Jim Gantner

Positions: Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: January 5, 1953 in Fond du Lac, WI us

Draft: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 12th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (Oshkosh, WI).

High School: Campbellsport HS (Campbellsport, WI)

School: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (Oshkosh, WI)

Debut: September 3, 1976 (Age 23-242d, 13,786th in major league history)
vs. DET 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1992 (Age 39-272d)
vs. OAK 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Ron Simon

Full Name: James Elmer Gantner

Nicknames: Gumby

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.4

6189

1696

.274

726

RBI

568

137

OBP

.319

SLG

.351

OPS

.671

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1990 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1990 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	59 (58)	Jun 15	MIL	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	1	4	1	6	0	3B
2	62 (2)	Jun 18	MIL		NYY	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
3	64 (1)	Jun 20	MIL		NYY	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
4	65	Jun 22	MIL		CLE	W,9-7	CG	46	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
5	66	Jun 23	MIL		CLE	W,11-1	CG	34	9.0	4	5	0	9	3	2B
6	68 (1)	Jun 25	MIL		CLE	L,5-10	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
7	69	Jun 26	MIL	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	42	8.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
8	70	Jun 27	MIL	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
9	71	Jun 28	MIL	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	35	8.2	3	2	0	5	1	2B
10	73 (1)	Jun 30	MIL	@	SEA	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	74	Jul 1	MIL	@	SEA	L,5-6	CG	53	11.2	3	1	0	4	0	2B
12	75	Jul 3	MIL		OAK	L,0-5	GS	32	7.0	5	1	0	6	0	2B
13	76	Jul 4	MIL		OAK	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	2	7	0	9	2	2B
14	77	Jul 5	MIL		OAK	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
15	78	Jul 6	MIL		CAL	L,8-9	GS	41	8.0	3	3	1	7	1	2B
16	79	Jul 7	MIL		CAL	L,3-4	CG	45	11.0	5	7	0	12	2	2B
17	80	Jul 8	MIL		CAL	W,20-7	GS	24	5.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
18	81	Jul 11	MIL	@	CHW	W,12-9	CG	55	13.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
19	82	Jul 12	MIL	@	OAK	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
20	83	Jul 13	MIL	@	OAK	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
21	84	Jul 14	MIL	@	OAK	L,1-3	CG	29	8.0	1	4	1	6	1	2B
22	85	Jul 15	MIL	@	OAK	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
23	86	Jul 16	MIL	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
24	87	Jul 17	MIL	@	CAL	L,1-8	GS	33	7.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
25	89 (1)	Jul 19	MIL		SEA	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
26	90	Jul 20	MIL		SEA	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
27	91	Jul 21	MIL		SEA	W,10-3	GS	36	8.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
28	92	Jul 22	MIL		SEA	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
29	93	Jul 23	MIL		BOS	W,13-0	GS	24	6.0	2	2	1	5	0	2B
30	94	Jul 24	MIL		BOS	W,6-5	CG	45	10.0	2	3	1	6	3	2B
31	96 (1)	Jul 27	MIL	@	CHW	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
32	97	Jul 28	MIL	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
33	98	Jul 29	MIL	@	CHW	W,9-8	GF	31	6.0	0	3	0	3	1	2B
34	99	Jul 30	MIL		TEX	L,1-3	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
35	100	Jul 31	MIL		TEX	L,3-11	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	101	Aug 1	MIL		TEX	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
37	102	Aug 2 (1)	MIL		CHW	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
38	103	Aug 2 (2)	MIL		CHW	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
39	105 (1)	Aug 4	MIL		CHW	L,6-9	CG	42	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
40	106	Aug 5	MIL		CHW	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
41	107	Aug 6	MIL	@	MIN	W,6-0	GS	30	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
42	108	Aug 7	MIL	@	MIN	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
43	109	Aug 8	MIL	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
44	110	Aug 10 (1)	MIL	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
45	112 (1)	Aug 11	MIL	@	KCR	W,11-5	CG	39	9.0	2	7	0	9	1	2B
46	113	Aug 12	MIL	@	KCR	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
47	114	Aug 14	MIL	@	DET	W,7-6	GF	6	2.0	1	2	0	3	2	PR 2B
48	115	Aug 15	MIL	@	DET	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
49	116	Aug 16	MIL	@	DET	W,8-4	CG	43	9.0	3	2	1	6	0	2B
50	117	Aug 17	MIL		KCR	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
51	119 (1)	Aug 19	MIL		KCR	W,7-2	CG	31	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
52	120	Aug 20	MIL		CLE	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	5	0	6	2	2B
53	121	Aug 21	MIL		CLE	W,6-5	CG	34	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	2B
54	123 (1)	Aug 23	MIL	@	NYY	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
55	124	Aug 24	MIL	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
56	127 (2)	Aug 27	MIL	@	TOR	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
57	128	Aug 28	MIL	@	TOR	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
58	129	Aug 29	MIL	@	TOR	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
59	130	Aug 31	MIL		BAL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	131	Sep 1	MIL		BAL	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
61	132	Sep 2	MIL		BAL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
62	136 (3)	Sep 5	MIL		MIN	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	2	2B
63	137	Sep 7	MIL		DET	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
64	138	Sep 8	MIL		DET	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
65	139	Sep 9	MIL		DET	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
66	140	Sep 10 (1)	MIL	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
67	141	Sep 10 (2)	MIL	@	BOS	W,6-1	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
68	142	Sep 11	MIL	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	3	1	1	5	1	2B
69	143	Sep 12	MIL	@	BOS	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
70	144	Sep 14	MIL	@	TEX	L,1-2	GS	35	9.1	0	2	0	2	0	3B 2B
71	145	Sep 15	MIL	@	TEX	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
72	146	Sep 16	MIL	@	TEX	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
73	147	Sep 17	MIL	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	3	1	1	5	1	2B
74	148	Sep 18	MIL	@	CLE	L,3-8	CG	45	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
75	149	Sep 19	MIL	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
76	150	Sep 21	MIL	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	30	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
77	151	Sep 22	MIL	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
78	152	Sep 23	MIL	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	41	9.2	0	2	0	2	1	3B
79	153	Sep 24	MIL		TOR	L,5-9	CG	43	9.0	2	7	0	9	1	2B
80	154	Sep 25	MIL		TOR	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
81	155	Sep 26	MIL		TOR	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
82	156	Sep 27	MIL	@	CHW	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
83	157	Sep 28	MIL		NYY	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
84	158	Sep 29	MIL		NYY	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
85	159	Sep 30	MIL		NYY	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
86	160	Oct 1	MIL		TEX	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
87	161	Oct 2	MIL		TEX	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
88	162	Oct 3	MIL		TEX	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
							89gm		750.1	167	240	9	416	56