C Bob Gaines #25
Age: 35 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
09/02/1963
C BOB GAINES #25 - AGE: 35 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
77 232 46 9 0 2 27 24 61 .198 .272 .263 0 -0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 2 2
Gap 2 2 2
Power 3 3 3
Eye 4 5 4
Avoid K's 2 2 2
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 1
Errors: - 1 1
Arm: 2 1 1
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 4 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 3 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 2
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 4
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/28/1963 @ WAS Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/23/1963 @ BOS Win, 3-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/18/1963 WAS Loss, 4-5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/14/1963 BOS Win, 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/08/1963 @ PHI Loss, 3-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/28/1963 @ STL Win, 6-3 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/28/1963 @ STL Loss, 3-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/24/1963 @ LAF Win, 2-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/20/1963 WAS Loss, 5-9 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
07/16/1963 STL Win, 4-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/04/1928
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$38,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 170 Days
Service This Yr:147 Days
40-Man Service:10 Years, 119 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1946, 15th Pick in Round 2
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 77 232 46 9 0 2 27 21 24 61 .198 .272 .263 .535 .243 .065 46
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 69 261 1 2 0 5 10 4 61 11 0 0 0.0 18.1 2.38 -0.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   93 20 4 0 0 11 5 10 21 1 3 0 .215 .288 .258 .547
Versus Right   139 26 5 0 2 16 16 14 40 3 7 1 .187 .261 .266 .527
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   54 13 3 0 1 5 7 6 14 2 2 0 .241 .306 .352 .658
May   76 19 5 0 0 17 8 8 21 2 4 1 .250 .322 .316 .638
June   52 9 1 0 1 5 4 7 13 0 2 0 .173 .271 .250 .521
July   34 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 8 0 0 0 .147 .216 .147 .363
August   16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   18 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 .278 .278 .278 .556
Last Year   431 109 14 3 10 48 48 68 100 2 14 0 .253 .353 .369 .722
2 Years Ago   443 102 22 1 9 57 44 68 93 5 5 1 .230 .331 .345 .676
Career   3542 884 122 6 75 461 401 561 715 30 73 5 .250 .350 .351 .701
Home   106 26 5 0 1 22 11 12 24 4 9 0 .245 .311 .321 .632
Road   126 20 4 0 1 5 10 12 37 0 1 1 .159 .237 .214 .452
Grass   232 46 9 0 2 27 21 24 61 4 10 1 .198 .272 .263 .535
Day   102 18 3 0 1 11 9 11 26 4 7 0 .176 .248 .235 .483
Night   130 28 6 0 1 16 12 13 35 0 3 1 .215 .292 .285 .576
As Starter   226 45 9 0 2 27 20 24 59 4 10 0 .199 .272 .265 .537
As Reliever / Substitution   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 .167 .286 .167 .452
