Chris James

For other people of the same name, see Christopher James (disambiguation).

Chris James
Outfield
Born: October 4, 1962 (1962-10-04) (age 49) Rusk, Texas
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 23, 1986 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1995 for the Boston Red Sox
Career statistics
Batting average	.261
Home runs	90
Runs batted in	386
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (1986-1989) San Diego Padres (1989) Cleveland Indians (1990-1991) San Francisco Giants (1992) Houston Astros (1993) Texas Rangers (1993-1994) Kansas City Royals (1995) Boston Red Sox (1995)
Career highlights and awards
Finished 6th in voting for 1987 NL ROY

Donald Chris James (born October 4, 1962 Rusk, Texas) was a utility Major League Baseball player with a 10 year career from 1986 to 1995. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants and Houston Astros all of the National League and the Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, Kansas City Royals and Boston Red Sox all of the American League. He played first base, third base, outfield and designated hitter. Chris James is the brother of former SMU and New England Patriots running back Craig.

On May 4, 1991, James had 9 RBIs in a 20 to 6 win over the Oakland Athletics to set the single game RBI record for the Cleveland Indians.^[1]

References

1. ^ Associated Press (May 5, 1991). "BASEBALL; Twins End Brewers' Streak at 4 As Starter's Sour Streak Ends, Too". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/05/sports/baseball-twins-end-brewers-streak-at-4-as-starter-s-sour-streak-ends-too.html?pagewanted=print. 

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
• Baseball Reference Minor League Stats: Chris James

Persondata
Name	James, Chris
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	October 4, 1962
Place of birth	Rusk, Texas
Date of death
Place of death