Philip Robert James (born October 21, 1949), better known as Skip James, is an American former professional baseball player. He played in the Major League Baseball(MLB) before a brief stint with the San Francisco Giants, and then played in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama Taiyo Whales.
Career James attended Shawnee Mission North High School, and then played football and baseball at the University of Kansas,"Ex-Jayhawk James Delivers for Giants." Lawrence Journal-World September 22, 1997. Retrieved December 14, 2011. graduating in 1971. He played in the Pacific Coast League for eight years and was finally drafted in 1977 by the San Francisco Giants; he made his debut on September 12, 1977. He played for the GiantsSkip James at Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2011. for four months as a pinch-hitter (hitting a game-winning two-run single in September against the Los Angeles Dodgers) before they sent him back to the minors. He played for the Vancouver Canadians in 1979,"Vancouver Rips Tribe in Exhibition." The Spokesman-Review April 9, 1979. Retrieved December 14, 2011. and in 1980 left the United States to play in Japan for the Yokohama Taiyo Whales,"Japanese Baseball A Different World." Spartanburg Herald-Journal June 29, 1980. Retrieved December 14, 2011."Japan: Baseball is the National Pastime." The Milwaukee Journal May 7, 1981. Retrieved December 14, 2011. besides Félix Millán."Fifty Years under the Baseball Sun." Evening Independent. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
In 1982, he was hired as a graduate assistant coach at Kansas,"Temple Returns to Diamond as Kansas Old-Timers Baseball Boss." Lawrence Journal-World September 15, 1982. Retrieved December 14, 2011. and worked there as an assistant coach in 1983 and 1984 as well."Warm Weather Bodes Well for Jayhawks." Lawrence Journal-World March 2, 1983. Retrieved December 14, 2011."Baseball Opener Scheduled Today for Jayhawks." Lawrence Journal-World March 2, 1984. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
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