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Jim Gantner

Positions: Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: January 5, 1953 in Fond du Lac, WI us

Draft: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 12th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (Oshkosh, WI).

High School: Campbellsport HS (Campbellsport, WI)

School: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (Oshkosh, WI)

Debut: September 3, 1976 (Age 23-242d, 13,786th in major league history)
vs. DET 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1992 (Age 39-272d)
vs. OAK 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Ron Simon

Full Name: James Elmer Gantner

Nicknames: Gumby

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.4

6189

1696

.274

726

RBI

568

137

OBP

.319

SLG

.351

OPS

.671

OPS+

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

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	MIL	@	BAL	W,12-0	GS	25	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
2	2	Apr 6	MIL	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	1	9	0	10	0	2B
3	3	Apr 8	MIL	@	NYY	L,4-6	GS	31	7.0	6	4	0	10	1	2B
4	4	Apr 9	MIL	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
5	5	Apr 10	MIL	@	NYY	L,6-7	GF	17	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
6	6	Apr 12	MIL	@	BOS	L,1-3	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
7	7	Apr 13	MIL	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
8	8	Apr 14	MIL	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	2B
9	10 (1)	Apr 16	MIL		NYY	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
10	11	Apr 17	MIL		NYY	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
11	12	Apr 19	MIL		BAL	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
12	13	Apr 20	MIL		BAL	W,8-6	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
13	14	Apr 21	MIL		BAL	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
14	15	Apr 24	MIL		BOS	L,0-4	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
15	16	Apr 25	MIL		BOS	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
16	17	Apr 26	MIL	@	TEX	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
17	18	Apr 27	MIL	@	TEX	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
18	19	Apr 29	MIL		KCR	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
19	20	Apr 30	MIL		KCR	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	21	May 1	MIL		KCR	W,10-6	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
21	22	May 2	MIL		MIN	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	4	5	0	9	2	2B
22	23	May 3	MIL		MIN	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
23	24	May 4	MIL		TEX	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	2	7	0	9	1	2B
24	25	May 5	MIL		TEX	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
25	26	May 6	MIL	@	KCR	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	5	5	0	10	1	2B
26	27	May 7	MIL	@	KCR	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
27	28	May 8	MIL	@	KCR	W,6-2	CG	39	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	2B
28	29	May 9	MIL	@	MIN	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
29	30	May 10	MIL	@	MIN	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
30	31	May 11	MIL	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	37	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
31	32	May 12	MIL		CLE	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
32	33	May 13	MIL		CLE	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
33	34	May 14	MIL		CLE	L,4-6	GS	40	8.0	0	1	0	1	1	2B
34	35	May 15	MIL		CLE	W,9-5	GS	29	7.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
35	36	May 16	MIL		DET	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
36	37	May 17	MIL		DET	L,4-8	GS	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
37	38	May 18	MIL		DET	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	2B
38	39	May 20	MIL		TOR	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	2B
39	40	May 21	MIL		TOR	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	2	7	1	10	3	2B
40	42 (1)	May 23	MIL		TOR	W,9-7	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
41	43	May 24	MIL	@	DET	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
42	44	May 25	MIL	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
43	46 (1)	May 27	MIL	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
44	47	May 28	MIL	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
45	48	May 29	MIL	@	CLE	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
46	49	May 30	MIL	@	TOR	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
47	50	May 31	MIL	@	TOR	L,0-9	CG	38	8.0	1	4	1	6	1	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	52 (1)	Jun 2	MIL		CAL	W,9-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
49	53	Jun 3	MIL		CAL	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	1	6	0	7	2	2B
50	54	Jun 4	MIL		CAL	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
51	55	Jun 5	MIL		CAL	L,5-6	CG	49	11.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
52	56	Jun 6	MIL	@	SEA	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
53	57	Jun 7	MIL	@	SEA	L,4-5	CG	39	8.2	5	4	1	10	2	2B
54	58	Jun 8	MIL	@	SEA	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	6	3	0	9	1	2B
55	59	Jun 10	MIL	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	33	9.1	1	1	0	2	0	2B
56	60	Jun 11	MIL	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
57	61	Jun 12	MIL	@	CHW	W,16-2	CG	36	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
58	62	Jun 13	MIL		SEA	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
59	63	Jun 14	MIL		SEA	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	0	7	0	7	0	2B
60	64	Jun 15	MIL		SEA	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
61	65	Jun 16	MIL		CHW	L,1-3	GF	13	3.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
62	66	Jun 17	MIL		CHW	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	2	4	1	7	0	2B
63	67	Jun 18	MIL		CHW	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
64	68	Jun 19	MIL		CHW	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
65	69	Jun 20	MIL		OAK	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
66	70	Jun 21	MIL		OAK	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
67	71	Jun 22	MIL		OAK	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
68	72	Jun 24	MIL	@	CAL	W,5-4	CG	49	11.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
69	73	Jun 25	MIL	@	CAL	L,3-7	CG	32	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
70	74	Jun 26	MIL	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
71	75	Jun 27	MIL	@	OAK	L,4-5	CG	53	13.1	2	5	0	7	1	2B
72	76	Jun 28	MIL	@	OAK	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
73	77	Jun 29	MIL	@	OAK	L,2-7	CG	40	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	78	Jul 1	MIL		MIN	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
