#29 Ron Gant, Second Base, 33 yrs, New York (A) Yankees
Thursday, 11/2/1998 |
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| Ron Gant
3/2/1965
33
USA,TX,VICTORIA
6"0
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Second Base
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2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 5,500,000
1999
12 Year(s), 0 Days (2064 total Days)
172 Day(s)
12 Year(s), 0 Days (2064 total Days)
11 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| Versus LHP | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Versus RHP | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| Talent | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
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| Fielding Ratings
2B : 4 (Range), .971 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 5
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 9/22 | @MIL | L 8-10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #6 | | |
| 9/23 | CLE | L 5-7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #5 | | |
| 9/24 | CLE | W 8-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
| 9/25 | KC | L 3-10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
| 9/26 | KC | L 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
| 9/28 | @MIN | L 2-11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #7 | | |
| 9/29 | TEX | L 5-14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 10/1 | @CHA | L 1-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #7 | | |
| 10/3 | @OAK | L 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | #7 | | |
| 10/5 | MIN | L 3-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 152 | 548 | 127 | 21 | 7 | 31 | 88 | 78 | 70 | 144 | .232 | .320 | .465 | .785 | .749 | .234 |
| Projected | 152 | 548 | 127 | 21 | 7 | 31 | 88 | 78 | 70 | 144 | .232 | .320 | .465 | .785 | .749 | .234 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 147 | 631 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 255 | 59 | 6 | 12 | 33.3 | 89.1 | 5.3 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 130 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .238 | .348 | .508 | .856 |
| vs. RHP | 418 | 96 | 19 | 4 | 22 | 64 | 57 | 48 | 111 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .230 | .309 | .452 | .761 |
| Close/Late | 61 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .371 | .525 | .896 |
| Scoring Position | 140 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 51 | 0 | 23 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .171 | .282 | .364 | .646 |
| Pinch Hitting | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .750 | 1.350 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 73 | 255 | 67 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 39 | 38 | 33 | 69 | .263 | .349 | .525 | .875 |
| Road | 79 | 293 | 60 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 49 | 40 | 37 | 75 | .205 | .292 | .413 | .705 |
| March/April | 24 | 83 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 22 | .301 | .408 | .566 | .974 |
| May | 27 | 96 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 25 | .219 | .306 | .542 | .847 |
| June | 25 | 97 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 23 | .196 | .262 | .392 | .653 |
| July | 23 | 83 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 17 | .289 | .344 | .506 | .850 |
| August | 25 | 92 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 30 | .196 | .283 | .380 | .663 |
| Sept/Oct | 28 | 97 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 27 | .206 | .316 | .423 | .739 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1987 | 150 | 510 | 119 | 31 | 2 | 25 | 87 | 69 | 60 | 3 | 4 | 117 | 5 | 5 | .233 | .315 | .449 | .764 | HOU |
| 1988 | 154 | 538 | 141 | 32 | 2 | 30 | 104 | 84 | 71 | 3 | 5 | 91 | 5 | 2 | .262 | .348 | .496 | .845 | HOU |
| 1989 | 156 | 567 | 135 | 35 | 6 | 31 | 113 | 88 | 60 | 4 | 6 | 113 | 9 | 2 | .238 | .312 | .485 | .797 | HOU |
| 1990 | 157 | 575 | 140 | 32 | 5 | 27 | 110 | 79 | 70 | 4 | 3 | 133 | 4 | 4 | .243 | .328 | .457 | .786 | HOU |
| 1991 | 151 | 536 | 135 | 25 | 5 | 31 | 90 | 84 | 74 | 6 | 4 | 112 | 7 | 0 | .252 | .347 | .491 | .837 | HOU CHN |
| 1992 | 158 | 564 | 145 | 35 | 2 | 34 | 101 | 89 | 73 | 4 | 5 | 134 | 3 | 2 | .257 | .344 | .507 | .851 | CHN |
| 1993 | 147 | 485 | 121 | 24 | 1 | 34 | 85 | 91 | 75 | 5 | 3 | 101 | 3 | 3 | .249 | .354 | .513 | .867 | CHN |
| 1994 | 150 | 530 | 118 | 34 | 4 | 35 | 105 | 87 | 79 | 4 | 2 | 155 | 4 | 8 | .223 | .327 | .500 | .827 | CHN TOR |
| 1995 | 155 | 549 | 117 | 30 | 2 | 36 | 83 | 91 | 73 | 3 | 3 | 155 | 4 | 7 | .213 | .307 | .472 | .779 | TOR |
| 1996 | 145 | 431 | 88 | 18 | 3 | 27 | 78 | 73 | 77 | 5 | 1 | 112 | 6 | 6 | .204 | .331 | .448 | .779 | TOR NYY |
| 1997 | 153 | 521 | 123 | 26 | 6 | 32 | 102 | 87 | 66 | 5 | 2 | 161 | 4 | 4 | .236 | .327 | .493 | .820 | NYY |
| 1998 | 152 | 548 | 127 | 21 | 7 | 31 | 88 | 78 | 70 | 4 | 7 | 144 | 6 | 12 | .232 | .320 | .465 | .785 | NYY |
| Total | 1828 | 6354 | 1509 | 343 | 45 | 373 | 1146 | 1000 | 848 | 50 | 45 | 1528 | 60 | 55 | .237 | .330 | .482 | .812 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1993 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .333 | .278 | .611 |
| 1994 | 16 | 58 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2 | .310 | .385 | .707 | 1.092 |
| 1995 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .400 | .682 | 1.082 |
| 1997 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .480 | .737 | 1.217 |
| Total | 42 | 117 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 1 | 2 | .299 | .397 | .641 | 1.038 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Second Base | 152 | 147 | 316 | 542 | 122 | 881 | 23 | .974 | 1315.2 | 6.03 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 16th overall pick, by Houston in 1987...
Had first career hit on 4/4/1987, off Scott Bankhead (CIN)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/10/1987, off Bruce Hurst (SD)...
Drove in 6 runs against Montreal on 8/6/1987...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1988, hitting .480 with 3 HR, 8 RBI...
2/3/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,078,571 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (N) on 4/28/1990...
Drove in 6 runs against Cincinnati on 5/14/1990...
2/3/1991: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,078,571 through salary arbitration...
Traded from Houston to Chicago (N) on 2/3/1991 (Going to CHN: 2B Ron Gant. Going to HOU: P Jack Mcdowell)...
Hit 3 homeruns against Montreal, driving in 5 runs on 9/22/1991...
2/3/1992: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,564,286 through salary arbitration...
6/13/1992: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $2,560,000 per year, for 3 years.
Injured on 5/30/1993 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week...
Traded from Chicago (N) to Toronto on 6/13/1994 (Going to CHN: P Chris Bosio, RF Melvin Nieves. Going to TOR: 2B Ron Gant)...
11/2/1995: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $5,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Traded from Toronto to New York (A) on 7/6/1996 (Going to TOR: CF Glenallen Hill. Going to NYY: 2B Ron Gant)...
Drove in 7 runs against Boston on 9/2/1997...
Won World Series with New York (A) in 1997...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Homeruns
1988 - 30 - 4th
1989 - 31 - 8th
| RBI
1989 - 113 - 8th
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