Jim Monin

Meet The Bulls

JIM MONIN -- The 21-year-old third baseman for the Bulls is realizing his lifetime ambition.
. . .The 5' 11" 175-pounder has always wanted to play professional baseball. . . .Jim was born in Niagara Falls, NY, and now makes his home in Buffalo. . . . He attended Amherst Central in Buffalo and played baseball there for three years . . . . And for three years he
was the scholastic all-star shortstop for the city of Buffalo. . . . Jim began playing in Little League and continued through Babe Ruth league, Triple AABA, a fast amateur league, and also played some semipro ball. . . . His dad had been a semipro performer and also managed his sons' Little League and Babe Ruth League teams. . . . His club went to the Triple AABA tournament in Johnston, Pa., four times and Jim was selected the MVP of the 		tourney in '63 with a fantastic .586 average. . . . He then entered the University of Kentucky and after his freshman year was awarded an athletic scholarship. . . . . In his sophomore and junior year he was the All-Conference shortstop. . . . Jim hit .302 as a soph and .310 as a junior. He was drafted No. 3 in the nation by the Astros after his junior year and was signed to a "substantial" bonus pact by Houston scouts Paul Florence and Al Vincent. . . . Played for a very short timewitht he Cocoa Club of the Florida State League and Amarillo of the Texas League last year. . . . Has been with Durham the entire season save for a two-week assignmentto Salisbury. . . . For relaxation, Jim plays golf (in the low '80's) and bowls (average 195). . . . In the offseason he is a student at the University of Kentucky, majoring in business administration. . . .Very much single and very much an admirer of the state of North Carolina .

The Durham Sun, August 3, 1966

Jim Monin's Record in the Astros Organization
Season Team League BA   HR  RBI 
1965 Cocoa Astros Florida State .23103
1965 Amarillo Sonics Texas .19809
1966 Durham BullsCarolina .219 3 30
1966 Salisbury AstrosWestern Carolinas .244 2 5
1967 Asheville TouristsCarolina .192 3 27
1967 Amarillo Sonics Texas .20305
1968 Dallas-Ft. Worth Spurs Texas .253 2 26
1969 Savannah SenatorsSouthern .238013

Monin would also go on, as a member of the 1968 Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs, to start at second in both of the back-to-back no-hitters Bob Watkins and Luis Penalver threw in May of '68, then five weeks later start at third for Paul Doyle's gem.

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