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Bill James (other)
Bill James (born 1949) is an American baseball writer. Bill James may also refer to: * Bill James (pitcher, born 1887) (1887–1942), American baseball player * Bill James (pitcher, born 1892) (1892–1971), American baseball player * Bill James (American football) (1897–1969), American college football player and coach *Bill James (rower) (1926–2001), New Zealand rower *Bill James (novelist) Bill James (15 August 1929 – 17 June 2023) is a pseudonym of Allan James Tucker, a Welsh novelist. He also wrote under his own name and the pseudonyms ''David Craig'' and ''Judith Jones''. He was a reporter with the Daily Mirror and various ot ... (1929–2023), Welsh novelist * Bill James (politician) (1930–2022), American politician * Bill James (footballer) (born 1937), Australian rules footballer See also * Billy James (other) * William James (other) * Will James (other) {{hndis, James, Bill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill James
George William James (born October 5, 1949) is an American baseball writer, historian, and statistician whose work has been widely influential. Since 1977, James has written more than two dozen books about baseball history and statistics. His approach, which he named sabermetrics after the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), scientifically analyzes and studies baseball, often through the use of statistical data, in an attempt to determine why teams win and lose. In 2006, ''Time (magazine), Time'' named him in the Time 100, ''Time'' 100 as one of the most influential people in the world. In 2003, James was hired as senior advisor on Baseball Operations for the Boston Red Sox and worked for the team for 17 years during which they won four World Series championships. Early life James was born in Holton, Kansas. He joined the United States Army in 1971. After his service, he graduated from the University of Kansas in 1973 with degrees in English and economics, and in 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill James (pitcher, Born 1887)
William Henry "Big Bill" James (January 20, 1887 – May 25, 1942) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball between 1911 and 1919. Primarily used as a starting pitcher, he played for the Cleveland Naps (1911–1912), St. Louis Browns (1914–1915), Detroit Tigers (1915–1919), Boston Red Sox (1919) and Chicago White Sox (1919). James was a switch hitter and threw right-handed. He was born in Detroit, Michigan. In an eight-season career, Big Bill posted a 65–71 record with 408 strikeouts and a 3.20 ERA in 1179.2 innings pitched. In 1917, Chick Gandil and his teammate, Swede Risberg, allegedly collected $45 from each member of the White Sox and paid off the Detroit Tigers in two crucial doubleheaders late in the season. When Big Bill agreed that his team would go easy, the Tigers lost all four games, allowing the White Sox to win the American League pennant. He was one of the clean members on the 1919 Chicago White ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill James (pitcher, Born 1892)
William Lawrence "Seattle Bill" James (March 12, 1892 – March 10, 1971) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He was given a nickname to differentiate him from his contemporary, "Big" Bill James. The Braves purchased James in from the Seattle Giants of the Northwestern League. In 1914, James was an integral member of the "Miracle Braves" team that went from last place to first place in two months, becoming the first team to win a pennant after being in last place on the Fourth of July. In his only full season, James posted a record of 26 wins against 7 losses. The Braves then went on to defeat 's heavily favored |
Bill James (American Football)
William Nelson James (November 14, 1897 – September 15, 1969) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Trinity University in San Antonio from 1949 to 1951, compiling a record of 15–14–3. Early life and college playing career James was born on November 14, 1897, in Watauga, Texas. After graduating from North Side High School in Fort Worth, Texas, he went to Centre College with former coach Robert L. Myers joining up with the likes of high school teammates Matty Bell, Bob Mathias, and Sully Montgomery. Bo McMillin and Red Weaver played for North Side as well, but did not have enough credits to yet go to college. They went to Somerset High in Kentucky, where they met up with Red Roberts and were recruited by boosters to Centre. The 1917 team ostensibly did so well that Myers felt his players were better than his coaching abilities, and hired Charley Moran. James was thrice an All-Southern tackle and end. He started at end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill James (rower)
John William James (13 October 1926 – 22 October 2001) was a New Zealand rower who won a gold medal representing his country in the men's coxed four, alongside Ted Johnson, John O'Brien, Bill Carroll, and Colin Johnstone (coxswain), at the 1950 British Empire Games. James died on 22 October 2001, and his ashes were buried at Pyes Pa Cemetery, Tauranga Tauranga (, Māori language for "resting place," or "safe anchorage") is a coastal city in the Bay of Plenty Region and the List of cities in New Zealand, fifth-most populous city of New Zealand, with an urban population of or roughly 3% of t ..., with those of his wife, Esme Florence James (née Rasmusen), who died in 2018. References 1926 births 2001 deaths New Zealand male rowers Rowers at the 1950 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games gold medallists in rowing Burials at Pyes Pa Cemetery Medallists at the 1950 British Empire Games 20th-century New Ze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill James (novelist)
