Jim LaMarque
1942–1949 · bats L / throws L · ASP, ASW, Cincinnati Clowns, Kansas City Monarchs, KCR
105G
.224AVG
.272OBP
.320SLG
More career statistics
51H
3HR
35RBI
3SB
35–17W–L
483.2IP
308K
3.46ERA
55GS
3SV
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 105 | 148 |
| Batting · At bats | 228 | 234 |
| Batting · Doubles | 9 | 10 |
| Batting · Hits | 51 | 57 |
| Batting · Home runs | 3 | 2 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 248 | 253 |
| Batting · Runs | 38 | 35 |
| Batting · RBI | 35 | 27 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 3 | 1 |
| Batting · Triples | 2 | 3 |
| Batting · Walks | 13 | 11 |
| Pitching · Games | 68 | 113 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 2,061 | 2,201 |
| Pitching · p cg | 37 | 65 |
| Pitching · p er | 186 | 112 |
| Pitching · p gs | 55 | 87 |
| Pitching · p h | 474 | 650 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 1,451 | 2,282 |
| Pitching · p k | 308 | 292 |
| Pitching · p r | 238 | 332 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | 248 | 228 | 38 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 73 | .224 | .272 | .320 | .592 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 483.7 | 68 | 55 | 37 | 35 | 17 | 3 | 474 | 238 | 186 | 8 | 133 | 308 | 0 | 0 | 3.46 | 1.255 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1947-07-13 to 1947-07-30
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Four Batters Hit | 1948-07-08 | 1 in 3,022 games | box score ↗ |
| 45 | 13 strikeouts | 1947-05-06 | 1 in 861 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 14 innings pitched | 1949-08-24 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 95 | 192 | 43 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 2 | .243 | .271 | .362 |
| Away | 53 | 61 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .246 | .262 | .263 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | 28 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .229 | .267 |
| June | 30 | 58 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | .255 | .310 | .412 |
| July | 46 | 72 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .284 | .292 | .388 |
| August | 34 | 62 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .224 | .242 | .241 |
| September | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .462 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-american-giants | 31 | 53 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .271 | .264 | .292 |
| memphis-red-sox | 28 | 61 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | .268 | .311 | .446 |
| birmingham-black-barons | 27 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .242 | .469 |
| indianapolis-clowns | 20 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .205 | .244 | .308 |
| cleveland-buckeyes | 18 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .211 | .238 | .211 |
| baltimore-elite-giants | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .182 | .333 | .182 |
| philadelphia-stars | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
| HOE | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 13 | 11 | – | – | 1 | 1 | .000 | 38 | 18 |
| 1944 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 16 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | .250 | 40 | 15 |
| 1945 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 19 | 27 | 6 | – | – | – | .222 | 105 | 35 |
| 1946 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 18 | 27 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .074 | 105 | 35 |
| 1947 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 28 | 50 | 16 | – | 7 | – | .320 | 152 | 54 |
| 1948 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 25 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 11 | – | .324 | 135 | 57 |
| 1949 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 29 | 62 | 16 | – | 6 | – | .258 | 183 | 78 |