{"id":11813,"date":"2017-02-25T09:33:41","date_gmt":"2017-02-25T15:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=11813"},"modified":"2017-02-04T09:27:18","modified_gmt":"2017-02-04T15:27:18","slug":"39-james-baldwin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/39-james-baldwin\/","title":{"rendered":"#39 – James Baldwin"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Name:<\/strong>\u00a0James Baldwin<\/p>\n

Rank:<\/strong>\u00a039<\/p>\n

Position:<\/strong>\u00a0P<\/p>\n

Years With White Sox:<\/strong>\u00a01995-2001<\/p>\n

James Baldwin was selected by the White Sox in the 4th round of the 1990 draft.\u00a0 He made his major league debut on April 30, 1995, getting the start and lasting only 3 2\/3 innings in the White Sox 17-11 victory over the Red Sox at Fenway Park.\u00a0 Sadly, the rest of his year went about as well.\u00a0 He appeared in only 6 games for the White Sox, starting 4, and finished with an 0-1 record and a 12.89 ERA.\u00a0 His time in Triple A didn’t go much better, as he posted a 5.85 ERA in 18 starts.<\/p>\n

1996 was a drastic improvement for Baldwin, as he took his place in the White Sox rotation.\u00a0 He started 28 games, going 11-6 with a 4.42 ERA.\u00a0 He finished second in Rookie of the Year voting, behind Derek Jeter.<\/p>\n

Baldwin struggled in 1997, starting 32 games and leading the American League in losses and wild pitches.\u00a0 Despite the struggles, he set career highs with 200 innings pitched and 140 strike outs.\u00a0 He ended the year with a 12-15 record and a 5.27 ERA.<\/p>\n

1998 was arguably worse for Baldwin.\u00a0 Despite finishing the year with a winning record, at 13-6, his ERA went up to 5.32 and he threw 41 fewer innings.\u00a0 Because of the ongoing struggles, he lost his spot in the rotation and made 13 appearances out of the bullpen.<\/p>\n

Baldwin was slightly better in 1999.\u00a0 He lowered his ERA slightly to 5.10 and increased his innings pitched by 40 1\/3.\u00a0 He finished the year with a 12-13 record.<\/p>\n

Baldwin seemed to turn a corner in 2000.\u00a0 He earned his first All Star nod thanks to a 10-1\u00a0record with a 3.11 ERA\u00a0while leading the White Sox to the top of the AL Central.\u00a0 He struggled in the second half, finishing the year with a career high 14 wins, against only 7 losses, while he lowered his ERA to 4.65.\u00a0 He started game 3 of the ALDS against the Mariners, giving up only 1 run in 6 innings before giving way to the bullpen as the White Sox were swept out of the playoffs.<\/p>\n

In 2001, Baldwin continued at the same pace.\u00a0 He was sitting at 7-5 with a 4.61 ERA as the trade deadline approached, when, on July 26, he was shipped off to the Dodgers for Jeff Barry, Gary Majewski, and Onan Masaoka.<\/p>\n

Baldwin’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:<\/p>\n

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Career Pitching<\/b><\/caption>\n
Wins<\/span><\/th>\nLosses<\/span><\/th>\nERA<\/span><\/th>\nSaves<\/span><\/th>\nIP<\/span><\/th>\nHits<\/span><\/th>\nRuns<\/span><\/th>\nER<\/span><\/th>\nWalks<\/span><\/th>\nStrike Outs<\/span><\/th>\nHR<\/span><\/th>\nHBP<\/span><\/th>\nAppearances<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
0<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n8.90<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n29.333<\/span><\/td>\n35<\/span><\/td>\n31<\/span><\/td>\n29<\/span><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/td>\n22<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
69<\/span><\/td>\n53<\/span><\/td>\n5.04<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n1015.667<\/span><\/td>\n1094<\/span><\/td>\n612<\/span><\/td>\n569<\/span><\/td>\n387<\/span><\/td>\n666<\/span><\/td>\n150<\/span><\/td>\n38<\/span><\/td>\n184<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n