3B Del Gaines #8
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
09/16/1963
3B DEL GAINES #8 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
103 317 83 11 4 13 41 24 73 .262 .311 .445 2 1.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 2 2
Gap 3 3 3
Power 3 3 3
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 2 2 2
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 1
Errors: - 4 1
Arm: 3 4 1
Turn DP: - 3 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 2
Catcher: 1 Left Field: -
1st Base: 3 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 3
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/15/1963 SFS Win, 7-6 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
09/14/1963 SFS Win, 5-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/13/1963 SFS Loss, 6-12 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/12/1963 DAL Win, 5-3 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/11/1963 DAL Loss, 4-6 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/10/1963 DAL Win, 9-4 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/1963 TOR Loss, 1-11 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
09/07/1963 TOR Win, 4-3 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
09/06/1963 TOR Loss, 0-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/1963 @ KCK Loss, 1-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:02/25/1937
Born in:Memphis, TN
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$31,200
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 31 Days
Service This Yr:161 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 41 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1954, 15th Pick in Round 15
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 103 317 83 11 4 13 41 46 24 73 .262 .311 .445 .756 .329 .183 104
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 77 344 0 1 0 0 3 3 141 28 2 1 66.7 46.2 5.17 1.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   68 11 0 1 2 7 7 3 9 1 1 0 .162 .194 .279 .474
Versus Right   249 72 11 3 11 34 39 21 64 2 2 0 .289 .342 .490 .832
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   25 6 0 0 1 3 5 1 3 0 0 0 .240 .269 .360 .629
April   16 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 0 0 0 .188 .188 .188 .375
May   21 6 0 0 2 6 5 2 6 1 0 0 .286 .333 .571 .905
June   32 8 0 1 2 5 3 5 4 0 0 0 .250 .351 .500 .851
July   88 25 5 1 5 16 15 8 25 1 2 0 .284 .340 .534 .874
August   102 27 5 1 2 9 13 8 23 0 1 0 .265 .318 .392 .710
September   58 14 1 1 2 5 7 1 8 1 0 0 .241 .250 .397 .647
Spring Training   36 8 0 1 0 0 5 2 6 0 0 0 .222 .263 .278 .541
2 Years Ago   176 39 4 0 10 32 23 21 41 3 0 0 .222 .300 .415 .715
Career   669 167 21 6 29 99 93 61 157 6 4 0 .250 .310 .429 .739
Home   161 45 8 2 4 15 20 9 29 2 3 0 .280 .314 .429 .743
Road   156 38 3 2 9 26 26 15 44 1 0 0 .244 .308 .462 .770
Grass   317 83 11 4 13 41 46 24 73 3 3 0 .262 .311 .445 .756
Day   127 33 2 1 5 12 17 13 32 2 0 0 .260 .324 .409 .733
Night   190 50 9 3 8 29 29 11 41 1 3 0 .263 .302 .468 .770
As Starter   299 79 10 4 12 37 44 22 70 3 3 0 .264 .312 .445 .757
As Reliever / Substitution   18 4 1 0 1 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .222 .300 .444 .744
Pinch Hitting   7 3 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .429 .500 1.000 1.500
Close/Late   63 18 4 0 4 12 14 11 16 1 0 0 .286 .387 .540 .926
Inning 1-3   116 30 3 2 5 16 16 7 26 2 3 0 .259 .296 .448 .744
