LF John Gates #17
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
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LF JOHN GATES #17 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - 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:05/12/1941
Born in:San Francisco, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1959, 10th Pick in Round 3
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
1959 La Crosse - R 18 60 183 44 8 0 3 18 35 30 1 1 56 3 2 .240 .349 .333 .682 60 53 -0.6
1960 La Crosse - R 19 61 209 48 4 2 4 37 23 26 0 2 58 16 5 .230 .312 .325 .638 46 30 -1.3
1960 San Jose - A 19 14 35 10 1 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 12 1 0 .286 .306 .371 .677 95 97 0.3
1961 Tuscaloosa - R 20 54 177 56 6 4 0 20 29 20 1 2 32 15 7 .316 .385 .395 .780 91 82 0.3
1962 Vancouver - A 21 128 392 85 16 0 6 26 19 14 1 1 67 4 7 .217 .245 .304 .549 57 45 -1.0
1963 Vancouver - A 22 64 252 72 12 4 5 19 25 5 1 2 27 7 1 .286 .300 .425 .725 103 104 1.3
1963 Davenport - A 22 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -131 -0.1
1963 Chattanooga - AA 22 58 219 62 8 3 4 26 17 10 0 5 38 3 6 .283 .308 .402 .710 96 83 -0.1
1964 Tuscaloosa - R 23 32 144 56 15 4 1 24 24 11 0 1 17 7 5 .389 .429 .569 .999 139 134 1.0
1964 Vancouver - A 23 28 120 35 8 1 2 6 12 4 1 0 17 4 5 .292 .320 .425 .745 106 109 0.5
1964 Davenport - A 23 70 300 88 11 8 3 27 29 17 4 1 47 4 6 .293 .339 .413 .752 99 98 0.9
1964 Chattanooga - AA 23 2 9 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733 101 110 0.0
1965 Vancouver - A 24 51 218 61 9 4 6 30 22 4 0 1 24 4 3 .280 .291 .440 .732 100 104 1.1
1965 Davenport - A 24 54 220 55 11 2 4 35 30 23 0 1 40 3 3 .250 .320 .373 .692 86 85 0.2
1966 Davenport - A 25 32 126 30 5 1 2 10 15 7 0 0 38 2 3 .238 .278 .341 .619 85 81 0.4
1966 Chattanooga - AA 25 61 207 55 8 0 3 23 18 13 0 1 42 5 3 .266 .308 .348 .656 85 83 0.2
1966 Buffalo - AAA 25 12 25 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 7 0 1 .120 .214 .160 .374 7 -3 -0.4
1967 Vancouver - A 26 23 87 26 4 2 3 11 18 15 1 0 19 12 0 .299 .408 .494 .902 153 162 1.5
1967 Davenport - A 26 66 251 68 15 1 2 10 24 20 1 1 57 12 6 .271 .326 .363 .689 107 113 1.8
1967 Chattanooga - AA 26 15 60 15 1 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 16 0 1 .250 .262 .267 .529 59 56 -0.0
1967 Buffalo - AAA 26 5 13 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 0 0 .154 .312 .154 .466 44 -2 -0.1
1968 Vancouver - A 27 18 73 23 2 0 0 9 8 14 0 1 14 4 0 .315 .420 .342 .763 112 98 0.5
1968 Davenport - A 27 91 330 80 12 3 4 24 35 34 2 0 71 16 6 .242 .317 .333 .650 104 109 1.9
1968 Chattanooga - AA 27 5 21 6 2 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 5 1 0 .286 .318 .476 .794 144 147 0.1
1968 Buffalo - AAA 27 7 13 3 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .231 .286 .231 .516 35 35 -0.1
Total DIX 141 516 141 19 4 7 54 43 26 0 6 104 9 10 .273 .305 .366 .671 90 83
Total HL 314 1231 321 54 15 15 106 133 101 7 3 253 37 24 .261 .320 .366 .685 98 99
Total UL 24 51 8 1 0 0 6 2 7 0 0 12 0 1 .157 .259 .176 .435 24 6
Total COW 326 1177 312 52 12 22 103 107 56 5 5 180 36 16 .265 .300 .386 .686 92 89
Total GSL 86 321 112 21 8 1 44 53 31 1 3 49 22 12 .349 .404 .474 .878 112 104
Total UMVA 121 392 92 12 2 7 55 58 56 1 3 114 19 7 .235 .330 .329 .659 53 41
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1959 La Crosse - R LF 58 57 86 0 0 87 1 .989 443.2 1.74 +1.6 1.049
1959 La Crosse - R CF 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 18.0 2.50 -0.0 .988
1960 San Jose - A LF 10 10 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 68.0 1.59 +1.6 1.453
1960 La Crosse - R LF 50 48 79 3 0 85 3 .965 397.0 1.86 +2.7 1.080
1960 San Jose - A CF 2 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 17.0 3.71 -0.5 .877
1960 La Crosse - R CF 13 12 32 0 0 32 0 1.000 93.1 3.09 -1.6 .880
1960 San Jose - A RF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 14.1 1.88 +0.0 .965
1961 Tuscaloosa - R LF 47 43 73 2 1 77 2 .974 345.0 1.96 +2.8 1.054
1961 Tuscaloosa - R CF 3 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 19.0 3.32 +0.8 1.190
1961 Tuscaloosa - R RF 5 5 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 38.0 2.13 +0.5 1.042
1962 Vancouver - A LF 96 94 157 1 0 165 7 .958 792.1 1.79 +8.1 1.083
1962 Vancouver - A CF 26 23 57 1 0 59 1 .983 190.2 2.74 -2.0 .968
1962 Vancouver - A RF 5 5 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 40.0 2.25 -0.2 .956
1963 Chattanooga - AA LF 50 50 92 1 1 95 2 .979 424.2 1.97 -0.6 .995
1963 Davenport - A LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 -0.0 .964
1963 Vancouver - A LF 38 36 74 1 0 76 1 .987 311.0 2.17 +2.3 1.037
1963 Chattanooga - AA CF 6 5 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 52.2 1.88 -0.1 .999
1963 Vancouver - A CF 29 20 61 0 0 62 1 .984 198.0 2.77 -0.8 1.005
1963 Chattanooga - AA RF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 +0.4 1.320
