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.

1991 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1991 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	MIL	@	TEX	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
2	2	Apr 10	MIL	@	TEX	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
3	5 (2)	Apr 13	MIL	@	TOR	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
4	7 (1)	Apr 15	MIL		BAL	L,2-7	GS	24	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
5	8	Apr 17	MIL		BAL	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
6	9	Apr 18	MIL		BAL	W,4-3	GF	10	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	PH 2B
7	10	Apr 19	MIL		TOR	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
8	12 (1)	Apr 21	MIL		TOR	W,11-8	CG	46	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
9	13	Apr 23	MIL		TEX	L,5-6	CG	48	11.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
10	14	Apr 24	MIL		TEX	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
11	16 (1)	Apr 26	MIL	@	BAL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
12	17	Apr 27	MIL	@	BAL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	1	6	1	8	1	2B
13	18	Apr 28	MIL	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
14	19	Apr 30	MIL		CHW	W,8-2	GS	42	9.0	3	8	0	11	0	2B 3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	20	May 1	MIL		CHW	W,10-9	CG	82	19.0	0	5	1	6	1	3B
16	21	May 2	MIL		MIN	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
17	22	May 3	MIL		MIN	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
18	23	May 4	MIL		MIN	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	1	2	1	4	1	3B
19	24	May 5	MIL		MIN	L,2-5	CG	44	10.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
20	25	May 7	MIL	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	43	11.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
21	26	May 8	MIL	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	35	8.2	1	3	0	4	0	3B
22	27	May 10	MIL		KCR	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
23	28	May 11	MIL		KCR	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
24	29	May 12	MIL		KCR	L,4-6	CG	44	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	2B
25	30	May 14	MIL	@	MIN	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
26	31	May 15	MIL	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
27	32	May 16	MIL	@	MIN	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
28	33	May 17	MIL	@	KCR	W,7-5	GS	35	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
29	34	May 18	MIL	@	KCR	L,4-7	GS	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B 3B
30	35	May 19	MIL	@	KCR	W,4-2	GS	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B 3B
31	36	May 20	MIL	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
32	37	May 21	MIL	@	BOS	L,6-10	GS	42	8.0	2	5	1	8	2	2B 3B
33	38	May 22	MIL	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	4	3	0	7	3	2B
34	39	May 23	MIL		CLE	W,7-3	GS	23	6.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
35	40	May 24	MIL		CLE	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
36	41	May 25	MIL		CLE	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
37	42	May 26	MIL		CLE	W,7-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
38	43	May 27	MIL		DET	L,9-15	GS	65	14.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B 3B
39	45 (1)	May 29	MIL		DET	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
40	46	May 31	MIL	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	33	8.2	1	5	0	6	2	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	48 (1)	Jun 2	MIL	@	NYY	L,4-7	GS	39	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B 3B
42	49	Jun 4	MIL	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	40	8.0	4	1	1	6	0	2B
43	50	Jun 5	MIL	@	OAK	L,4-6	CG	44	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
44	51	Jun 6	MIL	@	OAK	L,8-9	CG	38	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
45	52	Jun 7	MIL	@	SEA	L,1-2	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 2B
46	53	Jun 8	MIL	@	SEA	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	1	7	0	8	0	2B
47	54	Jun 9	MIL	@	SEA	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
48	55	Jun 10	MIL	@	CAL	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
49	58 (2)	Jun 15 (1)	MIL		OAK	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
50	59	Jun 15 (2)	MIL		OAK	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
51	60	Jun 16	MIL		OAK	W,11-7	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
52	61	Jun 17	MIL		OAK	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
53	62	Jun 18	MIL		CAL	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
54	64 (1)	Jun 20	MIL		SEA	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
55	66 (1)	Jun 22	MIL		SEA	L,0-5	GS	38	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	2B 3B
56	68 (1)	Jun 25	MIL	@	DET	W,11-3	CG	40	9.0	3	6	1	10	0	2B
57	69	Jun 26	MIL	@	DET	L,7-8	CG	57	12.2	3	3	0	6	0	2B
58	70	Jun 27	MIL	@	DET	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
59	71	Jun 28	MIL		NYY	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
60	73 (1)	Jun 30	MIL		NYY	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	74	Jul 1	MIL		BOS	L,0-6	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
62	76 (1)	Jul 3	MIL		BOS	L,3-5	GS	30	7.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
63	77	Jul 4	MIL	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
64	78	Jul 5	MIL	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
65	79	Jul 6	MIL	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
66	80	Jul 7	MIL	@	CLE	W,10-6	CG	49	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
67	81	Jul 11	MIL		CHW	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
68	82	Jul 12	MIL		CHW	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
69	84 (1)	Jul 14	MIL		CHW	L,1-15	CG	51	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
