Jim Gosger

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: November 6, 1942 in Port Huron, MI us

High School: St. Stephen HS (Port Huron, MI)

School: St. Clair County Community College (Port Huron, MI)

Debut: May 4, 1963 (Age 20-179d, 12,118th in major league history)
vs. KCA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 22, 1974 (Age 31-320d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1965 season

Full Name: James Charles Gosger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.3

1815

411

.226

197

RBI

177

OBP

.309

SLG

.331

OPS

.640

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1962	19	BOS-min	B	131	563	491	88	139	31	6	19	83	4		64	101	.283	.364	.487	.850		239		1	2	5	5		WSM · CARL
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	H/89

1964	21	BOS-min	AA,WRk	178	730	613	107	161	25	18	5	61	24	6	103	103	.263	.370	.387	.756		237		4	5	5			REA,RSX · EL,FLIL
1965	22	BOS-min	AAA	84	335	288	55	86	10	6	14	43	7	5	40	54	.299	.386	.521	.906		150		2	3	2			TTO · IL
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	459	398	50	93	18	1	10	44	5	4	52	73	.234	.325	.359	.684	96	143	3	2	5	1	1	*87H/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	8H/9
1966	23	KCA	AL	88	316	272	34	61	14	1	5	27	5	3	37	53	.224	.321	.338	.659	93	92	2	2	3	1	1	78H
1967	24	KCA	AL	134	416	356	31	86	14	5	5	36	5	7	53	69	.242	.337	.351	.688	106	125	3	0	3	4	8	*79H8
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	7H8/9
1969	26	NYM-MON-min	AAA	70	292	256	53	92	16	5	11	35	10	6	34	30	.359	.438	.590	1.028		151		2	0	0			TID,VAN · IL,PCL
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	8H/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	8H/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	/H78
1970	27	MON-SFG-min	AAA	38	143	126	19	39	2	1	9	22	4	3	15	14	.310	.392	.556	.947		70		2	0	0			BUF,PHX · IL,PCL
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	873H/9
1971	28	MON-min	AAA	26	103	86	13	24	2	1	3	11	2	1	17	11	.279	.398	.430	.828		37		0	0	0			WPG · IL
1971	28	MON	NL	51	115	102	7	16	2	2	0	8	1	1	9	17	.157	.230	.216	.446	28	22	3	1	2	1	0	H7/389

1972	29	NYM-min	AAA	142	556	455	73	111	15	1	9	61	6	1	92	57	.244	.368	.341	.708		155		1	1	7			TID · IL
1973	30	NYM-min	AAA	67	258	220	28	52	11	1	5	22	3	1	31	37	.236	.333	.364	.697		80		2	3	2			TID · IL
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/H
1974	31	NYM-min	AAA	95	348	302	43	81	10	7	6	31	4	3	38	47	.268	.350	.407	.757		123		1	5	2			TID · IL
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	8/7H9
10 Yrs				705	2067	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	901	778	72	174	29	7	10	68	14	10	107	143	.224	.317	.317	.634	90	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	1485	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	67	155	10	2	5	2	7