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Milt Gaston

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: January 27, 1896 in Ridgefield Park, NJ us

Died: April 26, 1996 in Barnstable, MA

Buried: Garden of Memories Cemetery, Tampa, FL

High School: Ridgefield Park HS (Ridgefield Park, NJ)

Debut: April 20, 1924 (Age 28-084d, 5,977th in major league history)
vs. WSH 2.0 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: September 26, 1934 (Age 38-242d)
vs. DET 8.0 IP, 11 H, 4 SO, 3 BB, 8 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1924 season

Full Name: Nathaniel Milton Gaston

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Relatives: Brother of Alex Gaston

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.1

164

ERA

4.55

355

269

2105.0

615

WHIP

1.508

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1924	28	NYY	AL	5	3	.625	4.50	29	2	20	0	0	1	86.0	92	48	43	3	44		24	6	3	3	390	93	4.38	1.581	9.6	0.3	4.6	2.5	0.55
1925	29	SLB	AL	15	14	.517	4.41	42	29	6	16	0	1	238.2	284	146	117	8	101		84	5	1	6	1065	106	3.26	1.613	10.7	0.3	3.8	3.2	0.83
1926	30	SLB	AL	10	18	.357	4.33	32	28	3	14	1	0	214.1	227	116	103	13	101		39	4	2	5	945	99	4.92	1.530	9.5	0.5	4.2	1.6	0.39
1927	31	SLB	AL	13	17	.433	5.00	37	30	6	21	0	1	254.0	275	177	*141*	18	100		77	3	1	8	1117	87	4.03	1.476	9.7	0.6	3.5	2.7	0.77
1928	32	WSH	AL	6	12	.333	5.51	28	22	4	8	3	0	148.2	179	102	91	3	53	1	45	0	0	3	664	73	3.76	1.561	10.8	0.2	3.2	2.7	0.85
1929	33	BOS	AL	12	19	.387	3.73	39	28	9	20	1	2	243.2	265	121	101	15	81	2	83	3	0	17	1029	114	3.95	1.420	9.8	0.6	3.0	3.1	1.02
1930	34	BOS	AL	13	20	.394	3.92	38	34	4	21	2	2	273.0	272	138	119	15	98	2	99	0	0	11	1175	117	3.92	1.355	9.0	0.5	3.2	3.3	1.01
1931	35	BOS	AL	2	13	.133	4.46	23	18	5	4	0	0	119.0	137	76	59	4	41	3	33	0	0	4	526	96	4.05	1.496	10.4	0.3	3.1	2.5	0.80
1932	36	CHW	AL	7	17	.292	4.00	28	25	3	7	1	1	166.2	183	101	74	10	73	2	44	1	0	5	742	108	4.38	1.536	9.9	0.5	3.9	2.4	0.60
1933	37	CHW	AL	8	12	.400	4.85	30	25	2	7	1	0	167.0	177	106	90	9	60	0	39	1	0	3	723	87	4.23	1.419	9.5	0.5	3.2	2.1	0.65
1934	38	CHW	AL	6	19	.240	5.85	29	28	1	10	1	0	194.0	247	146	126	16	84	8	48	1	0	13	895	80	5.07	1.706	11.5	0.7	3.9	2.2	0.57
11 Yrs				97	164	.372	4.55	355	269	63	128	10	8	2105.0	2338	1277	1064	114	836	18	615	24	7	78	9271	96	4.15	1.508	10.0	0.5	3.6	2.6	0.74
162 Game Avg.				11	18	.372	4.55	39	29	7	14	1	1	229	255	139	116	12	91	2	67	3	1	9	1010	96	4.15	1.508	10.0	0.5	3.6	2.6	0.74

BOS (3 yrs)				27	52	.342	3.95	100	80	18	45	3	4	635.2	674	335	279	34	220	7	215	3	0	32	2730	112	3.96	1.406	9.5	0.5	3.1	3.0	0.98
SLB (3 yrs)				38	49	.437	4.60	111	87	15	51	1	2	707.0	786	439	361	39	302		200	12	4	19	3127	96	4.04	1.539	10.0	0.5	3.8	2.5	0.66
CHW (3 yrs)				21	48	.304	4.95	87	78	6	24	3	1	527.2	607	353	290	35	217	10	131	3	0	21	2360	89	4.59	1.562	10.4	0.6	3.7	2.2	0.60
WSH (1 yr)				6	12	.333	5.51	28	22	4	8	3	0	148.2	179	102	91	3	53	1	45	0	0	3	664	73	3.76	1.561	10.8	0.2	3.2	2.7	0.85
NYY (1 yr)				5	3	.625	4.50	29	2	20	0	0	1	86.0	92	48	43	3	44		24	6	3	3	390	93	4.38	1.581	9.6	0.3	4.6	2.5	0.55