His most productive season came in 1964 for the Cubs, when he played 132 games and batted .253 with 105 hits, three home runs, 33 runs batted in, 17 doubles and 49 walks.
He was purchased by the Chicago White Sox on May 22, 1967. He appeared in 24 games for the White Sox between June 21 and July 23, mostly as a pinch hitter, pinch runner and defensive replacement. Sent to Triple-A after July 23, Stewart played in the ChiSox' minor league system until he was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1968Rule 5 draft. Due to his versatility in the field, during his three seasons with the Reds, Stewart was known as "Super Sub" as he played every position except pitcher.[6] He played in two games of the 1970 World Series, going hitless in two at-bats as the Reds fell to the Baltimore Orioles in five games.
He ended his ten-year major league career with a .237 batting average, 336 hits, 45 doubles, 14 triples, eight home runs and 112 runs batted in.[8] In the field, he played every position except pitcher: left field (179 appearances), second base (122), shortstop (107), center field (43), third base (37), first base (ten), right field (ten), and catcher (one).
Longtime scout
In 1978 he was inducted into the Austin Peay Athletics Hall of Fame.[9]
After his playing days ended, in 1980 Stewart rejoined the Reds, first as a minor league manager and then as a scout. He was a major league scout for Cincinnati from 1984 through 1991, then joined the Philadelphia Phillies as a major league special assignment scout in 1992, remaining in that role until leaving baseball in 2006.
He retired to Florida with his wife, Donna. Jimmy Stewart died at age 73 on November 24, 2012, in Odessa, Florida.[10]