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Jim Gentile
James Edward Gentile (Diamond Jim)

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 4", Weight 215 lb.

MLB Debut September 10, 1957
Final Game September 30, 1966
Born June 3, 1934 in San Francisco, CA (age 89)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1958 24 LAN NL    5   16    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .188  .235  .188  .423    55     3   0   0   0   0   0  
 1959           [Did not play]
 1960 26 BAA AL  137  412   66  119  24   0  22   65   1   0   78   72  .289  .411  .507  .918   132   209   1   5  13  11  12  
 1961 27 BAA AL  149  484   96  131  19   2  43   97   0   0   97  110  .271  .410  .585  .995   131   283   0   4  11  20   5  MVP-7
 1962 28 BAA AL  156  598  101  165  22   1  45  112   4   0   58  112  .276  .343  .542  .885   118   324   0   3   1   5  17  MVP-5
 1963 29 BAA AL  147  522   63  130  19   0  23   66   5   6   63  115  .249  .338  .418  .756   108   218   0   5   0  10   7  
 1964 30 BAA AL   98  288   39   75  13   0  12   39   0   0   58   67  .260  .384  .431  .814   114   124   0   4   0   2   7  
         KCA AL   40   84    2   20   3   0   1    8   0   0   11   23  .238  .326  .310  .636    82    26   0   0   0   0   1  
         TOT     138  372   41   95  16   0  13   47   0   0   69   90  .255  .371  .403  .775         150   0   4   0   2   8 
 1965 31 KCA AL   91  203   28   46   5   3   9   30   0   0   31   73  .227  .337  .414  .751   111    84   0   4   1   5   3  
         CHA AL   19   28    6    5   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    9  .179  .226  .321  .547    80     9   0   1   0   0   1  
         TOT     110  231   34   51   6   3  10   33   0   0   33   82  .221  .325  .403  .727          93   0   5   1   5   4 
 1966 32 CHA AL   66  150   19   33   5   0   8   27   0   0   26   40  .220  .354  .413  .767   116    62   0   0   1   5   1  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  8 Seasons      908 2785  421  727 111   6 164  447  10   6  425  624  .261  .367  .482  .849        1342   1  26  27  58  54
 Per 600 PA           507   77  132  20   1  30   81   2   1   77  114                                 244   0   5   5  11  10
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With BAA      687 2304  365  620  97   3 145  379  10   6  354  476  .269  .375  .503  .877        1158   1  21  25  48  48
   With KCA      131  287   30   66   8   3  10   38   0   0   42   96  .230  .334  .383  .718         110   0   4   1   5   4
   With CHA       85  178   25   38   6   0   9   30   0   0   28   49  .213  .335  .399  .734          71   0   1   1   5   2
   With LAN        5   16    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .188  .235  .188  .423           3   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      936 2922  434  759 113   6 179  549   3   1  475  663  .260  .368  .486  .854        1421   5  32  54  45  69
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1958 24 LAN NL   6    0   1.6   0   0   0  .000   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  1B   2e19       21   
 1959           [Did not play]
 1960 26 BAA AL  13   89   7.8  21   4   0  .190   3   33   25  .758    0    0  .000  1B   2e10       15   
 1961 27 BAA AL  32  125   9.4  14   5   2  .357  18   52   28  .538    0    0  .000  1B   2e17      -74   
 1962 28 BAA AL  19  109   6.5   5   1   0  .200  12   44   22  .500    0    0  .000  1B   3e18       64   
 1963 29 BAA AL  30   76   5.1  10   2   0  .200   6   52   42  .808    0    0  .000  1B   2e8       -26   
 1964 30 BAA AL   6   51   6.2  19   4   2  .211   6   29   18  .621    0    0  .000  1B   2e17      -23   
         KCA AL  55    9   3.8  16   6   1  .375   1    5    4  .800    0    0  .000  1B   2e17     -201   
         TOT                    35  10   3  .286   7   34   22  .647    0    0  .000
 1965 31 KCA AL  10   30   5.1  27   6   1  .222   1   19   18  .947    0    0  .000  1B   2e11      -29   
         CHA AL   0    1   2.1   7   2   1  .286   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  1B   2e11     -233   
         TOT                    34   8   2  .235   1   20   19  .950    0    0  .000
 1966 32 CHA AL   5   24   5.6  16   0   0  .000   3    6    3  .500    0    0  .000  1B   3e18      -32   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  8 Seasons          519   6.5 135  30   7  .222  50  242  162  .669    0    0  .000                 -17   3
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 16.6 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 28.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1958 24 LAN NL  1B     5    27     4    0    1  1.000     4    37.0   7.54
 1959           [Did not play]
 1960 26 BAA AL  1B   115  1003   110    3  121   .997   108   988.1  10.14
 1961 27 BAA AL  1B   134  1215   103   18  118   .987   133  1197.2   9.90
 1962 28 BAA AL  1B   152  1352   112   12  125   .992   151  1347.1   9.78
 1963 29 BAA AL  1B   138  1301   136    6  116   .996   137  1230.1  10.51  GG
 1964 30 BAA AL  1B    78   729    75    6   71   .993    75   676.2  10.69
         KCA AL  1B    23   174    12    1   13   .995    16   168.1   9.94
 1965 31 KCA AL  1B    66   468    58    1   54   .998    48   460.0  10.29
         CHA AL  1B    11    53     6    0    6  1.000     3    49.0  10.84
 1966 32 CHA AL  1B    43   303    26    3   14   .991    36   306.0   9.68
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 1B   765  6625   642   50  639   .993   711  6460.2  10.12
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1966 WS    CHA SFN   W    5  18  3  6  2  0  3   4  0  4  .333  .368  .944  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1958  LAN   81-73   Robert Rescigno
 1960  BAA   63-91   Rob Tomlinson
 1961  BAA   76-78   Rob Tomlinson
 1962  BAA   78-84   Rob Tomlinson
 1963  BAA   83-79   Gary Dewing, Rob Tomlinson
 1964  BAA   70-92   Gary Dewing
 1964  KCA   72-90   Drew Kennedy
 1965  KCA   70-92   James Taglia
 1965  CHA   79-83   Jon Fellows
 1966  CHA   95-67   Jon Fellows

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