Pinch Hitting   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .500 .333 .833
Close/Late   58 11 1 0 2 5 6 2 16 1 5 1 .190 .226 .310 .536
Inning 1-3   69 13 2 0 0 7 4 4 20 1 3 0 .188 .230 .217 .447
Inning 4-6   79 14 3 0 0 9 9 13 20 2 2 0 .177 .287 .215 .502
Inning 7-9   79 17 3 0 2 9 7 7 21 1 5 1 .215 .284 .329 .613
Extra Innings   5 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
0 Outs   73 13 1 0 0 5 4 7 22 0 9 0 .178 .250 .192 .442
1 Outs   84 18 5 0 1 15 10 6 22 4 1 0 .214 .255 .310 .565
2 Outs   75 15 3 0 1 7 7 11 17 0 0 1 .200 .310 .280 .590
Scoring Position   53 16 3 0 0 21 5 9 11 4 10 0 .302 .379 .358 .737
Bases Empty   134 23 3 0 1 1 9 12 41 0 0 0 .172 .240 .216 .456
Runner on 1st   45 7 3 0 1 5 7 3 9 0 0 1 .156 .224 .289 .513
Runner on 2nd   18 5 0 0 0 3 0 1 5 0 10 0 .278 .316 .278 .594
Runner on 3rd   9 2 1 0 0 4 0 3 4 1 0 0 .222 .385 .333 .718
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .273 .333 .273 .606
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .400 .571 .600 1.171
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .667 .500 .667 1.167
Bases Loaded   7 2 1 0 0 7 1 2 0 2 0 0 .286 .364 .429 .792
Two Strikes   119 13 2 0 0 7 7 11 61 0 0 0 .109 .185 .126 .311
First Pitch   24 7 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 3 0 .292 .346 .292 .638
Count 0-1   21 5 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 .238 .261 .333 .594
Count 0-2   20 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 0 0 0 .150 .150 .150 .300
Count 1-0   22 6 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
Count 1-1   22 7 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 2 0 .318 .304 .409 .713
Count 1-2   38 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 26 0 0 0 .079 .079 .105 .184
Count 2-0   6 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 2-1   14 4 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .286 .267 .429 .695
Count 2-2   29 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 3 1 0 2 5 2 3 0 1 1 0 .750 .750 2.500 3.250
Full Count   32 7 1 0 0 2 6 11 10 0 0 0 .219 .419 .250 .669
Behind in Count   79 11 3 0 0 6 3 0 35 1 1 1 .139 .148 .177 .325
Ahead in Count   46 14 3 0 2 12 8 11 0 2 4 0 .304 .424 .500 .924
Batting 6th   8 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 2 2 0 .375 .300 .375 .675
Batting 7th   100 21 5 0 1 6 10 9 24 1 5 0 .210 .273 .290 .563
Batting 8th   119 22 4 0 1 17 10 15 32 1 3 0 .185 .274 .244 .518
Batting 9th   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .000 .167 .000 .167
Low Leverage   101 22 4 0 1 5 8 16 27 0 1 0 .218 .325 .287 .612
Medium Leverage   95 14 2 0 1 11 7 5 27 3 4 1 .147 .192 .200 .392
High Leverage   33 8 3 0 0 11 4 3 6 1 5 0 .242 .297 .333 .631
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
1953 Pittsburgh - FABL 24 49 136 35 3 0 6 26 32 33 1 0 26 0 0 .257 .406 .412 .818 125 115 1.3
1954 Pittsburgh - FABL 25 6 24 8 2 0 0 4 2 1 0 1 4 0 0 .333 .346 .417 .763 106 102 0.1
1955 Pittsburgh - FABL 26 18 57 13 0 0 3 8 8 14 0 0 12 0 0 .228 .380 .386 .766 103 109 0.3
1956 Pittsburgh - FABL 27 133 437 116 6 1 10 54 54 75 0 1 83 0 1 .265 .372 .352 .725 103 108 2.8
