 Because he worked for his family's dairy farm in the offseason in Antioch, Tennessee, he was known as "Milkman Jim" to his fans.For his career, Turner compiled a 69–60 record in 231 games, with a 3.22 earned run average and 329 strikeouts.He was a member of two World Series championship teams, the 1940 Reds and the 1943 Yankees, as well as the 1942 Yankees team that won the American League pennant.