2B Jim 'Cajun' Keys #34
Nashville Chieftains (MON) DIX
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/01/1974
BNN Index | DIX | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
2B JIM 'CAJUN' KEYS #34 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
81 283 78 9 1 6 30 48 41 .276 .380 .378 2 1.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/21/1974 @ JAC Win, 8-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1974 @ JAC Loss, 6-8 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0
09/19/1974 KNX Loss, 2-6 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/18/1974 KNX Win, 1-0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/17/1974 KNX Win, 3-2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1974 KNX Loss, 8-15 4 3 4 0 0 1 0 0
09/15/1974 MTG Win, 8-7 2 1 1 2 0 2 0 0
09/14/1974 MTG Loss, 6-10 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/13/1974 MTG Win, 5-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/12/1974 MTG Loss, 3-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/24/1944
Born in:Utica, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$43,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 135 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:4 Years, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1962, 11th Pick in Round 5
DIXIE LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 81 283 78 9 1 6 30 42 48 41 .276 .380 .378 .758 .354 .102 106
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 76 339 1 3 0 11 5 2 107 16 2 3 40.0 41.2 4.92 1.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   92 29 6 0 2 8 13 14 12 0 2 1 .315 .411 .446 .857
Versus Right   191 49 3 1 4 22 29 34 29 2 3 0 .257 .366 .346 .711
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   25 12 1 0 3 7 9 3 2 0 0 0 .480 .536 .880 1.416
May   97 27 4 0 2 6 13 16 15 1 2 1 .278 .383 .381 .764
June   85 21 3 0 1 11 7 12 13 1 2 0 .247 .337 .318 .654
July   1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .750 .000 .750
August   34 7 0 1 0 3 2 4 5 0 0 0 .206 .289 .265 .554
September   41 11 1 0 0 3 9 10 6 0 1 0 .268 .412 .293 .704
Last Year   88 31 4 0 0 16 13 16 16 2 1 1 .352 .449 .398 .846
Career   371 109 13 1 6 46 55 64 57 4 6 2 .294 .397 .383 .780
Home   145 44 5 1 1 13 19 21 13 2 1 0 .303 .387 .372 .759
Road   138 34 4 0 5 17 23 27 28 0 4 1 .246 .373 .384 .758
Grass   283 78 9 1 6 30 42 48 41 2 5 1 .276 .380 .378 .758
Day   57 16 3 0 0 8 6 7 12 1 0 0 .281 .354 .333 .687
Night   226 62 6 1 6 22 36 41 29 1 5 1 .274 .387 .389 .776
As Starter   279 76 8 1 6 30 41 47 40 2 5 1 .272 .377 .373 .750
As Reliever / Substitution   4 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .600 .750 1.350
UNION LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 66 228 62 6 1 0 19 15 25 50 .272 .344 .307 .651 .312 .035 88
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 63 260 1 0 0 9 4 2 70 7 1 3 25.0 23.5 3.45 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   52 13 0 0 0 3 1 6 16 1 1 0 .250 .322 .250 .572
