Oscar Gamble
Oscar Gamble
Full name: Oscar Charles Gamble Born: December 20, 1949, Ramer, Alabama First Game: August 27, 1969 ; Final Game: August 8, 1985 Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 160
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Oscar Gamble
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record 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 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 0.5 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 10 2 1 2 .275 .366 .387 1.0 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 0.6 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 -0.3 1985 CHI A Splits 1584 4502 656 1195 188 31 200 666 610 62 546 43 12 30 0 63 64 47 37 .265 .356 .454 11.8 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 Team
Division Series Batting Record 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 10 2 6 2 0 2 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .636 1.400 1981 NY A
League Championship Series Batting Record 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 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 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 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 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 OF 24 21 21 191 41 1 4 0 0 .913 1 23 0
1969 CHI N 1969 CHI N 1970 PHI N Daily OF 74 71 60 606.1 148 4 7 0 0 .956 0 47 28
1970 PHI N 1970 PHI N 1971 PHI N Daily OF 80 67 59 632.2 125 4 4 1 0 .970 54 1 26
1971 PHI N 1971 PHI N 1971 PHI N 1972 PHI N Daily OF 36 32 22 262.2 54 2 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 36
1972 PHI N 1973 CLE A Daily DH 70 65 53 -
1973 CLE A 1973 CLE A 1973 CLE A 1973 CLE A 1974 CLE A Daily DH 115 112 106 -
1974 CLE A 1974 CLE A 1974 CLE A 1975 CLE A Daily OF 82 75 60 659.2 146 8 2 2 0 .987 81 0 1
1975 CLE A 2 0 .987
1975 CLE A 1975 CLE A 1976 NY A Daily OF 104 87 80 816 199 10 4 3 0 .981 0 0 104
1976 NY A 1976 NY A 1977 CHI A Daily DH 79 72 56 -
1977 CHI A 1977 CHI A 1977 CHI A 1977 CHI A 1978 SD N Daily OF 107 106 44 809.1 172 12 4 3 0 .979 39 0 71
1978 SD N 1978 SD N 1979 TEX A Daily DH 37 30 19 -
1979 TEX A 1979 TEX A 1979 NY A Daily OF 27 27 14 209.1 47 3 3 2 0 .943 27 0 0
1979 NY A 2 0 .944
1979 NY A 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 OF 48 41 13 316.1 65 2 0 1 0 1.000 34 0 15
1980 NY A 1980 NY A 1980 NY A 1981 NY A Daily OF 43 31 21 278 77 0 0 0 0 1.000 15 1 27
1981 NY A 1981 NY A 1981 NY A 1981 NY A 1982 NY A Daily DH 74 62 50 -
1982 NY A 1982 NY A 1982 NY A 1983 NY A Daily OF 33 27 20 238.1 64 1 4 1 0 .942 2 0 31
1983 NY A 1983 NY A 1983 NY A 1984 NY A Daily DH 29 27 18 -
1984 NY A 1984 NY A 1985 CHI A Daily DH 48 43 27 -
Total OF 819 724 513 6216.1 1412 59 35 17 0 .977 273 80 474
Total DH 561 483 387 -
Total RF 474 406 287 3550.1 837 38 14 12 0 .984
Total LF 273 246 158 2029.1 427 20 12 5 0 .974
Total CF 80 72 68 636.2 153 1 9 0 0 .945
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Division Series Fielding Record Division Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1981 NY A Daily DH 4 3 2 -
League Championship Series Fielding Record 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 OF 3 2 2 22 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 3
1976 NY A RF 3 2 2 22 4 0 2 0 0 .667
1980 NY A Daily OF 1 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 - 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1
Total OF 5 4 3 38 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 4
Total RF 4 3 2 30 8 0 2 0 0 .800
Total DH 3 2 1 -
Total 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 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 OF 2 2 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 2
1976 NY A RF 2 2 1 17 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 NY A Daily OF 2 2 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 - 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 OF 4 4 1 30 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 3
Total RF 3 3 1 25 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total 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
Transactions Transactions
Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 16th round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1968 ).
Traded by Chicago Cubs with Dick Selma to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for
Johnny Callison (November 17, 1969 ).
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 (August 1,
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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