James Alan "Jim" Bouton (born March 8, 1939) is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher. He is the author of the controversial baseball book Ball Four, which was a combination diary of his 1969 season and memoir of his years with the New York Yankees, Seattle Pilots, and Houston Astros.
You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time.
Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?
Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?
| Year | Team | W-L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NYY | 7-7 | 3.99 | 36 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 133 | 124 | 63 | 59 | 59 | 71 |
| 1963 | NYY | 21-7 | 2.53 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 249 | 191 | 79 | 70 | 87 | 148 |
| 1964 | NYY | 18-13 | 3.02 | 38 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 271 | 227 | 100 | 91 | 60 | 125 |
| 1965 | NYY | 4-15 | 4.82 | 30 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 158 | 89 | 81 | 60 | 97 |
| 1966 | NYY | 3-8 | 2.69 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 117 | 49 | 36 | 38 | 65 |
| 1967 | NYY | 1-0 | 4.67 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 47 | 31 | 23 | 18 | 31 |
| 1968 | NYY | 1-1 | 3.68 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 49 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 24 |
| 1969 | HOU | 0-2 | 4.11 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 32 |
| 1969 | SEP | 2-1 | 3.91 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 77 | 48 | 40 | 38 | 68 |
| 1970 | HOU | 4-6 | 5.40 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 84 | 53 | 44 | 33 | 49 |
| 1978 | ATL | 1-3 | 4.97 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 10 |
| Career | 62-63 | - | 304 | 144 | 34 | 11 | 6 | - | 1131 | 566 | 492 | 435 | 720 | |
| Year | Team | G | GS | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NYY | 38 | 16 | 133 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 |
| 1963 | NYY | 40 | 30 | 249 | 22 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0.964 |
| 1964 | NYY | 38 | 37 | 271 | 31 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0.921 |
| 1965 | NYY | 31 | 25 | 151 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 |
| 1966 | NYY | 24 | 19 | 120 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0.921 |
| 1967 | NYY | 17 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1968 | NYY | 12 | 3 | 44 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1969 | HOU | 16 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1969 | SEP | 57 | 1 | 92 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0.958 |
| 1970 | HOU | 29 | 6 | 73 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0.833 |
| 1978 | ATL | 5 | 5 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.857 |
| Career | 307 | 144 | - | 112 | 177 | 15 | 13 | - | |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NYY | 38 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0.063 | 0.139 | 0.063 |
| 1963 | NYY | 40 | 83 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 0.072 | 0.083 | 0.084 |
| 1964 | NYY | 38 | 100 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 0.130 | 0.139 | 0.150 |
| 1965 | NYY | 31 | 43 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 0.093 | 0.204 | 0.093 |
| 1966 | NYY | 24 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0.105 | 0.128 | 0.105 |
| 1967 | NYY | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 0.125 | 0.000 |
| 1968 | NYY | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.000 | 0.125 | 0.000 |
| 1969 | HOU | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 1969 | SEP | 57 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 1970 | HOU | 29 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.353 | 0.421 | 0.353 |
| 1978 | ATL | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.125 | 0.000 |
| Career | 307 | 347 | 8 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 160 | - | - | - | |
| First Name | Jim |
| Middle Name | Alan |
| Last Name | Bouton |
| Full Name at Birth | James Alan Bouton |
| Other Names | Bulldog |
| Age | 74 |
| Date of Birth | March 8, 1939 |
| Birthplace | Newark, NJ |
| Height | 6' (183 cm) |
| Weight | 170 lbs (77.1 kg) |
| Star Sign | Pisces |
| Nationality | American |
| High School | Bloom Township (Chicago Heights, IL) |
| University | Western Michigan University |
| Occupation | Former Major League Baseball Player |
| Occupation Category | Baseball |
| Position | Pitcher |
| Bats | Right |
| Throws | Right |
| MLB Debut | 22 April 1962 |
| Last MLB Game | 29 September 1978 |
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