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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+

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

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	80 (79)	Jul 9 (1)	BOS	@	WSA	L,1-2	CG	35	8.2	2	0	2	4	0	CF
2	81	Jul 9 (2)	BOS	@	WSA	W,10-1	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
3	82	Jul 10	BOS	@	WSA	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
4	83	Jul 15	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
5	84	Jul 16	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
6	85	Jul 17	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
7	86	Jul 18	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
8	87	Jul 19	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
9	88	Jul 20	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
10	89	Jul 21 (1)	BOS		MIN	L,6-8	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
11	90	Jul 21 (2)	BOS		MIN	L,8-11	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
12	91	Jul 22	BOS		MIN	L,5-11	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
13	92	Jul 23	BOS		CAL	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
14	93	Jul 24	BOS		CAL	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
15	94	Jul 25	BOS		CAL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
16	95	Jul 26	BOS		CAL	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
17	96	Jul 27 (1)	BOS		KCA	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
18	97	Jul 27 (2)	BOS		KCA	L,8-10	GS	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
19	98	Jul 28	BOS		KCA	W,6-0	GS	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
20	99	Jul 29	BOS		KCA	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
21	100	Jul 30	BOS	@	CAL	L,2-9	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
22	101	Jul 31	BOS	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	102	Aug 1	BOS	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	44	10.2	5	0	0	5	0	RF
24	103	Aug 3	BOS	@	KCA	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
25	104	Aug 4	BOS	@	KCA	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
26	105	Aug 5	BOS	@	KCA	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
27	106	Aug 6	BOS	@	MIN	L,3-9	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
28	107	Aug 7	BOS	@	MIN	L,4-9	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
29	108	Aug 8	BOS	@	MIN	L,0-8	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
30	109	Aug 10 (1)	BOS		BAL	W,15-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
31	110	Aug 10 (2)	BOS		BAL	L,4-12	CG	43	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
32	111	Aug 11	BOS		BAL	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
33	112	Aug 12	BOS		BAL	L,3-5	GS	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF CF
34	113	Aug 13	BOS		CHW	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
35	114	Aug 14	BOS		CHW	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
36	115	Aug 15	BOS		CHW	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
37	116	Aug 16	BOS		CHW	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
38	119 (2)	Aug 19	BOS	@	BAL	W,11-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
39	120	Aug 20 (1)	BOS		DET	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
40	121	Aug 20 (2)	BOS		DET	L,2-3	GS	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
41	122	Aug 21	BOS		DET	W,13-10	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
42	123	Aug 22	BOS		DET	L,1-2	CG	22	5.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
43	124	Aug 24 (1)	BOS		WSA	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
44	125	Aug 24 (2)	BOS		WSA	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
45	126	Aug 25	BOS		WSA	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
46	127	Aug 26	BOS		WSA	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
47	128	Aug 27 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
48	129	Aug 27 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
49	130	Aug 28	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
50	131	Aug 29 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	54	13.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
51	132	Aug 29 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
52	133	Aug 31 (1)	BOS	@	WSA	W,4-0	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
53	134	Aug 31 (2)	BOS	@	WSA	W,8-5	CG	46	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	135	Sep 1	BOS	@	WSA	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
55	136	Sep 2	BOS	@	WSA	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
56	137	Sep 3	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-9	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
57	138	Sep 4 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
58	139	Sep 4 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
59	140	Sep 5	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	46	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
60	141	Sep 6	BOS	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
61	142	Sep 7	BOS	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	31	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
62	143	Sep 8	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	39	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
63	144	Sep 10	BOS		MIN	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
64	145	Sep 11	BOS		MIN	L,4-8	CG	47	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
65	146	Sep 12	BOS		MIN	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
66	147	Sep 14	BOS		CLE	W,5-4	CG	52	13.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
67	148	Sep 15	BOS		CLE	L,4-8	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
68	149	Sep 16	BOS		CLE	W,2-0	CG	28	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
69	150	Sep 17	BOS		KCA	L,7-8	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
70	151	Sep 18	BOS		KCA	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
71	152	Sep 19	BOS		KCA	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
72	153	Sep 21	BOS	@	CAL	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
73	154	Sep 22 (1)	BOS	@	CAL	L,1-10	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
74	155	Sep 22 (2)	BOS	@	CAL	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
75	156	Sep 24	BOS	@	KCA	L,0-8	CG	43	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
76	157	Sep 25	BOS	@	KCA	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
77	158	Sep 26	BOS	@	KCA	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
78	159	Sep 28	BOS		CAL	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
79	160	Sep 29	BOS		CAL	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
80	161	Oct 2	BOS		NYY	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
81	162	Oct 3	BOS		NYY	L,5-11	GS	31	5.2	1	0	1	2	0	CF
							83gm		714.0	197	4	5	206	2