75	79	Jul 2	MIL		MIN	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	4	2	1	7	1	2B
76	80	Jul 3	MIL		MIN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	2B
77	81	Jul 4	MIL		MIN	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	4	6	0	10	2	2B
78	82	Jul 5	MIL	@	KCR	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
79	83	Jul 6	MIL	@	KCR	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
80	84	Jul 7	MIL	@	KCR	L,3-7	GS	27	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
81	85	Jul 8	MIL	@	MIN	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
82	86	Jul 9	MIL	@	MIN	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH 2B
83	87	Jul 10	MIL	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	2B
84	88	Jul 14	MIL	@	TEX	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	1	2	1	4	1	2B
85	89	Jul 15	MIL	@	TEX	W,4-2	CG	31	9.0	1	1	1	3	1	2B
86	90	Jul 16	MIL	@	TEX	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
87	91	Jul 17	MIL	@	TEX	L,0-3	CG	38	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
88	92	Jul 18	MIL		KCR	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
89	93	Jul 19	MIL		KCR	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	2B
90	94	Jul 20	MIL		KCR	L,0-4	CG	50	13.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
91	95	Jul 21	MIL		TEX	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
92	96	Jul 22	MIL		TEX	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
93	97	Jul 23	MIL		TEX	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
94	98	Jul 24	MIL		TEX	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
95	99	Jul 25	MIL	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
96	100	Jul 26	MIL	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
97	101	Jul 27	MIL	@	NYY	L,3-16	CG	46	8.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
98	102	Jul 28	MIL	@	NYY	W,6-1	GS	24	6.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
99	103	Jul 29 (1)	MIL	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	40	8.0	6	3	0	9	1	2B
100	104	Jul 29 (2)	MIL	@	BOS	L,4-5	GS	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
101	105	Jul 30	MIL	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	38	8.1	2	2	0	4	0	2B
102	106	Jul 31	MIL	@	BOS	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	5	3	1	9	1	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	107	Aug 2	MIL		NYY	W,11-5	GS	32	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
104	108	Aug 3	MIL		NYY	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
105	109	Aug 5 (1)	MIL	@	BAL	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
106	110	Aug 5 (2)	MIL	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
107	111	Aug 6	MIL	@	BAL	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	2B
108	113 (1)	Aug 9 (1)	MIL		BOS	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
109	114	Aug 9 (2)	MIL		BOS	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	4	6	0	10	1	2B
110	115	Aug 10	MIL		BOS	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
111	116	Aug 11	MIL		BOS	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	3	6	0	9	2	2B
112	117	Aug 12	MIL		BAL	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
113	119 (1)	Aug 14	MIL		BAL	L,9-11	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
114	120	Aug 15	MIL		BAL	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
115	121	Aug 16	MIL	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	44	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
116	122	Aug 17	MIL	@	CLE	L,7-11	GS	36	6.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
117	123	Aug 18	MIL	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
118	124	Aug 19	MIL	@	TOR	W,7-4	CG	40	10.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
119	126 (1)	Aug 21	MIL	@	TOR	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
120	127	Aug 22	MIL		CLE	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
121	128	Aug 23	MIL		CLE	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
122	129	Aug 24	MIL		CLE	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
123	130	Aug 25	MIL		NYY	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
124	131	Aug 26	MIL		DET	L,2-3	CG	49	12.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
125	132	Aug 27	MIL		DET	W,6-5	CG	50	12.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
126	133	Aug 28	MIL		DET	W,12-10	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
127	134	Aug 29	MIL		TOR	L,1-6	CG	35	9.0	1	6	0	7	2	2B
128	135	Aug 30	MIL		TOR	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	2	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
129	137 (1)	Sep 1	MIL	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
130	138	Sep 2	MIL	@	DET	W,5-0	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
131	139	Sep 3	MIL	@	DET	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
132	140	Sep 4	MIL	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
133	141	Sep 5	MIL		CHW	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	8	0	9	0	2B
134	142	Sep 7	MIL		CHW	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	3	3	1	7	0	2B
135	143	Sep 9	MIL		SEA	W,2-1	CG	43	11.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
136	144	Sep 10	MIL		SEA	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
137	145	Sep 11	MIL		SEA	W,5-3	GS	36	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	2B 3B
138	146	Sep 12	MIL	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	33	8.2	2	3	0	5	1	2B
139	147	Sep 13	MIL	@	CHW	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	2B
140	148	Sep 14	MIL	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
141	149	Sep 16	MIL	@	SEA	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
142	150	Sep 17	MIL	@	SEA	L,0-11	GS	34	6.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
143	151	Sep 18	MIL	@	SEA	W,10-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
144	152	Sep 19	MIL	@	CAL	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
145	153	Sep 20	MIL	@	CAL	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
146	154	Sep 21	MIL	@	CAL	W,10-3	CG	42	9.0	5	7	1	13	1	2B
147	155	Sep 23	MIL		OAK	L,8-9	CG	61	14.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
148	156	Sep 24	MIL		OAK	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
149	157	Sep 25	MIL		OAK	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
150	158	Sep 27	MIL		CAL	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
151	159	Sep 28	MIL		CAL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
152	160	Sep 30	MIL	@	OAK	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
153	161	Oct 1	MIL	@	OAK	W,8-3	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	2B
154	162	Oct 2	MIL	@	OAK	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
							155gm		1322.1	325	430	11	766	92