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Gary Kolb
Gary Alan Kolb

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 195 lb.
School University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Debut September 7, 1960
  vs. PIT 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 1, 1969
Born March 13, 1940 in Rock Falls, IL

Cousin of Danny Kolb

Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1960. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1960 20 STL NL   9    3    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1962 22 STL NL   6   14    1    5   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   3  .357  .400  .357   97    5   0   0   0   0   1
 1963 23 STL NL  75   96   23   26   1  5   3   10   2  1  22  26  .271  .403  .479  144   46   0   1   0   0   1
 1964 24 MLN NL  36   64    7   12   1  0   0    2   3  2   6  10  .188  .257  .203   31   13   1   0   1   0   0
 1965 25 TOT NL  64  117   11   22   2  0   1    8   3  0   4  34  .188  .213  .231   27   27   0   1   0   0   4
         MLN NL  24   27    3    7   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   6  .259  .286  .259   55    7   0   0   0   0   2
         NYM NL  40   90    8   15   2  0   1    7   3  0   3  28  .167  .191  .222   19   20   0   1   0   0   2
 1968 28 PIT NL  74  119   16   26   4  1   2    6   2  1  11  17  .218  .285  .319   83   38   2   0   2   0   2
 1969 29 PIT NL  29   37    4    3   1  0   0    3   0  0   2  14  .081  .128  .108  -32    4   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      293  450   63   94   9  6   6   29  10  4  46 104  .209  .281  .296   65  133   3   2   3   0   8
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        249   35   52   5  3   3   16   6  2  25  58  .209  .281  .296   65   74   2   1   2   0   4
 Career High     75  119   23   26   4  5   3   10   3  2  22  34                          46   2   1   2   0   4
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1960 20 STL NL    3    3    0   0.0   106| .000  .272| .000  .339| .000  .418| .000  .757|-100  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 1962 22 STL NL   15   10    2   5.4   112| .357  .283| .400  .351| .357  .429| .757  .780|  97  .573  -0.0   0.0   0%
 1963 23 STL NL  119   73   21   7.7    97| .271  .265| .403  .328| .479  .396| .882  .725| 144  .777   6.3   0.7  66%
 1964 24 MLN NL   71   55    4   2.0    94| .188  .264| .257  .322| .203  .393| .460  .715|  31  .205  -5.8  -0.6  60%
 1965 25 TOT NL  122  100    6   1.6    91| .188  .255| .213  .318| .231  .385| .444  .703|  27  .152 -11.4  -1.2 100%
         MLN NL   28   22    2   2.5    94| .259  .259| .286  .323| .259  .392| .545  .715|  55  .278  -1.7  -0.2   0%
         NYM NL   94   78    4   1.4    90| .167  .254| .191  .316| .222  .383| .413  .700|  19  .119  -9.7  -1.0 100%
 1968 28 PIT NL  132   98   11   3.0    80| .218  .250| .285  .308| .319  .352| .604  .660|  83  .426  -2.5  -0.3  66%
 1969 29 PIT NL   39   34    1   0.8    93| .081  .257| .128  .327| .108  .381| .236  .708| -32  .045  -6.6  -0.7   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       501  373   45   3.2    91| .209  .258| .281  .320| .296  .381| .577  .701|  65  .412 -21.0  -2.2  71%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1960 20 STL NL OF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.90 4.00 2.20 0 9.0 CF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 2.30 9.00 2.70 0 3.0 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 1.80 1.98 0 5.