Jim Andrews Explained

Jim Andrews
Position:Right fielder
Birth Date:15 June 1865
Birth Place:Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
Death Place:Chicago, Illinois
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 19
Debutyear:1890
Debutteam:Chicago Colts
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:July 4
Finalyear:1890
Finalteam:Chicago Colts
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.188
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:3
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:17
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James Pratt Andrews (June 5, 1865 – December 27, 1907) was an American professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1890 for the Chicago Colts of the National League. He was a native of Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts.

In, his only Major League season, Andrews was in the starting lineup for the first 2½ months (April 19 – July 4) of the 5½ month season. In 53 games he was just 38-for-202, a batting average of .188. He had 3 home runs, 17 RBI, and scored 32 runs. An average fielder for the era, he handled 90 out of 100 chances successfully for a fielding percentage of .900.

To give some perspective to his value to the team, the Colts were 29-28 during his time with them, and 54-25 after he was gone.

Andrews died at the age of 42 in Chicago of pulmonary tuberculosis, and was laid to rest at Mount Olivet Cemetery.

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