Jim Turner (baseball)

Infobox MLB retired
name=Jim Turner
position=Pitcher


bgcolor1=#af0039
bgcolor2=#0f437c
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
birthdate=August 6, 1903
city-state|Antioch|Tennessee
deathdate=death date and age|1998|11|29|1903|8|6
bats=Left
throws=Right
debutdate=April 30
debutyear=1937
debutteam=Boston Bees
finaldate=September 13
finalyear=1945
finalteam=New York Yankees
stat1label=Pitching Record
stat2label=Earned run average
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat1value=69-60
stat2value=3.22
stat3value=329
teams=
*Boston Bees (1937-1939)
*Cincinnati Reds (1940-1942)
*New York Yankees (1942-1945)
highlights=
*World Series champion: 1940
*American League pennant: 1942
*National League All-Star: 1938
*National League ERA champion: 1937

James Riley Turner (August 6, 1903 - November 29 1998) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. From by|1937 through by|1945, he played for the Boston Bees (1937-1939), Cincinnati Reds (1940-1942) and New York Yankees (1942-1945). Born in Antioch, Tennessee, Turner's Major League career got off to a late start, as he did not reach the big leagues until he was 33 years old. He led the National League in earned run average in 1937 as a rookie with Boston. Because he worked for his family's dairy farm in the offseason, he was known as "Milkman Jim" to his fans.

For his career, Turner compiled a 69-60 record in 231 games, with a 3.22 earned run average and 329 strikeouts. He was a member of two World Series championship teams, the 1940 Reds and the 1943 Yankees, as well as the 1942 Yankees team that won the American League pennant. In two postseason appearances, Turner was 0-1 with a 6.43 ERA and 4 strikeouts in 7 innings pitched.

After his pitching career ended, Turner served the Yankees (1949-59; 1966-73) and Reds (1961-65) as their pitching coach, working for ten pennant-winning clubs over that 24-year span.

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball ERA champions
* List of Major League Baseball saves champions

External links

*baseball-reference|id=t/turneji01