1B Gowell Gress #4
Akron Wheels (DET) EA
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/08/1975
BNN Index | EA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B GOWELL GRESS #4 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
69 106 27 8 1 4 16 25 21 .255 .402 .462 0 0.6
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/21/1975 DAY Win, 13-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1975 DAY Loss, 5-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1975 FTW Win, 9-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1975 FTW Loss, 6-7 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/15/1975 FTW Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1975 @ HAR Win, 8-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/1975 @ HAR Loss, 5-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/12/1975 @ HAR Win, 5-1 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
09/11/1975 @ HAR Loss, 4-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1975 @ CBL Win, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/02/1950
Born in:San Francisco, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 14th Pick in Round 5
EASTERN ASSOCIATION 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 69 106 27 8 1 4 16 23 25 21 .255 .402 .462 .864 .409 .208 141
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 19 133 1 1 0 3 1 0 49 13 0 1 0.0 20.6 6.63 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   42 11 3 1 3 9 10 10 9 0 0 0 .262 .404 .595 .999
Versus Right   64 16 5 0 1 7 13 15 12 0 1 1 .250 .400 .375 .775
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   17 6 1 0 0 3 4 4 5 0 1 0 .353 .476 .412 .888
June   37 12 3 0 3 6 7 7 7 0 0 1 .324 .444 .649 1.093
July   22 4 1 1 0 3 6 6 2 0 0 0 .182 .357 .318 .675
August   12 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 3 0 0 0 .083 .353 .083 .436
September   18 4 3 0 1 4 4 3 4 0 0 0 .222 .333 .556 .889
Career   106 27 8 1 4 16 23 25 21 0 1 1 .255 .402 .462 .864
Home   52 11 5 0 2 9 10 12 15 0 0 0 .212 .359 .423 .782
Road   54 16 3 1 2 7 13 13 6 0 1 1 .296 .441 .500 .941
Grass   106 27 8 1 4 16 23 25 21 0 1 1 .255 .402 .462 .864
Day   26 5 2 0 2 4 7 6 6 0 0 0 .192 .344 .500 .844
Night   80 22 6 1 2 12 16 19 15 0 1 1 .275 .420 .450 .870
As Starter   59 17 5 0 4 11 14 18 8 0 1 0 .288 .455 .576 1.031
As Reliever / Substitution   47 10 3 1 0 5 9 7 13 0 0 1 .213 .327 .319 .646
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 10 34 12 2 1 3 15 8 11 7 .353 .511 .735 1.246 .549 .382 249
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 10 45 0 1 0 1 0 0 25 6 0 0 0.0 13.5 15.84 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   9 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 .111 .333 .111 .444
Versus Right   25 11 2 1 3 14 7 8 5 0 0 0 .440 .576 .960 1.536
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   34 12 2 1 3 15 8 11 7 0 0 0 .353 .511 .735 1.246
Last Year   5 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .400 .500 .600 1.100
Career   39 14 3 1 3 16 8 12 9 0 0 0 .359 .510 .718 1.228
Home   6 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 .333 .500 .667 1.167
Road   28 10 2 0 3 14 7 9 5 0 0 0 .357 .514 .750 1.264
Grass   34 12 2 1 3 15 8 11 7 0 0 0 .353 .511 .735 1.246
Day   16 7 1 0 3 14 6 4 1 0 0 0 .438 .550 1.062 1.613
Night   18 5 1 1 0 1 2 7 6 0 0 0 .278 .480 .444 .924
As Starter   34 12 2 1 3 15 8 11 7 0 0 0 .353 .511 .735 1.246
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1968 Beaumont - R 17 31 117 38 8 0 3 20 24 28 1 3 18 0 2 .325 .450 .470 .920 141 149 1.1
1968 Bakersfield - A 17 8 27 8 1 0 1 7 6 8 2 0 8 0 1 .296 .486 .444 .931 159 183 0.1
1969 Beaumont - R 18 13 11 3 0 1 0 3 4 3 0 0 3 0 0 .273 .429 .455 .883 126 131 0.1
1969 Bakersfield - A 18 32 94 21 3 0 2 10 14 27 1 0 17 0 0 .223 .402 .319 .721 90 98 0.0
1969 Allentown - A 18 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800 .800 .800 1.600 370 412 0.2
1970 Beaumont - R 19 26 42 8 3 0 0 3 7 8 0 0 9 0 0 .190 .320 .262 .582 57 48 -0.3
1970 Bakersfield - A 19 40 99 20 1 0 2 16 14 21 1 0 25 2 0 .202 .347 .273 .620 69 76 -0.3
1971 Beaumont - R 20 11 12 6 1 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .500 .500 .833 1.333 253 271 0.3
1971 Bakersfield - A 20 45 91 18 2 0 2 17 10 25 1 2 33 1 1 .198 .370 .286 .655 76 75 -0.3
1971 Allentown - A 20 4 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533 53 -22 -0.1
1972 Beaumont - R 21 23 21 4 0 1 0 4 8 11 0 1 7 0 0 .190 .455 .286 .740 93 102 0.2
1972 Bakersfield - A 21 44 93 21 3 0 3 16 12 15 0 1 30 0 1 .226 .330 .355 .685 85 85 -0.4
1972 Allentown - A 21 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -129 -0.0
1973 Beaumont - R 22 19 18 3 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 0 3 0 0 .167 .348 .167 .514 29 42 -0.1
1973 Bakersfield - A 22 11 31 6 1 0 0 2 4 11 0 0 7 0 0 .194 .405 .226 .631 68 95 0.0
1973 Allentown - A 22 9 23 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 11 0 0 .087 .250 .087 .337 -5 4 -0.3
1974 Bakersfield - A 23 21 41 11 1 0 2 12 7 16 1 0 12 0 0 .268 .483 .439 .922 147 162 0.2
1974 Terre Haute - A 23 3 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .400 .500 .600 1.100 202 131 0.1
1975 Terre Haute - A 24 10 34 12 2 1 3 15 8 11 0 0 7 0 0 .353 .511 .735 1.246 241 249 0.6
1975 Akron - AA 24 69 106 27 8 1 4 16 23 25 1 0 21 0 1 .255 .402 .462 .864 129 141 0.6
Total EA 69 106 27 8 1 4 16 23 25 1 0 21 0 1 .255 .402 .462 .864 129 141
