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Jim Levey was born on 13 September, 1906 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is an American baseball player (1906–1970). Discover Jim Levey's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 64 years old?
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James Julius Levey (September 13, 1906 – March 14, 1970) was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played from 1930 to 1933 for the St. Louis Browns.
His professional career began in 1927.
He played for the Salisbury Indians in 1927, hitting .252 in 143 at-bats.
He served in the United States Marine Corps in 1928.
In 1929, he played for the Tulsa Oilers, hitting .287 in 334 at-bats.
For the Wichita Falls Spudders in 1930, he hit .289 with 16 home runs in 662 at-bats.
He made his big league debut that season, on September 17, and with the Browns he hit .243 in 37 at-bats.
Levey was the Browns' starting shortstop from 1931 to 1933.
In 1931, he hit .209 with 13 stolen bases (10th in the American League) in 139 games.
He had perhaps his best offensive season in 1932, hitting .280 with 30 doubles and eight triples in 152 games, and came in 19th in the National League MVP voting.
In 1933, he hit only .195 in 529 at-bats, posting an OPS of only .477, and a season WAR of -4.0, the lowest single season performance by a position player since 1901.
On October 1, 1933, he appeared in his final big league game.
Although his big league career was done after the 1933 season, he played professionally in the minor leagues until 1945.
He also was a halfback for the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National Football League from 1934 to 1936.
He died from cancer at the age of 63 and is interred at Restland Memorial Park in Dallas.
He played for the Stars in 1934 and 1935, hitting .256 in 718 at-bats in the former year and .278 in 532 at-bats in the latter.
In 1934, he made nine attempts and gained 69 yards, averaging 7.7 yards per attempt.
He rushed the ball 42 times in 1935, averaging only 1.5 yards a rush, gaining 61 yards.
He did score two touchdowns in 1935, and he scored two more as a receiver, as he caught seven passes for 112 yards.
In 1936, he played for the Oilers and Dallas Steers hitting a combined .252 in 587 at-bats.
1936 was his final year with the Pittsburgh Pirates, as he played in four games and rushed the ball four times, gaining three yards for a 0.8 average.
Overall, Levey played in 13 NFL games, rushing the ball 55 times and gaining 133 yards, scoring two touchdowns and averaging 2.4 yards per attempt.
From 1937 to 1940, he played for the Dallas Steers and Dallas Rebels.
He hit only .226 in 1937, and in limited time in 1938 (93 games) he hit .233.
He managed Dallas in 1938 and Jamestown in 1945, leading the Falcons to a 75–51 records.
1939 was an improvement, as he hit .272 with 14 home runs and 33 doubles in 142 games.
He hit .253 in 137 games in 1940.
In 1941 and 1942, Levey played for the Buffalo Bisons, hitting .194 in 1941 and .251 in 1942.
He did not play in 1943 as he served in the United States Army, however in 1944 he was back with Buffalo, hitting .200 in 200 at-bats.
1945 was his final professional season, and arguably one of his best – he hit a career-high .302 in 348 at-bats for the Jamestown Falcons.
Overall, Levey hit .230 with 11 home runs, 23 stolen bases, 162 runs and 140 RBI in 440 big league games.
He walked 85 times, struck out 201 times and posted an on-base percentage of .272, as well as a slugging percentage of .305.
According to Baseball-Reference.com, Levey had the lowest career Wins Above Replacement of any position player in history (-7.2).
In the minors, he hit .256 in 1,699 games.