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+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-7 / in Starts: 6-6
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 49 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	29 (19-7-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 49 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (14-9-5)

Most Driven In
S Lezcano	1
Self	1
R Yount	0

Most Driven In By
V Joshua	1
L Haney	1
Self	1
R Yount	1
J Wohlford	0
D Davis	0

1977 Batting Game Log

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1977 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	27	145 (144)	Sep 9	MIL	@	OAK	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.76	-0.077	.00	0.00%	-0.72	3B
2	28	148 (2)	Sep 13	MIL	@	SEA	W,6-5	CG(10)	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	8	1.22	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.10	3B
3	29	149	Sep 14	MIL	@	SEA	W,8-5	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.364	.697	8	1.02	0.108	.00	0.00%	1.15	3B
4	30	150	Sep 16	MIL		OAK	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.267	.517	8	1.01	-0.098	.00	0.00%	-1.46	3B
5	31	151	Sep 17	MIL		OAK	W,8-1	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.350	.368	.718	8	.29	0.037	.00	0.00%	0.81	3B
6	32	152	Sep 18	MIL		OAK	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.304	.333	.348	.681	7	1.46	0.079	.00	0.00%	0.49	3B
7	33	154 (1)	Sep 21	MIL		SEA	L,4-11	8-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.346	.360	.706	8	1.44	0.099	.00	0.00%	0.65	PH 3B
8	34	156 (1)	Sep 25 (1)	MIL	@	MIN	W,8-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		0	0	.320	.346	.360	.706	5						3B
9	35	157	Sep 25 (2)	MIL	@	MIN	L,4-8	CG	4	4	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.379	.400	.517	.917	7	.72	0.116	.00	0.00%	1.02	3B
10	36	158	Sep 27	MIL		CAL	W,7-5	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.364	.382	.485	.867	7	1.20	-0.084	.00	0.00%	-0.72	3B
11	37	159	Sep 28	MIL		CAL	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.351	.368	.459	.828	7	.74	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.61	3B
12	38	160	Sep 30	MIL		MIN	W,7-5	CG(5)	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.359	.390	.462	.852	7	1.70	0.040	.00	0.00%	0.57	3B
13	39	161	Oct 1	MIL		MIN	L,1-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.326	.356	.419	.774	7	.63	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.87	3B
14	40	162	Oct 2	MIL		MIN	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.327	.383	.710	7	1.01	-0.104	.00	0.00%	-0.88	3B
							7-7		49	47	4	14	1	1	2	2	0	5	0	2	1	2	1	.298	.327	.383	.710		.99	0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.48

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