James Lofton (baseball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

James Lofton (baseball)

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1974

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

James O'Neal Lofton (born March 6, 1974 in Los Angeles, California) is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 2001 season.
Listed at 5' 9", 170 lb., he was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. In an eight-game career, Lofton was a .192 hitter (5-for-25) with one run, a double, one RBI, and two stolen bases.
In seven fielding appearances, he committed two errors in 25 chances for a .920 fielding percentage. Lofton also played in the Boston, Baltimore and Cincinnati minor league systems (1993–2007), as well as in several independent leagues.
He was named an All-Star in the Pioneer (1994) and Western (2000) leagues.
In 14 minor league seasons, he was a .272 hitter with 55 home runs and 504 RBI in 1173 games. Lofton is believed to be related to former MLB outfielder Kenny Lofton.
James has stated, "Yeah I think he's like my second or third cousin, something like that.
Too bad I only got his second or third talent."