Versus Right   176 49 6 1 0 16 14 19 34 1 3 1 .278 .350 .324 .674
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   36 10 0 0 0 5 5 5 6 0 0 1 .278 .381 .278 .659
June   16 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 1 0 .312 .312 .312 .625
July   96 25 4 1 0 4 7 11 17 0 1 0 .260 .336 .323 .659
August   60 17 1 0 0 5 2 5 20 2 1 0 .283 .328 .300 .628
September   20 5 1 0 0 2 1 4 3 0 1 0 .250 .375 .300 .675
Last Year   36 10 2 0 0 1 5 5 6 0 0 0 .278 .366 .333 .699
Career   264 72 8 1 0 20 20 30 56 2 4 1 .273 .347 .311 .657
Home   87 31 1 0 0 6 6 7 15 1 1 1 .356 .406 .368 .774
Road   141 31 5 1 0 13 9 18 35 1 3 0 .220 .306 .270 .576
Grass   228 62 6 1 0 19 15 25 50 2 4 1 .272 .344 .307 .651
Day   82 17 1 0 0 4 2 7 19 1 2 0 .207 .267 .220 .486
Night   146 45 5 1 0 15 13 18 31 1 2 1 .308 .386 .356 .742
As Starter   225 60 5 1 0 19 15 25 50 2 4 1 .267 .340 .298 .638
As Reliever / Substitution   3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1969 New York - FABL 25 34 89 25 4 0 2 15 9 10 1 0 12 0 0 .281 .360 .393 .753 116 118 0.8
1970 New York - FABL 26 42 121 25 6 0 0 19 11 5 1 1 27 0 0 .207 .242 .256 .498 35 31 -0.5
1971 New York - FABL 27 6 10 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .583 .600 1.183 240 253 0.2
1972 New York - FABL 28 5 9 6 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .778 1.444 332 346 0.2
1973 Montreal - FABL 29 23 42 10 3 0 0 3 6 2 0 0 6 0 0 .238 .273 .310 .582 67 69 -0.0
Total FABL 110 271 71 15 0 2 37 29 19 2 1 46 0 0 .262 .314 .339 .653 84 85 0.7
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1962 Rock Island - R 18 62 183 48 8 2 2 28 21 35 2 2 34 1 0 .262 .383 .361 .744 89 92 0.5
1963 Rock Island - R 19 59 215 67 13 1 9 42 52 41 2 2 29 1 0 .312 .423 .507 .930 121 127 1.6
1964 Rock Island - R 20 42 131 36 6 1 1 18 18 25 2 0 28 1 2 .275 .399 .359 .758 82 89 0.5
1964 Fresno - A 20 66 257 85 12 3 4 29 29 2 2 0 42 1 1 .331 .341 .447 .788 117 121 1.7
1964 Albany - A 20 9 29 5 1 0 0 3 5 5 0 1 10 0 0 .172 .286 .207 .493 44 44 -0.1
1965 Fresno - A 21 30 122 41 8 3 3 13 18 4 0 0 18 0 2 .336 .357 .525 .882 142 148 1.5
1965 Albany - A 21 60 217 48 12 3 2 26 22 52 0 2 35 0 1 .221 .369 .332 .701 107 116 1.4
1965 Reading - AA 21 6 20 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .423 .250 .673 98 117 0.2
1966 Reading - AA 22 50 177 47 9 3 0 16 23 26 1 4 36 1 2 .266 .356 .350 .706 94 95 0.7
1966 New Orleans - AAA 22 71 235 60 12 1 3 23 24 22 0 0 45 1 0 .255 .319 .353 .672 82 84 0.3
1967 New Orleans - AAA 23 111 369 112 12 4 1 52 39 47 0 5 56 1 2 .304 .378 .366 .744 102 110 1.5
1968 New Orleans - AAA 24 124 445 126 20 6 3 52 55 61 0 5 60 1 2 .283 .366 .375 .741 101 109 2.3
1969 New Orleans - AAA 25 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .347 6 10 -0.1
1970 New Orleans - AAA 26 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 29 38 -0.0
