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Jim Gosger

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: November 6, 1942 in Port Huron, MI us

High School: St. Stephen HS (Port Huron, MI)

School: St. Clair County Community College (Port Huron, MI)

Debut: May 4, 1963 (Age 20-179d, 12,104th in major league history)
vs. KCA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 22, 1974 (Age 31-320d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1965 season

Full Name: James Charles Gosger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.3

1815

411

.226

197

RBI

177

OBP

.309

SLG

.331

OPS

.640

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	32-49 / in Starts: 32-49
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	24 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 8 bases loaded PA and 7 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	6

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 359 PAs	35
Actual Runners on Base	187 (96-60-31)
Avg. MLBer w/ 359 PAs	35
Avg. Runners on Base	212 (109-67-34)

Most Driven In
Self	9
F Mantilla	6
T Conigliaro	5
R Nixon	3
T Horton	3
E Bressoud	2
C Yastrzemski	2
L Thomas	2

Most Driven In By
Self	9
C Yastrzemski	6
D Jones	4
R Petrocelli	3
T Conigliaro	3
F Malzone	3
F Mantilla	3
L Thomas	2

1965 Batting Game Log

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1965 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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	20	80 (79)	Jul 9 (1)	BOS	@	WSA	L,1-2	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	1.84	-0.340	.00	0.00%	-2.15	CF
2	21	81	Jul 9 (2)	BOS	@	WSA	W,10-1	CG	7	5	3	2	0	0	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.500	.750	1	.52	0.105	.00	0.00%	0.97	CF
3	22	82	Jul 10	BOS	@	WSA	L,3-5	CG	5	5	2	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.294	.733	1.027	1	.82	0.076	.00	0.00%	1.06	CF
4	23	83	Jul 15	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.286	.684	.970	1	.88	-0.005	.00	0.00%	0.05	CF
5	24	84	Jul 16	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG(10)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.269	.583	.853	1	1.57	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.45	CF
6	25	85	Jul 17	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.233	.500	.733	6	1.49	-0.129	.00	0.00%	-0.63	CF
7	26	86	Jul 18	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.257	.485	.742	1	.56	0.021	.00	0.00%	0.10	CF
8	27	87	Jul 19	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.225	.421	.646	1	.71	-0.089	.00	0.00%	-1.41	CF
9	28	88	Jul 20	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.233	.244	.488	.733	1	.60	0.066	.00	0.00%	0.01	CF
10	29	89	Jul 21 (1)	BOS		MIN	L,6-8	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.229	.240	.458	.698	1	1.31	-0.002	.00	0.00%	0.63	CF
11	30	90	Jul 21 (2)	BOS		MIN	L,8-11	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.231	.255	.442	.697	7	1.57	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.52	CF
12	31	91	Jul 22	BOS		MIN	L,5-11	CG	4	4	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.288	.500	.788	6	1.11	0.222	.00	0.00%	1.43	CF
13	32	92	Jul 23	BOS		CAL	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.283	.302	.517	.818	6	.82	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.03	CF
14	33	93	Jul 24	BOS		CAL	W,8-5	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.313	.556	.869	6	1.39	0.032	.00	0.00%	1.96	CF
15	34	94	Jul 25	BOS		CAL	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.310	.537	.847	7	.65	0.100	.00	0.00%	0.44	CF
16	35	95	Jul 26	BOS		CAL	L,2-6	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.311	.522	.833	7	.90	-0.028	.00	0.00%	0.01	CF
17	36	96	Jul 27 (1)	BOS		KCA	L,3-7	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.316	.527	.843	1	.91	0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.13	CF
18	37	97	Jul 27 (2)	BOS		KCA	L,8-10	GS-8	4	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.337	.538	.876	1	.52	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.65	CF
19	38	98	Jul 28	BOS		KCA	W,6-0	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.341	.530	.871	1	.44	0.064	.00	0.00%	0.64	CF RF
20	39	99	Jul 29	BOS		KCA	W,6-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.322	.348	.529	.877	6	1.30	0.140	.00	0.00%	1.11	RF
21	40	100	Jul 30	BOS	@	CAL	L,2-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.319	.344	.516	.860	6	.76	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.73	RF
22	41	101	Jul 31	BOS	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.319	.350	.511	.861	7	1.69	0.052	.00	0.00%	0.52	RF
