MLB Stats for Oscar Gamble

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Oscar Gamble, the Major League Baseball player, was born on Tuesday, December 20, 1949, in Ramer, Alabama. Gamble was 19 years old when he broke into the major leagues on August 27, 1969, with the Chicago Cubs. Oscar Gamble stats, height, weight, career totals, schools, positions, and more historical research are in the Baseball Almanac.
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"Damn, I'm going so bad that I don't even get thrown out of the game right. Aren't they supposed to give you a chance to stand around and argue?" - Oscar Gamble (1981)

Oscar Gamble

Oscar Gamble Autograph on a 1985 Topps Baseball Card (#724 | <a href=Checklist)" style="max-width: 223px; margin: 0 auto; border: solid 1px black">

Oscar Gamble Autograph on a 1985 Topps Baseball Card (#724 | Checklist)
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Birth Name:   Oscar Charles Gamble
Nickname:   None
Born On:   12-20-1949  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Ramer, Alabama
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-31-2018 (1,500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Birmingham, Alabama
Cemetery:   Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery, Ramer, Alabama
High School:   Carver High School (Montgomery, AL)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   08-27-1969 (Age 19)
Last Game:   08-08-1985
Draft:   1968 : 16th Round (363rd)

Oscar Gamble

Oscar Gamble Pitching Stats
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Oscar Gamble Pitching Stats

Oscar Gamble

Oscar Gamble Hitting Stats
1969 20 Cubs 24 71 6 16 1 1 1 0 5 10 1 12 0 0 0 1 .225 .321 .310
1970 21 Phillies 88 275 31 72 12 4 1 0 19 27 3 37 2 0 1 8 .262 .330 .345
1971 22 Phillies 92 280 24 62 11 1 6 0 23 21 2 35 3 4 1 1 .221 .275 .332
1972 23 Phillies 74 135 17 32 5 2 1 0 13 19 0 16 0 2 1 4 .237 .331 .326
1973 24 Indians 113 390 56 104 11 3 20 0 44 34 1 37 3 2 3 4 .267 .329 .464
1974 25 Indians 135 454 74 132 16 4 19 0 59 48 10 51 0 2 5 7 .291 .363 .469
1975 26 Indians 121 348 60 91 16 3 15 0 45 53 4 39 1 1 2 8 .261 .361 .454
1976 27 Yankees 110 340 43 79 13 1 17 1 57 38 4 38 2 0 4 4 .232 .317 .426
1977 28 White Sox 137 408 75 121 22 2 31 0 83 54 2 54 1 1 6 3 .297 .386 .588
1978 29 Padres 126 375 46 103 15 3 7 0 47 51 11 45 0 5 6 2 .275 .366 .387
1979 30 Rangers 64 161 27 54 6 0 8 0 32 37 11 15 0 2 1 6 .335 .458 .522
1979 30 Yankees 36 113 21 44 4 1 11 1 32 13 1 13 0 0 0 1 .389 .452 .735
1980 31 Yankees 78 194 40 54 10 2 14 0 50 28 4 21 0 3 4 2 .278 .376 .567
1981 32 Yankees 80 189 24 45 8 0 10 0 27 35 2 23 0 2 1 4 .238 .357 .439
1982 33 Yankees 108 316 49 86 21 2 18 0 57 58 2 47 0 4 4 4 .272 .387 .522
1983 34 Yankees 74 180 26 47 10 2 7 0 26 25 1 23 0 0 3 3 .261 .361 .456
1984 35 Yankees 54 125 17 23 2 0 10 0 27 25 0 18 0 1 0 1 .184 .318 .440
1985 36 White Sox 70 148 20 30 5 0 4 0 20 34 3 22 0 1 1 1 .203 .353 .318
17 Years 1,584 4,502 656 1,195 188 31 200 2 666 610 62 546 12 30 43 64 .265 .356 .454

