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

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

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	66 (65)	Jun 19	TEX	@	CAL	W,2-1	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
2	67	Jun 20	TEX	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
3	68	Jun 21	TEX	@	CAL	W,3-2	GS	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
4	69	Jun 22	TEX	@	OAK	L,5-6	GS	27	6.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
5	70	Jun 23	TEX	@	OAK	W,8-5	CG	42	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
6	71	Jun 24 (1)	TEX	@	OAK	W,5-1	GS	33	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	RF
7	73 (1)	Jun 26	TEX		CAL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
8	74	Jun 27	TEX		CAL	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
9	75	Jun 28	TEX		CAL	W,14-4	GS	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
10	76	Jun 29	TEX		OAK	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	78 (1)	Jul 1	TEX		OAK	L,12-13	GS	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
12	79	Jul 2	TEX		BAL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
13	80	Jul 3	TEX		BAL	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
14	83 (2)	Jul 7	TEX		TOR	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
15	85 (1)	Jul 9	TEX	@	CHW	L,4-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
16	92 (6)	Jul 19 (1)	TEX		CHW	L,6-9	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF
17	93	Jul 19 (2)	TEX		CHW	L,4-5	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
18	94	Jul 20	TEX		CHW	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
19	95	Jul 21	TEX		KCR	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
20	96	Jul 22	TEX		KCR	L,6-7	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
21	99 (2)	Jul 26	TEX	@	TOR	L,4-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Texas Rangers to New York Yankees
22	114	Aug 10	NYY	@	BAL	L,6-8	CG	40	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
23	115	Aug 13	NYY		TEX	W,3-2	GS	30	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	LF
24	116	Aug 14	NYY		TEX	W,6-5	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
25	120 (3)	Aug 18	NYY		MIN	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	122 (1)	Aug 20	NYY	@	KCR	W,17-4	GS	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
27	127 (4)	Aug 27	NYY	@	TEX	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	132 (4)	Sep 1	NYY		KCR	L,8-9	GS	34	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
29	133	Sep 2	NYY		KCR	W,6-5	CG	47	10.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
30	134	Sep 3	NYY		BOS	W,10-6	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
31	135	Sep 4	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	GS	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
32	136	Sep 5	NYY		BOS	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
33	137	Sep 6	NYY	@	DET	W,3-1	GS	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
34	139 (1)	Sep 8	NYY	@	DET	W,5-4	GS	18	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
35	142 (2)	Sep 12	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
36	143	Sep 13	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	LF
37	144	Sep 15 (1)	NYY		DET	L,3-4	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
38	146 (1)	Sep 16	NYY		DET	L,4-8	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
39	148 (1)	Sep 17 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	37	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
40	149	Sep 18	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-16	GS	38	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	150	Sep 19	NYY	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
42	153 (2)	Sep 22	NYY	@	TOR	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
43	154	Sep 23	NYY	@	TOR	W,7-5	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
44	155	Sep 25	NYY		CLE	W,7-5	GS	33	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
45	156	Sep 26	NYY		CLE	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	158 (1)	Sep 28	NYY		TOR	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
47	159	Sep 29	NYY		TOR	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	LF
48	160	Sep 30	NYY		TOR	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
							48gm		361.1	89	5	3	97	4