Inning 4-6   96 23 3 1 3 10 12 5 20 0 0 0 .240 .277 .385 .663
Inning 7-9   98 29 5 1 5 15 17 11 26 1 0 0 .296 .364 .520 .884
Extra Innings   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
0 Outs   136 36 6 1 5 8 24 12 26 0 1 0 .265 .324 .434 .758
1 Outs   96 26 4 1 2 14 12 2 27 3 2 0 .271 .277 .396 .673
2 Outs   85 21 1 2 6 19 10 10 20 0 0 0 .247 .326 .518 .844
Scoring Position   47 15 0 2 3 26 8 6 8 3 3 0 .319 .375 .596 .971
Bases Empty   221 52 9 1 6 6 30 14 54 0 0 0 .235 .281 .367 .647
Runner on 1st   49 16 2 1 4 9 8 4 11 0 0 0 .327 .377 .653 1.030
Runner on 2nd   10 4 0 1 1 5 3 2 1 0 3 0 .400 .500 .900 1.400
Runner on 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 1st & 2nd   15 2 0 0 1 3 1 3 3 0 0 0 .133 .278 .333 .611
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 3 0 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 3 0 0 0 6 2 0 1 1 0 0 .300 .273 .300 .573
Bases Loaded   3 1 0 1 0 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 .333 .200 1.000 1.200
Two Strikes   157 35 4 2 7 25 20 10 73 2 0 0 .223 .266 .408 .674
First Pitch   43 13 3 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 .302 .318 .488 .807
Count 0-1   23 6 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 .261 .261 .522 .783
Count 0-2   15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   24 4 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .160 .375 .535
Count 1-1   31 7 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 .226 .226 .258 .484
Count 1-2   50 10 1 0 2 5 5 0 22 1 0 0 .200 .196 .340 .536
Count 2-0   9 4 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .556 1.000
Count 2-1   19 6 2 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 .316 .316 .579 .895
Count 2-2   54 14 3 1 5 15 7 0 25 1 0 0 .259 .255 .630 .884
Count 3-0   2 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   9 6 0 0 1 3 4 7 0 0 0 0 .667 .812 1.000 1.812
Full Count   38 11 0 1 0 5 8 10 13 0 0 0 .289 .438 .342 .780
Behind in Count   88 16 1 0 4 7 8 0 35 1 1 0 .182 .180 .330 .509
Ahead in Count   63 22 3 1 3 11 13 13 0 1 1 0 .349 .455 .571 1.026
Batting Leadoff   205 53 6 3 7 22 28 13 39 2 1 0 .259 .300 .420 .720
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   20 4 0 0 2 3 2 1 4 0 0 0 .200 .238 .500 .738
Batting 6th   76 21 4 1 3 13 15 8 27 1 2 0 .276 .341 .474 .815
Batting 7th   8 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .333 .625 .958
Batting 8th   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Batting 9th   3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .667 .750 .667 1.417
Low Leverage   127 30 4 2 5 13 14 9 34 0 0 0 .236 .287 .417 .704
Medium Leverage   147 40 4 1 6 15 25 10 29 0 3 0 .272 .318 .435 .754
High Leverage   42 13 3 1 2 13 7 5 9 3 0 0 .310 .360 .571 .931
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 94 94 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 97 0.3
1961 Detroit - FABL 24 50 69 16 1 0 3 13 8 9 0 0 16 2 3 .232 .321 .377 .697 89 94 0.1
1961 Washington - FABL 24 34 107 23 3 0 7 19 15 12 0 3 25 1 0 .215 .287 .439 .726 95 81 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 86 0.6
1963 New York - FABL 26 103 317 83 11 4 13 41 46 24 0 3 73 2 1 .262 .311 .445 .756 97 104 1.2
Total FABL 299 669 167 21 6 29 99 93 61 0 6 157 6 5 .250 .310 .429 .739 96 97 2.3
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
1953 Total - 16 38 170 76 16 2 6 44 74 14 2 0 6 0 0 .447 .495 .671 1.165 100 100 3.0
