Oscar Gamble

Positions: Outfielder and Designated Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 160lb (180cm, 72kg)

Born: December 20, 1949 in Ramer, AL us

Died: January 31, 2018 in Birmingham, AL

Buried: Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery, Ramer, AL

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 16th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft.

High School: Geroge Washington Carver HS (Montgomery, AL)

Debut: August 27, 1969 (Age 19-250d, 12,880th in major league history)
vs. CIN 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 8, 1985 (Age 35-231d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Agents: Dick Moss, Howard Mandell

Full Name: Oscar Charles Gamble

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.9

4502

1195

200

.265

656

RBI

666

OBP

.356

SLG

.454

OPS

.811

OPS+

127

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-11 / in Starts: 7-6
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1976	ALCS g2	Oct 10	NYY	@	KCR	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	7	1.67	-0.009	48.02	-0.33%	0.14	RF
2	1976	ALCS g4	Oct 13	NYY		KCR	L,4-7	4-9	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	7	.60	0.018	23.16	0.43%	0.53	PH RF
3	1976	ALCS g5	Oct 14	NYY		KCR	W,7-6	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.375	.708	7	.82	-0.040	67.92	-2.02%	-0.49	RF
4	1976	WS g1	Oct 16	NYY	@	CIN	L,1-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.333	.633	7	.04	-0.001	2.09	-0.03%	-0.09	PH
5	1976	WS g3	Oct 19	NYY		CIN	L,2-6	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.333	.641	7	1.08	0.044	44.86	1.18%	0.65	RF
6	1976	WS g4	Oct 21	NYY		CIN	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.250	.485	7	2.14	-0.070	41.09	-0.84%	-0.15	RF
1980 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	1980	ALCS g2	Oct 9	NYY	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	1.79	-0.168	60.11	-3.20%	-0.93	LF
8	1980	ALCS g3	Oct 10	NYY		KCR	L,2-4	6-GF	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	5	3.27	0.340	79.63	4.97%	1.75	PH
1981 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	1981	ALDS g1	Oct 7	NYY	@	MIL	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750	.750	1.750	2.500	6	.80	0.279	12.42	2.47%	2.28	DH
10	1981	ALDS g3	Oct 9	NYY		MIL	L,3-5	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.800	.800	1.600	2.400	5	1.05	0.050	9.19	0.29%	0.24	PH
11	1981	ALDS g4	Oct 10	NYY		MIL	L,1-2	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.714	1.333	2.048	5	1.06	-0.012	20.15	-0.07%	-0.18	DH
12	1981	ALDS g5	Oct 11	NYY		MIL	W,7-3	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.556	.600	1.333	1.933	5	.83	0.104	34.59	2.27%	0.45	DH
13	1981	ALCS g1	Oct 13	NYY		OAK	W,3-1	GS-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.455	.538	1.091	1.629	5	.90	-0.003	28.23	-0.06%	-0.19	DH
14	1981	ALCS g2	Oct 14	NYY		OAK	W,13-3	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.429	.500	.929	1.429	5	.44	-0.049	14.79	-0.92%	-0.12	DH
15	1981	ALCS g3	Oct 15	NYY	@	OAK	W,4-0	GS-9	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.545	.867	1.412	5	1.21	-0.003	29.46	-0.08%	0.07	RF
16	1981	WS g2	Oct 21	NYY		LAD	W,3-0	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.520	.765	1.285	4	.88	-0.026	46.91	-0.74%	-0.23	RF
17	1981	WS g4	Oct 24	NYY	@	LAD	L,7-8	GS-6	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.381	.517	.714	1.232	5	1.39	0.079	84.46	3.11%	0.37	LF
18	1981	WS g6	Oct 28	NYY		LAD	L,2-9	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.381	.517	.714	1.232	9						PH
									53	42	7	12	2	0	2	7	9	0	7	0	1	1		0	0	0	.286	.404	.476	.880

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