Daniel
Gates
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 185
 
Born: November 19, 1921 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Platinum Glove Award 1953   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 30 VAN CL $ 2,740,000  
1953 31 VAN CL $ 2,740,000  
1954 32 VAN CL $ 2,740,000  
1955 33 SA PL $ 2,740,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,740,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,740,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 30 VAN CL 97 257 36 63 15 2 7 33 10 8 18 56 .245 .293 .401 .694 30.5 2.5
1953 31 VAN CL 135 509 77 141 25 7 12 64 21 9 34 107 .277 .321 .424 .745 67.3 8.3
1954 32 VAN CL 90 151 19 44 6 0 3 23 8 5 8 25 .291 .325 .391 .716 18.3 1.8
1955 33 SA PL 21 76 13 33 9 1 2 16 6 4 4 9 .434 .457 .658 1.115 18.5 3.9
4 Years Sim 343 993 145 281 55 10 24 136 45 26 64 197 .283 .325 .431 .756 134.5 16.5
162 Game Average 468 68 132 25 4 11 64 21 12 30 93 .283 .325 .431 .756 63.5  
Career Highs 135 509 77 141 25 7 12 64 21 9 34 107 .434 .457 .658 1.115 67.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   661 89 186 41 4 14 94 34 17 47 123 .281 .326 .419 .745 88.4
vs LH   332 56 95 14 6 10 42 11 9 17 74 .286 .321 .455 .776 45.3
Home 169 477 75 140 26 6 13 77 24 10 29 92 .294 .331 .455 .786 69.8
Away 174 516 70 141 29 4 11 59 21 16 35 105 .273 .319 .409 .728 63.9
RISP   252 0 77 15 1 5 103 0 0 19 53 .306 .344 .433 .777 36.7
Pinch Hitting   82 8 16 2 0 2 15 2 2 6 12 .195 .247 .293 .540 5.7
Close/Late   125 15 38 9 0 3 20 0 0 6 18 .304 .333 .448 .781 17.5
Mar/Apr 50 158 23 48 15 1 3 17 10 6 11 26 .304 .349 .468 .817 23.7
May 76 215 33 57 7 1 5 36 12 4 19 52 .265 .323 .377 .700 27.5
June 53 173 16 44 7 4 3 20 1 3 8 38 .254 .284 .393 .677 18.1
July 54 154 21 42 14 1 2 21 8 4 4 34 .273 .291 .416 .707 17.3
August 63 156 24 47 7 1 3 19 9 7 13 24 .301 .351 .417 .768 21.7
Sep/Oct 47 137 28 43 5 2 8 23 5 2 9 23 .314 .354 .555 .908 25.5
Fielding Stats     Help
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Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1952 30 VAN CL LF 72 55 474.7 142 4 2 1 .986 2.77   1.7
    RF 13 8 84.7 19 1 0 0 1.000 2.13    
1953 31 VAN CL LF 130 127 1100.7 274 10 4 2 .986 2.32   2.5
    RF 3 0 11.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.82    
1954 32 VAN CL RF 16 14 120.3 25 1 1 0 .963 1.94   0.3
    LF 11 10 82.0 17 0 0 0 1.000 1.87    
    2B 3 3 27.0 12 6 0 1 1.000 6.00   0.1
1955 33 SA PL LF 20 19 161.3 34 2 0 0 1.000 2.01   0.3
  LF 233 211 1818.7 467 16 6 3 .988 2.39   4.5
  RF 32 22 216.0 45 2 1 0 .979 1.96   0.3
  2B 3 3 27.0 12 6 0 1 1.000 6.00   0.1
Career Totals   268 236 2061.6 524 24 7 4 .987 2.39   4.9
Career Highs   133 127 1111.7 275 10 4 2 1.000 2.67    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Strikeouts
1953-5-107
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 0
 
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  6. Mark Fleck (960)
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History
Drafted in 11th round, 209th overall pick, by Vancouver in 1952
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/15/1952, off Pat Ogren (OAK)
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/1953, hitting .545 with 1 HR, 8 RBI
Won Platinum Glove Award at Leftfield in 1953
Traded from Vancouver to San Antonio on 2/23/1955 (Going to VAN: C Jerry Barber. Going to SA: LF Daniel Gates)
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Oklahoma on 4/24/1955
Injured on 5/9/1955 with a Broken Ankle, out for full season