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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	42	102	Aug 1	BOS	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG(11)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.343	.490	.833	7	1.43	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.52	RF
24	43	103	Aug 3	BOS	@	KCA	W,10-5	CG	5	3	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.317	.364	.505	.869	6	.54	0.073	.00	0.00%	2.35	RF
25	44	104	Aug 4	BOS	@	KCA	W,5-1	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.317	.368	.510	.878	7	.61	0.063	.00	0.00%	1.10	RF
26	45	105	Aug 5	BOS	@	KCA	L,1-5	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.327	.373	.523	.896	6	1.16	0.134	.00	0.00%	0.71	RF
27	46	106	Aug 6	BOS	@	MIN	L,3-9	CG	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.324	.385	.519	.904	7	.36	0.028	.00	0.00%	0.77	RF
28	47	107	Aug 7	BOS	@	MIN	L,4-9	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.313	.378	.500	.878	2	.63	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.46	RF
29	48	108	Aug 8	BOS	@	MIN	L,0-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.374	.491	.865	2	.66	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.34	RF
30	49	109	Aug 10 (1)	BOS		BAL	W,15-5	CG	5	3	2	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.319	.390	.521	.911	6	.36	0.174	.00	0.00%	1.65	RF
31	50	110	Aug 10 (2)	BOS		BAL	L,4-12	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.309	.383	.504	.887	6	.93	-0.129	.00	0.00%	-1.04	RF
32	51	111	Aug 11	BOS		BAL	W,8-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.386	.500	.886	7	1.10	0.042	.00	0.00%	1.19	RF
33	52	112	Aug 12	BOS		BAL	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.376	.485	.860	7	2.71	-0.268	.00	0.00%	-1.28	RF CF
34	53	113	Aug 13	BOS		CHW	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.301	.379	.481	.860	6	.85	0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.04	RF
35	54	114	Aug 14	BOS		CHW	L,3-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.299	.376	.474	.850	6	1.41	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.24	RF
36	55	115	Aug 15	BOS		CHW	L,4-7	CG	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.370	.472	.842	7	1.54	0.022	.00	0.00%	0.20	RF
37	56	116	Aug 16	BOS		CHW	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.367	.466	.833	6	1.92	-0.106	.00	0.00%	-0.34	RF
38	57	119 (2)	Aug 19	BOS	@	BAL	W,11-3	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.368	.480	.848	6	.69	0.063	.00	0.00%	0.10	RF
39	58	120	Aug 20 (1)	BOS		DET	L,0-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.366	.471	.836	6	1.27	-0.109	.00	0.00%	-0.54	RF
40	59	121	Aug 20 (2)	BOS		DET	L,2-3	GS-9	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.280	.358	.459	.816	2	.95	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.60	CF
41	60	122	Aug 21	BOS		DET	W,13-10	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.359	.453	.812	7	.35	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.88	CF
42	61	123	Aug 22	BOS		DET	L,1-2	CG(6)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.274	.353	.445	.798	1	1.92	-0.180	.00	0.00%	-1.42	CF
43	62	124	Aug 24 (1)	BOS		WSA	W,9-4	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.354	.444	.798	1	.30	-0.003	.00	0.00%	0.24	CF
44	63	125	Aug 24 (2)	BOS		WSA	L,5-8	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.360	.448	.809	1	.85	0.036	.00	0.00%	0.18	CF
45	64	126	Aug 25	BOS		WSA	W,8-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.358	.441	.799	7	.32	0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.40	CF
46	65	127	Aug 26	BOS		WSA	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.356	.436	.793	1	.89	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-1.02	CF
47	66	128	Aug 27 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.349	.427	.776	1	1.21	-0.115	.00	0.00%	-0.72	CF
48	67	129	Aug 27 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.341	.416	.757	1	.59	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-1.06	CF
49	68	130	Aug 28	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.344	.415	.759	7	1.57	0.053	.00	0.00%	0.43	CF
50	69	131	Aug 29 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG(14)	6	6	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.348	.422	.770	1	1.93	0.048	.00	0.00%	0.78	CF
51	70	132	Aug 29 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.351	.426	.777	8	1.14	0.073	.00	0.00%	0.54	CF
52	71	133	Aug 31 (1)	BOS	@	WSA	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.345	.417	.762	8	.65	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-1.09	CF
