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Oscar Gamble
Full name Oscar Charles Gamble Born December 20, 1949, Ramer, Alabama Died January 31, 2018, Birmingham, Alabama Buried at Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama First Game: August 27, 1969 ; Final Game: August 8, 1985 Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 160 Ejections: 1976 (1), 1977 (2), 1978 (2), 1980 (1), 1981 (1), 1982 (1), 1984 (1), 1985 (1). Total: 10 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1969 CHI N Daily Splits 24 71 6 16 1 1 1 5 10 1 12 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 .225 .321 .310 -0.7 1969 CHI N
1970 PHI N Daily Splits 88 275 31 72 12 4 1 19 27 3 37 1 2 0 0 3 8 5 4 .262 .330 .345 -1.0 1970 PHI N
1971 PHI N Daily Splits 92 280 24 62 11 1 6 23 21 2 35 1 3 4 0 3 1 5 2 .221 .275 .332 -1.9 1971 PHI N
1972 PHI N Daily Splits 74 135 17 32 5 2 1 13 19 0 16 1 0 2 0 1 4 0 1 .237 .331 .326 -0.4 1972 PHI N
1973 CLE A Daily Splits 113 390 56 104 11 3 20 44 34 1 37 3 3 2 0 8 4 3 4 .267 .329 .464 0.4 1973 CLE A
1974 CLE A Daily Splits 135 454 74 132 16 4 19 59 48 10 51 5 0 2 0 8 7 5 6 .291 .363 .469 1.9 1974 CLE A
1975 CLE A Daily Splits 121 348 60 91 16 3 15 45 53 4 39 2 1 1 0 3 8 11 5 .261 .361 .454 1.1 1975 CLE A
1976 NY A Daily Splits 110 340 43 79 13 1 17 57 38 4 38 4 2 0 0 7 4 5 3 .232 .317 .426 0.4 1976 NY A
1977 CHI A Daily Splits 137 408 75 121 22 2 31 83 54 2 54 6 1 1 0 2 3 1 2 .297 .386 .588 2.7 1977 CHI A
1978 SD N Daily Splits 126 375 46 103 15 3 7 47 51 11 45 6 0 5 0 11 2 1 2 .275 .366 .387 0.9 1978 SD N
1979 TEX A Daily Splits 64 161 27 54 6 0 8 32 37 11 15 1 0 2 0 1 6 2 1 .335 .458 .522 1.7 1979 TEX A
1979 NY A Daily Splits 36 113 21 44 4 1 11 32 13 1 13 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .389 .452 .735 1.7 1979 NY A
1979 TOT A 100 274 48 98 10 1 19 64 50 12 28 1 0 2 0 2 7 2 1 .358 .456 .609 3.4 1979 TOT A
1980 NY A Daily Splits 78 194 40 54 10 2 14 50 28 4 21 4 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 .278 .376 .567 1.2 1980 NY A
1981 NY A Daily Splits 80 189 24 45 8 0 10 27 35 2 23 1 0 2 0 1 4 0 2 .238 .357 .439 0.7 1981 NY A
1982 NY A Daily Splits 108 316 49 86 21 2 18 57 58 2 47 4 0 4 0 5 4 6 3 .272 .387 .522 2.6 1982 NY A
1983 NY A Daily Splits 74 180 26 47 10 2 7 26 25 1 23 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 .261 .361 .456 0.5 1983 NY A
1984 NY A Daily Splits 54 125 17 23 2 0 10 27 25 0 18 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 .184 .318 .440 0.0 1984 NY A
1985 CHI A Daily Splits 70 148 20 30 5 0 4 20 34 3 22 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 .203 .353 .318 -0.4 1985 CHI A
Total NL ( 5 Years) 404 1136 124 285 44 11 16 107 128 17 145 9 5 11 0 20 16 11 11 .251 .329 .351 -3.1 Total NL
Total AL (12 Years) 1180 3366 532 910 144 20 184 559 482 45 401 34 7 19 0 44 48 36 26 .270 .366 .489 14.5 Total AL
Total (17 Years) Splits 1584 4502 656 1195 188 31 200 666 610 62 546 43 12 30 0 64 64 47 37 .265 .356 .454 11.4 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
Division Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1981 NY A Daily Splits 4 9 2 5 1 0 2 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .556 .600 1.333 1981 NY A
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1976 NY A Daily Splits 3 8 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .333 .375 1976 NY A
1980 NY A Daily Splits 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 1980 NY A
1981 NY A Daily Splits 3 6 2 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .500 .167 1981 NY A
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 8 19 4 4 1 0 0 2 7 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .407 .263 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1976 NY A Daily Splits 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 1976 NY A
