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Jack Bolling

Positions: First Baseman and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 168lb (180cm, 76kg)

Born: February 20, 1917 in Mobile, AL us

Died: April 13, 1998 in Panama City, FL

Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Panama City, FL

School: University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)

Debut: June 10, 1939 (Age 22-110d, 8,676th in major league history)
vs. STL 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 20, 1944 (Age 27-213d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: John Edward Bolling

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.8

342

107

.313

RBI

OBP

.361

SLG

.427

OPS

.788

OPS+

119

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-54 / in Starts: 11-33
Longest Hitting Streak	8 games
Longest On Base Streak	13 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	20 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 222 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	77 (46-22-9) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 222 PAs	26
Avg. Runners on Base	149 (76-47-24)

Most Driven In
K Higbe	3
Self	3
W Millies	2
G Scharein	1
L Scott	1
J Marty	1
H Bates	1
B Beck	0

Most Driven In By
M Arnovich	7
G Brack	4
Self	3
E Mueller	3
L Scott	2
J Marty	2
B Warren	1
J Shilling	1

1939 Batting Game Log

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1939 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	45 (44)	Jun 10 (1)	PHI		STL	W,6-5	CG	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	1	1.18	0.343	.15	0.03%	0.43	1B
2	2	46	Jun 10 (2)	PHI		STL	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	1	.59	-0.014	.09	0.00%	0.06	1B
3	3	47	Jun 11 (1)	PHI		STL	W,5-4	CG(11)	6	6	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.400	.400	.533	.933	1	1.20	-0.056	.25	-0.01%	-0.09	1B
4	4	48	Jun 11 (2)	PHI		STL	L,1-4	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.353	.421	.471	.892	1	.85	0.044	.18	0.01%	0.18	1B
5	5	49	Jun 14	PHI	@	CIN	L,7-10	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.318	.375	.409	.784	1	1.16	-0.085	.24	-0.01%	-0.77	1B
6	6	50	Jun 15	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.321	.346	.668	1	1.09	-0.117	.19	-0.01%	-0.91	1B
7	7	51	Jun 17	PHI	@	PIT	W,11-2	CG	6	5	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	.323	.382	.387	.769	1	.46	0.084	.04	0.01%	2.09	1B
8	8	52	Jun 21	PHI	@	STL	L,2-14	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.353	.421	.412	.833	1	.63	0.087	.07	0.01%	1.07	1B
9	9	53	Jun 22	PHI	@	STL	L,5-11	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0			0	1	0	.359	.419	.410	.829	1						1B
10	10	54	Jun 23	PHI	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.349	.404	.395	.800	1	.84	-0.040	.06	0.00%	-0.42	1B
11	11	55	Jun 24	PHI	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.340	.392	.383	.775	1	.73	-0.028	.03	0.00%	-0.31	1B
12	12	56	Jun 25	PHI	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.314	.364	.353	.717	1	1.01	-0.105	.04	0.00%	-0.95	1B
13	13	57	Jun 27	PHI	@	NYG	L,5-13	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.304	.350	.339	.689	1	.87	-0.081	.05	0.00%	-1.31	1B
14	14	58	Jun 28	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-7	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.344	.383	.727	1	.36	-0.012	.02	0.00%	0.36	1B
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	15	59	Jul 1	PHI		BSN	L,0-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.281	.324	.359	.683	1	.62	-0.061	.02	0.00%	-0.69	1B
16	16	60	Jul 2 (1)	PHI		BSN	L,7-9	CG	5	5	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.304	.342	.406	.748	1	1.15	-0.039	.03	0.00%	0.23	1B
17	17	61	Jul 2 (2)	PHI		BSN	L,3-4	CG	5	5	0	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.324	.359	.432	.791	1						1B
18	18	62	Jul 4 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.341	.410	.752	2	1.15	-0.141	.02	0.00%	-1.49	1B
19	19	63	Jul 4 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	L,6-8	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	1	0	.313	.345	.410	.754	2	1.76	0.278	.00	0.00%	1.18	1B
20	20	64	Jul 5	PHI	@	BRO	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.310	.341	.402	.743	2						1B
21	21	65	Jul 7	PHI	@	BSN	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.319	.347	.407	.754	1	.90	0.029	.00	0.00%	0.31	1B
22	22	66	Jul 8	PHI	@	BSN	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.305	.333	.389	.723	1	.66	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-0.67	1B
23	23	67	Jul 9 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.313	.340	.404	.744	1	1.13	0.098	.00	0.00%	0.79	1B
24	24	68	Jul 9 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	W,7-6	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.308	.333	.394	.728	1						1B
25	25	69	Jul 13	PHI		CHC	L,5-7	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.312	.336	.394	.731	1	1.56	0.030	.01	0.00%	0.28	1B
26	26	70	Jul 15	PHI		CHC	W,8-5	CG	5	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.327	.356	.416	.772	1	1.61	0.281	.00	0.00%	2.00	1B
27	27	71	Jul 16 (1)	PHI		PIT	W,3-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.328	.361	.414	.774	1	1.06	0.036	.00	0.00%	0.18	1B
28	28	72	Jul 16 (2)	PHI		PIT	L,3-7	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.322	.354	.405	.759	1	.64	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.23	1B
29	29	73	Jul 17	PHI		PIT	L,4-7	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.325	.356	.405	.761	1	.82	0.038	.00	0.00%	0.09	1B
30	30	74	Jul 18	PHI		PIT	W,8-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.321	.350	.397	.747	1	.42	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.54	1B
31	31	75	Jul 19	PHI		STL	L,2-4	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.313	.352	.388	.740	1	1.53	-0.146	.00	0.00%	-0.65	1B
32	32	76	Jul 21 (1)	PHI		STL	W,16-2	CG	6	6	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.321	.358	.400	.758	1	.63	0.048	.00	0.00%	0.01	1B
33	33	77	Jul 21 (2)	PHI		STL	L,0-7	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	1	.322	.362	.399	.760	1	.97	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.84	1B
