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Jim Gosger
James Charles Gosger
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: November 6, 1942 in Port Huron, MI
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 4, 1963
Final Game: September 22, 1974
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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
1963 20 BOS AL 19 19 16 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 .063 .211 .063 .273 -20 1 0 0 0 0 0 /89
1965 22 BOS AL 81 359 324 45 83 15 4 9 35 3 1 29 61 .256 .318 .410 .729 101 133 7 2 1 3 1 89
1966 23 TOT AL 128 458 398 50 93 18 1 10 44 5 4 52 73 .234 .325 .359 .684 96 143 3 2 5 1 1 *87/9
1966 23 BOS AL 40 143 126 16 32 4 0 5 17 0 1 15 20 .254 .333 .405 .738 102 51 1 0 2 0 0 8/9
1966 23 KCA AL 88 315 272 34 61 14 1 5 27 5 3 37 53 .224 .321 .338 .659 93 92 2 2 3 1 1 78
1967 24 KCA AL 134 416 356 31 86 14 5 5 36 5 7 53 69 .242 .337 .351 .688 107 125 3 0 3 4 8 *798
1968 25 OAK AL 88 169 150 7 27 1 1 0 5 4 0 17 21 .180 .262 .200 .462 46 30 5 0 1 1 8 78/9
1969 26 TOT MLB 49 79 70 4 8 4 1 1 2 2 1 7 17 .114 .195 .243 .438 23 17 1 0 2 0 1 8/79
1969 26 SEP AL 39 63 55 4 6 2 1 1 1 2 1 6 11 .109 .197 .236 .433 23 13 1 0 2 0 0 8/97
1969 26 NYM NL 10 16 15 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .133 .188 .267 .454 25 4 0 0 0 0 1 /78
1970 27 MON NL 91 312 274 38 72 11 2 5 37 5 3 35 35 .263 .348 .372 .721 95 102 4 1 2 0 3 873/9
1971 28 MON NL 51 115 102 7 16 2 2 0 8 1 1 9 17 .157 .230 .216 .446 27 22 3 1 2 1 0 7/389
1973 30 NYM NL 38 102 92 9 22 2 0 0 10 0 1 9 16 .239 .304 .261 .565 60 24 1 0 0 1 2 78
1974 31 NYM NL 26 37 33 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .091 .167 .091 .258 -26 3 2 0 1 0 1 8/79
10 Seasons 705 2066 1815 197 411 67 16 30 177 25 18 217 316 .226 .309 .331 .640 83 600 29 6 17 11 25
162 Game Avg. 162 475 417 45 94 15 4 7 41 6 4 50 73 .226 .309 .331 .640 83 138 7 1 4 3 6
NYM (3 yrs) 74 155 140 12 27 4 0 0 11 0 1 13 24 .193 .260 .221 .481 36 31 3 0 1 1 4
OAK (3 yrs) 310 900 778 72 174 29 7 10 68 14 10 107 143 .224 .317 .317 .634 91 247 10 2 7 6 17
BOS (3 yrs) 140 521 466 64 116 19 4 14 52 3 2 47 86 .249 .319 .397 .716 97 185 8 2 3 3 1
MON (2 yrs) 142 427 376 45 88 13 4 5 45 6 4 44 52 .234 .317 .330 .647 77 124 7 2 4 1 3
SEP (1 yr) 39 63 55 4 6 2 1 1 1 2 1 6 11 .109 .197 .236 .433 23 13 1 0 2 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 489 1484 1299 140 296 50 12 25 121 19 13 160 240 .228 .313 .343 .655 90 445 19 4 12 9 18
NL (5 yrs) 216 582 516 57 115 17 4 5 56 6 5 57 76 .223 .302 .300 .602 66 155 10 2 5 2 7

