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	8-8 / in Starts: 8-8
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1981	ALDS g1	Oct 7	MIL		NYY	L,3-5	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9	1.22	-0.041	18.98	-0.51%	0.05	2B
2	1981	ALDS g2	Oct 8	MIL		NYY	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9	1.66	-0.025	23.58	-0.20%	-0.43	2B
3	1981	ALDS g3	Oct 9	MIL	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455	9	.81	-0.061	7.06	-0.30%	-0.51	2B
4	1981	ALDS g4	Oct 10	MIL	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.214	.357	9	.45	-0.033	8.66	-0.40%	-0.33	2B
1982 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	1982	ALCS g1	Oct 5	MIL	@	CAL	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.77	-0.078	23.91	-1.41%	-1.06	2B
6	1982	ALCS g2	Oct 6	MIL	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.33	-0.076	44.74	-1.40%	-0.64	2B
7	1982	ALCS g3	Oct 8	MIL		CAL	W,5-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.75	-0.052	18.48	-0.71%	-0.88	2B
8	1982	ALCS g4	Oct 9	MIL		CAL	W,9-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.20	0.020	8.84	0.51%	1.10	2B
9	1982	ALCS g5	Oct 10	MIL		CAL	W,4-3	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	9	1.55	0.097	128.89	5.27%	0.61	2B
10	1982	WS g1	Oct 12	MIL	@	STL	W,10-0	CG	5	4	2	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.286	.350	.636	9	.33	-0.019	17.47	-0.68%	1.52	2B
11	1982	WS g2	Oct 13	MIL	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.280	.304	.584	9	.90	-0.074	45.93	-2.21%	-0.49	2B
12	1982	WS g3	Oct 15	MIL		STL	L,2-6	CG	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.321	.385	.706	9	.88	0.135	55.08	4.91%	1.03	2B
13	1982	WS g4	Oct 16	MIL		STL	W,7-5	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.267	.313	.400	.713	9	.95	-0.034	57.45	-1.30%	0.15	2B
14	1982	WS g5	Oct 17	MIL		STL	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.306	.382	.688	9	.76	-0.036	62.85	-1.64%	0.39	2B
15	1982	WS g6	Oct 19	MIL	@	STL	L,1-13	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.308	.405	.713	9	.44	-0.040	40.10	-1.98%	0.40	2B
16	1982	WS g7	Oct 20	MIL	@	STL	L,3-6	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.310	.425	.735	9	1.13	0.040	188.89	5.35%	0.31	2B
									57	54	7	13	5	1	0	6	2	0	4	0	1	0		1	0	0	.241	.268	.370	.638

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