Jim Turner James Riley Turner Bats Left Throws Right Height 6' Weight 185 Born August 6, 1903 Antioch, TN Died November 29, 1998 Nashville, TN

Pitching  

 Year Ag Tm    W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR  ERA  lgERA ERA+
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 1937 33 FRE  13   6  .684   0  23  20  10   1  166.0  164   82   79   49   49  19  4.28  4.28  100  
 1938 34 FRE  13   5  .722   0  31  31   9   1  223.1  223   96   87   69  110  21  3.51  4.28  122  
 1939 35 FRE   5   9  .357   4  43   0   0   0   66.0   98   55   45   28   17   7  6.14  4.19   68  
 1940 36 FRE  13  10  .565   0  28  27   8   0  196.0  228   94   81   37   68  17  3.72  4.26  115  
 1941 37 FRE   3   9  .250   3  40   0   0   0   57.1   89   51   40   19   25   3  6.28  4.22   67  

 1943 39 FRE   2   2  .500   2  20   0   0   0   26.2   30   13   11   11   18   2  3.71  4.08  110  
 1944 40 FRE   0   2  .000   1  16   0   0   0   24.0   27   20   19   14   13   7  7.13  4.32   61  
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
  7 Seasons   49  43  .533  10 201  78  27   2  759.1  859  411  362  227  300  76  4.29  4.24   99 
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 154 Gm  Avg  11  10  .533   2  47  18   6   0  177.0  200   96   84   53   70  18  4.29 
 Career High  13  10  .722   4  43  31  10   1  223.1  228   96   87   69  110  21  3.51            
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm    W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR  ERA  lgERA ERA+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards  

Stats are Year-Value-Rank

Wins 1937-13-8

ERA 1938-3.51-8

Complete Games 1937-10-3 1938-9-4 1940-8-9

Innings Pitched 1937-223.1-3

Transactions January 1, 1937: Drafted 1st round (5th overall) by Fremont.

Biography Turner entered minor league baseball at the age of 19 and it took him 12 seasons before he made his debut in the major leagues in 1937 at the age of 33. He was an instant success. In his first season with the Boston Braves, Turner posted a 20-11 record with a 2.38 ERA in 256.2 innings pitched. He followed that up with a 14-18 effort in 1938. He was named to the All-Star team in 1938. He suffered through a 4-11 effort with the Braves in 1939 before he was traded to the Reds at in December. He rebounded in 1940 to post a 14-7 record and a 2.89 ERA in 187 innings pitched. The Reds traded the 38-year-old pitcher to the Yankees in 1942 and New York used him as a relief pitcher. He posted 19 saves for the Yankees from the time of the trade until his playing career ended in 1945. He pitched in the 1940 and 1942 World Series and posted a career 0-1 record in 7 innings in the postseason. He had a 6.43 ERA and he recorded four strikeouts. His nickname of the "Milkman Jim" was a reference to his off-season job of delivering milk. After his playing career ended, he was pitching coach for the Yankees from 1949-1959. He managed for a season in the minor leagues and joined the Reds in 1961 as pitching coach. He stayed with Cincinnati through the 1965 season and returned to the Yankees in 1966. He was the pitching coach until he retired in 1973.