3B Del Gaines #8
Age: 37 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
3B DEL GAINES #8 - AGE: 37 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:02/25/1937
Born in:Memphis, TN
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:9 Years, 97 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:10 Years, 107 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1954, 15th Pick in Round 15
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
1959 Detroit - FABL 22 14 22 4 0 0 2 8 5 3 0 0 5 0 0 .182 .280 .455 .735 96 96 0.1
1960 Detroit - FABL 23 98 154 41 6 2 4 18 19 13 0 0 38 1 1 .266 .323 .409 .732 97 99 0.2
1961 Detroit - FABL 24 50 69 16 1 0 3 13 8 9 0 0 16 2 3 .232 .321 .377 .697 89 97 0.2
1961 Washington - FABL 24 34 107 23 3 0 7 19 15 12 0 3 25 1 0 .215 .287 .439 .726 95 83 0.5
1961 Total - FABL 24 84 176 39 4 0 10 32 23 21 0 3 41 3 3 .222 .300 .415 .715 93 88 0.7
1963 New York - FABL 26 115 363 94 11 4 13 45 50 29 0 3 86 2 1 .259 .311 .419 .730 97 101 1.5
1964 New York - FABL 27 161 627 161 26 4 25 76 84 57 5 9 140 7 5 .257 .319 .431 .750 114 115 3.1
1965 New York - FABL 28 159 592 133 21 4 18 59 65 52 4 0 138 18 7 .225 .292 .365 .657 89 93 1.4
1966 New York - FABL 29 108 371 80 9 5 13 39 46 26 2 5 81 10 5 .216 .267 .372 .639 82 76 -0.2
1967 New York - FABL 30 72 158 27 6 0 3 8 12 7 1 0 41 1 1 .171 .211 .266 .477 45 38 -0.5
1968 New York - FABL 31 35 40 8 1 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 15 1 0 .200 .256 .300 .556 76 80 0.3
1969 New York - FABL 32 30 31 6 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 .194 .188 .258 .446 29 22 -0.2
1970 New York - FABL 33 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 .000 .286 .000 .286 -12 26 -0.0
Total FABL 884 2539 593 84 20 89 289 305 212 13 21 596 45 23 .234 .294 .388 .681 92 92 6.4
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
1954 Biloxi - R 17 46 138 34 3 1 5 18 18 29 1 0 32 5 5 .246 .381 .391 .772 106 117 1.1
1954 Chattanooga - A 17 10 30 10 1 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 9 1 4 .333 .429 .367 .795 113 124 0.1
1955 Biloxi - R 18 21 19 5 2 0 0 2 3 3 0 1 6 1 0 .263 .348 .368 .716 99 74 0.1
1956 Biloxi - R 19 17 22 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 6 0 0 .136 .240 .136 .376 4 -16 -0.3
1956 Chattanooga - A 19 66 190 43 9 1 7 31 23 35 2 1 55 1 2 .226 .351 .395 .746 97 99 1.0
1957 Chattanooga - A 20 71 177 50 7 3 6 29 23 27 2 2 39 1 3 .282 .380 .458 .837 121 124 0.8
1957 Terre Haute - A 20 46 160 38 8 1 1 10 17 21 0 0 35 0 3 .237 .326 .319 .645 73 76 0.1
1958 Terre Haute - A 21 73 267 58 6 3 15 35 38 49 1 1 72 8 3 .217 .340 .431 .770 113 115 1.3
1958 Akron - AA 21 62 229 42 2 0 7 18 22 25 2 1 74 4 3 .183 .268 .284 .552 68 69 0.6
1959 Terre Haute - A 22 13 51 13 2 0 3 8 10 7 2 0 13 1 1 .255 .367 .471 .837 125 132 0.4
1959 Akron - AA 22 81 271 71 9 7 16 41 45 46 2 5 73 4 4 .262 .367 .524 .891 169 164 4.1
1959 Newark - AAA 22 12 49 16 4 1 4 11 12 9 0 0 11 0 1 .327 .431 .694 1.125 223 223 0.9
1962 Richmond - AAA 25 133 432 99 13 5 27 72 81 69 3 2 74 15 11 .229 .338 .470 .808 131 138 3.9
1966 Little Rock - AAA 29 5 20 6 2 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 4 0 0 .300 .391 .400 .791 115 125 0.2
1970 Winston-Salem - A 33 12 41 11 4 0 1 7 7 6 2 0 11 3 0 .268 .388 .439 .827 146 147 0.4
1970 Wichita - A 33 18 47 16 5 0 0 4 8 14 0 1 17 8 0 .340 .484 .447 .931 166 138 0.5
Total EA 143 500 113 11 7 23 59 67 71 4 6 147 8 7 .226 .324 .414 .738 124 121
Total HL 150 525 125 21 4 19 57 73 91 3 2 137 17 7 .238 .353 .402 .755 108 107
Total UL 145 481 115 17 6 31 83 93 78 3 2 85 15 12 .239 .348 .493 .840 141 147
Total SEL 159 438 114 21 4 14 69 56 73 6 3 114 6 9 .260 .371 .422 .794 112 115
Total GSL 84 179 42 5 1 5 20 23 35 1 1 44 6 5 .235 .361 .358 .719 94 97
Total CL 5 20 6 2 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 4 0 0 .300 .391 .400 .791 115 125
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1954 Biloxi - R C 14 13 103 6 0 110 1 .991 117.2 8.34 +0.8 .953 0 6 3 50.0
1954 Chattanooga - A 3B 4 4 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 32.0 1.97 +0.3 1.037
