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Doc Gessler

Positions: Rightfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: December 23, 1880 in Greensburg, PA us

Died: December 26, 1924 in Allegheny County, PA

Buried: St. Bernard Cemetery, Indiana, PA

High School: Mercersburg Academy (Mercersburg, PA)

Schools: Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD), Washington & Jefferson College (Washington, PA), Ohio University (Athens, OH)

Debut: April 22, 1903 (Age 22-120d, 2,511th in major league history)
vs. CLE 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 7, 1911 (Age 30-288d)
vs. BOS 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1903 season

Full Name: Henry Homer Gessler

Nicknames: Brownie

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.6

2969

831

.280

370

RBI

363

142

OBP

.370

SLG

.371

OPS

.741

OPS+

128

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	19-24 / in Starts: 13-15
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	42 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games

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1906 Batting Game Log

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1906 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
1	309	1	Apr 12	BRO		BSN	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	5			1B
2	310	2	Apr 13	BRO		BSN	L,4-7	CG	4	4	1	2	1	1	0	2	0		1	0	0				0		.286	.286	.714	1.000	5			1B
3	311	3	Apr 14	BRO		BSN	L,0-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0				0		.300	.364	.600	.964	5			1B
4	312	4	Apr 15	BRO		BSN	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				1		.286	.333	.500	.833	5			1B
5	313	5	Apr 17	BRO		NYG	L,1-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.222	.263	.389	.652	4			1B
6	314	6	Apr 18	BRO		NYG	L,1-4	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.182	.217	.318	.536	4			1B
7	315	7	Apr 19	BRO		NYG	W,8-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	2	0		0	0	0				1		.231	.259	.423	.682	4			1B
8	316	8	Apr 20	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				0		.233	.258	.400	.658	4			1B
9	317	9	Apr 21	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				1		.242	.286	.394	.680	4			1B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
				Player went from Brooklyn Superbas to Chicago Cubs
10	318	23	May 8	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.235	.278	.382	.660	9			PH
11	319	26 (2)	May 11	CHC	@	STL	L,4-8	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.222	.263	.361	.624	4			1B
12	320	28 (1)	May 13	CHC		BRO	L,4-5	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	0				0		.216	.256	.351	.608	9			PH
13	321	30 (1)	May 15	CHC		BRO	W,2-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.211	.250	.342	.592	9			PH
14	322	34 (3)	May 19	CHC		PHI	L,0-8	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.205	.244	.333	.577	9			PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
15	323	48 (13)	Jun 6	CHC	@	NYG	W,11-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.205	.244	.333	.577	9			PH
16	324	53 (4)	Jun 12	CHC	@	BRO	L,0-1	0-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.225	.262	.350	.612	9			PH
17	325	59 (5)	Jun 20	CHC	@	BSN	W,11-1	CG	5	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.250	.298	.386	.684	1			CF
18	326	60	Jun 21	CHC	@	BSN	L,1-10	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		1	0	0				0		.239	.314	.370	.683	1			CF RF
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
19	327	68 (7)	Jul 2	CHC		CIN	L,0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.234	.308	.362	.669	9			PH
20	328	76 (7)	Jul 10	CHC		BSN	L,0-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.220	.304	.340	.644	2			CF
21	329	77	Jul 11	CHC		BSN	W,2-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	1				0		.212	.305	.327	.632	2			CF
22	330	79 (1)	Jul 12 (2)	CHC		BSN	W,8-2	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.208	.300	.321	.621	4			CF
23	331	88 (8)	Jul 21	CHC		BRO	L,3-6	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.204	.295	.315	.610	9			PH
24	332	90 (1)	Jul 23	CHC		BRO	L,3-4	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.200	.290	.309	.599	9			PH
25	333	91	Jul 24	CHC		BRO	L,3-10	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.196	.286	.304	.589	2			CF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
26	334	108 (16)	Aug 15	CHC		BRO	W,10-7	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.193	.281	.298	.579	9			PH
27	335	119 (10)	Aug 25	CHC		BSN	W,4-3	0-0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				0		.207	.292	.328	.620	9			PH
28	336	124 (4)	Aug 30	CHC		CIN	W,3-2	0-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.200	.284	.317	.600	1			CF
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
29	337	126 (1)	Sep 1	CHC		STL	W,8-1	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0		1		0	0	0				0		.203	.292	.313	.604	1			CF
30	338	127	Sep 2	CHC		STL	L,2-5	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0		0		0	1	0				1		.206	.299	.309	.608	1			CF
31	339	138 (10)	Sep 15 (2)	CHC	@	STL	W,4-0	CG(7)	4	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.208	.296	.319	.616	1			CF
32	340	140 (1)	Sep 18	CHC	@	BSN	L,4-6	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				1		.221	.302	.325	.627	1			CF
33	341	142 (1)	Sep 20	CHC	@	BSN	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.213	.292	.313	.605	3			CF
34	342	143	Sep 21	CHC	@	NYG	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.214	.290	.310	.600	4			RF
35	343	144	Sep 24 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	W,6-2	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0				0		.207	.296	.299	.595	3			CF
36	344	145	Sep 24 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	W,10-5	CG(8)	5	4	2	3	0	0	0	2	1		0	0	0				2		.231	.320	.319	.639	3			CF
37	345	146	Sep 25	CHC	@	BRO	W,1-0	CG(10)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.240	.324	.323	.647	1			CF
38	346	147	Sep 26	CHC	@	BRO	W,12-7	CG	6	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	1				0		.248	.327	.327	.654	1			CF
39	347	148	Sep 27	CHC	@	BRO	L,0-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.250	.333	.327	.660	3			CF
40	348	150 (1)	Sep 29 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-6	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.248	.331	.324	.654	9			PH
41	349	151	Sep 29 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG(6)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.243	.325	.318	.643	6			CF
42	350	153 (1)	Oct 1 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG(6)	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				0		.245	.325	.318	.643	4			CF
43	351	154	Oct 4	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.254	.331	.325	.655	5			CF
							19-24		130	114	11	29	4	2	0	18	11		14	2	3				7		.254	.331	.325	.655

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