Bill James (15 August 1929 – 17 June 2023) is a pseudonym of Allan James Tucker, a Welsh novelist. He also wrote under his own name and the pseudonyms ''David Craig'' and ''Judith Jones''. He was a reporter with the Daily Mirror and various other newspapers after serving with the RAF He was married, with four children, and lived in South Wales. The bulk of his output under the Bill James pseudonym is the ''Harpur and Iles'' series. Colin Harpur is a Detective Chief Inspector and Desmond Iles is the Assistant Chief Constable in an unnamed coastal city in southwestern England. Harpur and Iles are complemented by an evolving cast of other recurring characters on both sides of the law. The books are characterized by a grim humour and a bleak view of the relationship between the public, the police force and the criminal element. The first few are designated "A Detective Colin Harpur Novel" but as the series progressed they began to be published with the designation "A Harpur & Iles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill James (politician)
William G. James (January 8, 1930 – September 14, 2022) was an American politician in the state of Florida. James was born in Boynton Beach, Florida, and attended the University of Florida. He was an insurance agent. He served in the Florida House of Representatives The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the State legislature (United States), state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida Senate being the upper house. Article III, Section 1 of the C ... for the 80th district, as a Republican. He was Minority Leader of the House from 1976 to 1978. James died on September 14, 2022 at his home, at the age of 92. References {{DEFAULTSORT:James, Bill 1930 births 2022 deaths Republican Party members of the Florida House of Representatives People from Boynton Beach, Florida University of Florida alumni 20th-century members of the Florida Legislature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill James (footballer)
Bill T. James (born 23 March 1937) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL). James came from Geelong West to play three senior games for Geelong in the 1957 VFL season. He was back at Geelong West the following year and won the Ballarat Football League's best and fairest In Australian sport, the best and fairest award recognises the player(s) adjudged to have had the best performance in a game or over a season for a given sporting club or competition. The awards are sometimes dependent on not receiving a suspensi ... award. References {{DEFAULTSORT:James, Bill 1937 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Geelong Football Club players Geelong West Football Club players Living people 20th-century Australian sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy James (other)
Billy James may refer to: * Billy James (Australian footballer) (1900–1966), Australian rules footballer *Billy James (Welsh footballer) (1921–1980), Welsh professional footballer * Billy James (footballer, born 1891) (1891–1960), English footballer * Billy James (publicist), American music publicist and talent scout *Billy James (drummer) (1936–2009), American jazz drummer * Billy T. James (1948–1991), New Zealand comedian * Billy James (basketball) (born 1950), American professional basketball player * Billy James (rugby union) (born 1956), Welsh rugby union player *Ant-Bee (born 1960), born Billy James, American publicist, musician, and author *Billy James, co-host of American radio show ''John Boy and Billy'' See also *Bill James (other) Bill James (born 1949) is an American baseball writer. Bill James may also refer to: * Bill James (pitcher, born 1887) (1887–1942), American baseball player * Bill James (pitcher, born 1892) (1892–1971), American baseball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William James (other)
William James (1842–1910) was an American psychologist and philosopher. William James may also refer to: Military * William James (Royal Navy admiral) (1881–1974), British admiral * William C. James (1896–1974), U.S. Marine Corps general * William James (Australian general) (1930–2015), Australian Army general * William K. James (1935–2022), U.S. Air Force Major General Politics * Sir William James, 1st Baronet (1721–1783), British naval officer and politician * William James (Carlisle MP) (1791–1861), Member of Parliament for Carlisle 1820–1826 * William A. James (1838–1893), American politician in Illinois * William H. James (1831–1920), second governor of Nebraska * W. Frank James (1873–1945), U.S. Representative from Michigan * William S. James (1914–1993), State Treasurer of Maryland * William James (MP for Kent), Member of Parliament for Kent, 1654–59 * William James Lowe, Canadian politician Sports * William James (cricketer) (fl. 1858–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |