 80 0 4 0 .952 2.25    
  RF 37 8 130.3 23 0 0 0 1.000 1.59    
Career Totals   236 167 1613.6 448 5 6 0 .987 2.53   4.6
Career Highs   115 79 772.3 218 3 3 0 1.000 2.58    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Triples
1952-2-11
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 1
 
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History
Drafted in 20th round, 383rd overall pick, by Hollywood in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/15/1952, off Francis Wachter (SD)
Hit first career homerun on 4/19/1952, off Ian Jones (LB)
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Portland on 4/26/1952
Had 6 hits with 4 RBI against San Diego on 4/18/1953
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 3/5/1954 to a 2-year deal worth $459,000 per year
Injured on 6/6/1955 with a Jammed Finger, out for one week
Injured on 6/8/1955 with a Bruised Hand, out for 4 days
Injured on 6/25/1955 with a Bruised Ankle, out for 6 days