Jim Andrews

For other people with the same name, see James Andrews (disambiguation).

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.

Jim Andrews
Right fielder
Born: (1865-06-15)June 15, 1865 Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
Died: December 27, 1907(1907-12-27) (aged 42) Chicago, Illinois
MLB debut
April 19, 1890, for the Chicago Colts
Last MLB appearance
July 4, 1890, for the Chicago Colts
MLB statistics
Batting average	.188
Home runs	3
Runs batted in	17
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Chicago Colts (1890)

In 1890, 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 buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Fangraphs · Retrosheet  · Baseball Almanac
• Baseball Almanac
• Retrosheet^{[permanent dead link]}
• Dead Ball Era