Jim Battle (baseball)

Jim Battle
Third baseman, Shortstop
Born: (1901-03-26)March 26, 1901 Bailey, Texas
Died: September 30, 1965(1965-09-30) (aged 64) Chico, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 9, 1927, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 1927, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.375
Games Played	8
Hits	3
Teams
Chicago White Sox (1927)

James Milton Battle ^[1] (March 26, 1901 – September 30, 1965) was a reserve infielder in Major League Baseball. Listed at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), 170 lb., he batted and threw right-handed.

A native of Bailey, Texas, Battle played briefly for the Chicago White Sox during the 1927 season as a backup for third baseman Willie Kamm and shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh. In a six-game majors career, Battle was a .375 (3-for-8) hitter with one triple and one run scored without home runs or RBI. He also spent parts of seven seasons in the Minor leagues with the Longview Cannibals (1924-'25), Paris Bearcats (1925-'26), Little Rock Travelers (1927), Seattle Indians (1928), Waco Cubs (1928-'29) and Dallas Steers (1929), registering a .286 average (737-for-2573) with 23 homers in 594 game appearances.

Battle died in Chico, California, at the age of 64.

References

1. "Jim Battle Baseball Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved August 1, 2011.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)