Jim Bibby

James Blair Bibby
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: October 9, 1944 in Franklinton, NC
Signed: 1965 by the Mets
Departed: traded to the St. Louis Cardinals with Rich Folkers, Charlie Hudson, and Art Shamsky for Jim Beauchamp, Chip Coulter, Harry Parker, and Chuck Taylor
Died: February 16, 2010 in Lynchburg, VA

The only two-season Mets Phantom, Jim was also a two-time 19-game winner in the big leagues, showing that his calls to the Mets were not without hope. He never actually threw a pitch in the majors until his age-27 season, but lasted over a decade after that, winning over a hundred games and finishing up ten games over .500. He's shown here on 1975 Topps, just after that first 19-win season. A card following his second such campaign shows up among those below, also noting that he was chosen to the All-Star team that season.

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PITCHING RECORD

YEAR CLUB     G  GS CG     IP   W   L  PCT    H   R  ER   SO  BB ShO SV   ERA
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1972 StL NL   6   6  0   40.1   1   3 .250   29  18  15   28  19   0  0  3.35
1973 2teams  32  26 11  196.1   9  12 .429  140  90  82  167 123   2  1  3.76
1974 Tex AL  41  41 11  264.0  19  19 .500  255 146 139  149 113   5  0  4.74
1975 2teams  36  24  6  181.0   7  15 .318  172  89  78   93  78   1  1  3.88
1976 Cle AL  34  21  4  163.1  13   7 .650  162  61  58   84  56   3  1  3.20
1977 Cle AL  37  30  9  206.2  12  13 .480  197 100  82  141  73   2  2  3.57
1978 Pit NL  34  14  3  107.0   8   7 .533  100  52  42   72  39   2  1  3.53
1979 Pit NL  34  17  4  137.2  12   4 .750  110  51  43  103  47   1  0  2.81
1980 Pit NL  35  34  6  238.1  19   6 .760  210  95  88  144  88   1  0  3.32
1981 Pit NL  14  14  2   93.2   6   3 .667   79  30  26   48  26   2  0  2.50
1983 Pit NL  29  12  0   78.0   5  12 .294   92  60  58   44  51   0  2  6.69
1984 Tex AL   8   0  0   16.1   0   0 ----   19   8   8   10   8   0  0  4.41
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CAREER TOTS 340 239 56 1722.2 111 101 .524 1565 800 719 1079 723  19  8  3.76

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB     G  GS CG     IP   W   L  PCT    H   R  ER   SO  BB ShO SV   ERA
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1973 StL NL   6   3  0   16.0   0   2 .000   19  17  17   12  17   0  0  9.56
1973 Tex AL  26  23 11  180.1   9  10 .474  121  73  65  155 106   2  1  3.24
1975 Tex AL  12  12  4   68.1   2   6 .250   73  41  38   31  28   1  0  5.00
1975 Cle AL  24  12  2  112.2   5   9 .357   99  48  40   62  50   0  1  3.20

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This is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture. The cards listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final deal. Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den. At the bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas. If an orange card is struck through, it has also departed the collection. I am still accepting donations, should you feel so moved. Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.

1972 Topps	1974 Topps	1976 Topps	1981 Topps

1972 Topps #316 (Cardinals Rookie Stars)

1974 Topps #11

1975 Topps #155

1976 Topps #324

1977 Topps #501

1978 Topps #636

1979 Topps #92

1980 Topps #229

1981 Coca-Cola Pittsburgh Pirate #1
1981 Donruss #134
1981 Fleer #370
1981 Fleer Star Stickers #65
1981 Topps #430 (All-Star)

1982 Donruss #171
1982 Fleer #478
1982 Topps #170
1982 Topps Stickers #86

1983 Topps #355

1984 Fleer #246
1984 Topps #566

1989-90 T&M Senior League #7

1990 Pacific Senior League #52

1993 Classic Best Lynchburg Red Sox #27

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