Jim Bouton
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Bouton in 1963 with the Yankees.
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Born: March 8, 1939 Newark, New Jersey |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 22, 1962, for the New York Yankees | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 29, 1978, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 62–63 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.57 | ||
| Strikeouts | 720 | ||
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James Alan "Jim" Bouton (/ˈbaʊtn/; born March 8, 1939) is an American retired professional baseball player. Bouton played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a pitcher for the New York Yankees, Seattle Pilots, Houston Astros, and Atlanta Braves between 1962 and 1978. He has also been a best-selling author, actor, activist, sportscaster and one of the creators of Big League Chew.
Bouton played college baseball at Western Michigan University, before signing his first professional contract with the Yankees. He was a member of the 1962 World Series champions, appeared in the 1963 MLB All-Star Game, and won both of his starts in the 1964 World Series. Later in his career, he developed and threw a knuckleball.
Bouton authored the baseball book Ball Four, which was a combination diary of his 1969 season and memoir of his years with the Yankees, Pilots, and Astros.
Bouton was born in Newark, New Jersey. He lived with his family in Ridgewood, New Jersey until he was 15, when his family relocated to Chicago Heights, Illinois. Bouton enrolled at Bloom High School, where he played for the school's baseball team. Bouton was nicknamed "Warm-Up Bouton" because he never got to play in a game, serving much of his time as a benchwarmer. Bloom's star pitcher at that time was Jerry Colangelo, who later would become owner of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Phoenix Suns. In summer leagues, Bouton did not throw particularly hard, but he got batters out by mixing conventional pitches with the knuckleball that he had experimented with since childhood.
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