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John Gelnar
John Richard Gelnar
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 190 lb.

Born: June 25, 1943 in Granite, OK
Schools: University of Oklahoma
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 4, 1964
Final Game: April 30, 1971
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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
1964 21 PIT NL 0 0 5.00 7 0 4 0 0 0 9.0 11 5 5 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 38 70 1.333 11.0 2.0 1.0 4.0 4.00
1967 24 PIT NL 0 1 .000 8.05 10 1 1 0 0 0 19.0 30 18 17 4 11 1 5 2 0 0 100 42 2.158 14.2 1.9 5.2 2.4 0.45
1969 26 SEP AL 3 10 .231 3.31 39 10 10 0 0 3 108.2 103 49 40 7 26 5 69 5 1 0 454 110 1.187 8.5 0.6 2.2 5.7 2.65
1970 27 MIL AL 4 3 .571 4.19 53 0 23 0 0 4 92.1 98 46 43 7 23 5 48 5 1 1 394 90 1.310 9.6 0.7 2.2 4.7 2.09
1971 28 MIL AL 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 26 3.000 20.3 0.0 6.8 0.0 0.00
5 Seasons 7 14 .333 4.18 111 11 38 0 0 7 230.1 245 120 107 20 62 11 126 12 2 1 994 87 1.333 9.6 0.8 2.4 4.9 2.03
162 Game Avg. 4 8 .333 4.18 62 6 21 0 0 4 128 137 67 60 11 35 6 70 7 1 1 554 87 1.333 9.6 0.8 2.4 4.9 2.03
MIL (3 yrs) 7 13 .350 3.78 94 10 33 0 0 7 202.1 204 97 85 14 50 10 117 10 2 1 856 97 1.255 9.1 0.6 2.2 5.2 2.34
PIT (2 yrs) 0 1 .000 7.07 17 1 5 0 0 0 28.0 41 23 22 6 12 1 9 2 0 0 138 48 1.893 13.2 1.9 3.9 2.9 0.75
AL (3 yrs) 7 13 .350 3.78 94 10 33 0 0 7 202.1 204 97 85 14 50 10 117 10 2 1 856 97 1.255 9.1 0.6 2.2 5.2 2.34
NL (2 yrs) 0 1 .000 7.07 17 1 5 0 0 0 28.0 41 23 22 6 12 1 9 2 0 0 138 48 1.893 13.2 1.9 3.9 2.9 0.75
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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
1964 21 PIT NL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1967 24 PIT NL 10 7 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 .286 .167 .452 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1969 26 SEP AL 40 22 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .053 .053 .053 .105 -70 1 0 0 3 0 0 1
1970 27 MIL AL 53 13 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .083 .154 .083 .237 -33 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1971 28 MIL AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
5 Seasons 112 42 37 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16 .081 .128 .081 .209 -40 3 0 0 3 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 61 54 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 23 .081 .128 .081 .209 -40 4 0 0 4 0 0
MIL (3 yrs) 95 35 31 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 .065 .094 .065 .158 -55 2 0 0 3 0 0
PIT (2 yrs) 17 7 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 .286 .167 .452 33 1 0 0 0 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 95 35 31 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 .065 .094 .065 .158 -55 2 0 0 3 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 17 7 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 .286 .167 .452 33 1 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
1964 PIT NL 21 P 7 0 9.0 3 1 1 1 0 .667 0.0 0.0 2.00 0.29 .967 2.10 0.84
1967 PIT NL 24 P 10 1 19.0 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.37 0.50 .960 1.99 0.78
1969 SEP AL 26 P 39 10 108.2 21 7 14 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.74 0.54 .948 1.88 0.69
1970 MIL AL 27 P 53 0 92.1 27 6 20 1 2 .963 0.0 0.0 2.53 0.49 .952 1.86 0.67
1971 MIL AL 28 P 2 0 1.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 6.75 0.50 1.000 2.02 0.75
5 Seasons P 111 11 230.1 57 14 41 2 2 .965 0.0 0.0 2.15 0.50 .953 1.89 0.70
5 Seasons TOT 111 11 230.1 57 14 41 2 2 .965 0.0 0.0 2.15 0.50 .918 1.89 0.70

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Transactions

Before 1963 Season: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

October 18, 1968: Purchased by the Kansas City Royals from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

April 1, 1969: Traded by the Kansas City Royals with Steve Whitaker to the Seattle Pilots for Lou Piniella.

May 11, 1971: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with Jose Herrera to the Detroit Tigers for Jim Hannan.

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