1971 Albany - A 27 19 65 17 1 0 1 9 6 17 0 0 12 0 1 .262 .415 .323 .738 119 137 0.6
1971 Reading - AA 27 26 84 20 1 0 1 11 11 23 0 1 9 3 0 .238 .398 .286 .684 79 97 0.5
1971 New Orleans - AAA 27 2 7 4 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .571 .667 1.000 1.667 408 310 0.4
1972 Reading - AA 28 59 217 72 14 2 3 41 37 40 1 2 27 2 2 .332 .435 .456 .891 130 139 2.4
1972 New Orleans - AAA 28 51 179 38 7 0 0 15 18 19 3 0 32 3 0 .212 .299 .251 .550 61 61 0.7
1973 Nashville - AA 29 25 88 31 4 0 0 16 13 16 1 2 16 0 2 .352 .449 .398 .846 134 148 1.6
1973 Syracuse - AAA 29 11 36 10 2 0 0 1 5 5 0 0 6 0 0 .278 .366 .333 .699 95 84 0.5
1974 Nashville - AA 30 81 283 78 9 1 6 30 42 48 1 2 41 2 3 .276 .380 .378 .758 94 106 1.3
1974 Syracuse - AAA 30 66 228 62 6 1 0 19 15 25 1 2 50 1 3 .272 .344 .307 .651 76 88 0.4
Total DIX 106 371 109 13 1 6 46 55 64 2 4 57 2 5 .294 .397 .383 .780 104 116
Total EA 141 498 144 24 5 4 68 74 95 2 7 74 6 4 .289 .400 .382 .782 107 116
Total UL 77 264 72 8 1 0 20 20 30 1 2 56 1 3 .273 .347 .311 .657 79 88
Total MAL 88 311 70 14 3 3 38 33 74 0 3 57 0 2 .225 .371 .318 .689 104 114
Total COW 96 379 126 20 6 7 42 47 6 2 0 60 1 3 .332 .346 .472 .819 125 129
Total UMVA 163 529 151 27 4 12 88 91 101 6 4 91 3 2 .285 .403 .420 .823 100 105
Total CL 362 1247 342 52 12 7 145 139 152 3 10 195 6 4 .274 .352 .352 .704 93 98
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1962 Rock Island - R 2B 21 19 44 44 14 90 2 .978 159.0 4.98 -0.1 .984
1962 Rock Island - R 3B 7 7 9 14 1 23 0 1.000 59.0 3.51 +0.3 1.075
1962 Rock Island - R SS 33 32 40 71 16 115 4 .965 248.0 4.03 -1.9 .956
1963 Rock Island - R 2B 2 0 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 5.0 5.40 0.0 .000
1963 Rock Island - R 3B 56 54 49 83 7 137 5 .964 458.1 2.59 -0.5 .981
1963 Rock Island - R SS 1 0 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 +0.0 .000
1963 Rock Island - R RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Albany - A 2B 6 5 6 10 2 17 1 .941 38.0 3.79 -0.1 .905
1964 Fresno - A 2B 48 43 108 89 17 202 5 .975 358.2 4.94 +1.3 1.047
1964 Rock Island - R 2B 4 0 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 5.0 7.20 +0.0 1.078
1964 Albany - A 3B 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 2.2 6.75 +0.1 1.086
1964 Fresno - A 3B 19 14 7 23 0 35 5 .857 121.0 2.23 -1.5 .925
1964 Rock Island - R 3B 19 15 9 29 1 38 0 1.000 139.1 2.45 +1.7 1.100
1964 Albany - A SS 5 4 5 10 1 17 2 .882 34.0 3.97 -0.7 .926
1964 Fresno - A SS 7 6 10 21 0 33 2 .939 45.0 6.20 -0.7 .939
1964 Rock Island - R SS 16 16 22 45 7 69 2 .971 137.0 4.40 +0.6 1.001
1964 Fresno - A RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 1.075
1964 Rock Island - R RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Reading - AA 2B 2 2 5 3 0 8 0 1.000 16.1 4.41 -0.1 1.033
1965 Albany - A 2B 36 35 98 89 23 193 6 .969 329.0 5.12 +0.1 1.007
1965 Fresno - A 2B 13 13 22 32 2 55 1 .982 106.0 4.58 +2.8 1.121
