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Bobby Doerr League
3-25-2024
Joe Gainer Second Base
Retired (1984, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .241 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .683 Status Deceased (2011) Option Years 0  
H 847 Age at Death 63 Date of Birth 10-28-1948
HR 112 Drafted Round 1, Pick 6
(1971)		 Majors Svc Time 10 years
(59 games)
RBI 498
SB 94
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L C- Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B+ Velocity F    Mentor vR A 
Speed B+ Bunt D- Control D    Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF D  (15.1%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF D+ (23.6%)   Health D- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF F  (1.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1973 MIN
43
159
18
28
2
0
4
20
15
 51 1 0
2
 2 6
.516
.251
.264
.088
.176
1974 MIN
130
534
53
114
16
4
15
66
30
 137 2 3
5
 1 23
.599
.257
.343
.129
.213
1975 MIN
130
519
60
113
16
2
11
56
29
 149 4 4
16
 8 13
.582
.263
.320
.102
.218
1976 MIN
124
506
52
119
19
7
15
72
35
 121 1 4
7
 4 12
.673
.284
.389
.154
.235
1977 MIN
130
520
76
133
23
3
19
94
45
 120 3 4
20
 5 13
.738
.316
.421
.165
.256
1978 MIN-PHI
105
286
41
76
10
1
8
38
31
 60 1 2
13
 7 6
.729
.338
.392
.126
.266
1979 PHI
71
192
13
40
4
1
3
15
19
 37 0 1
0
 0 7
.565
.278
.286
.078
.208
1980 PHI
99
234
33
71
13
1
15
40
25
 46 1 1
3
 1 5
.931
.372
.560
.256
.303
1981 SF-COL
111
138
19
32
5
3
3
21
10
 31 2 0
7
 1 3
.670
.293
.377
.145
.232
1982 COL
100
185
29
59
4
2
9
35
8
 32 1 0
15
 0 3
.859
.351
.508
.189
.319
1983 COL
85
224
30
60
7
5
9
40
17
 38 1 3
6
 2 3
.783
.318
.464
.196
.268
1984 COL
6
19
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
 5 1 0
0
 0 1
.466
.150
.316
.211
.105
Total
1134
3516
425
847
120
29
112
498
264
 827 18 22
94
 31 95
.683
.296
.387
.146
.241
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1984-11-01Joe Gainer has retired from the Colorado Limpets
1984-04-26The Colorado Limpets have promoted Tom Loan to the major league team. The Colorado Limpets have designated Joe Gainer for assignment.
1983-06-06Joe Gainer of the Colorado Limpets is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1983-04-11Joe Gainer of the Colorado Limpets is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1981-06-16Trade #1853470 has been completed between the San Francisco Giants and the Colorado Limpets. The Colorado Limpets receive Joe Gainer, Draft Pick 1982 Round 2 CLE (Frankie Murphy), Draft Pick 1982 Round 2 HOU (Andy Ross) from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Mini Hart.
1981-04-18The San Francisco Giants have acquired Joe Gainer from the waiver wire.
1981-04-01The New York Dorks have promoted Toyokazu Minagawa to the major league team. The New York Dorks have designated Joe Gainer for assignment.
1981-04-01The New York Dorks have acquired Joe Gainer from the waiver wire.
1980-10-23The Philadelphia Sluggers have promoted Tommy Clarke to the major league team. The Philadelphia Sluggers have promoted Dickie Mowry to the major league team. The Philadelphia Sluggers have promoted Mike Kerins to the major league team. The Philadelphia Sluggers have promoted Bradley Myer to the major league team. The Philadelphia Sluggers have promoted Al Hogg to the major league team. The Philadelphia Sluggers have designated Joe Gainer for assignment. The Philadelphia Sluggers have designated Bill Wertz for assignment. The Philadelphia Sluggers have designated Felix Smith for assignment. The Philadelphia Sluggers have sent Chuck Dawley to the minors. The Philadelphia Sluggers have sent Scott Hurst to the minors.
1979-07-16Joe Gainer of the Philadelphia Sluggers 🥊 is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1978-06-18Trade #1846753 has been completed between the Minnesota Twins and the Philadelphia Sluggers. The Philadelphia Sluggers receive Joe Gainer, Jake Fowler, Eddie Landrum, Paul Stewart, Draft Pick 1981 Round 2 MIN (Terry Splittorff), Draft Pick 1980 Round 2 MIN (Tommy Clarke) from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for Tom Abstein, Fred Casey.
1976-09-22Joe Gainer of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1973-08-31The Minnesota Twins have promoted Joe Gainer to the major league team.
1973-07-31The Minnesota Twins have designated Steve Hopkins for assignment. The Minnesota Twins have sent Joe Gainer to the minors.
1973-07-03The Minnesota Twins have promoted Steve Hopkins to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have promoted Joe Gainer to the major league team.