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Tom Gastall

Thomas Everett Gastall

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 187 lb.

Born: June 13, 1932 in Fall River, MA
High School: Durfee HS (Fall River, MA)
School: Boston University (Boston, MA)
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 21, 1955
Team: Orioles 1955-1956

Final Game: September 19, 1956
Died: September 20, 1956 in Riviera Beach, MD
Buried: St. Patrick Cemetery, Fall River, MA
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Standard Batting

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
1955 23 BAL AL 20 30 27 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 .148 .233 .185 .419 18 5 1 0 0 0 0 2
1956 24 BAL AL 32 62 56 3 11 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 8 .196 .246 .232 .478 32 13 2 1 1 1 0 2
2 Yrs 52 92 83 7 15 3 0 0 4 0 0 6 13 .181 .242 .217 .459 28 18 3 1 1 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 287 259 22 47 9 0 0 12 0 0 19 41 .181 .242 .217 .459 28 56 9 3 3 3 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1955 23 BAL AL 20 30 -2 -0 -0 -1 0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .484 .498 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $ 2
1956 24 BAL AL 32 62 -6 -0 0 -1 1 -6 -0.6 2 -4 -0.5 .481 .496 -0.4 -0.0 -3 $ 2
2 Seasons 52 92 -8 -1 0 -2 1 -9 -0.9 3 -7 -0.7 .482 .497 -0.5 -0.1 -5 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1955 23 BAL AL 30 24 1 1.1 96 .182 .148 .257 .233 .335 .185 .383 .419 .717 18 .071 -3.0 -0.3 .333 .148 .037
1956 24 BAL AL 62 49 3 1.6 98 .224 .196 .256 .246 .337 .232 .391 .478 .728 32 .122 -5.2 -0.5 .362 .089 .036
2 Yrs 92 73 4 1.5 97 .211 .181 .256 .242 .336 .217 .388 .459 .724 28 .105 -8.2 -0.8 .352 .108 .036
162 Game Avg. 287 227 12 1.5 97 .211 .181 .256 .242 .336 .217 .388 .459 .724 28 .105 -8.2 -0.8 .352 .108 .036

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1955 23 BAL AL 30 0.0% 16.7% 10.0% 3.3% 25% 1.67 5.4 1.13 73%
1956 24 BAL AL 62 0.0% 12.9% 4.8% 3.2% 18% 2.67 7.0 14.0 1.00 79%
2 Yrs 92 0.0% 14.1% 6.5% 3.3% 20% 2.17 6.4 20.8 1.04 77%
MLB Averages 2.4% 11.7% 9.5% 6.6% 29% 1.24 7.5 37.1 8.1 0.97 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1955 23 BAL AL -3.0 -0.3 31 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 1.08 -0.2 -0.4 -3.8 -0.4 1.08 -2.3 1.16 6
1956 24 BAL AL -5.3 -0.5 62 -0.5 0.8 -1.3 1.16 -0.4 -0.1 -4.8 -0.5 1.00 -5.8 1.93 12
2 Yrs -8.3 -0.8 93 -1.2 1.0 -2.3 1.13 -0.7 -0.4 -8.6 -0.9 1.03 -8.1 1.67 18

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1955 23 BAL AL 2 0 57% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 33% 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 24 BAL AL 0 0 20% 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 40% 3 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
2 Yrs 2 0 32% 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 38% 6 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1955 23 BAL AL 30 47% 4 6 1 0 0 1.16 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 13% 4 1 25% 24 1 4% 2 0 0% 3 1 33% 0
1956 24 BAL AL 62 48% 11 12 0 0 0 1.93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 19 2 11% 6 3 50% 42 5 12% 5 2 40% 1 1 100% 0
2 Yrs 92 48% 15 18 1 0 0 1.67 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 27 3 11% 10 4 40% 66 6 9% 7 2 29% 4 2 50% 0
MLB Averages 49% 82% 11% 31% 14% 49% 54%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1955 23 20 30 27 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 .148 .233 .185 .419 18 5 1 0 0 0 0
1956 24 52 92 83 7 15 3 0 0 4 0 0 6 13 .181 .242 .217 .459 28 18 3 1 1 1 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1955 23 21 31 28 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 .143 .226 .179 .404 1 20
1956 24 33 64 58 3 11 2 0 0 4 0 3 8 .190 .238 .224 .462 3 32
2 Yrs 54 95 86 7 15 3 0 0 4 0 6 13 .174 .234 .209 .443 4 52
162 Game Avg. 162 285 258 21 45 9 0 0 12 0 18 39 .174 .234 .209 .443 12 52

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