Oscar Gamble Stats

Oscar Gamble was born on Tuesday, December 20, 1949, in Ramer, Alabama. Gamble was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 27, 1969, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Oscar Gamble baseball stats page.

"Damn, I'm going so bad that I don't even get thrown out of the game right. Aren't they supposed to give you a chance to stand around and argue?" - Oscar Gamble (1981)

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Oscar Gamble

Oscar Gamble Autograph on a 1985 Topps (#724)

Oscar Gamble Autograph on a 1985 Topps (#724)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Oscar Charles Gamble
Nickname:   None
Born On:   12-20-1949
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Ramer, Alabama
Zodiac:   Sagittarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11
Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   08-27-1969 (Age 19)
Last Game:   08-08-1985
Draft:   1968 : 16th Round (363rd)
Oscar Gamble

Oscar Gamble Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Oscar Gamble

Oscar Gamble Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1969 Cubs 24 71 6 16 1 1 1 0 5 10 1 12 0 0 0 1 .225 .321 .310
1970 Phillies 88 275 31 72 12 4 1 0 19 27 3 37 2 0 1 8 .262 .330 .345
1971 Phillies 92 280 24 62 11 1 6 0 23 21 2 35 3 4 1 1 .221 .275 .332
1972 Phillies 74 135 17 32 5 2 1 0 13 19 0 16 0 2 1 4 .237 .331 .326
1973 Indians 113 390 56 104 11 3 20 0 44 34 1 37 3 2 3 4 .267 .329 .464
1974 Indians 135 454 74 132 16 4 19 0 59 48 10 51 0 2 5 7 .291 .363 .469
1975 Indians 121 348 60 91 16 3 15 0 45 53 4 39 1 1 2 8 .261 .361 .454
1976 Yankees 110 340 43 79 13 1 17 1 57 38 4 38 2 0 4 4 .232 .317 .426
1977 White Sox 137 408 75 121 22 2 31 0 83 54 2 54 1 1 6 3 .297 .386 .588
1978 Padres 126 375 46 103 15 3 7 0 47 51 11 45 0 5 6 2 .275 .366 .387
1979 Rangers 64 161 27 54 6 0 8 0 32 37 11 15 0 2 1 6 .335 .458 .522
1979 Yankees 36 113 21 44 4 1 11 1 32 13 1 13 0 0 0 1 .389 .452 .735
1980 Yankees 78 194 40 54 10 2 14 0 50 28 4 21 0 3 4 2 .278 .376 .567
1981 Yankees 80 189 24 45 8 0 10 0 27 35 2 23 0 2 1 4 .238 .357 .439
1982 Yankees 108 316 49 86 21 2 18 0 57 58 2 47 0 4 4 4 .272 .387 .522
1983 Yankees 74 180 26 47 10 2 7 0 26 25 1 23 0 0 3 3 .261 .361 .456
1984 Yankees 54 125 17 23 2 0 10 0 27 25 0 18 0 1 0 1 .184 .318 .440
1985 White Sox 70 148 20 30 5 0 4 0 20 34 3 22 0 1 1 1 .203 .353 .318
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
17 Years 1,584 4,502 656 1,195 188 31 200 2 666 610 62 546 12 30 43 64 .265 .356 .454
Oscar Gamble

Oscar Gamble Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1969 Cubs OF 24 - - 46 1.9 42 41 1 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .913 0.00 -
1970 Phillies OF 74 - - 159 2.1 152 148 4 7 0 n/a n/a n/a .956 0.00 -
1971 Phillies OF 80 - - 133 1.7 129 125 4 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 -
1972 Phillies 1B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1972 Phillies RF 35 - - 56 1.6 56 54 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1973 Indians OF 37 - - 70 1.9 68 67 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 -
1974 Indians OF 13 - - 20 1.5 20 19 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1975 Indians OF 82 - - 156 1.9 154 146 8 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1976 Yankees RF 104 - - 213 2.0 209 199 10 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1977 White Sox OF 49 - - 75 1.5 74 73 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1978 Padres OF 107 - - 188 1.8 184 172 12 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 -
1979 Rangers RF 21 - - 43 2.0 43 41 2 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1979 Yankees OF 27 - - 53 2.0 50 47 3 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .943 0.00 -
1980 Yankees OF 49 - - 67 1.4 67 65 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1981 Yankees OF 43 - - 77 1.8 77 77 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1982 Yankees OF 29 - - 65 2.2 65 59 6 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1983 Yankees OF 32 - - 69 2.2 65 64 1 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .942 0.00 -
1984 Yankees RF 12 - - 16 1.3 16 15 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 646 0 0 1,178 1.8 1,147 1,103 44 31 11 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 --
RF Totals 172 0 0 328 1.9 324 309 15 4 6 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 --
1B Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
17 Years 1,380 - 0 1,506 1.1 1,471 1,412 59 35 17 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 --
Oscar Gamble

Oscar Gamble Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1969 Cubs 0 2 .000 - - n/a 71.0 5.9 14.2 - - -
1970 Phillies 5 4 .556 - - n/a 275.0 7.4 14.5 - - -
1971 Phillies 5 2 .714 - - n/a 46.7 8.0 12.2 - - -
1972 Phillies 0 1 .000 - - n/a 135.0 8.4 10.4 - - -
1973 Indians 3 4 .429 - - 70 19.5 10.5 8.9 - - -
1974 Indians 5 6 .455 - - 115 23.9 8.9 7.7 - - -
1975 Indians 11 5 .688 - - 29 23.2 8.9 7.7 - - -
1976 Yankees 5 3 .625 - - 1 20.0 8.9 6.0 - - -
1977 White Sox 1 2 .333 - - 79 13.2 7.6 4.9 - - -
1978 Padres 1 2 .333 - - n/a 53.6 8.3 8.0 - - -
1979 Rangers 2 1 .667 - - 37 20.1 10.7 5.0 - - -
1979 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 6 10.3 8.7 3.5 - - -
1980 Yankees 2 0 1.000 - - 20 13.9 9.2 3.9 - - -
1981 Yankees 0 2 .000 - - 33 18.9 8.2 7.0 - - -
1982 Yankees 6 3 .667 - - 74 17.6 6.7 5.5 - - -
1983 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 21 25.7 7.8 6.9 - - -
1984 Yankees 1 0 1.000 - - 28 12.5 6.9 4.6 - - -
1985 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - 48 37.0 6.7 7.4 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
17 Years 47 37 .560 - - 561 22.5 8.2 6.8 - - -
Oscar Gamble

Oscar Gamble Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1969 Chicago Cubs 20 Undetermined - -
1970 Philadelphia Phillies 23 Undetermined - -
1971 Philadelphia Phillies 23 Undetermined - -
1972 Philadelphia Phillies 23 $15,000.00 - -
1973 Cleveland Indians 23 $19,500.00 - -
1974 Cleveland Indians 23 Undetermined - -
1975 Cleveland Indians 23 Undetermined - -
1976 New York Yankees 23 Undetermined - Stats
1977 Chicago White Sox 17 $100,000.00 - -
1978 San Diego Padres 17 Undetermined - -
1979 Texas Rangers 7 Undetermined - -
1979 New York Yankees 17 Undetermined - -
1980 New York Yankees 17 Undetermined - -
1981 New York Yankees 17 Undetermined - Stats
1982 New York Yankees 17 Undetermined - -
1983 New York Yankees 17 Undetermined - -
1984 New York Yankees 17 Undetermined - -
1985 Chicago White Sox 0 Undetermined - -


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