1954 Biloxi - R 3B 24 21 19 43 2 64 2 .969 187.2 2.97 +1.6 .974
1954 Chattanooga - A SS 4 4 10 13 3 23 0 1.000 34.0 6.09 +0.2 1.011
1955 Biloxi - R C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1955 Biloxi - R 3B 8 1 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 21.0 2.57 +0.1 1.005
1956 Chattanooga - A C 10 10 77 4 0 82 1 .988 86.1 8.44 -0.1 .984 1 7 2 28.6
1956 Biloxi - R C 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1956 Chattanooga - A 3B 48 44 32 82 7 120 6 .950 381.1 2.69 +2.4 1.028
1956 Biloxi - R 3B 5 2 3 6 0 10 1 .900 27.0 3.00 -0.4 .914
1956 Chattanooga - A SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Chattanooga - A C 7 3 35 1 0 36 0 1.000 35.0 9.26 +0.3 .000 0 3 2 66.7
1957 Chattanooga - A 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Terre Haute - A 3B 41 39 39 57 6 97 1 .990 350.2 2.46 +1.8 1.070
1957 Chattanooga - A 3B 18 6 7 13 1 21 1 .952 78.2 2.29 -0.5 .955
1957 Terre Haute - A SS 4 3 7 16 3 23 0 1.000 28.2 7.22 -1.3 .939
1957 Chattanooga - A SS 35 31 54 72 14 134 8 .940 279.0 4.06 -5.5 .908
1958 Akron - AA C 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1958 Terre Haute - A C 4 4 24 5 1 29 0 1.000 36.0 7.25 -0.1 .648 0 1 1 100.0
1958 Terre Haute - A 1B 38 38 292 17 39 312 3 .990 297.2 9.34 -1.7 .957
1958 Terre Haute - A 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1958 Akron - AA 3B 49 47 37 106 13 150 7 .953 415.2 3.10 +5.0 1.055
1958 Terre Haute - A 3B 33 23 22 39 3 64 3 .953 223.0 2.46 +1.2 1.025
1958 Akron - AA SS 12 11 18 36 5 56 2 .964 98.1 4.94 -1.3 .936
1958 Terre Haute - A SS 9 6 11 11 3 25 3 .880 53.0 3.74 -2.2 .800
1959 Newark - AAA C 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.2 3.72 -0.2 .000 0 2 0 0.0
1959 Akron - AA C 7 6 42 2 0 44 0 1.000 52.2 7.52 +0.1 1.015 0 3 1 33.3
1959 Detroit - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Akron - AA 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Terre Haute - A 1B 8 8 72 7 10 81 2 .975 73.0 9.74 +0.6 1.115
1959 Detroit - MLB 3B 8 1 4 5 1 9 0 1.000 19.0 4.26 +0.7 1.254
1959 Newark - AAA 3B 11 11 15 15 1 33 3 .909 99.2 2.71 -1.1 .898
1959 Akron - AA 3B 58 54 55 98 13 158 5 .968 478.0 2.88 +4.5 1.049
1959 Terre Haute - A 3B 4 4 2 12 1 15 1 .933 35.0 3.60 +0.0 1.033
1959 Detroit - MLB SS 1 1 0 4 0 6 2 .667 9.0 4.00 -1.0 .601
1959 Akron - AA SS 14 14 28 38 10 70 4 .943 126.0 4.71 -0.9 .937
1959 Terre Haute - A SS 1 1 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.1 1.029
1960 Detroit - MLB C 5 0 8 0 1 8 0 1.000 16.0 4.50 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1960 Detroit - MLB 1B 9 5 50 7 6 57 0 1.000 43.2 11.75 +0.8 1.130
1960 Detroit - MLB 3B 24 7 5 26 4 34 3 .912 90.2 3.08 -0.7 .932
1960 Detroit - MLB SS 11 7 13 26 4 44 5 .886 69.0 5.09 -3.0 .821
1961 Detroit - MLB C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.2 0.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1961 Washington - MLB C 11 10 61 5 1 66 0 1.000 89.0 6.67 +0.3 .962 0 5 2 40.0
1961 Detroit - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1961 Washington - MLB 1B 3 2 15 1 1 16 0 1.000 14.1 10.05 +0.4 2.056
1961 Washington - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Detroit - MLB 3B 20 5 6 15 2 21 0 1.000 72.0 2.62 +0.5 1.101
1961 Washington - MLB 3B 20 18 12 35 5 48 1 .979 159.1 2.65 +1.9 1.096
1961 Detroit - MLB SS 9 5 8 18 3 29 3 .897 51.0 4.59 -0.6 .930
1961 Washington - MLB SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.070
1962 Richmond - AAA C 1 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 5.0 10.80 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1962 Richmond - AAA 1B 13 0 24 3 4 27 0 1.000 25.0 9.72 +0.2 1.028
1962 Richmond - AAA 3B 69 57 44 123 15 176 9 .949 521.0 2.88 +3.1 1.026
1962 Richmond - AAA SS 66 57 109 153 28 273 11 .960 485.0 4.86 -7.6 .916
1963 New York - MLB C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1963 New York - MLB 3B 102 86 75 171 20 259 13 .950 783.1 2.83 +0.1 .986
1963 New York - MLB SS 7 1 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 20.1 3.54 +0.1 1.064
