James Atkins
James Curtis Atkins
Born: March 10, 1921
Birmingham, AL US
Deceased: February 28, 2009
Hanceville, AL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 205
Career: 1941-1957
Major League Statistics
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James Atkins compiled a career record of 129 wins and 109 losses and a 3.92 ERA in his 404-game pitching career with the Texarkana Twins, Geneva Red Birds, New Orleans Pelicans, Birmingham Barons, Louisville Colonels, Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Oaks, Beaumont Exporters, Nashville Vols and San Antonio Missions. He began playing during the 1941 season and last took the field during the 1957 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | C | CSTL | Texarkana Twins | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0.00 | 4 | 15.0 | 22 | 17 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| 1946 | D | ALFL | Geneva Red Birds | 20 | 5 | .800 | 2.75 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 229.0 | 185 | 86 | 70 | 102 | 202 | 13 | 11 | |||||||
| 1947 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | 8 | 7 | .533 | 4.31 | 25 | 2 | 140.0 | 135 | 79 | 67 | 74 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |||||||
| 1948 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | 8 | 8 | .500 | 5.72 | 34 | 137.0 | 161 | 108 | 87 | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 14 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1949 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | 15 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 12 | 8 | .600 | 3.12 | 29 | 179.0 | 171 | 68 | 62 | 60 | ||||||||||||
| 1951 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 18 | 9 | .667 | 4.24 | 31 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 210.0 | 231 | 109 | 99 | 94 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| 1952 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 9 | 7 | .562 | 4.34 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 110.0 | 107 | 64 | 53 | 55 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 9 | 15 | .375 | 4.08 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 170.0 | 171 | 80 | 77 | 16 | 62 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1954 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5.12 | 45 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 130.0 | 126 | 90 | 74 | 12 | 65 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 11 | ||||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 9 | 17 | .346 | 3.84 | 34 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 192.0 | 193 | 96 | 82 | 19 | 70 | 6 | 93 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1955 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 2 | 3 | .400 | 6 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 10 | 12 | .455 | 4.37 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 167.0 | 175 | 96 | 81 | 23 | 69 | 4 | 89 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1956 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4.05 | 13 | 7 | 60.0 | 69 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 14 | 5 | .737 | 2.86 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 192.0 | 173 | 67 | 61 | 20 | 44 | 2 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 129 | 109 | .542 | 3.92 | 404 | 147 | 0 | 83 | 11 | 0 | 1931.0 | 1919 | 994 | 840 | 97 | 804 | 12 | 791 | 34 | 3 | 50 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | D | ALFL | Geneva Red Birds | 50 | 115 | 108 | 9 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 11 | .269 | .313 | .333 | .646 | 36 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1947 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | 26 | 53 | 45 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | .244 | .320 | .289 | .609 | 13 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1948 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | 34 | 45 | 45 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .267 | .267 | .533 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | AA | SOUA | (+) New Orleans Pelicans | 30 | 62 | 62 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .161 | .161 | .210 | .371 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | AA | SOUA | (+) Birmingham Barons | 30 | 62 | 62 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .161 | .161 | .210 | .371 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 29 | 60 | 60 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .317 | .317 | .383 | .700 | 23 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 36 | 105 | 96 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 11 | .240 | .284 | .281 | .566 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1952 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 23 | 45 | 36 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | .194 | .326 | .222 | .548 | 8 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 36 | 66 | 60 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .217 | .266 | .233 | .499 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1954 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 46 | 43 | 39 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .128 | .209 | .128 | .338 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 7 | 17 | 17 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 36 | 72 | 62 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .145 | .217 | .177 | .395 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1956 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 13 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .217 | .217 | .435 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 30 | 69 | 61 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .164 | .224 | .197 | .421 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 66 | 100 | 84 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 13 | .214 | .302 | .214 | .516 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 432 | 813 | 736 | 52 | 161 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 88 | .219 | .272 | .250 | .522 | 184 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | C | CSTL | Texarkana Twins | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1946 | D | ALFL | Geneva Red Birds | P | 33 | 12 | 37 | 2 | 4 | .961 | 1.485 |
| 1947 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | P | 25 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.040 |
| 1948 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | P | 15 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 1950 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 31 | 11 | 28 | 2 | 2 | .951 | 1.258 |
| 1952 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 20 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.150 |
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 26 | 10 | 33 | 2 | 3 | .956 | 1.654 |
| 1954 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 45 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 1 | .844 | .600 |
| 1955 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | P | 34 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 0 | .909 | .882 |
| 1956 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | P | 30 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 1.100 |
| 1956 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | P | 13 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | P | 45 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 1 | .923 | .800 |
| Totals | 404 | 77 | 229 | 18 | 14 | .944 | .757 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | C | Cotton States League | Texarkana Twins | DET | ||
| 1946 | D | Alabama State League | Geneva Red Birds | BOS | ||
| 1947 | AA | Southern League | New Orleans Pelicans | BOS | ||
| 1948 | AA | Southern League | New Orleans Pelicans | PIT | ||
| 1949 | AA | Southern Association | New Orleans Pelicans | PIT | ||
| 1949 | AA | Southern Association | Birmingham Barons | BOS | ||
| 1950 | AA | Southern Association | Birmingham Barons | BOS | ||
| 1951 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
| 1952 | AAA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | PHI | ||
| 1953 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
| 1953 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1954 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1955 | AA | Texas League | Beaumont Exporters | ML1 | ||
| 1955 | AA | Southern Association | Nashville Vols | CIN | ||
| 1956 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | BAL | ||
| 1956 | AA | Southern Association | Nashville Vols | CIN | ||
| 1957 | AA | Southern Association | Birmingham Barons | DET |
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