53	72	134	Aug 31 (2)	BOS	@	WSA	W,8-5	CG(10)	6	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.264	.336	.406	.742	1	1.41	-0.146	.00	0.00%	-0.72	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
54	73	135	Sep 1	BOS	@	WSA	L,7-8	CG	4	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.339	.421	.760	8	1.41	0.302	.00	0.00%	2.06	CF
55	74	136	Sep 2	BOS	@	WSA	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.337	.432	.769	8	1.99	-0.052	.00	0.00%	0.07	CF
56	75	137	Sep 3	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-9	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.333	.426	.759	8	.82	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.62	CF
57	76	138	Sep 4 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.331	.425	.756	1	1.30	-0.111	.00	0.00%	-0.57	CF
58	77	139	Sep 4 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	5	4	1	3	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.272	.340	.440	.779	1	.91	0.318	.00	0.00%	3.44	CF
59	78	140	Sep 5	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG(12)	6	5	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.340	.443	.783	1	1.02	-0.002	.00	0.00%	0.19	CF
60	79	141	Sep 6	BOS	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.337	.438	.775	1	.64	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.49	CF
61	80	142	Sep 7	BOS	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.268	.335	.435	.770	1	1.27	-0.020	.00	0.00%	0.35	CF
62	81	143	Sep 8	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.333	.432	.765	7	.69	0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.13	CF
63	82	144	Sep 10	BOS		MIN	L,5-8	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.331	.425	.756	1	1.14	-0.073	.00	0.00%	-0.71	CF
64	83	145	Sep 11	BOS		MIN	L,4-8	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.333	.430	.764	1	.50	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.95	CF
65	84	146	Sep 12	BOS		MIN	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.336	.431	.767	1	1.14	0.081	.00	0.00%	0.45	CF
66	85	147	Sep 14	BOS		CLE	W,5-4	CG(13)	6	5	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.337	.438	.775	7	1.68	0.154	.00	0.00%	1.53	CF
67	86	148	Sep 15	BOS		CLE	L,4-8	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.268	.331	.430	.761	1	.91	0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.14	CF
68	87	149	Sep 16	BOS		CLE	W,2-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.333	.431	.764	1	.54	0.038	.00	0.00%	0.25	CF
69	88	150	Sep 17	BOS		KCA	L,7-8	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.271	.334	.429	.763	1	1.35	-0.107	.00	0.00%	-0.37	CF
70	89	151	Sep 18	BOS		KCA	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.333	.426	.759	7	.36	0.063	.00	0.00%	1.06	CF
71	90	152	Sep 19	BOS		KCA	W,3-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.335	.436	.771	1	.91	0.059	.00	0.00%	0.28	CF
72	91	153	Sep 21	BOS	@	CAL	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.334	.433	.767	1	.89	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.43	CF
73	92	154	Sep 22 (1)	BOS	@	CAL	L,1-10	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.332	.427	.759	1	.46	0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.45	CF
74	93	155	Sep 22 (2)	BOS	@	CAL	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.329	.423	.752	6	.85	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.49	CF
75	94	156	Sep 24	BOS	@	KCA	L,0-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.325	.417	.743	1	.49	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.88	CF
76	95	157	Sep 25	BOS	@	KCA	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.324	.415	.740	1	1.74	0.276	.00	0.00%	0.74	CF
77	96	158	Sep 26	BOS	@	KCA	L,1-2	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.260	.323	.412	.734	1	2.13	-0.266	.00	0.00%	-1.30	CF
78	97	159	Sep 28	BOS		CAL	L,3-4	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.259	.321	.408	.729	1	1.62	-0.005	.00	0.00%	0.26	CF
79	98	160	Sep 29	BOS		CAL	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.318	.404	.723	6	.62	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.50	CF
80	99	161	Oct 2	BOS		NYY	L,4-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.317	.401	.718	6	1.11	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.13	CF
81	100	162	Oct 3	BOS		NYY	L,5-11	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.318	.410	.729	6	1.02	0.084	.00	0.00%	0.78	CF
							32-49		359	324	45	83	15	4	9	35	29	1	62	2	1	3	6	6	3	1	.256	.318	.410	.729		1.04	-0.015	.00	0.00%	8.02

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