Jim Holdsworth

Jim Holdsworth
Jim Holdsworth
	Shortstop
	Born: July 14, 1850; New York, New York
	Died: March 22, 1918 (aged 67); New York, New York
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	May 14, 1872, for the Cleveland Forest Citys
Last MLB appearance
	June 9, 1884, for the Indianapolis Hoosiers
MLB statistics
Games played	319
Runs scored	221
Hits	432
Batting average	.291
Teams
	National Association of Base Ball Players Union of Morrisania (1870) Major leagues Cleveland Forest Citys (1872) Brooklyn Eckfords (1872) New York Mutuals (1873) Philadelphia White Stockings (1874) New York Mutuals (1875–1876) Hartford Dark Blues (1877) Troy Trojans (1882) Indianapolis Hoosiers (1884)

James Holdsworth (July 14, 1850 – March 22, 1918), nicknamed "Long Jim", was a professional baseball player who played shortstop in Major League Baseball for seven different teams during his nine-season career from 1872 to 1884.[1][2] Holdsworth died in his hometown of New York City, and is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.[2] He played in the National Association, National League, and briefly the American Association.

In 1877, the Brooklyn Eagle described Holdsworth as "a good honest player, an excellent bat and a fine outfielder."[3] Holdsworth went through an elaborate wind-up in preparation to hit pitches, such that the press dubbed him "the dancing batter."[4]

Holdsworth carries the distinction of the lowest walk rate in history; he walked just 8 times in 1,489 plate appearances.[5] (A walk was not earned with four balls until 1889, for several years in the 1870s taking as many as nine.[6])

In 1885, he played for the Rochester Flour Cities of the New York State League.[7]

After his retirement, he continued to play in old-timers' games.[8]

References

"Jim Holdsworth". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
"Jim Holdsworth". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
Cook, William A. (24 December 2014). The Louisville Grays Scandal of 1877: The Taint of Gambling at the Dawn of the National League. McFarland. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-4766-1639-1. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
Arcidiacono, David (3 December 2009). Major League Baseball in Gilded Age Connecticut: The Rise and Fall of the Middletown, New Haven and Hartford Clubs. McFarland. p. 180. ISBN 978-0-7864-3677-4.
"Major League Leaderboards » 2022 » Batters » Dashboard | FanGraphs Baseball". FanGraphs. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
"Bases on Balls Single Season Leaders on Baseball Almanac". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
Batesel, Paul (6 October 2012). Players and Teams of the National Association, 1871-1875. McFarland. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-7864-9076-9. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
Nemec, David (1 September 2011). Major League Baseball Profiles, 1871-1900, Volume 1: The Ballplayers Who Built the Game. U of Nebraska Press. p. 557. ISBN 978-0-8032-3024-8. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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[reference-1] "Jim Holdsworth". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 17 December 2009.

[retrosheet-2] "Jim Holdsworth". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved 17 December 2009.

[3] Cook, William A. (24 December 2014). The Louisville Grays Scandal of 1877: The Taint of Gambling at the Dawn of the National League. McFarland. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-4766-1639-1. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

[4] Arcidiacono, David (3 December 2009). Major League Baseball in Gilded Age Connecticut: The Rise and Fall of the Middletown, New Haven and Hartford Clubs. McFarland. p. 180. ISBN 978-0-7864-3677-4.

[5] "Major League Leaderboards » 2022 » Batters » Dashboard | FanGraphs Baseball". FanGraphs. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

[6] "Bases on Balls Single Season Leaders on Baseball Almanac". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

[7] Batesel, Paul (6 October 2012). Players and Teams of the National Association, 1871-1875. McFarland. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-7864-9076-9. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

[Nemec-8] Nemec, David (1 September 2011). Major League Baseball Profiles, 1871-1900, Volume 1: The Ballplayers Who Built the Game. U of Nebraska Press. p. 557. ISBN 978-0-8032-3024-8. Retrieved 4 July 2022.