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1962 22 STL NL OF 6 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.50 1.78 2.25 2.08 4 36.0 RF 5 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.80 1.64 2.31 1.90 4 35.0 LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.40 9.00 1.80 0 1.0 1963 23 STL NL OF 58 50 1 1 1 .981 .977 0.88 1.75 1.63 2.01 20 282.0 RF 35 33 1 1 1 .971 .977 0.97 1.61 1.50 1.83 19 204.0 LF 25 18 0 0 0 1.000 .973 0.72 1.38 2.08 1.80 1 78.0 C 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 6.00 18.00 7.20 0 1.0 0 0 1 0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 3.15 0 2.0 1964 24 MLN NL OF 14 12 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.86 1.72 1.77 1.99 5 61.0 RF 8 10 0 0 0 1.000 .971 1.25 1.62 2.57 1.90 3 35.0 3B 7 3 8 2 1 .846 .940 1.57 2.60 2.48 2.92 4 40.0 2B 6 5 9 2 1 .875 .972 2.33 4.62 3.07 5.22 6 41.0 LF 5 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.40 1.34 1.38 1.73 0 13.0 CF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 2.10 1.38 2.35 2 13.0 C 2 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 3.00 5.90 10.80 6.84 0 5.0 0 1 0 0 1965 25 TOT NL OF 42 48 4 1 0 .981 .974 1.24 1.75 1.99 2.00 26 235.7 TOT NL LF 19 13 1 1 0 .933 .966 0.74 1.38 1.84 1.72 7 68.4 TOT NL CF 13 20 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.54 2.01 1.81 2.31 12 99.3 TOT NL RF 11 12 3 0 0 1.000 .980 1.36 1.75 1.99 1.96 7 68.0 MLN NL OF 13 11 0 0 0 1.000 .973 0.85 1.75 2.21 1.99 3 44.7 LF 9 5 0 0 0 1.000 .962 0.56 1.38 2.28 1.74 1 19.7 CF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 2.00 1.80 2.29 2 20.0 RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.75 1.80 1.98 0 5.0 NYM NL OF 29 37 4 1 0 .976 .974 1.41 1.75 1.93 2.00 23 191.0 CF 10 16 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.60 2.01 1.82 2.32 10 79.3 LF 10 8 1 1 0 .900 .968 0.90 1.38 1.66 1.72 6 48.7 RF 9 11 3 0 0 1.000 .979 1.56 1.74 2.00 1.96 7 63.0 1B 1 3 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 3.00 8.60 9.00 9.90 0 3.0 3B 1 0 1 1 1 .500 .909 1.00 2.50 1.80 2.88 0 5.0 1968 28 PIT NL OF 25 34 2 4 1 .900 .976 1.44 1.82 2.04 2.02 16 159.0 RF 18 31 3 2 1 .944 .980 1.89 1.77 2.55 2.02 13 120.0 C 10 17 3 0 1 1.000 .990 2.00 6.12 5.34 6.86 2 33.7 0 0 1 1 LF 6 2 0 1 0 .667 .952 0.33 1.38 0.49 1.63 3 37.0 3B 4 3 5 1 1 .889 .952 2.00 2.73 2.67 2.93 3 27.0 2B 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 4.70 4.50 5.25 1 6.0 CF 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 2.20 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1969 29 PIT NL C 7 29 4 0 0 1.000 .988 4.71 6.26 6.91 7.05 5 43.0 3 3 2 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1965 25 NYM NL 1B 1 3 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 3.00 8.60 9.00 9.90 0 3.0 1964 24 MLN NL 2B 6 5 9 2 1 .875 .972 2.33 4.62 3.07 5.22 6 41.0 1968 28 PIT NL 2B 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 4.70 4.50 5.25 1 6.0 1963 23 STL NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 3.15 0 2.0 1964 24 MLN NL 3B 7 3 8 2 1 .846 .940 1.57 2.60 2.48 2.92 4 40.0 1965 25 NYM NL 3B 1 0 1 1 1 .500 .909 1.00 2.50 1.80 2.88 0 5.0 1968 28 PIT NL 3B 4 3 5 1 1 .889 .952 2.00 2.73 2.67 2.93 3 27.0 1963 23 STL NL C 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 6.00 18.00 7.20 0 1.0 0 0 1 0 1964 24 MLN NL C 2 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 3.00 5.90 10.80 6.84 0 5.0 0 1 0 0 1968 28 PIT NL C 10 17 3 0 1 1.000 .990 2.00 6.12 5.34 6.86 2 33.7 0 0 1 1 1969 29 PIT NL C 7 29 4 0 0 1.000 .988 4.71 6.26 6.91 7.05 5 43.0 3 3 2 0 1960 20 STL NL CF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 2.30 9.00 2.70 0 3.0 1964 24 MLN NL