Jim Gentile

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 210lb (190cm, 95kg)

Born: June 3, 1934 in San Francisco, CA us

High School: Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory (San Francisco, CA)

Debut: September 10, 1957 (Age 23-099d, 11,475th in major league history)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1966 (Age 32-119d)
vs. CAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season

Full Name: James Edward Gentile

Nicknames: Diamond Jim

Pronunciation: \jen-TEEL\

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6x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.0

2922

759

179

.260

434

RBI

549

OBP

.368

SLG

.486

OPS

.855

OPS+

136

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

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	BAL	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
2	2	Apr 14	BAL		BOS	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
3	3	Apr 15 (1)	BAL		BOS	W,5-1	CG	40	9.0	9	2	0	11	3	1B
4	4	Apr 15 (2)	BAL		BOS	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	9	0	1	10	1	1B
5	5	Apr 17	BAL		NYY	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
6	6	Apr 18	BAL		NYY	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	7	4	0	11	0	1B
7	7	Apr 19	BAL		NYY	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
8	8	Apr 20	BAL	@	WSA	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
9	9	Apr 21	BAL	@	WSA	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
10	10	Apr 22	BAL	@	WSA	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
11	11	Apr 24	BAL		MIN	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
12	12	Apr 25	BAL		MIN	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
13	13	Apr 26	BAL		MIN	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	5	2	1	8	0	1B
14	14	Apr 27	BAL	@	KCA	L,5-14	CG	45	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
15	15	Apr 28	BAL	@	KCA	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
16	16	Apr 29	BAL	@	KCA	W,8-3	GS	34	7.0	1	1	1	3	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	17	May 1	BAL	@	MIN	L,3-8	CG	42	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
18	18	May 2	BAL	@	MIN	W,6-5	GS	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
19	19	May 3	BAL	@	MIN	L,4-8	CG	36	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
20	20	May 4	BAL	@	LAA	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
21	21	May 5	BAL	@	LAA	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
22	22	May 6	BAL	@	LAA	L,7-15	CG	51	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
23	23	May 9	BAL		KCA	W,6-3	GS	12	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
24	24	May 10	BAL		KCA	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
25	25	May 11	BAL		WSA	L,1-12	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
26	26	May 12	BAL		WSA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
27	27	May 13	BAL		WSA	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
28	28	May 15	BAL		LAA	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
29	29	May 16	BAL		LAA	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
30	30	May 17	BAL		LAA	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
31	31	May 18	BAL	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	46	12.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
32	32	May 19	BAL	@	CHW	W,11-6	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
33	33	May 20 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
34	34	May 20 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-8	CG	42	8.0	6	2	1	9	1	1B
35	35	May 21	BAL	@	CLE	L,7-10	CG	41	8.2	11	0	0	11	1	1B
36	36	May 22	BAL	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
37	37	May 24	BAL		DET	L,4-5	CG	46	11.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
38	38	May 25	BAL	@	BOS	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
39	39	May 26	BAL	@	BOS	L,6-12	CG	41	8.0	9	3	0	12	1	1B
40	40	May 27	BAL	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	48	11.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
41	41	May 28	BAL	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
42	43 (1)	May 30 (1)	BAL		CLE	L,0-7	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
43	44	May 30 (2)	BAL		CLE	W,7-0	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
44	45	May 31	BAL		CLE	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	46	Jun 1	BAL		CHW	L,2-3	GS	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
46	47	Jun 2 (1)	BAL		CHW	L,2-10	CG	45	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
47	48	Jun 2 (2)	BAL		CHW	W,11-4	GS	29	7.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
48	49	Jun 3	BAL		CHW	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
49	50	Jun 5	BAL		WSA	W,6-5	GS	24	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
50	53 (2)	Jun 8	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
51	54	Jun 9	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	42	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
52	55	Jun 10 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	7	1	1	9	1	1B
53	56	Jun 10 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
54	57	Jun 11	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	7	4	0	11	1	1B
55	58	Jun 12	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	39	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
56	59	Jun 13	BAL	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
57	60	Jun 14	BAL	@	BOS	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	13	3	0	16	1	1B
58	61	Jun 15	BAL	@	WSA	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
59	62	Jun 16	BAL	@	WSA	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
60	63	Jun 17	BAL	@	WSA	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
61	64	Jun 19	BAL		NYY	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
62	65	Jun 21	BAL		NYY	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
63	66	Jun 22 (1)	BAL		BOS	L,1-2	CG	39	10.0	8	3	0	11	2	1B
64	67	Jun 22 (2)	BAL		BOS	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
65	68	Jun 23	BAL		BOS	W,5-3	GS	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
66	69	Jun 24 (1)	BAL		BOS	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
67	70	Jun 24 (2)	BAL		BOS	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
68	71	Jun 26	BAL		CHW	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
69	72	Jun 27	BAL		CHW	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
70	73	Jun 28	BAL		CHW	W,6-0	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	4	1B
