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Joe Gantenbein
Joseph Steven Gantenbein (Sep)

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 168 lb.

Debut April 20, 1939
Final Game September 28, 1940
Born August 25, 1916 in San Francisco, CA
Died August 2, 1993 in Novato, CA

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Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1939 22 PHA AL 111  348   47  101  14  4   4   36   1  5  32  22  .290  .353  .388   91  135   5           2   4
 1940 23 PHA AL  75  197   21   47   6  2   4   23   1  0  11  21  .239  .282  .350   64   69   1           1   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2 Seasons      186  545   68  148  20  6   8   59   2  5  43  43  .272  .328  .374   82  204   6   0   0   3   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        475   59  129  17  5   7   51   2  4  37  37  .272  .328  .374   82  178   5   0   0   3   5
 Career High    111  348   47  101  14  4   4   36   1  5  32  22  .290  .353  .388   91  135   5   0   0   2   4
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1939 22 PHA AL  387  261   46   4.7   112| .290  .284| .353  .359| .388  .420| .741  .778|  91  .462  -4.7  -0.4  16%
 1940 23 PHA AL  210  153   19   3.3   109| .239  .277| .282  .349| .350  .420| .632  .769|  64  .322 -11.2  -1.1 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2 Seasons       597  414   65   4.2   111| .272  .281| .328  .355| .374  .420| .702  .775|  82  .415 -15.9  -1.5  28%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1939 22 PHA AL 2B 76 165 179 19 26 .948 .965 4.53 5.14 3B 14 8 13 1 2 .955 .942 1.50 3.03 SS 5 5 11 3 2 .842 .952 3.20 4.68 1940 23 PHA AL 3B 45 31 75 8 11 .930 .937 2.36 3.12 1B 6 26 1 0 0 1.000 .989 4.50 9.60 SS 3 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 4.53 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 1 0 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1940 23 PHA AL 1B 6 26 1 0 0 1.000 .989 4.50 9.60 1939 22 PHA AL 2B 76 165 179 19 26 .948 .965 4.53 5.14 1939 22 PHA AL 3B 14 8 13 1 2 .955 .942 1.50 3.03 1940 23 PHA AL 3B 45 31 75 8 11 .930 .937 2.36 3.12 1940 23 PHA AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 1 0 0 1939 22 PHA AL SS 5 5 11 3 2 .842 .952 3.20 4.68 1940 23 PHA AL SS 3 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 4.53
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total 2B 76 165 179 19 26 .948 .965 4.53 5.14 3B 59 39 88 9 13 .934 .938 2.15 3.10 SS 8 5 13 3 2 .857 .952 2.25 4.62 1B 6 26 1 0 0 1.000 .989 4.50 9.60 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 1 0 0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 150 235 281 31 41 .943 .959 3.44 4.47
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Transactions 

October 4, 1938: Drafted by the Philadelphia Athletics from the Toronto (International) in the 1938 rule 5 draft.

March 30, 1946: Released by the Philadelphia Athletics.


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