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Jimmy Lavender

Birthdate:

5/26/1884

Died:

1/12/1960

Height / Weight:

5' 11" / 165 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Barnesville, GA, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Baseball pitcher Jim Lavender, Cubs, standing in profile on the field at West Side Grounds in Chicago 1912 SUMMARY
Informal full-length portrait of baseball player Jimmy Lavender of the National League's Chicago Cubs, following through after throwing a baseball, standing in profile on the field at West Side Grounds, located between West Polk Street, South Wolcott Avenue (formerly Lincoln Street), West Taylor Street, and South Wood Street in the Near West Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. An unidentified Cubs player is standing behind Lavender, and another unidentified Cubs player is standing on the field between first and second base. A billboard advertisement for the Chicago Tribune newspaper is visible on the outfield wall in the background.

Cite as: SDN-057543, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1912	CHC (NL)	42	31	16	13	3	15	3	251.2	240	116	85	8	89	0	109	3	10	0	3.04
1913	CHC (NL)	40	20	10	14	2	10	0	204.0	206	111	83	6	98	0	91	6	13	0	3.66
1914	CHC (NL)	37	28	11	11	0	11	2	214.1	191	106	73	11	87	0	87	8	11	0	3.07
1915	CHC (NL)	41	24	10	16	4	13	1	220.0	178	77	63	5	67	0	117	7	10	0	2.58
1916	CHC (NL)	36	25	10	14	2	9	4	188.0	163	76	59	3	62	0	91	1	9	0	2.82
1917	PHI (NL)	28	14	6	8	1	7	0	129.1	119	61	51	5	44	0	52	4	3	0	3.55
6 years		224	142	63	76	12	65	10	1207.1	1097	547	414	38	447	0	547	29	56	0	3.09

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1912	CHC (NL)	42	87	6	13	3	0	0	5	5	34	0	0	0	0	3	0	.149	.196	SLG
1913	CHC (NL)	40	68	2	8	1	0	0	1	0	30	0	0	0	0	3	0	.118	.118	SLG
1914	CHC (NL)	37	63	8	11	3	1	0	5	6	25	2	0	0	2	3	0	.175	.268	SLG
1915	CHC (NL)	41	67	1	9	3	0	0	0	1	31	0	0	0	0	2	0	.134	.147	SLG
1916	CHC (NL)	36	53	1	8	1	0	0	0	2	21	0	0	0	0	3	0	.151	.182	SLG
1917	PHI (NL)	28	36	1	5	1	0	0	2	2	14	0	0	0	0	2	0	.139	.184	SLG
6 years		224	374	19	54	12	1	0	13	16	155	2	0	0	2	16	0	.144	.184	.SLG

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