Chris James

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This article is about the American baseball player. For the English soccer player, see Chris James (footballer). For the vocalist of a band, see Stateless (band).

Donald Chris James (born October 4, 1962 Rusk, Texas - ) was a utilty Major League Baseball player with a 10 year career from 1986 to 1995. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants and Houston Astros all of the National League and the Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, Kansas City Royals and Boston Red Sox all of the American League. He played first base, third base, outfield and designated hitter.

James was as of 2006 the last left-handed thrower to seriously play a non-first-base infield position.

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• Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis