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Doc
Gessler		  
Nickname: Brownie
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 180
 
Born: December 23, 1880 in Greensburgh, PA.
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1903 22 SLA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 8 9 9
1904 23 SLA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 9 9 9
1905 24 SLA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 6 6 6 2 2 2 10 10 10
1906 25 SLA AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 7 7 2 2 2 10 10 10
1907 26 SLA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7 3 3 3 10 10 10
1909 28 SLA AL $ 1,000,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7 3 3 3 10 10 10
1910 29 SLA AL $ 1,000,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7 3 3 3 10 10 10
1911 30 SLA AL $ 1,000,000   5 5 4 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 9
1912 31 SLA AL     4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 5 5 9 9 9
1913 32 NY1 NL     4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 5 5 9 9 9
1914 33 PIT NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 9 9 9
1915 34 PIT NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 8 9 8
1916 35 SLA AL $ 1,500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,500,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5 10 10 10
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1903 22 SLA AL 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 0.3 0.0
    AAA   116 467 67 126 24 2 13 38 36 14 21 95 .270 .301 .413 .715 58.0  
1904 23 AAA   79 319 37 87 12 2 5 22 25 1 19 50 .273 .314 .370 .684 40.3  
1905 24 SLA AL 9 30 4 7 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 .233 .233 .300 .533 1.7 0.0
    AAA   119 474 59 140 31 6 8 43 39 8 31 31 .295 .339 .437 .775 70.5  
1906 25 AAA   120 451 50 117 24 10 7 46 26 7 49 39 .259 .332 .404 .736 62.8  
1907 26 SLA AL 52 162 22 39 2 2 0 21 23 1 11 9 .241 .321 .278 .598 20.1 3.3
    AAA   91 352 45 99 19 3 3 39 22 2 42 25 .281 .358 .378 .736 51.4  
1909 28 SLA AL 61 56 18 10 2 1 0 6 14 2 10 1 .179 .333 .250 .583 8.6 1.7
1910 29 SLA AL 65 70 21 18 2 1 1 8 20 2 8 3 .257 .373 .357 .731 13.3 3.8
1911 30 SLA AL 103 351 58 106 17 9 5 44 34 9 24 21 .302 .364 .444 .809 59.1 11.3
1912 31 SLA AL 65 181 25 46 7 6 0 25 19 2 17 15 .254 .323 .359 .682 24.3 4.4
1913 32 AA   118 424 86 114 23 4 25 89 30 5 84 51 .269 .390 .519 .909 90.3  
    A   13 50 13 19 1 0 7 12 4 0 10 8 .380 .483 .820 1.303 17.4  
1914 33 PIT NL 94 275 42 72 15 6 1 34 32 5 28 18 .262 .357 .371 .728 40.5 7.7
1915 34 PIT NL 68 116 17 36 8 0 0 16 14 6 10 5 .310 .382 .379 .761 17.0 3.7
1916 35 SLA AL 28 32 10 10 0 0 0 5 4 2 0 5 .313 .303 .313 .616 3.1 0.4
10 Years Sim 547 1273 218 344 55 25 7 160 161 30 108 81 .270 .348 .369 .718 188.0 36.3
5 Years AAA 525 2063 258 569 110 23 36 188 148 32 162 240 .276 .349 .404 .753 283.0  
1 Years AA 118 424 86 114 23 4 25 89 30 5 84 51 .269 .394 .519 .913 90.3  
1 Years A 13 50 13 19 1 0 7 12 4 0 10 8 .380 .483 .820 1.303 17.4  
7 Years Minors 656 2537 357 702 134 27 68 289 182 37 256 299 .277 .360 .431 .791 390.8  
162 Game Average 377 64 101 16 7 2 47 47 8 31 23 .270 .348 .369 .718 55.7  
Career Highs 103 351 58 106 17 9 5 44 34 9 28 21 .313 1.000 .444 1.000 59.1  
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   970 163 261 39 17 7 117 116 21 86 53 .269 .350 .366 .716 130.2
vs LH   303 55 83 16 8 0 43 45 9 22 28 .274 .344 .380 .724 40.9
Home 289 698 117 183 30 15 3 80 87 15 54 47 .262 .335 .361 .696 88.8
Away 258 575 101 161 25 10 4 80 74 15 54 34 .280 .365 .379 .744 82.3