1954 Total - 17 35 158 76 17 1 4 44 65 10 2 1 8 0 0 .481 .515 .677 1.192 100 100 2.9
1954 Biloxi - C 17 46 138 34 3 1 5 18 18 29 1 0 32 5 5 .246 .381 .391 .772 105 111 0.9
1954 Chattanooga - B 17 10 30 10 1 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 9 1 4 .333 .429 .367 .795 115 125 0.1
1955 Biloxi - C 18 21 19 5 2 0 0 2 3 3 0 1 6 1 0 .263 .348 .368 .716 96 68 0.0
1956 Biloxi - C 19 17 22 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 6 0 0 .136 .240 .136 .376 3 -21 -0.3
1956 Chattanooga - B 19 66 190 43 9 1 7 31 23 35 2 1 55 1 2 .226 .351 .395 .746 100 102 0.8
1957 Chattanooga - B 20 71 177 50 7 3 6 29 23 27 2 2 39 1 3 .282 .380 .458 .837 124 126 0.7
1957 Terre Haute - A 20 46 160 38 8 1 1 10 17 21 0 0 35 0 3 .237 .326 .319 .645 72 73 -0.1
1958 Terre Haute - A 21 73 267 58 6 3 15 35 38 49 1 1 72 8 3 .217 .340 .431 .770 110 111 0.9
1958 Akron - AA 21 62 229 42 2 0 7 18 22 25 2 1 74 4 3 .183 .268 .284 .552 66 68 0.4
1959 Terre Haute - A 22 13 51 13 2 0 3 8 10 7 2 0 13 1 1 .255 .367 .471 .837 125 127 0.3
1959 Akron - AA 22 81 271 71 9 7 16 41 45 46 2 5 73 4 4 .262 .367 .524 .891 165 159 3.9
1959 Newark - AAA 22 12 49 16 4 1 4 11 12 9 0 0 11 0 1 .327 .431 .694 1.125 222 225 0.9
1962 Richmond - AAA 25 133 432 99 13 5 27 72 81 69 3 2 74 15 11 .229 .338 .470 .808 128 133 3.8
Total EA 143 500 113 11 7 23 59 67 71 4 6 147 8 7 .226 .324 .414 .738 121 119
Total HL 132 478 109 16 4 19 53 65 77 3 1 120 9 7 .228 .338 .397 .736 100 100
Total UL 145 481 115 17 6 31 83 93 78 3 2 85 15 12 .239 .348 .493 .840 138 143
Total SEL 147 397 103 17 4 13 62 49 67 4 3 103 3 9 .259 .369 .421 .790 112 114
Total GSL 84 179 42 5 1 5 20 23 35 1 1 44 6 5 .235 .361 .358 .719 92 91
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 - C C 14 13 103 6 0 110 1 .991 117.2 8.34 +0.8 .953 0 6 3 50.0
1954 Chattanooga - B 3B 4 4 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 32.0 1.97 +0.3 1.037
1954 Biloxi - C 3B 24 21 19 43 2 64 2 .969 187.2 2.97 +1.6 .974
1954 Chattanooga - B SS 4 4 10 13 3 23 0 1.000 34.0 6.09 +0.2 1.011
1955 Biloxi - C C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1955 Biloxi - C 3B 8 1 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 21.0 2.57 +0.1 1.005
1956 Chattanooga - B C 10 10 77 4 0 82 1 .988 86.1 8.44 -0.1 .984 1 7 2 28.6
1956 Biloxi - C C 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1956 Chattanooga - B 3B 48 44 32 82 7 120 6 .950 381.1 2.69 +2.4 1.028
1956 Biloxi - C 3B 5 2 3 6 0 10 1 .900 27.0 3.00 -0.4 .914
1956 Chattanooga - B SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Chattanooga - B C 7 3 35 1 0 36 0 1.000 35.0 9.26 +0.3 .000 0 3 2 66.7
1957 Chattanooga - B 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 - B 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 - B 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 91 76 70 153 19 235 12 .949 690.0 2.91 -0.5 .974
1963 New York - MLB SS 7 1 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 20.1 3.54 +0.1 1.064
TOTAL C 66 47 364 23 3 389 2 .995 456.2 7.63 +1.2 .859 1 27 11 40.7
TOTAL 1B 73 53 454 35 61 494 5 .990 455.2 9.66 +0.3 1.026
TOTAL 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 3B 535 420 379 834 93 1268 55 .957 3881.2 2.81 +20.0 1.020
TOTAL SS 175 141 260 398 73 696 38 .945 1265.2 4.68 -22.9 .910
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.
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