1963 Vancouver - A RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Chattanooga - AA LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.015
1964 Davenport - A LF 65 63 113 5 0 121 3 .975 552.0 1.92 +5.9 1.063
1964 Vancouver - A LF 13 10 19 0 0 21 2 .905 92.0 1.86 +0.6 1.052
1964 Tuscaloosa - R LF 29 28 47 3 0 52 2 .962 245.1 1.83 +1.8 1.123
1964 Davenport - A CF 7 4 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 42.2 2.32 -1.0 .931
1964 Vancouver - A CF 14 14 41 0 0 41 0 1.000 129.1 2.85 -0.2 .963
1964 Tuscaloosa - R CF 6 3 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 32.0 2.81 -0.4 1.038
1964 Chattanooga - AA RF 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 17.0 0.53 +0.0 1.041
1964 Davenport - A RF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.2 1.04 -0.9 .000
1964 Vancouver - A RF 4 4 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 28.0 1.93 +0.5 1.075
1965 Davenport - A LF 18 13 14 2 0 16 0 1.000 114.2 1.26 +0.4 1.123
1965 Vancouver - A LF 4 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 29.1 2.15 +0.6 1.221
1965 Davenport - A CF 41 38 93 0 0 96 3 .969 339.1 2.47 -1.8 .969
1965 Vancouver - A CF 42 41 116 1 0 119 2 .983 378.0 2.79 +0.4 .983
1965 Davenport - A RF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.3 1.045
1965 Vancouver - A RF 3 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 31.0 1.74 +0.2 1.045
1966 Buffalo - AAA LF 5 3 2 0 0 3 1 .667 34.0 0.53 -0.1 1.031
1966 Chattanooga - AA LF 10 8 27 0 0 28 1 .964 79.1 3.06 +1.4 1.073
1966 Davenport - A LF 10 8 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 79.0 0.91 +0.3 1.029
1966 Buffalo - AAA CF 4 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 13.1 2.70 +0.1 1.027
1966 Chattanooga - AA CF 46 44 84 7 0 91 0 1.000 380.0 2.16 -3.4 .938
1966 Davenport - A CF 19 19 48 1 0 50 1 .980 171.1 2.57 +1.6 1.035
1966 Buffalo - AAA RF 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 25.0 0.72 -0.2 .984
1966 Chattanooga - AA RF 4 4 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 37.0 0.97 +0.1 1.023
1966 Davenport - A RF 4 4 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 26.0 2.08 +0.8 1.260
1967 Buffalo - AAA LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.0 1.022
1967 Chattanooga - AA LF 4 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 36.0 1.75 +0.2 1.002
1967 Davenport - A LF 8 8 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 63.0 1.14 -0.3 1.013
1967 Vancouver - A LF 4 4 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 35.0 1.54 +0.8 1.265
1967 Chattanooga - AA CF 10 9 23 0 0 23 0 1.000 83.0 2.49 +0.8 1.022
1967 Davenport - A CF 59 55 125 2 0 129 2 .984 497.0 2.30 +2.2 1.020
1967 Vancouver - A CF 19 19 41 4 0 46 1 .978 170.0 2.38 -0.0 1.027
1967 Buffalo - AAA RF 3 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 27.0 1.33 +0.1 .995
1967 Chattanooga - AA RF 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 .667 8.0 2.25 +0.0 1.008
1967 Davenport - A RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Buffalo - AAA LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Davenport - A LF 31 25 31 2 0 34 1 .971 220.0 1.35 +1.1 1.045
1968 Vancouver - A LF 4 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 31.0 2.03 +0.5 1.050
1968 Buffalo - AAA CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 13.0 0.69 +0.0 1.014
1968 Chattanooga - AA CF 5 5 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 42.2 2.11 -0.8 .917
1968 Davenport - A CF 61 56 136 11 0 148 1 .993 501.1 2.64 -2.3 1.010
1968 Vancouver - A CF 15 14 31 3 0 34 0 1.000 127.2 2.40 +0.2 1.023
1968 Buffalo - AAA RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.4 .509
1968 Davenport - A RF 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 -0.1 1.029
TOTAL LF 559 522 872 20 2 918 26 .972 4413.1 1.82 +31.7 1.064
TOTAL CF 433 390 954 30 0 996 12 .988 3509.1 2.52 -9.1 .989
TOTAL RF 45 43 62 0 0 63 1 .984 345.0 1.62 +0.4 1.017
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1959 Drafted in the 1959 first-year player draft out of high school (Royce; Oakland, CA) by the Chicago Cougars. (Round 3, Pick 10, 42nd overall pick).
07/08/1959 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 3 days.
03/04/1960 Outstandingly completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Chicago Cougars development complex.
10/23/1960 Was traded by the Chicago Cougars to the Toronto Wolves in exchange for RP Bob Burdick and SP Bruce McInturf.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 1.
06/29/1964 Wins the HL Player of the Week Award.
07/29/1964 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/17/1964 Wins the GSL Player of the Week Award.
09/12/1965 Wins the 1965 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Davenport Dusters!
06/15/1967 Was selected to the 1967 Heartland League All-Star Game.
09/16/1968 Injured (ruptured medial collateral ligament),out for 9 months.
09/23/1968 Retired from professional baseball.
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