page_title: James Loney
section_title: Major Leagues
hierarchical_section_title: James Loney / Professional career / Los Angeles Dodgers / Major Leagues
caption_attribution_description: James Loney of the Tampa Bay Rays in 2014.
context_page_description: James Anthony Loney is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, and New York Mets, and in Korea Baseball Organization's KBO League for the LG Twins.
context_section_description: Loney made his major league debut with the Dodgers on April 4, 2006, against the Atlanta Braves. He received his opportunity when starting Dodgers first baseman Nomar Garciaparra was placed on the disabled list, freeing up a roster spot for Loney.  Loney collected a single in his first major league at bat, against John Smoltz.
  On September 28, in a game against the Colorado Rockies, Loney went 4 for 5 with 9 runs batted in, which tied a 56-year Dodgers franchise record for RBI in a single game, held by Gil Hodges. Loney accomplished this feat in only his 46th game with the team while still under 100 total at bats in his major league career. Because of his success in 2006 with both Los Angeles and Triple-A Las Vegas, he was named to the Dodgers' playoff roster. Filling in for an injured Garciaparra in game three against the New York Mets in the National League Division Series, Loney went 3-for-4 with three RBIs.
  Despite Loney's stellar 2006 season, the Dodgers chose to re-sign Garciaparra for 2007–08, meaning Loney had to start the season back at Triple-A Las Vegas. On June 10, 2007, Loney was recalled to the Dodgers. His hot hitting forced the Dodgers to insert him into the starting lineup and move Garciaparra from first base to third base.
  Loney hit nine home runs in September 2007, setting a Dodgers record for home runs by a rookie in a calendar month that he shares with Joc Pederson (May 2015). Loney was named the National League Rookie of the Month for September and finished sixth in the voting for the 2007 NL Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award.
  Loney was a unanimous selection to the 2007 Topps Major League Rookie All-Star Team. The selection was the result of the 49th annual Topps balloting of major league managers.
  Loney began the season as the starting first baseman and had a 15-game hitting streak. He finished the season batting .289 with 13 HR and 90 RBIs.  Loney led the team in runs batted in consistently for the entire year. On October 1, 2008, in Game 1 of the National League Division Series, Loney hit a grand slam off of  Chicago Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster as the Dodgers went on to win the game 7–2.
  Loney turned in numbers in 2009 similar to his 2008 numbers, hitting .281 with 13 home runs in 158 games as the team's starting first baseman. On January 19, 2010, Loney agreed to a new 1-year contract that substantially increased his salary from $465,000 to $3,100,000. In 160 games in 2010, he hit 10 home runs and 88 RBI, while batting .268, his poorest stats since he joined the team.
  On September 16, 2011 Loney hit a three-run pinch hit home run in his only plate appearance and the following day hit another three-run homer. He set a career high with five hits on September 18, helping the Dodgers win three straight games against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Loney finished the season by hitting .288 with 12 home runs, though his RBI total of 65 was the lowest since his rookie season.
  In 2012, Loney continued his downward career slide, hitting .254 with only 4 homers and 33 RBI in 114 games with the Dodgers. Around mid-season he started platooning at first base with Juan Rivera.
caption: Loney with the Rays in 2014.
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