finalyear bats birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date article_title debutteam name throws
1972 switch -lsb- oklahoma 1969 may 28 .223 0 10 outfielder chicago white sox batting average home runs runs batted in april 10 9 october 1946 jim qualls
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jim qualls

james robert qualls -lrb- born october 9 , 1946 in -lsb- -rrb- is a former major league baseball outfielder and pinch-hitting specialist for the chicago cubs in 1969 , the montreal expos in 1970 and the chicago white sox in 1972 .
he also played in two seasons in japan in 1972-73 for the kintetsu buffaloes .
he played 43 games for the cubs in their tumultuous 1969 season , most of them in utility and pinch-hitting roles .
he is best remembered for hitting a one-out single in the top of the ninth inning to break up tom seaver 's bid for a perfect game in the new york mets ' 4 -- 0 victory over the cubs at shea stadium on july 9 , 1969 .