Total HL 13 39 14 3 1 3 16 8 12 0 0 9 0 0 .359 .510 .718 1.228 237 235
Total MAL 18 35 7 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 0 12 0 0 .200 .317 .200 .517 45 44
Total COW 201 476 105 12 0 12 80 67 123 6 3 132 3 3 .221 .385 .321 .706 90 98
Total GSL 123 221 62 12 2 4 37 47 55 1 4 42 0 2 .281 .420 .407 .827 115 121
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Beaumont - R 2B 27 27 58 50 10 111 3 .973 236.2 4.11 -2.2 .937
1968 Bakersfield - A LF 2 2 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 17.1 1.56 -0.8 .700
1968 Bakersfield - A RF 6 6 7 0 0 8 1 .875 51.0 1.24 -1.6 .909
1968 Beaumont - R RF 4 4 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 32.0 2.25 +0.1 1.023
1969 Bakersfield - A 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Allentown - A LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.2 1.038
1969 Bakersfield - A LF 9 6 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 62.2 1.72 -0.3 .973
1969 Beaumont - R LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Bakersfield - A CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.7 .000
1969 Bakersfield - A RF 18 18 14 0 0 15 1 .933 147.1 0.86 -1.7 .853
1969 Beaumont - R RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.0 1.078
1970 Bakersfield - A 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.6 .000
1970 Beaumont - R 2B 7 0 1 4 1 5 0 1.000 13.0 3.46 +0.3 1.114
1970 Bakersfield - A LF 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 26.0 0.69 -0.3 1.041
1970 Beaumont - R LF 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 21.2 0.83 -0.8 .703
1970 Bakersfield - A RF 26 23 24 0 0 24 0 1.000 200.2 1.08 -1.7 .900
1970 Beaumont - R RF 7 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 43.1 1.45 -1.3 .775
1971 Allentown - A 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Bakersfield - A 2B 16 13 31 26 10 58 1 .983 118.1 4.34 -1.9 .942
1971 Beaumont - R 2B 2 0 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 +0.2 1.133
1971 Bakersfield - A LF 7 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 19.1 3.26 +0.2 1.038
1971 Allentown - A RF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 -0.3 1.028
1971 Bakersfield - A RF 15 9 14 0 0 15 1 .933 89.2 1.41 -1.7 .861
1971 Beaumont - R RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Bakersfield - A 2B 5 3 6 8 1 15 1 .933 31.2 3.98 -0.6 .825
1972 Beaumont - R 2B 16 1 7 13 1 20 0 1.000 49.1 3.65 +0.9 1.070
1972 Allentown - A LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.1 1.001
1972 Bakersfield - A LF 13 4 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 49.1 1.09 -1.5 .610
1972 Allentown - A RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Bakersfield - A RF 24 15 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 149.0 0.97 -1.9 .878
1973 Bakersfield - A 2B 1 1 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 9.0 6.00 +0.3 1.092
1973 Allentown - A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Bakersfield - A LF 6 6 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 51.1 1.40 -1.0 .833
1973 Beaumont - R LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Allentown - A RF 8 6 10 0 0 11 1 .909 59.1 1.52 -0.4 .930
1973 Bakersfield - A RF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 22.0 1.64 +0.0 1.056
1973 Beaumont - R RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 14.0 0.64 -0.7 .525
1974 Bakersfield - A 1B 6 6 39 8 6 48 1 .979 51.0 8.29 -0.4 .879
1974 Terre Haute - A 2B 1 1 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 8.0 6.75 +0.1 .785
1974 Terre Haute - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Bakersfield - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Bakersfield - A RF 6 5 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 45.2 0.59 -0.8 .785
1975 Akron - AA 1B 18 15 127 6 19 136 3 .978 127.1 9.40 -2.0 .812
1975 Terre Haute - A 1B 10 10 69 7 10 77 1 .987 82.1 8.31 -1.1 .916
1975 Akron - AA 2B 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 -0.3 .000
1975 Akron - AA LF 4 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 35.0 1.80 -0.6 1.027
1975 Akron - AA RF 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 17.1 1.04 -0.1 1.019
1975 Terre Haute - A RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 34 31 235 21 35 261 5 .981 260.2 8.84 -3.4 .859
TOTAL 2B 79 46 117 108 23 231 6 .974 487.0 4.16 -3.9 .937
TOTAL LF 56 28 49 1 0 50 0 1.000 299.2 1.50 -4.9 .900
TOTAL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.7 .000
TOTAL RF 133 94 113 0 0 117 4 .966 894.1 1.14 -11.7 .890
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft out of high school (East Oakland; Oakland, CA) by the Philadelphia Keystones. (Round 5, Pick 14, 94th overall pick).
07/27/1968 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/22/1968 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
09/27/1969 Wins the 1969 C-O-W League COW Championship Series with the Bakersfield Bears!
09/28/1972 Wins the 1972 Middle Atlantic League MAL Championship Series with the Allentown Cokers!
10/04/1973 Wins the 1973 Middle Atlantic League MAL Championship Series with the Allentown Cokers!
07/05/1974 Released by the Philadelphia organization.
08/26/1974 Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
06/27/1975 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 3 days.
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