1965 Reading - AA 3B 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.1 1.075
1965 Albany - A 3B 4 2 1 7 0 9 1 .889 20.0 3.60 -0.2 .943
1965 Fresno - A 3B 17 13 11 25 1 36 0 1.000 122.2 2.64 +1.0 1.009
1965 Reading - AA SS 4 2 4 3 0 7 0 1.000 23.0 2.74 -0.1 1.086
1965 Albany - A SS 21 21 37 53 10 94 4 .957 178.0 4.55 -2.0 .916
1965 Fresno - A SS 4 3 2 5 1 8 1 .875 27.0 2.33 -0.6 .848
1965 Albany - A LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 New Orleans - AAA 2B 17 14 46 34 6 81 1 .988 126.0 5.71 +0.9 1.152
1966 Reading - AA 2B 45 43 114 91 17 209 4 .981 369.0 5.00 +0.8 1.014
1966 New Orleans - AAA 3B 13 9 6 16 2 22 0 1.000 85.0 2.33 +0.9 .950
1966 Reading - AA 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 New Orleans - AAA SS 41 41 63 109 22 174 2 .989 334.1 4.63 -4.4 .882
1966 Reading - AA SS 5 5 9 8 5 18 1 .944 39.0 3.92 -0.3 .967
1966 New Orleans - AAA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 New Orleans - AAA 2B 31 28 53 82 20 139 4 .971 253.2 4.79 -2.0 .966
1967 New Orleans - AAA 3B 7 4 2 10 0 12 0 1.000 37.0 2.92 +0.3 1.000
1967 New Orleans - AAA SS 64 63 117 178 37 312 17 .946 549.1 4.83 -6.3 .851
1967 New Orleans - AAA RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.000
1968 New Orleans - AAA 2B 82 81 170 202 49 383 11 .971 702.2 4.76 -3.1 1.000
1968 New Orleans - AAA 3B 26 21 14 49 6 64 1 .984 184.0 3.08 +3.0 .946
1968 New Orleans - AAA SS 20 16 25 47 10 73 1 .986 143.0 4.53 -1.9 .887
1969 New York - MLB 2B 10 7 17 26 5 45 2 .956 60.0 6.45 +1.0 1.050
1969 New York - MLB 3B 15 11 21 27 1 50 2 .960 107.1 4.02 +0.5 1.053
1969 New Orleans - AAA 3B 2 2 2 6 1 9 1 .889 18.0 4.00 +0.1 .860
1969 New York - MLB SS 9 6 14 27 4 42 1 .976 57.0 6.47 +0.2 1.011
1970 New York - MLB 2B 22 21 43 63 12 108 2 .981 183.0 5.21 +2.3 1.065
1970 New York - MLB 3B 12 9 8 9 2 18 1 .944 81.0 1.89 +0.2 .966
1970 New York - MLB SS 7 3 11 13 6 25 1 .960 42.2 5.06 -0.9 .923
1970 New Orleans - AAA SS 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 -0.1 .000
1971 New York - MLB 2B 2 1 2 2 2 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.4 1.001
1971 Reading - AA 2B 8 6 12 26 8 39 1 .974 53.0 6.45 +0.8 1.022
1971 New York - MLB 3B 2 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 4.1 6.23 +0.2 1.037
1971 New Orleans - AAA 3B 2 2 1 3 1 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 +0.1 1.013
1971 Reading - AA 3B 15 14 8 30 6 41 3 .927 120.0 2.85 -0.5 .940
1971 Albany - A 3B 16 16 11 32 3 45 2 .956 146.0 2.65 -0.2 1.004
1971 New York - MLB SS 2 1 0 6 0 6 0 1.000 13.0 4.15 -0.2 1.017
1971 Reading - AA SS 5 5 2 15 4 17 0 1.000 41.0 3.73 +0.2 1.007
1971 Albany - A SS 2 2 4 7 2 11 0 1.000 18.0 5.50 +0.2 1.057
1972 New Orleans - AAA 2B 28 26 46 69 15 116 1 .991 219.1 4.72 +1.7 1.008
1972 Reading - AA 2B 41 41 112 141 41 253 0 1.000 338.1 6.73 +3.1 1.040
1972 New Orleans - AAA 3B 5 4 4 16 0 20 0 1.000 38.0 4.74 +2.6 1.291
