Jim Lonborg

James Reynold Lonborg (born April 16, 1942) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played with the Boston Red Sox (1965–71), Milwaukee Brewers (1972) and Philadelphia Phillies (1973–79). He was known as "Gentleman Jim" during his 15 year career for his fearlessness for pitching on the inside of the plate.

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2003

The Curse of the Bambino (TV Movie)

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1967

1967 World Series (TV Show)

Himself - Boston Red Sox Pitcher

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Pitching Stats

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Major League pitching statistics for Jim Lonborg.

Year	Team	W-L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1965	BOS	9-17	4.47	32	31	7	1	0	185	193	112	92	65	113
1966	BOS	10-10	3.86	45	23	3	1	2	181	173	86	78	55	131
1967	BOS	22-9	3.16	39	39	15	2	0	273	228	102	96	83	246
1968	BOS	6-10	4.29	23	17	4	1	0	113	89	57	54	59	73
1969	BOS	7-11	4.51	29	23	4	0	0	143	148	78	72	65	100
1970	BOS	4-1	3.18	9	4	0	0	0	34	33	12	12	9	21
1971	BOS	10-7	4.13	27	26	5	1	0	167	167	86	77	67	100
1972	MIL	14-12	2.83	33	30	11	2	1	223	197	75	70	76	143
1973	PHI	13-16	4.88	38	30	6	0	0	199	218	124	108	80	106
1974	PHI	17-13	3.21	39	39	16	3	0	283	280	113	101	70	121
1975	PHI	8-6	4.12	27	26	6	2	0	159	161	84	73	45	72
1976	PHI	18-10	3.08	33	32	8	1	1	222	210	85	76	50	118
1977	PHI	11-4	4.11	25	25	4	1	0	157	157	77	72	50	76
1978	PHI	8-10	5.23	22	22	1	0	0	113	132	69	66	45	48
1979	PHI	0-1	11.05	4	1	0	0	0	7	14	10	9	4	7
Career		157-137	-	425	368	90	15	4	-	2400	1170	1056	823	1475

Fielding Stats

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Major League fielding statistics for Jim Lonborg.

Year	Team	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1965	BOS	32	31	185	12	24	5	0	0.878
1966	BOS	46	23	181	18	21	2	2	0.951
1967	BOS	39	39	273	19	24	1	2	0.977
1968	BOS	23	17	113	8	6	0	0	1.000
1969	BOS	29	23	143	13	18	2	1	0.939
1970	BOS	9	4	34	2	5	0	1	1.000
1971	BOS	27	26	167	15	28	1	3	0.977
1972	MIL	33	30	223	9	25	3	2	0.919
1973	PHI	38	30	199	10	26	5	2	0.878
1974	PHI	39	39	283	16	26	2	1	0.955
1975	PHI	27	26	159	24	18	1	0	0.977
1976	PHI	33	32	222	21	16	0	0	1.000
1977	PHI	25	25	157	10	17	0	3	1.000
1978	PHI	22	22	113	11	14	0	1	1.000
1979	PHI	4	1	7	1	0	0	0	1.000
Career		426	368	-	189	268	22	18	-

Batting Stats

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Major League batting statistics for Jim Lonborg.

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1965	BOS	32	59	4	8	3	0	0	4	0	5	22	0.136	0.203	0.186
1966	BOS	46	54	5	5	2	1	0	0	0	2	23	0.093	0.125	0.167
1967	BOS	39	99	7	14	1	1	0	8	1	4	52	0.141	0.175	0.172
1968	BOS	23	39	4	11	2	0	1	2	0	0	14	0.282	0.282	0.410
1969	BOS	29	41	1	4	1	0	0	2	0	5	22	0.098	0.191	0.122
1970	BOS	9	9	2	4	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0.444	0.444	0.889
1971	BOS	27	53	2	9	0	0	0	3	0	4	19	0.170	0.228	0.170
1972	MIL	33	69	1	10	0	0	0	3	0	4	29	0.145	0.192	0.145
1973	PHI	38	59	2	8	2	0	0	3	0	6	29	0.136	0.215	0.169
1974	PHI	39	94	3	9	2	0	1	8	0	5	44	0.096	0.140	0.149
1975	PHI	27	44	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	6	17	0.023	0.140	0.023
1976	PHI	33	67	5	11	1	0	0	4	0	6	20	0.164	0.233	0.179
1977	PHI	25	48	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	2	22	0.104	0.140	0.104
1978	PHI	22	34	2	6	2	0	0	3	0	2	14	0.176	0.243	0.235
1979	PHI	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.000	0.000	0.000
Career		426	770	41	105	17	2	3	43	1	51	330	-	-	-

First Name	James
Middle Name	Reynold
Last Name	Lonborg
Full Name at Birth	James Reynold Lonborg
Age	71
Date of Birth	April 16, 1942
Birthplace	Santa Maria, CA
Height	6' 5" (196 cm)
Weight	200 lbs (90.7 kg)
Star Sign	Aries
Nationality	American
University	Stanford University
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	Pitcher
Bats	Right
Throws	Right
MLB Debut	23 April 1965
Last MLB Game	10 June 1979