Gary Dean Lance
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 195 lb.
Born: September 21, 1948 in Greenville, South Carolina, US
High School: Dentsville HS (Columbia, SC)
School: University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 20th round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Dentsville HS (Columbia, SC).
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 22 | Royals | GULF | Rk | KCR | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.60 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25.0 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.120 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 6.8 | 2.11 | ||
| 1972 | 23 | San Jose | CALL | A | KCR | 5 | 10 | .333 | 3.39 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 122.0 | 107 | 68 | 46 | 3 | 50 | 4 | 112 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1.287 | 7.9 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 8.3 | 2.24 | ||
| 1973 | 24 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-A | KCR | 11 | 9 | .550 | 3.33 | 25 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 162.0 | 144 | 70 | 60 | 11 | 70 | 5 | 94 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1.321 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 1.34 | ||
| 1973 | 24 | San Jose | CALL | A | KCR | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2.48 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29.0 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.138 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 10.9 | 2.50 | ||
| 1973 | 24 | Jacksonville | SOUL | AA | KCR | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.52 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 133.0 | 125 | 62 | 52 | 10 | 56 | 5 | 59 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1.361 | 8.5 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 1.05 | ||
| 1974 | 25 | Jacksonville | SOUL | AA | KCR | 11 | 5 | .688 | 3.44 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 157.0 | 155 | 80 | 60 | 3 | 68 | 7 | 95 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1.420 | 8.9 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 1.40 | ||
| 1975 | 26 | Omaha | AA | AAA | KCR | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3.24 | 28 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 178.0 | 160 | 77 | 64 | 7 | 58 | 4 | 77 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1.225 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 1.33 | ||
| 1976 | 27 | Omaha | AA | AAA | KCR | 10 | 10 | .500 | 4.36 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 157.0 | 166 | 103 | 76 | 16 | 57 | 9 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.420 | 9.5 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 1.14 | ||
| 1977 | 28 | Omaha | AA | AAA | KCR | 16 | 7 | .696 | 3.18 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 204.0 | 185 | 87 | 72 | 11 | 79 | 2 | 113 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 1.294 | 8.2 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 1.43 | ||
| 1978 | 29 | Omaha | AA | AAA | KCR | 2 | 6 | .250 | 6.23 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 91.0 | 101 | 71 | 63 | 9 | 50 | 1 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 1.659 | 10.0 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 0.92 | ||
| 1979 | 30 | Spokane | PCL | AAA | SEA | 10 | 8 | .556 | 2.94 | 54 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 147.0 | 161 | 73 | 48 | 3 | 56 | 5 | 73 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1.476 | 9.9 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 1.30 | ||
| 1980 | 31 | Spokane | PCL | AAA | SEA | 3 | 5 | .375 | 5.88 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 78.0 | 101 | 63 | 51 | 7 | 41 | 3 | 49 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1.821 | 11.7 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 1.20 | ||
| 10 Seasons | 80 | 72 | .526 | 3.75 | 303 | 158 | 43 | 9 | 12 | 1321.0 | 1299 | 703 | 550 | 70 | 538 | 40 | 743 | 52 | 11 | 70 | 1.391 | 8.9 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 1.38 | |||||||
| AAA (6 seasons) | AAA | 53 | 47 | .530 | 3.94 | 189 | 108 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 855.0 | 874 | 474 | 374 | 53 | 341 | 24 | 423 | 26 | 7 | 44 | 1.421 | 9.2 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 1.24 | ||||||
| A (2 seasons) | A | 8 | 11 | .421 | 3.22 | 37 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 151.0 | 126 | 76 | 54 | 4 | 64 | 4 | 147 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1.258 | 7.5 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 8.8 | 2.30 | ||||||
| AA (2 seasons) | AA | 19 | 13 | .594 | 3.48 | 66 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 290.0 | 280 | 142 | 112 | 13 | 124 | 12 | 154 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 1.393 | 8.7 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 1.24 | ||||||