71	74	Jun 29	BAL		DET	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	6	1	1	8	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	77 (2)	Jul 1	BAL		DET	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	1	1B
73	78	Jul 2	BAL	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
74	79	Jul 4 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
75	80	Jul 4 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	31	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
76	81	Jul 5	BAL	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	11	0	1	12	2	1B
77	82	Jul 6	BAL	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
78	83	Jul 7	BAL	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
79	84	Jul 8 (1)	BAL	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
80	85	Jul 8 (2)	BAL	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	8	0	0	8	0	1B
81	86	Jul 12	BAL		CLE	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
82	87	Jul 13	BAL		CLE	W,10-3	GS	26	6.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
83	88	Jul 14	BAL		CLE	W,4-3	CG	53	14.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
84	89	Jul 15 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
85	90	Jul 15 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	11	0	1	12	1	1B
86	91	Jul 17	BAL	@	KCA	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	2	1B
87	92	Jul 18	BAL	@	KCA	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	9	2	1	12	1	1B
88	93	Jul 19	BAL	@	KCA	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
89	94	Jul 20	BAL	@	MIN	L,5-7	CG	42	9.1	7	1	0	8	2	1B
90	95	Jul 21	BAL	@	MIN	L,6-7	CG	41	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
91	96	Jul 22	BAL	@	MIN	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
92	97	Jul 23	BAL	@	LAA	L,5-6	CG	60	13.1	9	3	0	12	1	1B
93	98	Jul 24 (1)	BAL	@	LAA	W,3-2	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
94	99	Jul 24 (2)	BAL	@	LAA	L,5-8	CG	43	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
95	100	Jul 25	BAL	@	LAA	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	8	4	0	12	0	1B
96	101	Jul 27	BAL		KCA	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
97	102	Jul 28 (1)	BAL		KCA	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
98	103	Jul 28 (2)	BAL		KCA	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
99	104	Jul 29	BAL		KCA	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	108 (3)	Aug 3	BAL		LAA	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
101	109	Aug 4	BAL		LAA	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
102	110	Aug 5	BAL		LAA	W,7-2	CG	31	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
103	111	Aug 6	BAL	@	CHW	L,4-5	GS	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
104	112	Aug 7	BAL	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
105	113	Aug 8 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	33	8.2	8	0	0	8	1	1B
106	114	Aug 8 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
107	115	Aug 11 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
108	116	Aug 11 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	5	3	0	8	1	1B
109	117	Aug 12	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	9	0	1	10	1	1B
110	118	Aug 14 (1)	BAL	@	DET	L,10-13	CG	47	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
111	119	Aug 14 (2)	BAL	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
112	120	Aug 15	BAL	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
113	121	Aug 17	BAL		CLE	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
114	122	Aug 18	BAL		CLE	L,3-4	CG	42	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
115	123	Aug 19	BAL		CLE	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
116	124	Aug 21	BAL		CHW	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
117	125	Aug 22	BAL		CHW	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
118	126	Aug 24 (1)	BAL		NYY	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	3	1B
119	127	Aug 24 (2)	BAL		NYY	W,14-2	CG	34	9.0	9	2	0	11	3	1B
120	128	Aug 25 (1)	BAL		NYY	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	9	3	0	12	1	1B
121	129	Aug 25 (2)	BAL		NYY	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
122	130	Aug 26	BAL		NYY	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
123	131	Aug 27	BAL	@	WSA	L,0-7	CG	36	8.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
124	132	Aug 28	BAL	@	WSA	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
125	133	Aug 29	BAL	@	WSA	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
126	134	Aug 30	BAL		WSA	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
127	135	Aug 31	BAL	@	CLE	L,6-9	CG	38	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
128	136	Sep 1	BAL	@	CLE	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
129	137	Sep 2 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
130	138	Sep 2 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
131	139	Sep 3 (1)	BAL		DET	L,0-1	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1B
132	140	Sep 3 (2)	BAL		DET	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
133	143 (2)	Sep 7	BAL		LAA	L,4-5	CG	45	10.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
134	144	Sep 8	BAL		LAA	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
135	145	Sep 9	BAL		LAA	W,4-3	CG	51	14.0	12	2	1	15	1	1B
136	146	Sep 10	BAL		BOS	W,2-1	CG	40	12.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
137	147	Sep 12	BAL		WSA	L,1-2	CG	63	16.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
138	148	Sep 13	BAL		WSA	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	12	0	1	13	1	1B
139	149	Sep 15 (1)	BAL	@	KCA	L,3-4	CG	44	9.1	6	1	0	7	0	1B
140	150	Sep 15 (2)	BAL	@	KCA	L,4-5	CG	46	10.2	13	3	0	16	1	1B
141	153 (2)	Sep 19	BAL	@	LAA	L,4-9	CG	39	8.0	9	2	2	13	1	1B
142	154	Sep 21	BAL		MIN	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
143	155	Sep 22	BAL		MIN	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
144	156	Sep 23	BAL		MIN	L,2-9	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
145	157	Sep 24	BAL		KCA	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
146	158	Sep 26 (1)	BAL		KCA	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
147	159	Sep 26 (2)	BAL		KCA	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
148	160	Sep 28	BAL	@	MIN	L,5-11	CG	47	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
149	161	Sep 29	BAL	@	MIN	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
150	162	Sep 30	BAL	@	MIN	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
							150gm		1315.0	1214	121	16	1351	121