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Orlando Cepeda League (Majors)
8-14-2309
Bear Gile Catcher
Retired (1972, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .250 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .680 Status Deceased (2023) Option Years 0  
H 1228 Age at Death 86 Date of Birth 05-04-1937
HR 96 Drafted Round 1, Pick 12
(1958)		 Majors Svc Time 8 years
(3 games)
RBI 555
SB 141
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed C  Bunt B- Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range B  WS Rings 0
1B F  (2.7%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health A+ LCS Appearances 5
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* 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
1959 CHN
31
70
8
22
3
1
3
12
8
 5 0 1
0
 0 0
.894
.380
.514
.200
.314
1960 CHN
34
107
6
24
1
0
0
13
13
 19 1 1
1
 0 0
.545
.311
.234
.009
.224
1961 CHN
137
394
23
81
12
0
4
29
29
 68 1 2
4
 11 9
.527
.261
.266
.061
.206
1962 CHN
162
581
35
127
16
1
5
52
46
 83 3 6
16
 20 6
.552
.277
.275
.057
.219
1963 CHN
162
540
49
127
21
1
9
49
64
 78 5 4
13
 11 6
.648
.320
.328
.093
.235
1964 CHN
160
583
63
139
19
2
15
54
57
 86 6 3
13
 21 7
.666
.311
.355
.117
.238
1965 CHN
162
578
71
150
20
4
14
69
61
 81 2 7
16
 12 5
.709
.329
.381
.121
.260
1966 CHN
162
564
67
148
29
5
12
71
66
 94 6 9
19
 12 4
.736
.341
.395
.133
.262
1967 CHN
160
541
59
149
24
3
12
85
63
 81 0 5
13
 15 5
.746
.348
.397
.122
.275
1968 CHN
58
88
7
23
5
0
2
12
12
 8 1 0
1
 5 2
.743
.356
.386
.125
.261
1969 CHN
121
389
58
115
14
3
11
55
50
 61 2 1
22
 14 2
.810
.378
.432
.136
.296
1970 CHN
73
211
30
57
12
1
6
28
29
 27 0 5
11
 9 1
.773
.351
.422
.152
.270
1971 CHN
77
202
25
49
8
2
1
20
30
 32 0 2
7
 6 1
.654
.338
.317
.074
.243
1972 CHN
33
64
7
17
3
0
2
6
4
 10 0 0
5
 1 2
.715
.309
.406
.141
.266
Total
1532
4912
508
1228
187
23
96
555
532
 733 27 46
141
 137 50
.680
.324
.356
.106
.250
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1972-11-01Bear Gile has retired from the Chicago Baseball Club
1961-05-02A trade has been completed between the Boston BayPirates and the St. Louis Baseball Club. The St. Louis Baseball Club receive Bear Gile, Red Stephenson, Draft Pick - 1962 Round 3 (BOS), Draft Pick - 1962 Round 1 (BOS) from the Boston BayPirates in exchange for Casey Taylor, Ben Guiney, Branch Pasquella, Draft Pick - 1962 Round 3 (STL).
1959-04-18The Boston BayPirates have promoted Bear Gile to the major league team. The Boston BayPirates have designated Whale Walters for assignment.
1958-03-31The Boston BayPirates have renamed Lew Baker to Bear Gile.