34	34	78	Jul 22	PHI		CIN	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.327	.365	.401	.767	1	1.68	-0.040	.00	0.00%	0.29	1B
35	35	79	Jul 23 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,2-5	CG(11)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.322	.360	.395	.755	1	1.26	-0.130	.00	0.00%	-0.70	1B
36	36	80	Jul 23 (2)	PHI		CIN	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.314	.352	.385	.736	1	1.01	-0.110	.00	0.00%	-1.02	1B
37	37	81	Jul 25	PHI	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG(10)	5	5	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.311	.347	.398	.745	1	.90	0.038	.00	0.00%	0.68	1B
38	38	82	Jul 26 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.303	.339	.388	.727	1	.82	-0.086	.00	0.00%	-0.79	1B
39	39	83	Jul 26 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.335	.382	.718	1	1.23	-0.091	.00	0.00%	-0.60	1B
40	40	84	Jul 27	PHI	@	PIT	W,9-8	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.298	.333	.380	.713	9	1.55	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.36	PH
41	41	85	Jul 29 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,0-3	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.298	.337	.380	.717	9	.89	0.042	.00	0.00%	0.39	PH
42	42	86	Jul 29 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.297	.335	.378	.713	9	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
43	43	87	Jul 30 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-9	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.295	.333	.376	.709	9	.31	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
44	44	90 (2)	Aug 3	PHI	@	CHC	L,6-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.293	.332	.374	.705	9	.76	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH
45	45	92 (1)	Aug 5	PHI	@	STL	L,1-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.291	.330	.371	.701	8	.14	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.11	PH
46	46	94 (1)	Aug 6 (2)	PHI	@	STL	L,3-8	6-6	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.295	.333	.381	.714	9	.44	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.63	PH
47	47	96 (1)	Aug 10 (1)	PHI		BRO	L,0-3	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.294	.332	.379	.710	8	.93	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PH
48	48	100 (3)	Aug 13 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-11	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.292	.330	.376	.706	5	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.23	1B
49	49	102 (1)	Aug 15	PHI	@	BSN	W,4-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.291	.328	.374	.702	2	2.63	-0.072	.00	0.00%	-0.34	PH
50	50	107 (4)	Aug 20 (2)	PHI		NYG	W,3-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.291	.328	.374	.702	8						PR
51	51	110 (2)	Aug 23	PHI		CIN	L,0-3	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.294	.332	.378	.709	7	.46	0.025	.00	0.00%	0.25	PH
52	52	112 (1)	Aug 26 (1)	PHI		STL	L,0-5	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.293	.330	.376	.706	9	.47	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PH
53	53	115 (2)	Aug 27 (2)	PHI		CHC	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.293	.330	.376	.706	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
54	54	117 (1)	Aug 31 (1)	PHI		PIT	L,0-1	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.291	.328	.374	.702	8	2.46	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
55	55	119 (1)	Sep 1	PHI		BSN	L,0-6	4-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.288	.325	.370	.694	5	1.06	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-1.17	PR 1B
56	56	121 (1)	Sep 3 (1)	PHI		BSN	L,3-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.323	.368	.691	9	2.46	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
57	57	126 (4)	Sep 6	PHI	@	BRO	L,1-2	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.290	.327	.371	.697	9	1.00	0.045	.00	0.00%	0.27	PH
58	58	131 (4)	Sep 13	PHI	@	STL	L,9-10	8-8	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.289	.325	.369	.694	9	2.48	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
59	59	133 (1)	Sep 14 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-5	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.289	.325	.369	.694	9						PR
60	60	138 (4)	Sep 17 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-10	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.287	.323	.367	.690	5						1B
61	61	142 (3)	Sep 21	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-8	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.291	.327	.370	.697	9	.42	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.21	PH
62	62	143	Sep 23 (1)	PHI		BRO	L,4-22	3-GF	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.292	.327	.375	.702	5	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.60	1B
63	63	145 (1)	Sep 24 (1)	PHI		BRO	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.290	.325	.373	.698	7	1.74	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
64	64	146	Sep 24 (2)	PHI		BRO	L,1-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.289	.324	.371	.695	9	1.02	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
65	65	148 (1)	Sep 28 (1)	PHI		NYG	L,3-4	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.286	.321	.367	.687	2	1.48	-0.153	.00	0.00%	-1.56	1B
66	66	149	Sep 28 (2)	PHI		NYG	L,3-8	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0			0	0	0	.284	.318	.363	.681	2						1B
67	67	150	Sep 30 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	L,5-14	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.289	.326	.387	.713	2	.51	0.094	.00	0.00%	2.13	1B
68	68	151	Sep 30 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	L,1-5	CG(7)	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.290	.326	.386	.712	3	.63	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.27	1B
69	69	152	Oct 1	PHI	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.289	.324	.384	.708	1	1.37	0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.20	1B
							15-54		222	211	27	61	11	0	3	13	11	0	10	0	0		2	6	7	3	.289	.324	.384	.708		.99	-0.469	.03	0.00%	-4.11

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