Before being signed by the Yankees before the 1950 season, Bridewiser spent time in the United States Army during the World War II era and attended the University of Southern California.[1] On August 2, 1945, he enlisted in the army.[2]
He made his big league debut on September 29, 1951 for the Yankees. He spent three years with them, playing in only 51 games but batting a solid .327 in 49 at bats.
He did poorly while with the White Sox. He spent 1955 and part of 1956 with them, batting only .203 in 69 at bats total. In May 1956, he was traded by the White Sox with Harry Byrd and Bob Kennedy to the Tigers for Fred Hatfield and Jim Delsing. He did not improve much with them, hitting only .218 in 156 at bats. Overall that year, he hit .216.
He played his final season in 1957 with the Orioles, who purchased him from the Tigers in February of that year. He hit .268 in his final season, belting the only home run of his career that year – a three-run shot off of Boston Red Sox pitcher Frank Sullivan. He played his final game on September 21, 1957.
Overall, he hit .252 in his career. In 329 games, he collected 156 hits in 620 at bats, scoring 79 runs and driving in 50. He doubled 22 times, tripled six times and homered once. He walked 63 times and struck out only 77 times. He had a great eye at the plate, striking out only 12.4% of the time.
^D.S.S. Form 1 Military Draft Registration Card completed on February 13, 1945 on his 18th birthday. Place of residence is listed as "Los Angeles, California" and place of birth is listed as "Lancaster, Ohio".
^"Index Record for James E Bridesweser WWII Army Enlistment Records", (Army Serial Number 39757609), Fold3 by Ancestry.com website. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
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brideweser, james, ehrenfeld, brideweser, february, 1927, august, 1989, american, shortstop, major, league, baseball, played, from, 1951, 1957, york, yankees, baltimore, orioles, chicago, white, detroit, tigers, tall, weighed, only, pounds, brideweser, circa, . James Ehrenfeld Brideweser February 13 1927 August 25 1989 was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played from 1951 to 1957 for the New York Yankees Baltimore Orioles Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers He was 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m tall but weighed only 165 pounds Jim BrideweserBrideweser circa 1945ShortstopBorn 1927 02 13 February 13 1927Lancaster Ohio U S Died August 25 1989 1989 08 25 aged 62 Lake Forest California U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 29 1951 for the New York YankeesLast MLB appearanceSeptember 21 1957 for the Baltimore OriolesMLB statisticsBatting average 252Home runs1Runs batted in50TeamsNew York Yankees 1951 1953 Baltimore Orioles 1954 Chicago White Sox 1955 1956 Detroit Tigers 1956 Baltimore Orioles 1957 Before being signed by the Yankees before the 1950 season Bridewiser spent time in the United States Army during the World War II era and attended the University of Southern California 1 On August 2 1945 he enlisted in the army 2 He made his big league debut on September 29 1951 for the Yankees He spent three years with them playing in only 51 games but batting a solid 327 in 49 at bats He was purchased by the Orioles in May 1954 and he hit 265 in 73 games with them After the season he was traded by the Orioles with Bob Chakales and Clint Courtney to the White Sox for Don Ferrarese Don Johnson Matt Batts and Fred Marsh He did poorly while with the White Sox He spent 1955 and part of 1956 with them batting only 203 in 69 at bats total In May 1956 he was traded by the White Sox with Harry Byrd and Bob Kennedy to the Tigers for Fred Hatfield and Jim Delsing He did not improve much with them hitting only 218 in 156 at bats Overall that year he hit 216 He played his final season in 1957 with the Orioles who purchased him from the Tigers in February of that year He hit 268 in his final season belting the only home run of his career that year a three run shot off of Boston Red Sox pitcher Frank Sullivan He played his final game on September 21 1957 Overall he hit 252 in his career In 329 games he collected 156 hits in 620 at bats scoring 79 runs and driving in 50 He doubled 22 times tripled six times and homered once He walked 63 times and struck out only 77 times He had a great eye at the plate striking out only 12 4 of the time His fielding percentage was 949 After he retired from playing he obtained teaching credentials He taught mathematics at Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach California and as coach of the varsity baseball team had at least two championship seasons He was also a Title IX counselor References edit D S S Form 1 Military Draft Registration Card completed on February 13 1945 on his 18th birthday Place of residence is listed as Los Angeles California and place of birth is listed as Lancaster Ohio Index Record for James E Bridesweser WWII Army Enlistment Records Army Serial Number 39757609 Fold3 by Ancestry com website Retrieved August 22 2020 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Baseball Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jim Brideweser amp oldid 1184727558, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
