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.

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 3	MIL	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
2	2	Apr 6	MIL	@	CLE	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
3	3	Apr 7	MIL	@	DET	L,3-10	CG	42	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
4	5 (1)	Apr 10	MIL		TEX	L,4-6	CG	44	10.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
5	6	Apr 12	MIL		TEX	L,1-8	CG	39	9.0	1	2	1	4	1	2B
6	7	Apr 13	MIL		TEX	L,1-6	CG	44	9.0	5	4	0	9	3	2B
7	8	Apr 14	MIL		CLE	W,8-4	GF	13	3.0	1	2	1	4	0	PH 2B
8	9	Apr 15	MIL		CLE	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
9	10	Apr 16	MIL		CLE	W,4-3	CG	44	10.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
10	11	Apr 17	MIL	@	TEX	W,8-1	GS	31	8.0	2	6	0	8	1	2B
11	12	Apr 18	MIL	@	TEX	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
12	13	Apr 19	MIL	@	TEX	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	0	6	0	6	1	2B
13	14	Apr 21	MIL		DET	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
14	17 (2)	Apr 24	MIL		MIN	W,5-4	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
15	18	Apr 25	MIL		MIN	W,10-4	CG	34	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
16	19	Apr 26	MIL		MIN	W,12-0	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
17	20	Apr 28	MIL	@	KCR	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
18	21	Apr 29	MIL	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	40	9.1	0	1	0	1	0	2B
19	22	Apr 30	MIL	@	KCR	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	23	May 1	MIL	@	CHW	L,0-6	CG	34	8.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
21	24	May 2	MIL	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	2B
22	25	May 3	MIL	@	MIN	W,7-2	CG	40	9.0	4	6	0	10	2	2B
23	26	May 4	MIL	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
24	27	May 5	MIL		KCR	L,4-5	CG	44	10.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
25	28	May 6	MIL		KCR	W,1-0	CG	36	10.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
26	29	May 7	MIL		KCR	W,8-2	GS	18	5.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
27	30	May 9	MIL		CHW	L,1-10	GS	39	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
28	31	May 10	MIL		CHW	L,2-12	CG	46	9.0	4	3	0	7	3	2B
29	32	May 12	MIL	@	OAK	L,4-5	CG	38	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	2B
30	33	May 13	MIL	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
31	34	May 14	MIL	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
32	35	May 15	MIL	@	OAK	L,2-12	CG	43	8.0	5	4	0	9	2	2B
33	37 (1)	May 17	MIL	@	SEA	W,9-6	CG	46	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
34	38	May 18	MIL	@	SEA	L,5-9	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
35	39	May 19	MIL	@	CAL	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	3	6	0	9	1	2B
36	40	May 20	MIL	@	CAL	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	7	0	10	2	2B
37	41	May 21	MIL	@	CAL	L,9-12	CG	41	8.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
38	42	May 23	MIL		OAK	W,9-1	GS	29	7.0	2	3	1	6	0	2B
39	43	May 24	MIL		OAK	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	3	6	0	9	3	2B
40	44	May 25	MIL		OAK	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
41	46 (1)	May 27	MIL		SEA	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
42	47	May 28	MIL		SEA	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	2	3	1	6	2	2B
43	48	May 29	MIL		CAL	L,3-12	GS	38	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
44	49	May 30	MIL		CAL	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
45	50	May 31	MIL		CAL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	51	Jun 1	MIL		NYY	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
47	52	Jun 2	MIL		NYY	L,2-3	GS	34	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
48	53	Jun 3	MIL		NYY	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
49	54	Jun 4	MIL		NYY	L,9-12	GS	36	7.0	3	3	2	8	1	2B
50	56 (1)	Jun 6	MIL	@	TOR	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
51	57	Jun 7	MIL	@	TOR	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
52	58	Jun 8	MIL	@	BAL	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	2B
53	59	Jun 9	MIL	@	BAL	L,1-7	CG	34	8.0	0	5	0	5	1	2B
54	60	Jun 10	MIL	@	BAL	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
55	61	Jun 11	MIL	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	6	3	0	9	1	2B
56	62	Jun 13	MIL		TOR	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	0	7	0	7	0	2B
57	63	Jun 14	MIL		TOR	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	7	6	0	13	2	2B