1957 Pittsburgh - FABL 28 127 442 111 15 0 5 51 43 67 0 1 84 0 0 .251 .349 .319 .668 86 90 2.0
1958 Pittsburgh - FABL 29 135 434 106 18 0 9 48 42 61 2 5 83 1 0 .244 .337 .348 .685 83 85 1.5
1959 Pittsburgh - FABL 30 137 459 110 21 1 8 61 56 73 0 4 91 0 0 .240 .341 .342 .683 84 87 1.9
1960 Pittsburgh - FABL 31 131 447 128 12 0 13 77 51 77 0 7 78 0 0 .286 .386 .400 .787 113 120 3.3
1961 Pittsburgh - FABL 32 130 443 102 22 1 9 57 44 68 1 5 93 0 0 .230 .331 .345 .676 85 89 1.7
1962 Pittsburgh - FABL 33 139 431 109 14 3 10 48 48 68 0 2 100 0 0 .253 .353 .369 .722 91 91 1.9
1963 Pittsburgh - FABL 34 77 232 46 9 0 2 27 21 24 1 4 61 0 0 .198 .272 .263 .535 40 46 -0.4
Total FABL 1082 3542 884 122 6 75 461 401 561 5 30 715 1 1 .250 .350 .351 .701 91 94 16.3
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
1944 Total - 15 23 100 43 13 0 4 30 38 17 1 0 5 9 4 .430 .517 .680 1.197 100 100 2.0
1945 Total - 16 23 98 42 11 1 5 29 43 16 1 0 6 4 2 .429 .513 .714 1.227 100 100 2.0
1946 Total - 17 24 102 43 11 2 4 27 34 16 1 1 7 4 2 .422 .500 .686 1.186 100 100 1.9
1946 Beaumont - C 17 68 242 69 8 0 5 33 19 20 3 1 57 2 0 .285 .346 .380 .726 114 117 1.6
1947 Bakersfield - B 18 65 178 48 4 2 2 28 17 24 1 2 38 0 0 .270 .356 .348 .704 99 99 0.8
1948 Bakersfield - B 19 45 78 15 1 0 0 7 8 14 0 1 16 0 0 .192 .312 .205 .517 36 36 -0.3
1949 Beaumont - C 20 50 186 61 6 1 1 31 24 23 1 1 36 1 0 .328 .403 .387 .790 87 94 0.7
1949 Bakersfield - B 20 21 69 22 0 1 1 9 8 12 0 0 11 0 0 .319 .420 .391 .811 114 125 0.6
1950 Bakersfield - B 21 131 411 107 19 0 7 67 50 91 1 4 87 0 0 .260 .393 .358 .750 100 102 1.8
1951 Allentown - A 22 101 308 84 8 1 2 33 20 65 2 1 57 1 1 .273 .402 .325 .726 117 126 3.0
1952 Bakersfield - B 23 118 376 120 18 0 11 77 105 171 2 4 74 3 1 .319 .530 .455 .985 160 175 6.6
1952 Allentown - A 23 3 9 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444 34 17 0.0
1953 St. Paul - AAA 24 3 10 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533 39 54 -0.0
1954 Birmingham - AA 25 101 356 98 12 0 14 41 71 111 2 2 72 1 0 .275 .448 .427 .875 125 126 3.2
1954 St. Paul - AAA 25 8 26 5 0 0 2 4 5 3 0 0 6 0 0 .192 .276 .423 .699 99 84 0.2
1955 Birmingham - AA 26 101 360 126 17 0 10 50 73 89 0 0 59 2 0 .350 .479 .481 .959 147 152 5.0
1955 St. Paul - AAA 26 12 35 5 0 0 1 3 4 5 1 1 5 0 0 .143 .262 .229 .490 41 45 0.0
Total DIX 202 716 224 29 0 24 91 144 200 2 2 131 3 0 .313 .463 .454 .917 136 138
Total CL 23 71 12 0 0 3 8 10 9 2 1 12 0 0 .169 .277 .296 .573 61 60
Total MAL 104 317 86 8 1 2 34 20 65 2 1 60 1 1 .271 .397 .322 .719 115 124
Total COW 380 1112 312 42 3 21 188 188 312 4 11 226 3 1 .281 .436 .380 .817 120 127
Total GSL 118 428 130 14 1 6 64 43 43 4 2 93 3 0 .304 .371 .383 .754 102 107
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1946 Beaumont - C C 67 67 689 55 4 756 12 .984 580.0 11.54 -0.9 1.155 5 93 29 31.2
1947 Bakersfield - B C 52 50 274 18 0 296 4 .986 426.1 6.16 +0.2 1.317 4 26 10 38.5
1948 Bakersfield - B C 18 18 72 13 3 85 0 1.000 166.0 4.61 -0.2 .965 1 16 5 31.2
1948 Bakersfield - B 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .000