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1963 BOS AL 20 OF 4 2 23.0 11 9 0 2 0 .818 1.1 57.4 1.1 -0.4 1.5 0 3.52 2.25 .982 2.15 1.90
1963 BOS AL 20 CF 2 2 18.0 11 10 0 1 0 .909 1.5 100.0 1.5 0.0 1.5 0 5.00 5.00 .991 2.60 2.20
1963 BOS AL 20 RF 2 0 5.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 -0.4 -96.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.000 1.98 1.70
1965 BOS AL 22 OF 81 81 714.0 204 195 4 5 2 .975 1.1 1.8 1.1 -1.9 3.0 0 2.51 2.46 .978 2.04 1.78
1965 BOS AL 22 CF 62 61 535.1 160 152 3 5 2 .969 2.2 4.9 1.2 -1.7 2.9 1 2.61 2.50 .979 2.40 2.03
1965 BOS AL 22 RF 21 20 178.2 46 45 1 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -7.4 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 -1 2.32 2.19 .978 1.85 1.57
1966 TOT AL 23 OF 109 98 881.1 229 224 3 2 0 .991 3.3 4.5 5.3 5.3 0.0 -2 2.32 2.08 .982 2.10 1.82
1966 TOT AL 23 CF 62 55 496.0 140 139 0 1 0 .993 -2.4 -5.8 0.6 1.2 -0.5 -3 2.52 2.24 .986 2.52 2.09
1966 BOS AL 23 OF 32 28 267.0 67 66 0 1 0 .985 -2.2 -9.9 -0.2 -0.4 0.2 -2 2.22 2.06 .982 2.10 1.82
1966 BOS AL 23 CF 29 26 242.2 59 58 0 1 0 .983 -3.3 -16.3 -1.3 -0.7 -0.6 -2 2.15 2.00 .986 2.52 2.09
1966 BOS AL 23 RF 4 2 24.1 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.1 54.2 1.1 0.3 0.8 0 2.59 1.75 .971 1.92 1.70
1966 KCA AL 23 OF 77 70 614.1 162 158 3 1 0 .994 5.5 10.7 5.5 5.7 -0.2 0 2.36 2.09 .981 2.10 1.82
1966 KCA AL 23 LF 47 41 361.0 86 82 3 1 0 .988 4.6 15.3 3.6 3.8 -0.3 1 2.12 1.81 .980 1.83 1.45
1966 KCA AL 23 CF 33 29 253.1 81 81 0 0 0 1.000 0.9 4.3 1.9 1.9 0.1 -1 2.88 2.45 .985 2.52 2.09
1967 KCA AL 24 OF 113 89 841.0 211 201 6 4 1 .981 9.5 13.6 7.5 5.2 2.3 2 2.22 1.83 .980 2.05 1.76
1967 KCA AL 24 LF 53 33 351.1 81 77 1 3 0 .963 1.5 5.1 2.5 2.0 0.5 -1 2.00 1.47 .977 1.87 1.40
1967 KCA AL 24 RF 40 29 265.1 62 58 3 1 0 .984 6.0 27.1 3.0 1.8 1.2 3 2.07 1.53 .981 1.82 1.56
1967 KCA AL 24 CF 30 27 224.1 76 74 2 0 1 1.000 2.0 10.7 2.0 1.4 0.6 0 3.05 2.53 .980 2.47 2.08
1968 OAK AL 25 OF 64 37 386.2 104 99 5 0 3 1.000 3.4 10.6 2.4 -1.5 3.9 1 2.42 1.63 .981 2.08 1.80
1968 OAK AL 25 LF 40 15 172.1 41 39 2 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.9 0.9 0 2.14 1.03 .978 1.85 1.45
1968 OAK AL 25 CF 26 18 185.2 60 57 3 0 1 1.000 3.7 23.9 2.7 -0.8 3.5 1 2.91 2.31 .985 2.53 2.25
1968 OAK AL 25 RF 5 4 28.2 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -12.6 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 0 1.57 1.00 .980 1.88 1.56
1969 TOT MLB 26 OF 31 15 154.2 42 41 1 0 0 1.000 3.2 24.8 1.2 1.5 -0.3 2 2.44 1.35 .979 2.11 1.83
1969 TOT MLB 26 CF 25 13 128.2 38 37 1 0 0 1.000 2.5 23.3 0.5 0.6 -0.1 2 2.66 1.52 .982 2.48 2.18
1969 TOT MLB 26 LF 5 2 22.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 21.8 0.4 0.6 -0.2 0 1.64 0.80 .975 1.68 1.36
1969 SEP AL 26 OF 26 12 124.2 37 36 1 0 0 1.000 2.9 27.9 0.9 1.0 -0.1 2 2.67 1.42 .978 2.13 1.84
1969 SEP AL 26 CF 24 12 119.2 36 35 1 0 0 1.000 2.3 23.1 0.3 0.4 -0.1 2 2.71 1.50 .981 2.50 2.18
1969 SEP AL 26 RF 2 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 90.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 2.25 0.50 1.000 1.80 1.60
1969 SEP AL 26 LF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 360.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.60
1969 NYM NL 26 OF 5 3 30.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 12.0 0.3 0.5 -0.2 0 1.50 1.00 .980 2.01 1.76
1969 NYM NL 26 LF 4 2 21.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 5.7 0.1 0.3 -0.2 0 1.29 0.75 .967 1.67 1.30
1969 NYM NL 26 CF 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 26.7 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 2.00 2.00 1.000 2.30 2.10
1970 MON NL 27 OF 71 53 491.0 129 124 5 0 1 1.000 6.9 16.9 3.9 0.3 3.7 3 2.36 1.82 .975 2.07 1.78