1964 New York - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1964 New York - MLB 3B 155 154 119 301 19 445 25 .944 1364.2 2.77 -7.3 .967
1965 New York - MLB 3B 154 152 130 298 28 459 31 .932 1330.2 2.89 -6.6 .974
1965 New York - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Little Rock - AAA C 1 1 7 0 0 8 1 .875 9.0 7.00 -0.0 .000 0 1 0 0.0
1966 New York - MLB 1B 10 10 90 7 4 98 1 .990 85.1 10.23 -0.0 .994
1966 New York - MLB 3B 95 94 74 181 8 274 19 .931 809.1 2.84 -5.2 .936
1966 Little Rock - AAA 3B 4 4 5 5 0 11 1 .909 35.0 2.57 +0.1 .857
1966 New York - MLB SS 1 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 1.2 21.60 +0.1 1.028
1967 New York - MLB C 17 0 28 4 0 32 0 1.000 48.2 5.92 -0.4 .682 1 2 1 50.0
1967 New York - MLB 1B 23 21 169 15 11 184 0 1.000 178.1 9.29 +1.0 1.063
1967 New York - MLB 3B 28 12 11 43 2 55 1 .982 133.1 3.64 +1.1 1.057
1967 New York - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 New York - MLB C 26 0 41 6 2 47 0 1.000 64.0 6.61 +1.0 1.552 0 2 2 100.0
1968 New York - MLB 1B 4 4 35 1 1 36 0 1.000 34.0 9.53 +0.2 1.057
1968 New York - MLB 3B 3 0 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 4.0 11.25 +0.2 1.040
1969 New York - MLB C 16 1 23 1 0 24 0 1.000 39.2 5.45 -0.4 1.010 2 0 0 0.0
1969 New York - MLB 1B 1 0 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 +0.0 1.045
1969 New York - MLB 3B 7 0 6 5 0 12 1 .917 16.0 6.19 -0.2 .903
1969 New York - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 New York - MLB C 6 0 9 0 0 10 1 .900 13.0 6.23 -0.5 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1970 New York - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1970 Wichita - A 1B 12 11 74 4 9 79 1 .987 89.0 7.89 -1.0 .913
1970 Winston-Salem - A 1B 10 10 78 7 6 86 1 .988 80.0 9.56 -0.3 .972
1970 New York - MLB 3B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.1 1.047
1970 Wichita - A 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Winston-Salem - A 3B 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.1 1.090
1970 Wichita - A SS 1 1 3 3 1 6 0 1.000 9.0 6.00 -0.2 1.080
TOTAL C 132 49 472 34 5 510 4 .992 631.0 7.22 +0.9 .869 4 32 14 43.8
TOTAL 1B 135 109 904 70 93 982 8 .992 926.1 9.46 +0.2 1.013
TOTAL 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 3B 995 848 736 1688 152 2558 134 .948 7681.0 2.84 +3.0 .994
TOTAL SS 178 142 265 403 74 706 38 .946 1277.1 4.71 -23.1 .911
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1954 Drafted in the 1954 first-year player draft out of high school (Piggott; Piggott, AR) by the Detroit Dynamos. (Round 15, Pick 15, 239th overall pick).
07/01/1959 Goes 5-5 against the Youngstown Phenoms, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R.
08/01/1959 Wins the EA Batter of the Month Award.
07/21/1961 Was traded by the Detroit Dynamos to the Washington Eagles, along with RP Walt Staton, in exchange for SP Bill Follis.
04/28/1962 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for one week.
08/13/1962 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
01/07/1963 Released by the Washington organization.
02/10/1963 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the New York Imperials organization.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
05/04/1964 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
07/05/1964 Was selected to the 1964 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
07/25/1966 Injured (sprained knee),out for 6 weeks.
06/18/1970 Released by the New York Imperials.
06/24/1970 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Imperials organization.
08/03/1970 Released by the New York organization.
09/11/1970 Wins the 1970 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Wichita Rustlers!
10/16/1971 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1964 701 3
Year AB Rank
1964 627 5
Year K Rank
1964 140 3
1965 138 1
Year HR Rank
1964 25 9
Year SB Rank
1965 18 9
Year SH Rank
1966 15 5
Year SF Rank
1964 9 3
Year EBH Rank
1964 55 10
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