1948 Bakersfield - B 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.044
1949 Bakersfield - B C 21 21 109 23 3 134 2 .985 179.0 6.64 +1.8 1.407 2 22 12 54.5
1949 Beaumont - C C 49 49 332 50 3 384 2 .995 426.0 8.07 +2.2 .916 1 68 25 36.8
1950 Bakersfield - B C 127 126 684 75 15 765 6 .992 1096.2 6.23 -0.4 .958 7 83 31 37.3
1951 Allentown - A C 95 93 530 54 3 590 6 .990 850.0 6.18 +0.7 .930 3 52 20 38.5
1952 Allentown - A C 3 2 16 3 0 19 0 1.000 19.2 8.69 +0.1 .000 0 4 2 50.0
1952 Bakersfield - B C 113 111 767 73 7 847 7 .992 995.0 7.60 -1.1 .835 9 142 37 26.1
1953 Pittsburgh - MLB C 42 37 162 17 4 180 1 .994 347.2 4.63 +0.9 .997 1 12 6 50.0
1953 St. Paul - AAA C 3 3 14 3 0 17 0 1.000 27.0 5.67 +0.2 .990 0 2 1 50.0
1954 Pittsburgh - MLB C 6 6 15 1 1 16 0 1.000 51.0 2.82 -0.4 .979 0 5 0 0.0
1954 St. Paul - AAA C 7 7 41 5 0 46 0 1.000 61.0 6.79 +0.5 1.034 0 4 2 50.0
1954 Birmingham - AA C 95 93 528 57 6 590 5 .992 851.2 6.18 +0.5 1.017 6 52 17 32.7
1955 Pittsburgh - MLB C 17 17 57 7 2 64 0 1.000 137.0 4.20 +0.2 .969 1 5 2 40.0
1955 St. Paul - AAA C 10 10 65 8 0 73 0 1.000 85.2 7.67 +1.1 .996 0 3 3 100.0
1955 Birmingham - AA C 92 91 567 56 13 625 2 .997 828.1 6.77 +3.5 1.007 4 38 19 50.0
1956 Pittsburgh - MLB C 123 123 581 57 4 643 5 .992 1074.0 5.35 -1.7 .884 13 68 27 39.7
1957 Pittsburgh - MLB C 122 121 641 77 7 721 3 .996 1065.1 6.07 +0.3 .988 5 77 31 40.3
1958 Pittsburgh - MLB C 128 124 659 64 2 727 4 .994 1087.0 5.99 +1.1 .990 10 62 28 45.2
1959 Pittsburgh - MLB C 129 124 687 77 9 767 3 .996 1105.2 6.22 +3.4 1.096 10 64 31 48.4
1960 Pittsburgh - MLB C 121 120 685 76 10 764 3 .996 1094.2 6.26 -0.7 .906 7 80 31 38.8
1961 Pittsburgh - MLB C 122 121 660 65 6 728 3 .996 1065.1 6.12 -1.4 .993 9 65 16 24.6
1962 Pittsburgh - MLB C 130 128 731 84 10 816 1 .999 1116.2 6.57 +5.2 1.190 5 51 26 51.0
1963 Pittsburgh - MLB C 73 69 416 43 4 462 3 .994 605.1 6.82 -0.7 .998 6 44 12 27.3
TOTAL C 1765 1731 9982 1061 116 11115 72 .994 15342.0 6.48 +14.6 .997 109 1138 423 37.2
TOTAL 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .000
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.044
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/27/1946 Drafted in the 1946 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 15, 31st overall pick) by the Philadelphia Keystones, out of high school New Dorp (New Dorp; Staten Island, NY).
07/10/1946 Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Keystones organization with a signing bonus of $2,960.
09/02/1946 Wins the GSL Player of the Week Award.
10/07/1946 Wins the 1946 Championship with the Beaumont Buffaloes!
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/22/1952 Wins the 1952 Championship with the Bakersfield Bears!
11/25/1952 Was traded by the Philadelphia Keystones to the Pittsburgh Miners, along with 2B Andres Pagan, in exchange for LF Jeep Erickson.
08/01/1955 Wins the DIX Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 4.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1956 83 10
1961 93 7
1962 100 8
Year SH Rank
1958 14 7
1962 14 7
Year SF Rank
1958 5 10
1960 7 2
Year OBP Rank
1960 .386 9
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