CF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 2.10 1.38 2.35 2 13.0 1965 25 TOT NL CF 13 20 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.54 2.01 1.81 2.31 12 99.3 MLN NL CF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 2.00 1.80 2.29 2 20.0 NYM NL CF 10 16 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.60 2.01 1.82 2.32 10 79.3 1968 28 PIT NL CF 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 2.20 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1960 20 STL NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1962 22 STL NL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.40 9.00 1.80 0 1.0 1963 23 STL NL LF 25 18 0 0 0 1.000 .973 0.72 1.38 2.08 1.80 1 78.0 1964 24 MLN NL LF 5 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.40 1.34 1.38 1.73 0 13.0 1965 25 TOT NL LF 19 13 1 1 0 .933 .966 0.74 1.38 1.84 1.72 7 68.4 MLN NL LF 9 5 0 0 0 1.000 .962 0.56 1.38 2.28 1.74 1 19.7 NYM NL LF 10 8 1 1 0 .900 .968 0.90 1.38 1.66 1.72 6 48.7 1968 28 PIT NL LF 6 2 0 1 0 .667 .952 0.33 1.38 0.49 1.63 3 37.0 1960 20 STL NL OF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.90 4.00 2.20 0 9.0 1962 22 STL NL OF 6 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.50 1.78 2.25 2.08 4 36.0 1963 23 STL NL OF 58 50 1 1 1 .981 .977 0.88 1.75 1.63 2.01 20 282.0 1964 24 MLN NL OF 14 12 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.86 1.72 1.77 1.99 5 61.0 1965 25 TOT NL OF 42 48 4 1 0 .981 .974 1.24 1.75 1.99 2.00 26 235.7 MLN NL OF 13 11 0 0 0 1.000 .973 0.85 1.75 2.21 1.99 3 44.7 NYM NL OF 29 37 4 1 0 .976 .974 1.41 1.75 1.93 2.00 23 191.0 1968 28 PIT NL OF 25 34 2 4 1 .900 .976 1.44 1.82 2.04 2.02 16 159.0 1960 20 STL NL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 1.80 1.98 0 5.0 1962 22 STL NL RF 5 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.80 1.64 2.31 1.90 4 35.0 1963 23 STL NL RF 35 33 1 1 1 .971 .977 0.97 1.61 1.50 1.83 19 204.0 1964 24 MLN NL RF 8 10 0 0 0 1.000 .971 1.25 1.62 2.57 1.90 3 35.0 1965 25 TOT NL RF 11 12 3 0 0 1.000 .980 1.36 1.75 1.99 1.96 7 68.0 MLN NL RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.75 1.80 1.98 0 5.0 NYM NL RF 9 11 3 0 0 1.000 .979 1.56 1.74 2.00 1.96 7 63.0 1968 28 PIT NL RF 18 31 3 2 1 .944 .980 1.89 1.77 2.55 2.02 13 120.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total OF* 147 157 7 6 2 .965 .976 1.12 1.76 1.89 2.01 71 782.7 57 18 78# RF* 78 96 7 3 2 .972 .978 1.32 1.67 1.99 1.91 46 467.0 LF* 57 36 1 2 0 .949 .969 0.65 1.38 1.68 1.74 11 198.3 C* 20 54 7 0 1 1.000 .989 3.05 6.14 6.64 6.96 7 82.7 3 4 4 1 CF* 18 25 0 1 0 .962 .980 1.39 2.05 1.92 2.32 14 117.3 3B* 13 6 14 4 3 .833 .943 1.54 2.62 2.43 2.93 7 74.0 2B* 7 7 10 2 1 .895 .971 2.43 4.63 3.26 5.23 7 47.0 1B* 1 3 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 3.00 8.60 9.00 9.90 0 3.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 188 227 38 12 8 .957 .976 1.41 2.43 2.41 2.67 92 989
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Youngest Player
1960 NL-20-9

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


Transactions 

Before 1960 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

April 9, 1964: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Jimmie Coker to the Milwaukee Braves for Bob Uecker.

July 21, 1965: Traded by the Milwaukee Braves to the New York Mets for Jesse Gonder.

December 6, 1966: Traded by the New York Mets with Dennis Ribant to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Don Bosch and Don Cardwell.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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