Tom Gastall
Thomas Everett Gastall
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 187 lb.

Born: June 13, 1932 in Fall River, MA
High School: Durfee (Fall River, MA)
School: Boston University
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 21, 1955
Final Game: September 19, 1956
Died: September 20, 1956 in Riviera Beach, MD
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1955 BAL AL 23 C 15 2 58.0 30 28 1 1 1 .967 -1.0 -20.7 -1 4.50 1.93 .987 5.59 4.73 0 3 4 1 20%
1956 BAL AL 24 C 20 11 113.2 73 67 6 0 1 1.000 -1.0 -10.6 -1 5.78 3.65 .988 5.91 5.02 1 3 3 1 25%
2 Seasons C 35 13 171.2 103 95 7 1 2 .990 -2.0 -14.0 -2 5.35 2.91 .987 5.80 4.90 1 6 7 2 22%
2 Seasons TOT 35 13 171.2 103 95 7 1 2 .990 -2.0 -14.0 -2 5.35 2.91 .978 5.80 4.90 1 6 7 2 22%

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1955 BAL AL 23 20 2 20 20 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2
1956 BAL AL 24 32 11 32 32 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
2 Seasons 52 13 52 52 0 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 3
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- C*

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Pitching Stats Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA ERA RAvg Fld F2O% XI FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag SO Tot 1B 2B 3B K23 Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 263 n23 GB bFld bF2O%
1955 BAL AL 23 267 4.66 5.43 2 100% 0 0 32 2 0 2 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
1956 BAL AL 24 516 5.30 5.62 8 100% 0 0 67 6 0 1 60 6 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 100%
2 Seasons 783 5.09 5.56 10 100% 0 0 99 8 0 3 88 7 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 100%
MLB Averages 4.03 4.55 96% 90%

Advanced Fielding -- C Baserunning*

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Year Tm Lg Age PB WP SBO SB CS CSctch CS% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS RBA RK SBlev CSlev
1955 BAL AL 23 0 3 91 4 1 0 20% 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 1 1.03 1.42
1956 BAL AL 24 1 3 206 3 1 1 25% 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 1.72 0.78
2 Seasons 1 6 297 7 2 1 22% 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 4 1.33 1.10
MLB Averages 44% 1.13 1.12

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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