RISP   351 0 105 15 8 1 145 0 0 42 25 .299 .383 .396 .779 51.7
Pinch Hitting   107 19 26 2 3 2 22 5 3 19 3 .243 .385 .374 .759 15.6
Close/Late   198 55 52 11 3 1 25 0 2 22 15 .263 .352 .364 .716 23.8
Mar/Apr 39 40 12 8 0 1 1 10 5 2 2 1 .200 .256 .325 .581 3.3
May 64 80 17 21 3 0 1 12 14 2 12 5 .263 .372 .338 .710 12.4
June 87 184 35 57 11 4 1 24 31 5 18 5 .310 .394 .429 .824 31.9
July 118 341 62 111 18 11 1 54 46 8 30 16 .326 .394 .452 .845 60.2
August 118 322 47 77 15 5 1 34 31 5 24 21 .239 .322 .326 .648 34.1
Sep/Oct 121 306 45 70 8 4 2 26 34 8 22 33 .229 .301 .301 .602 29.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1903 22 SLA AL CF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1905 24 SLA AL RF 6 6 56.0 20 0 1 0 .952 3.21   0.2
1907 26 SLA AL RF 47 44 405.0 103 0 0 0 1.000 2.29   2.1
    LF 2 1 13.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.38    
1909 28 SLA AL RF 7 7 64.7 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.11   0.5
    CF 20 1 45.3 11 0 0 0 1.000 2.18    
    LF 8 1 23.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 3.13    
1910 29 SLA AL RF 6 5 47.0 16 0 1 0 .941 3.06   0.6
    CF 7 5 45.3 10 1 1 1 .917 2.18    
    LF 6 4 38.7 12 0 0 0 1.000 2.79    
1911 30 SLA AL LF 56 55 487.3 100 3 3 1 .972 1.90   1.4
    RF 26 26 231.3 35 0 1 0 .972 1.36    
    CF 6 3 34.0 4 0 1 0 .800 1.06    
    2B 1 0 5.0 3 1 0 0 1.000 7.20   0.0
1912 31 SLA AL LF 37 33 291.3 53 2 1 1 .982 1.70   0.9
    CF 8 6 55.0 14 0 2 0 .875 2.29    
    RF 6 6 53.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.19    
1914 33 PIT NL LF 78 78 680.7 133 5 0 2 1.000 1.82   2.3
    CF 4 2 24.0 1 0 1 0 .500 0.38    
    RF 2 1 10.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.70    
1915 34 PIT NL RF 31 20 212.7 43 1 0 1 1.000 1.86   0.8
    LF 7 0 17.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.06    
    CF 1 0 8.7 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.08    
1916 35 SLA AL RF 2 2 17.7 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.04   0.1
    CF 2 2 17.0 6 0 1 0 .857 3.18    
    LF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  LF 196 172 1554.0 310 10 4 4 .988 1.85   4.6
  RF 133 117 1097.3 239 1 3 1 .988 1.97   4.4
  CF 49 19 230.3 49 1 6 1 .893 1.95   0.0
  2B 1 0 5.0 3 1 0 0 1.000 7.20   0.0
Career Totals   379 308 2886.6 601 13 13 6 .979 1.91   8.9
Career Highs   89 84 757.7 142 5 5 2 1.000 9.00    
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  4. Fred Odwell (966)
  5. Eddie Dwight (966)
  6. Vin Campbell (963)
  7. Jelly Gardner (962)
  8. Herm McFarland (961)
  9. Otis Clymer (961)
  10. George Barclay (961)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 15th overall pick, by St. Louis (A) in 1903
Injured on 7/11/1903 with a Bruised Jaw, out for one week
Injured on 5/9/1906 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Released by St. Louis (A) on 4/14/1908
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (A) on 2/14/1909 to a 4-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year
Hit first career homerun on 6/16/1910, off Tom Hughes (BOS)
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against New York (A) on 6/24/1911
Released by St. Louis (A) on 8/15/1912
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 3/12/1913 to a minor league deal
Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 3/9/1914 to a minor league contract
Injured on 9/16/1914 with a Broken Finger, out for 4-5 weeks
2/13/1915: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (A) on 3/10/1916 to a 1-year deal worth $1,500,000 per year
 
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