Jim Mason (baseball)

Jim Mason
Jim Mason
	Shortstop
	Born: August 14, 1950 (age 74); Mobile, Alabama
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 26, 1971, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
	September 24, 1979, for the Montreal Expos
MLB statistics
Batting average	.203
Home runs	12
Runs batted in	114
Teams
	Washington Senators (1971); Texas Rangers (1972–1973); New York Yankees (1974–1976); Toronto Blue Jays (1977); Texas Rangers (1977–1978); Montreal Expos (1979);

James Percy Mason (born August 14, 1950), is an American Major League Baseball shortstop, who played nine seasons in the major leagues, from 1971 to 1979, for the Washington Senators, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, and Montreal Expos.

Career

Born in the Alabama port city of Mobile, Mason was a member of the Yankees during the 1976 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. Although he did not play in the 1976 American League Championship Series, he played three games in the World Series. In his only plate appearance of the series, Mason hit a home run off Pat Zachry. This turned out to be Mason's only postseason appearance, and the Yankees' only home run of their four-game series loss.

Because of Mason's low batting average, which hovered just over .200, his name, along with that of catcher Leo Dixon, was proposed for inclusion in a new term for poor hitting called the Mason Dixon Line (.204), which is closer to .200 than the Mendoza Line of Mario Mendoza (.215).^[1]

Mason is one of a handful of players to hit four doubles in one game, doing so while with the Yankees against his former team, the Rangers, at Arlington Stadium on July 8, 1974.^[2]^[3]

Sources

^ Brandon Gavett & Lee Ashendorf (May 2003). "The Fans Speak Out: Letters to the Editor". Baseball Digest. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
^ New York Yankees 12, Texas Rangers 5. Game Played on Monday, July 8, 1974 (N) at Arlington Stadium. Retrosheet Box Score. Retrieved on January 5, 2017.
^ List of players with four doubles in a single game. Baseball Almanac. Retrieved on January 5, 2017.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Baseball Reference Bullpen, or Retrosheet, or Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League)

[1] Brandon Gavett & Lee Ashendorf (May 2003). "The Fans Speak Out: Letters to the Editor". Baseball Digest. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved April 19, 2012.

[2] New York Yankees 12, Texas Rangers 5. Game Played on Monday, July 8, 1974 (N) at Arlington Stadium. Retrosheet Box Score. Retrieved on January 5, 2017.

[3] List of players with four doubles in a single game. Baseball Almanac. Retrieved on January 5, 2017.

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