1981 NY A Daily Splits 3 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 1981 NY A
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 6 14 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .214 .267 .214 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1969 CHI N Daily Splits OF 24 21 21 191 41 1 4 0 0 .913 1 23 0
1969 CHI N CF 23 21 21 190 40 0 4 0 0 .909
1969 CHI N LF 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1970 PHI N Daily Splits OF 74 71 60 606.1 148 4 7 0 0 .956 0 47 28
1970 PHI N CF 47 45 41 387.1 95 1 5 0 0 .950
1970 PHI N RF 28 26 19 219 53 3 2 0 0 .966
1971 PHI N Daily Splits OF 80 67 59 632.2 125 4 4 1 0 .970 54 1 26
1971 PHI N LF 54 47 42 434.2 83 2 3 1 0 .966
1971 PHI N RF 26 20 17 196 42 2 1 0 0 .978
1971 PHI N CF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1972 PHI N Daily Splits OF 36 32 22 262.2 54 2 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 36
1972 PHI N RF 36 32 22 262.2 58 2 0 1 0 1.000
1973 CLE A Daily Splits DH 70 65 52 -
1973 CLE A OF 37 34 22 286.2 67 1 2 0 0 .971 2 1 35
1973 CLE A RF 35 33 21 272.2 61 1 2 0 0 .969
1973 CLE A LF 2 1 1 13 6 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 CLE A CF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1974 CLE A Daily Splits DH 115 112 104 -
1974 CLE A OF 13 12 7 86 19 1 0 0 0 1.000 12 0 1
1974 CLE A LF 12 12 7 84 19 1 0 0 0 1.000
1974 CLE A RF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1975 CLE A Daily Splits OF 82 75 60 659.2 146 8 2 2 0 .987 81 0 1
1975 CLE A LF 81 75 60 654.2 142 8 2 2 0 .987
1975 CLE A DH 29 21 12 -
1975 CLE A RF 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1976 NY A Daily Splits OF 104 87 80 816 199 10 4 3 0 .981 0 0 104
1976 NY A RF 104 87 80 816 203 10 4 3 0 .982
1976 NY A DH 1 1 1 -
1977 CHI A Daily Splits DH 79 72 51 -
1977 CHI A OF 50 41 33 359.2 73 1 1 0 0 .987 5 7 39
1977 CHI A RF 39 32 25 280.1 52 1 0 0 0 1.000
1977 CHI A CF 7 6 6 54.1 16 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 CHI A LF 5 3 2 25 6 0 1 0 0 .857
1978 SD N Daily Splits OF 107 106 44 809.1 172 12 4 3 0 .979 39 0 71
1978 SD N RF 71 68 28 526 123 8 1 3 0 .992
1978 SD N LF 39 38 16 283.1 48 4 3 0 0 .945
1979 TEX A Daily Splits DH 37 30 19 -
1979 TEX A RF 21 18 11 152 41 2 0 2 0 1.000
1979 TEX A OF 21 18 11 152 41 2 0 2 0 1.000 0 0 21
1979 NY A Daily Splits OF 27 27 14 209.1 47 3 3 2 0 .943 27 0 0
1979 NY A LF 27 27 14 209.1 48 3 3 2 0 .944
1979 NY A DH 5 1 1 -
1979 TOT A DH 42 31 20 -
1979 TOT A OF 48 45 25 361.1 88 5 3 4 0 .969 27 0 21
1980 NY A Daily Splits OF 49 41 13 318.1 65 2 0 1 0 1.000 35 0 15
1980 NY A LF 35 27 7 207.1 43 1 0 0 0 1.000
1980 NY A DH 20 10 8 -
1980 NY A RF 15 14 6 111 22 1 0 1 0 1.000
1981 NY A Daily Splits OF 43 31 21 278 77 0 0 0 0 1.000 16 0 27
1981 NY A DH 33 20 12 -
1981 NY A RF 27 18 14 176 46 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 NY A LF 16 13 7 102 31 0 0 0 0 1.000
1982 NY A Daily Splits DH 74 62 45 -
1982 NY A OF 29 26 20 224 59 6 0 1 0 1.000 1 0 28
1982 NY A RF 28 25 20 222 58 6 0 1 0 1.000
1982 NY A LF 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1983 NY A Daily Splits OF 33 27 20 238.1 64 1 4 1 0 .942 2 0 31
1983 NY A RF 31 25 18 221.1 62 1 4 1 0 .940
1983 NY A DH 21 19 15 -
1983 NY A LF 2 2 2 17 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1984 NY A Daily Splits DH 29 27 14 -
1984 NY A RF 11 8 6 88.1 13 1 0 0 0 1.000
1984 NY A OF 11 8 6 88.1 15 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 11
1985 CHI A Daily Splits DH 48 43 22 -
Total (16 Years) Splits OF 820 724 513 6218.1 1412 59 35 17 0 .977 275 79 474
Total (12 Years) DH 561 483 356 -
Total (15 Years) RF 474 406 287 3550.1 837 38 14 12 0 .984