| Rk (1 season) | Rk | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.60 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25.0 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.120 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 6.8 | 2.11 | ||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 22 | Royals | GULF | Rk | KCR | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | 23 | San Jose | CALL | A | KCR | 33 | 40 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .143 | .211 | .229 | .439 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | 24 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A-AA | KCR | 25 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .111 | .273 | .111 | .384 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | 24 | San Jose | CALL | A | KCR | 4 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .111 | .273 | .111 | .384 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | 24 | Jacksonville | SOUL | AA | KCR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1974 | 25 | Jacksonville | SOUL | AA | KCR | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1975 | 26 | Omaha | AA | AAA | KCR | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | 27 | Omaha | AA | AAA | KCR | 26 | 61 | 51 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | .137 | .214 | .137 | .352 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | 28 | Omaha | AA | AAA | KCR | 33 | 80 | 64 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | .078 | .130 | .078 | .209 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 1978 | 29 | Omaha | AA | AAA | KCR | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1979 | 30 | Spokane | PCL | AAA | SEA | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1980 | 31 | Spokane | PCL | AAA | SEA | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1981 | 32 | Monterrey | MEX | AAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982 | 33 | Monterrey | MEX | AAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 Seasons | 310 | 198 | 163 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 55 | .110 | .184 | .129 | .313 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||||||
| AAA (8 seasons) | AAA | 196 | 144 | 117 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 43 | .103 | .172 | .103 | .274 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||||||
| A (2 seasons) | A | 37 | 52 | 44 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | .136 | .224 | .205 | .429 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| AA (2 seasons) | AA | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Rk (1 season) | Rk | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | lgCS% | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 22 | Royals | GULF | Rk | KCR | P | 11 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.55 | |||
| 1972 | 23 | San Jose | CALL | A | KCR | P | 33 | 43 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 1 | .953 | 1.24 | |||
| 1973 | 24 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-A | KCR | P | 25 | 40 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 1 | .950 | 1.52 | |||
| 1973 | 24 | San Jose | CALL | A | KCR | P | 4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.50 | |||
| 1973 | 24 | Jacksonville | SOUL | AA | KCR | P | 21 | 30 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 0 | .933 | 1.33 | |||
| 1974 | 25 | Jacksonville | SOUL | AA | KCR | P | 45 | 38 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 1 | .947 | 0.80 | |||
| 1975 | 26 | Omaha | AA | AAA | KCR | P | 28 | 63 | 26 | 32 | 5 | 0 | .921 | 2.07 | |||
| 1976 | 27 | Omaha | AA | AAA | KCR | P | 25 | 51 | 20 | 29 | 2 | 1 | .961 | 1.96 | |||
| 1977 | 28 | Omaha | AA | AAA | KCR | P | 29 | 78 | 33 | 42 | 3 | 3 | .962 | 2.59 | |||
| 1978 | 29 | Omaha | AA | AAA | KCR | P | 23 | 36 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 2 | .944 | 1.48 | |||
| 1979 | 30 | Spokane | PCL | AAA | SEA | P | 54 | 28 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 0 | .964 | 0.50 | |||
| 1980 | 31 | Spokane | PCL | AAA | SEA | P | 30 | 34 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 0 | .971 | 1.10 | |||
| 10 Seasons | 303 | 417 | 149 | 248 | 20 | 9 | .952 | 1.31 | |||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 22 | GCL Royals | Gulf Coast League | Rk | KCR | |||
| 1972 | 23 | San Jose Bees | California League | A | KCR | |||
| 1973 | 24 | Jacksonville Suns | Southern League | AA | KCR | |||
| 1973 | 24 | San Jose Bees | California League | A | KCR | |||
| 1974 | 25 | Jacksonville Suns | Southern League | AA | KCR | |||
| 1975 | 26 | Omaha Royals | American Association | AAA | KCR | |||
| 1976 | 27 | Omaha Royals | American Association | AAA | KCR | |||
| 1977 | 28 | Omaha Royals | American Association | AAA | KCR | |||
| 1977 | 28 | Kansas City Royals | American League | MLB | KCR | 1 | 1977-09-28 | 1977-09-28 |
| 1978 | 29 | Omaha Royals | American Association | AAA | KCR | |||
| 1979 | 30 | Spokane Indians | Pacific Coast League | AAA | SEA | |||
| 1980 | 31 | Spokane Indians | Pacific Coast League | AAA | SEA | |||
| 1981 | 32 | Monterrey Sultanes | Mexican League | AAA | ||||
| 1982 | 33 | Monterrey Sultanes | Mexican League | AAA |
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