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Rich Gale
Richard Blackwell Gale
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 7" , Weight: 225 lb.

Born: January 19, 1954 in Littleton, NH
Schools: University of New Hampshire
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 5th round of the 1975 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 30, 1978
Final Game: September 28, 1984
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1978 24 KCR AL 14 8 .636 3.09 31 30 0 9 3 0 192.1 171 78 66 10 100 3 88 3 0 5 821 125 1.409 8.0 0.5 4.7 4.1 0.88 MVP-34,RoY-4
1979 25 KCR AL 9 10 .474 5.65 34 31 0 2 1 0 181.2 197 131 114 19 99 4 103 4 0 5 830 76 1.629 9.8 0.9 4.9 5.1 1.04
1980 26 KCR AL 13 9 .591 3.92 32 28 1 6 1 1 190.2 169 90 83 16 78 2 97 2 0 6 799 103 1.295 8.0 0.8 3.7 4.6 1.24
1981 27 KCR AL 6 6 .500 5.40 19 15 2 2 0 0 101.2 107 63 61 14 38 0 47 2 0 0 440 66 1.426 9.5 1.2 3.4 4.2 1.24
1982 28 SFG NL 7 14 .333 4.23 33 29 0 2 0 0 170.1 193 91 80 9 81 11 102 5 0 5 765 85 1.609 10.2 0.5 4.3 5.4 1.26
1983 29 CIN NL 4 6 .400 5.82 33 7 6 0 0 1 89.2 103 64 58 8 43 8 53 1 1 3 408 65 1.628 10.3 0.8 4.3 5.3 1.23
1984 30 BOS AL 2 3 .400 5.56 13 4 4 0 0 0 43.2 57 27 27 6 18 0 28 1 0 0 200 75 1.718 11.7 1.2 3.7 5.8 1.56
7 Seasons 55 56 .495 4.54 195 144 13 21 5 2 970.0 997 544 489 82 457 28 518 18 1 24 4263 86 1.499 9.3 0.8 4.2 4.8 1.13
162 Game Avg. 11 11 .495 4.54 39 29 3 4 1 0 195 200 109 98 16 92 6 104 4 0 5 855 86 1.499 9.3 0.8 4.2 4.8 1.13
KCR (4 yrs) 42 33 .560 4.38 116 104 3 19 5 1 666.1 644 362 324 59 315 9 335 11 0 16 2890 91 1.439 8.7 0.8 4.3 4.5 1.06
SFG (1 yr) 7 14 .333 4.23 33 29 0 2 0 0 170.1 193 91 80 9 81 11 102 5 0 5 765 85 1.609 10.2 0.5 4.3 5.4 1.26
BOS (1 yr) 2 3 .400 5.56 13 4 4 0 0 0 43.2 57 27 27 6 18 0 28 1 0 0 200 75 1.718 11.7 1.2 3.7 5.8 1.56
CIN (1 yr) 4 6 .400 5.82 33 7 6 0 0 1 89.2 103 64 58 8 43 8 53 1 1 3 408 65 1.628 10.3 0.8 4.3 5.3 1.23
AL (5 yrs) 44 36 .550 4.45 129 108 7 19 5 1 710.0 701 389 351 65 333 9 363 12 0 16 3090 90 1.456 8.9 0.8 4.2 4.6 1.09
NL (2 yrs) 11 20 .355 4.78 66 36 6 2 0 1 260.0 296 155 138 17 124 19 155 6 1 8 1173 76 1.615 10.2 0.6 4.3 5.4 1.25

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1980 26 KCR AL WS L PHI 0 1 .000 4.26 2 2 0 0 0 0 6.1 11 4 3 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 35 2.368 15.6 1.4 5.7 5.7 1.00
1 WS 0 1 .000 4.26 2 2 0 0 0 0 6.1 11 4 3 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 35 2.368 15.6 1.4 5.7 5.7 1.00
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1981 27 KCR AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1982 28 SFG NL 33 54 48 4 6 1 0 1 2 0 0 5 34 .125 .208 .208 .416 18 10 0 0 1 0 0 1
1983 29 CIN NL 33 23 20 2 3 1 0 1 3 0 1 2 16 .150 .227 .350 .577 56 7 0 0 1 0 0 1
7 Seasons 67 77 68 6 9 2 0 2 5 0 1 7 50 .132 .213 .250 .463 29 17 0 0 2 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 186 164 15 22 5 0 5 12 0 2 17 121 .132 .213 .250 .463 29 41 0 0 5 0 0
KCR (4 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SFG (1 yr) 33 54 48 4 6 1 0 1 2 0 0 5 34 .125 .208 .208 .416 18 10 0 0 1 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 33 23 20 2 3 1 0 1 3 0 1 2 16 .150 .227 .350 .577 56 7 0 0 1 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 66 77 68 6 9 2 0 2 5 0 1 7 50 .132 .213 .250 .463 29 17 0 0 2 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1978 KCR AL 24 P 31 30 192.1 33 3 26 4 1 .879 0.0 0.0 1.36 0.94 .958 1.90 0.85 MVP-34,RoY-4
1979 KCR AL 25 P 34 31 181.2 38 9 25 4 3 .895 0.0 0.0 1.68 1.00 .953 1.92 0.81
1980 KCR AL 26 P 32 28 190.2 37 10 26 1 1 .973 0.0 0.0 1.70 1.13 .957 1.85 0.77
1981 KCR AL 27 P 19 15 101.2 15 6 8 1 1 .933 0.0 0.0 1.24 0.74 .967 1.98 0.81
1982 SFG NL 28 P 33 29 170.1 42 10 31 1 1 .976 0.0 0.0 2.17 1.24 .950 1.96 0.70
1983 CIN NL 29 P 33 7 89.2 19 7 10 2 0 .895 0.0 0.0 1.71 0.52 .953 1.92 0.68
1984 BOS AL 30 P 13 4 43.2 7 4 3 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.44 0.54 .957 1.79 0.70
7 Seasons P 195 144 970.0 191 49 129 13 7 .932 0.0 0.0 1.65 0.91 .955 1.91 0.76
7 Seasons TOT 195 144 970.0 191 49 129 13 7 .932 0.0 0.0 1.65 0.91 .887 1.91 0.76

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1978-AL-34-1%
0.01 Career Shares (1456th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1978 AL--.636--10th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1978 AL--8.002--8th
1980 AL--7.977--6th

Shutouts s c a p y
1978 AL--3--10th

Home Runs s c a p y
1981 AL--14--6th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1978 AL--100--2nd
1979 AL--99--5th
1982 NL--81--9th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1978 AL--.468--8th
1982 NL--.476--10th

Losses s c a p y
1982 NL--14--4th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1979 AL--114--6th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1982 NL--5--7th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1978 AL--125--10th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 5 (1958), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 4 (1334), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1779), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  7. Pat Rapp (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

June 3, 1975: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 5th round of the 1975 amateur draft.

December 11, 1981: Traded by the Kansas City Royals with Bill Laskey to the San Francisco Giants for Jerry Martin.

January 5, 1983: Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Cincinnati Reds for Mike Vail.

November 9, 1983: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

February 20, 1984: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

November 8, 1984: Granted Free Agency.

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