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Bob Horner League
4-29-1975
Ron Gant Second Base
Retired (1963, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .300 Total Rating   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .869 Status Retired (1963) Option Years 0  
H 1670 Age 50 (OS 51) Date of Birth 11-12-1924
HR 228 Drafted Round 1, Pick 1
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 13 years
(80 games)
RBI 920
SB 172
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L B+ Endurance   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R Power vs. L Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (98.3%) Range WS Rings 1
1B C- (32.6%) LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 2
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 5
3B D+ (27.4%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1950 Majors 26 73.93 161 133 0 3 / 11 0 / 7 2 / 14 1 / 12 2 / 10 4 / 10 3 / 9 15 / 73
1951 Majors 27 68.01 146 122 16 0 / 7 2 / 12 0 / 12 1 / 7 1 / 15 0 / 5 1 / 10 5 / 68
1952 Majors 28 74.67 162 133 0 2 / 7 3 / 11 3 / 16 0 / 8 0 / 12 1 / 11 1 / 9 10 / 74
1953 Majors 29 58.24 144 105 18 1 / 8 0 / 8 2 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 3 0 / 6 2 / 15 5 / 58
1954 Majors 30 64.17 162 116 0 1 / 9 0 / 11 1 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 8 0 / 9 2 / 64
1955 Majors 31 57.42 144 107 18 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 8 0 / 57
1956 Majors 32 63.31 162 116 0 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 12 0 / 11 0 / 63
1957 Majors 33 48.70 123 104 38 0 / 9 0 / 4 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 48
1958 Majors 34 59.51 162 125 0 -2 / 7 0 / 7 -3 / 8 -3 / 9 -2 / 16 -1 / 4 0 / 8 -11 / 59
1959 Majors 35 64.63 162 131 0 -1 / 8 -6 / 8 -2 / 9 -3 / 11 -9 / 8 0 / 8 -3 / 12 -24 / 64
1960 Majors 36 43.53 127 72 35 -1 / 4 -1 / 8 -2 / 6 -5 / 5 -10 / 8 -1 / 5 -2 / 7 -22 / 43
1961 Majors 37 36.10 112 55 48 -3 / 6 -4 / 4 0 / 9 -7 / 7 -7 / 3 -1 / 6 -2 / 1 -24 / 36
1962 Majors 38 30.41 162 29 0 -3 / 2 -2 / 4 -6 / 6 -3 / 3 -7 / 4 -1 / 3 1 / 8 -21 / 30
1963 Majors 39 16.85 162 5 0 -5 / 1 -7 / 3 -3 / 4 -4 / 2 -5 / 4 -1 / 2 0 / 0 -25 / 16
Total 2091 1353 173 -8 / 96 -15 / 99 -8 / 121 -23 / 108 -37 / 118 0 / 98 1 / 113 -90 / 753
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01Ron Gant has retired from the St. Louis Men in New Laundry
1961-06-06Ron Gant of the St. Louis Men in New Laundry is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1961-04-01Ron Gant of the St. Louis Men in New Laundry is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1961-03-25Trade #1881442 has been completed between the Boston Pops and the St. Louis Men in New Laundry. The St. Louis Men in New Laundry receive Ron Gant from the Boston Pops in exchange for Dwight Larkin.
1960-07-02Ron Gant of the Boston Pops is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1960-06-21The Boston Pops have placed Ron Gant on the trade block.
1957-09-09Ron Gant of the Boston Pops is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1957-07-17Ron Gant of the Boston Pops is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1956-10-23Trade #1862765 has been completed between the Colorado Mastodons and the Boston Pops. The Boston Pops receive Ron Gant from the Colorado Mastodons in exchange for Ed Seguignol.
1956-10-13The Colorado Mastodons have placed Ron Gant on the trade block.
1955-09-11Ron Gant of the Colorado Mastodons is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1953-05-27Ron Gant of the Colorado Mastodons is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1953-04-06Trade #1843604 has been completed between the Colorado Mastodons and the Atlanta Braves. The Atlanta Braves receive Bill Miles, Joaquin Blank from the Colorado Mastodons in exchange for Al Grabowski, Ron Gant.
1951-08-23Ron Gant of the Atlanta Braves is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1950-10-13The Atlanta Braves have promoted Ron Gant to the major league team.
1950-10-13The Atlanta Braves have sent Ron Gant to the minors.
1950-10-07Ron Gant of the Atlanta Braves is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1950-06-22The Atlanta Braves have promoted Ron Gant to the major league team.
1950-06-21The Atlanta Braves have sent Ron Gant to the minors.
1950-04-15The Atlanta Braves have renamed Ken Arcia to Ron Gant.