1972 Reading - AA 3B 6 5 6 13 0 19 0 1.000 45.0 3.80 +1.4 1.218
1972 New York - MLB SS 5 1 3 2 2 7 2 .714 15.2 2.87 -1.1 .000
1972 New Orleans - AAA SS 21 19 28 65 11 95 2 .979 168.2 4.96 +0.7 1.021
1972 Reading - AA SS 17 11 29 34 6 68 5 .926 108.1 5.23 -0.5 .933
1973 Montreal - MLB 2B 6 0 5 4 0 9 0 1.000 26.1 3.08 -0.6 1.004
1973 Syracuse - AAA 2B 9 9 15 36 4 51 0 1.000 76.0 6.04 +2.4 1.091
1973 Nashville - AA 2B 23 23 60 82 21 143 1 .993 199.2 6.40 +6.5 1.131
1973 Montreal - MLB 3B 12 5 5 6 0 11 0 1.000 52.2 1.88 +0.3 1.052
1973 Montreal - MLB SS 3 1 2 7 1 9 0 1.000 12.2 6.39 -0.1 1.016
1973 Syracuse - AAA SS 3 2 1 9 2 10 0 1.000 19.1 4.66 +1.4 1.390
1973 Nashville - AA SS 1 1 1 4 1 5 0 1.000 7.0 6.43 +0.1 1.107
1974 Syracuse - AAA 3B 53 52 41 101 11 151 9 .940 439.1 2.91 -0.1 .990
1974 Syracuse - AAA 2B 10 8 27 36 11 64 1 .984 72.0 7.88 +0.8 .988
1974 Syracuse - AAA SS 4 3 5 5 1 12 2 .833 20.0 4.50 -1.1 .782
1974 Nashville - AA 2B 56 56 131 172 42 316 13 .959 486.0 5.61 +1.2 1.017
1974 Nashville - AA SS 12 11 21 36 14 61 4 .934 100.0 5.13 -1.0 .909
1974 Nashville - AA 3B 11 9 7 17 2 24 0 1.000 82.2 2.61 -0.1 1.003
TOTAL 2B 522 481 1140 1336 313 2532 56 .978 4191.0 5.32 +19.5 1.029
TOTAL 3B 325 269 223 522 46 775 30 .961 2393.1 2.80 +9.8 1.002
TOTAL SS 313 276 458 781 164 1292 53 .959 2390.0 4.67 -20.6 .922
TOTAL LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 12.0 1.50 +0.0 1.037
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1962 Drafted in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 11, 91st overall pick) by the New York Gothams, out of high school Fort Plain (Fort Plain; Fort Plain, NY).
09/09/1962 Wins the 1962 Championship with the Rock Island Steamboats!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 1; Power: 1; Eye: 2.
03/15/1963 Outstandingly completed training to improve his plate discipline at the New York Gothams development complex.
09/09/1963 Wins the 1963 Championship with the Rock Island Steamboats!
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 1; Eye: 2.
05/09/1964 Goes 5-7 against the Tacoma Captains, with 2 2B, 0 RBI and 1 R.
09/20/1965 Wins the 1965 Championship with the Albany Knickerbockers!
05/02/1966 Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for 5 days.
08/15/1966 Goes 5-5 against the Salt Lake City Stars, with 1 RBI and 0 R.
06/02/1967 Goes 5-5 against the Houston Bulls, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 2 R.
06/05/1967 Wins the GWL Player of the Week Award.
06/12/1968 Injured (stomach virus),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/29/1969 Injured (bone marrow edema (knee)),out for 6 weeks.
05/11/1972 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
04/17/1973 Was claimed off waivers by Montreal while with New York.
10/13/1973 Wins the 1973 World Championship Series with the Montreal Saints.
04/29/1974 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
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