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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	7-19 / in Starts: 6-17
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 79 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	50 (27-15-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 79 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	48 (24-16-8)

Most Driven In
D Thomas	2
G Sutherland	1
S Lezcano	1
D Porter	1
G Scott	1
M Hegan	1
T Johnson	0
Self	0

Most Driven In By
G Scott	2
R Yount	1
V Joshua	1
J Heidemann	0
Self	0
S Bowling	0

1976 Batting Game Log

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1976 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	130 (129)	Sep 3	MIL	@	DET	W,11-2	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.600	.500	1.100	8	.14	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.66	3B
2	2	131	Sep 4	MIL	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.556	.429	.984	8	.63	0.037	.00	0.00%	0.31	3B
3	3	132	Sep 5	MIL	@	DET	W,8-6	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.455	.538	.455	.993	8	.44	0.054	.00	0.00%	1.27	3B
4	4	133	Sep 6 (1)	MIL		CLE	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.438	.357	.795	8	1.24	-0.093	.00	0.00%	-0.62	3B
5	5	134	Sep 6 (2)	MIL		CLE	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.294	.400	.294	.694	8	2.12	-0.030	.00	0.00%	0.08	3B
6	6	135	Sep 7	MIL		CLE	W,17-4	CG	5	4	2	2	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.440	.381	.821	8	.13	0.005	.00	0.00%	3.38	3B
7	7	136	Sep 8	MIL	@	NYY	L,0-8	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.393	.333	.726	8	.71	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.63	3B
8	8	141 (4)	Sep 12	MIL		BAL	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.259	.355	.296	.651	9	1.45	-0.181	.00	0.00%	-1.30	3B
9	9	142	Sep 13	MIL		BAL	L,3-5	9-GF(10)	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.375	.296	.671	9	2.19	0.075	.00	0.00%	0.37	PH 3B
10	10	143	Sep 14	MIL		BOS	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.353	.276	.629	9	1.66	-0.080	.00	0.00%	-0.66	3B
11	11	144	Sep 15	MIL		BOS	L,1-2	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.233	.343	.267	.610	9	1.53	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.38	3B
12	12	146 (1)	Sep 17	MIL		NYY	L,3-5	CG(11)	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.212	.316	.242	.558	9	1.69	-0.111	.00	0.00%	-0.85	3B
13	13	147	Sep 18	MIL		NYY	L,3-5	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.317	.250	.567	9	1.89	0.022	.00	0.00%	0.46	3B
14	14	148	Sep 19	MIL		NYY	L,1-2	CG(6)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.326	.263	.589	9	.86	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.11	3B
15	15	149	Sep 20	MIL		NYY	W,4-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	.237	.326	.263	.589	4						PR
16	16	150	Sep 21 (1)	MIL	@	BOS	L,1-7	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.326	.268	.594	9	.52	-0.035	.00	0.00%	0.12	3B
17	17	151	Sep 21 (2)	MIL	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.327	.273	.599	9	1.09	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.45	3B
18	18	152	Sep 22	MIL	@	BOS	L,3-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.308	.255	.563	9	1.82	-0.177	.00	0.00%	-1.41	3B
19	19	153	Sep 23	MIL	@	BOS	L,3-10	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.339	.280	.619	9	.24	0.030	.00	0.00%	0.35	3B
20	20	154	Sep 24	MIL	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.339	.283	.622	9	1.07	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.53	3B
21	21	155	Sep 25	MIL	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.255	.328	.273	.601	9	1.21	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.47	3B
22	22	156	Sep 28 (1)	MIL	@	BAL	L,5-7	CG(11)	5	5	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.283	.348	.300	.648	9	1.89	0.346	.00	0.00%	2.74	3B
23	23	157	Sep 28 (2)	MIL	@	BAL	L,3-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.333	.286	.619	9	.87	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.17	3B
24	24	159 (1)	Oct 1	MIL		DET	L,0-5	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.333	.277	.610	9	.70	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.23	3B
25	25	160	Oct 2	MIL		DET	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.320	.265	.585	9	.56	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.38	3B
26	26	161	Oct 3	MIL		DET	L,2-5	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.316	.261	.577	4	.25	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.09	PR
							7-19		79	69	6	17	1	7	6	0	11	1	3	0	2	1	1	.246	.316	.261	.577		1.01	-0.492	.00	0.00%	1.66

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