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Donald Chris James (born October 4, 1962) is an American former professional baseball utility player, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) 10 years (1986–1995), for eight teams: the National League (NL) Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, and Houston Astros; and the American League (AL) Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, Kansas City Royals, and Boston Red Sox. Over the course of James’ MLB career, he played first base, third base, outfield, and designated hitter.

Chris James
Outfielder
Born: (1962-10-04) October 4, 1962 (age 60) Rusk, Texas
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 23, 1986, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1995, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.261
Home runs	90
Runs batted in	386
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (1986–1989) San Diego Padres (1989) Cleveland Indians (1990–1991) San Francisco Giants (1992) Houston Astros (1993) Texas Rangers (1993–1994) Kansas City Royals (1995) Boston Red Sox (1995)

Early life

James graduated from Stratford High School, in 1981.[1] James is the brother of former SMU and New England Patriots running back Craig James, who appeared on television for ABC, ESPN, and CBS, as a college football analyst, after his NFL career ended.

Career

On May 4, 1991, while playing for the Indians, James had 9 runs batted in (RBI) in a 20 to 6 win over the Oakland Athletics, thereby setting that franchise’s single-game RBI record.[2]

In 946 games over 10 seasons, James posted a .261 batting average (794-for-3040) with 343 runs, 90 home runs, 386 RBI and 193 bases on balls. Defensively, he finished his career with an overall .982 fielding percentage.

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
• Chris James at Baseball Almanac
• Chris James at Astros Daily

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