70	85	Jul 15	MIL		MIN	L,7-11	GS	34	6.0	2	4	1	7	0	2B
71	86	Jul 16	MIL		MIN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
72	88 (1)	Jul 18	MIL		SEA	L,0-12	CG	49	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	2B
73	89	Jul 19	MIL	@	CHW	L,3-14	CG	50	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
74	90	Jul 20	MIL	@	CHW	L,6-7	GS	35	7.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
75	92 (1)	Jul 22	MIL	@	CHW	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 2B
76	96 (3)	Jul 26	MIL	@	MIN	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
77	98 (1)	Jul 28	MIL	@	MIN	W,11-2	CG	39	9.0	2	7	0	9	1	2B
78	99	Jul 30	MIL		KCR	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
79	100	Jul 31	MIL		KCR	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	5	5	0	10	1	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
80	101	Aug 1	MIL		KCR	L,5-6	CG	54	11.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
81	102	Aug 2	MIL		TEX	L,1-15	CG	50	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
82	103	Aug 3	MIL		TEX	L,5-14	CG	51	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
83	104	Aug 4	MIL		TEX	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
84	105	Aug 5	MIL	@	BAL	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
85	106	Aug 6	MIL	@	BAL	L,5-13	GS	29	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
86	107	Aug 7	MIL	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
87	108	Aug 8	MIL	@	BAL	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
88	109	Aug 9	MIL	@	TEX	W,10-8	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
89	110	Aug 10	MIL	@	TEX	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
90	111	Aug 11	MIL	@	TEX	L,4-5	CG	41	9.1	0	4	0	4	1	3B
91	112	Aug 12	MIL	@	TEX	W,14-7	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
92	113	Aug 13	MIL		TOR	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
93	114	Aug 14	MIL		TOR	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
94	115	Aug 15	MIL		TOR	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
95	116	Aug 16	MIL		BAL	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
96	117	Aug 17	MIL		BAL	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
97	118	Aug 18	MIL		BAL	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
98	119	Aug 20	MIL	@	TOR	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
99	120	Aug 21	MIL	@	TOR	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
100	121	Aug 22	MIL	@	TOR	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
101	122	Aug 23	MIL	@	OAK	W,13-4	CG	36	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
102	123	Aug 24	MIL	@	OAK	W,7-0	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
103	124	Aug 25	MIL	@	OAK	W,8-2	GS	32	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	3B 2B
104	125	Aug 26	MIL	@	SEA	L,4-5	CG	55	13.2	2	1	0	3	1	3B
105	126	Aug 27	MIL	@	SEA	L,4-6	GS	29	6.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
106	127	Aug 28	MIL	@	SEA	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
107	128	Aug 30	MIL		CAL	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
108	129	Aug 31	MIL		CAL	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
109	130	Sep 1	MIL		CAL	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
110	131	Sep 2	MIL		CAL	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
111	132	Sep 3	MIL		OAK	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
112	133	Sep 4	MIL		OAK	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
113	134	Sep 6	MIL	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.1	1	3	0	4	0	3B
114	135	Sep 7	MIL	@	CAL	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
115	136	Sep 8	MIL	@	CAL	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
116	137	Sep 10	MIL		CLE	L,2-5	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
117	138	Sep 12	MIL		DET	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
118	139	Sep 13	MIL		DET	L,2-3	CG	42	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
119	140	Sep 14	MIL		DET	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
120	142 (1)	Sep 16	MIL	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	3B
121	143	Sep 17	MIL	@	NYY	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
122	144	Sep 18	MIL	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
123	145	Sep 20	MIL	@	DET	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
124	146	Sep 21	MIL	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
125	147	Sep 22	MIL	@	DET	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
126	148	Sep 23	MIL		NYY	L,8-9	CG	44	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
127	149	Sep 24	MIL		NYY	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
128	150	Sep 25	MIL		NYY	L,6-8	CG	51	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
129	151	Sep 26	MIL		NYY	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
130	152	Sep 27	MIL		BOS	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
131	153	Sep 28	MIL		BOS	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	7	0	9	1	2B
132	154	Sep 29	MIL		BOS	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
133	155	Sep 30	MIL		BOS	L,8-9	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
134	156	Oct 1 (1)	MIL	@	CLE	W,11-0	GS	36	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B 2B
135	157	Oct 1 (2)	MIL	@	CLE	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
136	158	Oct 2	MIL	@	CLE	W,11-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
137	159	Oct 3	MIL	@	CLE	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
138	160	Oct 4	MIL	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
139	161	Oct 5	MIL	@	BOS	W,13-4	CG	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
140	162	Oct 6	MIL	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	4	6	0	10	1	2B
							149gm		1220.1	160	345	12	517	46