James Reynold Lonborg Net Worth

James Reynold Lonborg Net Worth is
$16 Million

James Reynold Lonborg Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

James Reynold Lonborg (born April 16, 1942) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played with the Boston Red Sox (1965–71), Milwaukee Brewers (1972) and Philadelphia Phillies (1973–79). He was known as "Gentleman Jim" during his 15 year career for his fearlessness for pitching on the inside of the plate.Born in Santa Maria, California, Lonborg graduated from Stanford University.He enjoyed his best year in the Carl Yastrzemski-led 1967 Red Sox' "Impossible Dream" season, when he led American League pitchers in wins (22), games started (39), and strikeouts (246). That year, the Red Sox were involved in a four-way race for the American League pennant with the Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox; the race was reduced to three teams after the White Sox lost a doubleheader to the Kansas City Athletics on September 27. The Red Sox and Twins faced each other in the season's final series and entered the final day (October 1) tied for first place; the Tigers were 1/2 game out of first and needed to sweep a doubleheader from the California Angels to force a playoff between the winner of the Red Sox-Twins game. Lonborg outdueled Twins ace Dean Chance in that finale, while the Tigers defeated the Angels in the first game but lost the second, putting the Red Sox in the World Series for the first time since 1946. In that World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, Lonborg pitched Game Two in what was only the fourth one-hitter in Series history and followed that up with another victory in Game Five by limiting St. Louis to three hits. Called upon to pitch the seventh and deciding game with only 2 days rest, Lonborg lasted 6 innings, but allowed 6 earned runs in a 7-2 loss. In addition, he received the Cy Young Award (becoming the first pitcher in Red Sox history to win the Cy Young Award), played in the All-Star game, and finished prominently in voting for the MVP award (6th in the voting, Yastrzemski winning the award).In December 1967, Lonborg tore the ligaments in his left knee while skiing and his pitching career thereafter was marked by many injuries. He won only 27 games from 1968 to 1971 and was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers after the 1971 season. While he performed well for Milwaukee in 1972, the team traded him in October to the Philadelphia Phillies. He spent the next six and a half seasons with Philadelphia before his release midway through the 1979 season.In his 15-year career, Lonborg compiled a 157-137 record with 1475 strikeouts, a 3.86 ERA, 90 complete games, 15 shutouts, and 2464.1 innings in 425 games.After retiring, Lonborg attended the Tufts University Dental School and has worked as a dentist in Hanover, Massachusetts since. He is active in many nonprofit organizations including Catholic Charities, Little League Baseball, and The Jimmy Fund. He currently lives in Scituate, Massachusetts.Jim Lonborg was selected to the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2002.On the Boston-based sitcom Che

Date Of BirthApril 16, 1942
Place Of BirthSanta Maria, California, USA
Height6' 5" (1.96 m)
Star SignAries
#Fact
1The silhouetted photo of Sam "Mayday" Malone from the TV series, "Cheers" in his baseball days that hangs in the bar is actually a photo of Jim Lonborg. Lonborg wore No. 16 for the Red Sox which was the same number that Sam wore.
2Mad major league debut on 23 April 1965.
3Won the American League Cy Young Award in 1967.
4In 1967, led the American League in games won (22), games started (39), and batters struck out (246).
5Pitcher with the American League's Boston Red Sox (1965-1971) and Milwaukee Brewers (1972); and the National League's Philadelphia Phillies (1973-1979).

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Boston Red Sox: 100 Years of Baseball History2001Video documentaryHimself - Interviewee
1977 National League Championship Series1977TV SeriesHimself - Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher
1976 National League Championship Series1976TV Mini-SeriesHimself - Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher
1967 World Series1967TV Mini-SeriesHimself - Boston Red Sox Pitcher

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Curse of the Bambino2003TV Movie documentaryHimself

Known for movies

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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