Oscar Gamble Hitting Stats

Oscar Gamble

Oscar Gamble Fielding Stats
1969 Cubs CF 23 21 570 44 1.9 40 40 0 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .909 1.89
1969 Cubs LF 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1970 Phillies CF 47 45 1,161 101 2.1 96 95 1 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .950 2.23
1970 Phillies RF 28 26 657 58 2.1 56 53 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .966 2.30
1971 Phillies CF 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1971 Phillies LF 54 47 1,302 88 1.6 85 83 2 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .966 1.76
1971 Phillies RF 26 20 588 45 1.7 44 42 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .978 2.02
1972 Phillies RF 35 32 786 60 1.7 60 58 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.06
1973 Indians CF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1973 Indians LF 2 1 39 6 3.0 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.15
1973 Indians RF 35 33 816 64 1.8 62 61 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .969 2.05
1974 Indians LF 12 12 252 20 1.7 20 19 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.14
1974 Indians RF 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1975 Indians LF 81 75 1,962 152 1.9 150 142 8 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .987 2.06
1975 Indians RF 1 0 15 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.40
1976 Yankees RF 104 87 2,448 217 2.1 213 203 10 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .982 2.35
1977 White Sox CF 7 6 162 16 2.3 16 16 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.67
1977 White Sox LF 5 3 75 7 1.4 6 6 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .857 2.16
1977 White Sox RF 39 32 840 53 1.4 53 52 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.70
1978 Padres LF 39 38 849 55 1.4 52 48 4 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .945 1.65
1978 Padres RF 71 68 1,578 132 1.9 131 123 8 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .992 2.24
1979 Yankees LF 27 27 627 54 2.0 51 48 3 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .944 2.20
1979 Rangers RF 21 18 456 43 2.0 43 41 2 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.55
1980 Yankees LF 34 27 615 43 1.3 43 42 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.89
1980 Yankees RF 15 14 333 23 1.5 23 22 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.86
1981 Yankees CF 1 0 6 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1981 Yankees LF 15 13 300 31 2.1 31 31 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.79
1981 Yankees RF 27 18 528 46 1.7 46 46 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.35
1982 Yankees LF 1 1 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1982 Yankees RF 28 25 666 64 2.3 64 58 6 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.59
1983 Yankees LF 2 2 51 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.06
1983 Yankees RF 31 25 663 67 2.2 63 62 1 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .940 2.57
1984 Yankees RF 12 8 264 14 1.2 14 13 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.43
RF Totals   474 406 10,644 889 1.9 875 837 38 14 12 n/a n/a n/a .984 2.22
LF Totals   273 246 6,081 459 1.7 447 427 20 12 5 n/a n/a n/a .974 1.98
CF Totals   80 72 1,908 163 2.0 154 153 1 9 0 n/a n/a n/a .945 2.18
16 Years   827 724 18,633 1,511 1.8 1,476 1,417 59 35 17 n/a n/a n/a .977 2.14

Oscar Gamble Fielding Stats

Oscar Gamble

Oscar Gamble Baserunning, Substitute Positions, & Ratio Related Stats
1969 Cubs 0 2 .000 1 0 n/a 71.0 5.9 14.2 - - -
1970 Phillies 5 4 .556 16 0 n/a 275.0 7.4 14.5 - - -
1971 Phillies 5 2 .714 15 4 n/a 46.7 8.0 12.2 - - -
1972 Phillies 0 1 .000 36 5 n/a 135.0 8.4 10.4 - - -
1973 Indians 3 4 .429 13 0 70 19.5 10.5 8.9 - - -
1974 Indians 5 6 .455 10 0 115 23.9 8.9 7.7 - - -
1975 Indians 11 5 .688 22 0 29 23.2 8.9 7.7 - - -
1976 Yankees 5 3 .625 20 0 1 20.0 8.9 6.0 - - -
1977 White Sox 1 2 .333 21 1 79 13.2 7.6 4.9 - - -
1978 Padres 1 2 .333 19 1 n/a 53.6 8.3 8.0 - - -
1979 Rangers 2 1 .667 16 0 37 20.1 10.7 5.0 - - -
1979 Yankees 0 0 .000 8 0 6 10.3 8.7 3.5 - - -
1980 Yankees 2 0 1.000 27 0 20 13.9 9.2 3.9 - - -
1981 Yankees 0 2 .000 29 0 33 18.9 8.2 7.0 - - -
1982 Yankees 6 3 .667 19 0 74 17.6 6.7 5.5 - - -
1983 Yankees 0 0 .000 28 0 21 25.7 7.8 6.9 - - -
1984 Yankees 1 0 1.000 16 0 28 12.5 6.9 4.6 - - -
1985 White Sox 0 0 .000 27 0 48 37.0 6.7 7.4 - - -
17 Years 47 37 .560 343 11 561 22.5 8.2 6.8 - - -

Oscar Gamble Baserunning, Substitute Positions, & Ratio Related Stats

Oscar Gamble

Oscar Gamble Teams Played For, Uniform Numbers Worn, & MLB Contracts
1969 Chicago Cubs 20 Undetermined - -
1970 Philadelphia Phillies 23 Undetermined - -
1971 Philadelphia Phillies 23 Undetermined - -
1972 Philadelphia Phillies 23 $15,000.00 - -
1973 Cleveland Indians 23 $19,500.00 - -
1974 Cleveland Indians 23 Undetermined - -
1975 Cleveland Indians 23 Undetermined - -
1976 New York Yankees 23 Undetermined - Stats
1977 Chicago White Sox 17 $100,000.00 - -
1978 San Diego Padres 17 Undetermined - -
1979 Texas Rangers 7 Undetermined - -
1979 New York Yankees 17 Undetermined - -
1980 New York Yankees 17 Undetermined - -
1981 New York Yankees 17 Undetermined - Stats
1982 New York Yankees 17 Undetermined - -
1983 New York Yankees 17 Undetermined - -
1984 New York Yankees 17 $700,000.00 - -
1985 Chicago White Sox 0 Undetermined - -

Oscar Gamble Teams Played For, Uniform Numbers Worn, & MLB Contracts

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