1970 MON NL 27 CF 50 43 380.1 105 101 4 0 1 1.000 5.0 15.8 2.0 0.3 1.8 3 2.48 2.10 .977 2.34 2.07
1970 MON NL 27 LF 20 10 101.2 24 24 0 0 0 1.000 2.0 23.6 2.0 0.0 2.0 0 2.12 1.20 .971 1.75 1.38
1970 MON NL 27 1B 19 16 137.0 138 128 7 3 14 .978 -1.9 -16.6 -1.9 -2.4 0.5 0 8.87 7.11 .992 9.68 8.37
1970 MON NL 27 RF 5 0 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -13.3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 2.00 0.40 1.000 2.00 1.68
1971 MON NL 28 OF 23 16 154.0 42 39 1 2 0 .952 -0.1 -0.8 1.9 -0.6 2.5 -2 2.34 1.74 .979 2.19 1.92
1971 MON NL 28 LF 20 11 111.1 23 20 1 2 0 .913 -2.0 -21.6 0.0 -0.2 0.2 -2 1.70 1.05 .974 1.87 1.53
1971 MON NL 28 1B 6 5 41.0 44 40 4 0 2 1.000 0.2 5.9 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 9.66 7.33 .991 9.88 8.58
1971 MON NL 28 CF 6 5 40.2 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 1.7 50.2 1.7 -0.4 2.1 0 3.32 2.50 .980 2.63 2.30
1971 MON NL 28 RF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 120.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 2.25 1.80
1973 NYM NL 30 OF 35 22 217.0 45 45 0 0 0 1.000 -2.3 -12.7 -1.3 0.8 -2.1 -1 1.87 1.29 .976 2.23 1.96
1973 NYM NL 30 LF 21 7 85.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 -1.7 -24.0 -1.7 -1.0 -0.7 0 1.48 0.67 .979 2.05 1.67
1973 NYM NL 30 CF 18 15 132.0 36 36 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -5.5 0.4 1.8 -1.4 -1 2.45 2.00 .981 2.63 2.27
1974 NYM NL 31 OF 24 6 94.1 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 -3.5 -44.5 -3.5 -1.9 -1.7 0 1.62 0.71 .976 2.27 1.96
1974 NYM NL 31 CF 11 6 64.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 -2.7 -50.6 -2.7 -1.6 -1.2 0 1.55 1.00 .982 2.77 2.42
1974 NYM NL 31 LF 9 0 18.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 -0.4 0 2.00 0.44 .975 2.00 1.56
1974 NYM NL 31 RF 4 0 12.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -77.8 -0.8 -0.7 -0.1 0 0.73 0.25 1.000 2.04 1.65
10 Seasons OF 555 419 3957.0 1034 994 25 15 7 .985 22.6 6.9 19.6 6.8 12.8 3 2.32 1.84 .979 2.09 1.81
10 Seasons CF 292 245 2205.0 652 632 13 7 5 .989 12.9 7.0 9.9 0.8 9.2 3 2.63 2.21 .981 2.47 2.12
8 Seasons LF 215 119 1222.2 277 264 7 6 1 .978 4.8 4.7 6.8 4.7 2.0 -2 1.99 1.26 .977 1.86 1.46
9 Seasons RF 84 55 529.1 126 120 4 2 0 .984 4.9 11.1 2.9 1.3 1.6 2 2.11 1.48 .980 1.85 1.59
2 Seasons 1B 25 21 178.0 182 168 11 3 16 .984 -1.7 -11.5 -1.7 -2.2 0.5 0 9.05 7.16 .992 9.73 8.42
10 Seasons TOT 580 440 4135.0 1216 1162 36 18 23 .985 20.9 6.1 17.9 4.6 13.3 3 0 2.61 2.07 .966 2.42 2.10
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3944), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

January 6, 1962: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

June 13, 1966: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Guido Grilli and Ken Sanders to the Kansas City Athletics for Rollie Sheldon, Jose Tartabull and John Wyatt.

October 15, 1968: Drafted by the Seattle Pilots from the Oakland Athletics as the 55th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

July 14, 1969: Sent by the Seattle Pilots to the New York Mets to complete an earlier deal made on February 5, 1969. The Seattle Pilots sent a player to be named later to the New York Mets for Greg Goossen and cash. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

December 12, 1969: Traded by the New York Mets with Bob Heise to the San Francisco Giants for Dave Marshall and Ray Sadecki.

April 20, 1970: Purchased by the Montreal Expos from the San Francisco Giants.

December 3, 1971: Traded by the Montreal Expos to the New York Mets for Arsenio Diaz (minors), Billy Carthel (minors), Don Koonce (minors) and Curtis Brown.

October 1, 1974: Released by the New York Mets.

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