Total (12 Years) LF 275 246 158 2033.1 428 20 12 5 0 .974
Total ( 5 Years) CF 79 72 68 634.2 151 1 9 0 0 .944
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Division Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1981 NY A Daily Splits DH 4 3 1 -
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1976 NY A Daily Splits OF 3 2 2 22 4 0 2 0 0 .667 0 0 3
1976 NY A RF 3 2 2 22 4 0 2 0 0 .667
1980 NY A Daily Splits OF 1 1 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
1980 NY A LF 1 1 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1980 NY A DH 1 0 0 -
1981 NY A Daily Splits DH 2 2 1 -
1981 NY A RF 1 1 0 8 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 NY A OF 1 1 0 8 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
Total ( 3 Years) Splits OF 5 4 3 38 9 0 2 0 0 .818 1 0 4
Total ( 2 Years) RF 4 3 2 30 8 0 2 0 0 .800
Total ( 2 Years) DH 3 2 1 -
Total ( 1 Year ) LF 1 1 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1976 NY A Daily Splits OF 2 2 1 17 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 2
1976 NY A RF 2 2 1 17 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 NY A Daily Splits OF 2 2 0 13 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 1
1981 NY A RF 1 1 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 NY A LF 1 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 4 4 1 30 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 3
Total ( 2 Years) RF 3 3 1 25 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) LF 1 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
5- 1-1976 BOX NY A Bill Kunkel Called third strike (Threw bat)
6-26-1977 BOX CHI A Joe Brinkman Call at 1B
9-22-1977 BOX CHI A Russ Goetz Called third strike
5-27-1978 BOX SD N Harry Wendelstedt Called third strike
9- 2-1978 BOX SD N Bruce Froemming Bench jockeying
4-13-1980(2) BOX NY A Durwood Merrill Called third strike
5-22-1981 BOX NY A Vic Voltaggio Called third strike
8-27-1982 BOX NY A Dallas Parks Call at 1B
6-14-1984 BOX NY A Greg Kosc Balls and strikes
6-16-1985 BOX CHI A John Hirschbeck Called third strike
Transaction Information
Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 16th round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1968 -
signed June 18, 1968 ).
Traded by Chicago Cubs with Dick Selma to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for
Johnny Callison and a player to be named later (November 17, 1969 ); Chicago Cubs
received Larry Colton (@January, 1970).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Roger Freed to Cleveland Indians in exchange
for Del Unser and Terry Wedgewood (November 30, 1972 ).
Traded by Cleveland Indians to New York Yankees in exchange for Pat Dobson (November
22, 1975 ).
Traded by New York Yankees with LaMarr Hoyt , Bob Polinsky and $200000 to Chicago
White Sox in exchange for Bucky Dent (April 5, 1977 ).
Granted free agency (October 28, 1977 ).
Signed by San Diego Padres (November 29, 1977 ).
Traded by San Diego Padres with Dave Roberts and $300000 to Texas Rangers in
exchange for Mike Hargrove , Kurt Bevacqua and Bill Fahey (October 25, 1978 ).
Traded by Texas Rangers with Amos Lewis and 2 players to be named later to New York
Yankees in exchange for Mickey Rivers and 3 players to be named later (July 30,
1979 ); New York Yankees received Ray Fontenot and Gene Nelson (October 8, 1979 ) and
Texas Rangers received Bob Polinsky, Neal Mersch and Mark Softy (October 8, 1979 ).
Granted free agency (November 7, 1983 ).
Signed by New York Yankees (April 17, 1984 ).
Granted free agency (November 8, 1984 ).
Signed by Chicago White Sox (March 23, 1985 ).
Released by Chicago White Sox (August 12, 1985 ).
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