58	64	Jun 15	MIL		TOR	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
59	65	Jun 16	MIL	@	MIN	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	6	3	0	9	1	2B
60	66	Jun 17	MIL	@	MIN	L,3-7	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	1	2B
61	67	Jun 18	MIL	@	MIN	L,6-8	CG	41	8.2	1	4	0	5	1	2B
62	68	Jun 19	MIL	@	MIN	W,11-8	CG	43	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
63	69	Jun 20	MIL		KCR	L,2-8	CG	53	11.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
64	70	Jun 21	MIL		KCR	L,0-6	CG	41	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
65	71	Jun 22	MIL		KCR	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	4	5	0	9	0	2B
66	72	Jun 23 (1)	MIL		CHW	W,17-5	GF	7	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
67	73	Jun 23 (2)	MIL		CHW	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
68	74	Jun 24	MIL		CHW	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
69	75	Jun 25	MIL		CHW	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
70	76	Jun 27	MIL		BOS	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	4	5	1	10	4	2B
71	77	Jun 28	MIL		BOS	W,12-5	CG	40	9.0	3	4	1	8	1	2B
72	78	Jun 29	MIL		BOS	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
73	79	Jun 30	MIL	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	80	Jul 1	MIL	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
75	81	Jul 2	MIL	@	NYY	W,10-2	GF	30	7.1	1	1	0	2	0	2B
76	82	Jul 3	MIL	@	NYY	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
77	83	Jul 4	MIL	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
78	84	Jul 6	MIL	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	41	8.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
79	85	Jul 7	MIL		BAL	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
80	86	Jul 8	MIL		BAL	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
81	87	Jul 9	MIL		BAL	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
82	88	Jul 13	MIL	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	40	8.1	2	2	0	4	0	2B
83	89	Jul 14	MIL	@	CHW	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
84	90	Jul 15	MIL	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
85	91	Jul 16	MIL	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
86	92	Jul 17	MIL	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
87	93	Jul 18	MIL	@	KCR	L,4-9	CG	36	8.0	6	3	0	9	1	2B
88	94	Jul 19	MIL	@	KCR	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
89	95	Jul 21	MIL		MIN	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
90	96	Jul 22	MIL		MIN	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	2B
91	97	Jul 23	MIL		MIN	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	6	0	6	2	2B
92	98	Jul 24	MIL		DET	W,10-0	CG	31	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
93	99	Jul 25	MIL		DET	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
94	100	Jul 26	MIL		DET	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	2	5	0	7	4	2B
95	101	Jul 27	MIL		DET	W,11-1	CG	36	9.0	4	5	0	9	2	2B
96	102	Jul 28	MIL	@	TEX	W,15-3	GS	18	5.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
97	103	Jul 29	MIL	@	TEX	W,8-2	GS	29	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
98	104	Jul 30	MIL	@	TEX	L,3-9	CG	37	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
99	106 (1)	Aug 1	MIL		CLE	W,4-2	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
100	107	Aug 2	MIL		CLE	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
101	108	Aug 4	MIL		CAL	L,2-6	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
102	109	Aug 5	MIL		CAL	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
103	110	Aug 6	MIL		CAL	L,0-6	CG	44	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
104	111	Aug 7 (1)	MIL	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
105	112	Aug 7 (2)	MIL	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	7	0	7	1	2B
106	113	Aug 8	MIL	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
107	114	Aug 9	MIL	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
108	115	Aug 10	MIL	@	CLE	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
109	116	Aug 11 (1)	MIL	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
110	117	Aug 11 (2)	MIL	@	CLE	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
111	118	Aug 12	MIL	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
112	119	Aug 13	MIL	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	39	10.0	3	6	0	9	2	2B
113	120	Aug 14	MIL		NYY	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
114	121	Aug 15	MIL		NYY	W,1-0	GS	26	7.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
							114gm		953.0	241	362	8	611	88