Jim Mason

Who is Jim Mason?

James Percy Mason, is a former Major League Baseball shortstop, who played nine seasons in the major leagues, from 1971 to 1979, for the Washington Senators, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, and Montreal Expos.

Mason was a member of the Yankees during the 1976 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. Although he did not play in the 1976 American League Championship Series, he played three games in the World Series. In his only plate appearance of the series, Mason hit a home run off Pat Zachry. This turned out to be Mason's only postseason appearance, and the Yankees' only home run of their four-game series loss.

Because of Mason's low batting average, which hovered just over .200, his name was proposed for inclusion in a new term for poor hitting called the "Mason-Dixon Line", which is closer to .200 than the Mendoza Line.