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Cool Papa Bell League
5-5-2061
Gale Bratcher Right Field
Retired (1992, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .295 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .834 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
H 2278 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 07-22-1955
HR 213 Drafted Round 1, Pick 3
(1977)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(78 games)
RBI 1008
SB 313
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A+ Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR B+
Speed B+ Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C- WS Rings 3
1B D- (5.5%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 5
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 9
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 6
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1977 LF CIN 54 54 472.0 115 112 1 2 1 -7 2.15 .983
CF CIN 30 30 266.2 69 67 0 2 0 -3 2.26 .971
1978 CF CIN-MIN 55 55 480.0 105 99 0 6 0 -4 1.86 .943
RF CIN-MIN 30 30 266.2 49 48 0 1 0 -2 1.62 .980
LF CIN-MIN 24 24 214.1 42 40 0 2 0 0 1.68 .952
1979 RF MIN 113 113 984.2 199 191 0 8 0 -8 1.75 .960
CF MIN 15 15 135.0 29 28 0 1 0 -1 1.87 .966
LF MIN 7 7 62.0 12 12 0 0 0 0 1.74 1.000
1980 RF MIN 115 115 1010.0 221 218 1 2 1 -8 1.95 .991
CF MIN 20 20 180.2 35 34 0 1 0 -4 1.69 .971
1981 LF MIN 93 93 829.0 186 182 0 4 0 -4 1.98 .978
RF MIN 42 42 368.2 66 64 0 2 0 -1 1.56 .970
1982 RF MIN-SF 123 123 1112.2 230 214 7 9 3 +4 1.79 .961
LF MIN-SF 7 6 51.2 11 11 0 0 0 0 1.92 1.000
CF MIN-SF 4 4 34.0 12 12 0 0 0 -1 3.18 1.000
1983 RF SF 135 135 1203.2 288 276 7 5 1 -10 2.12 .983
1984 RF SF 135 135 1235.0 276 262 9 5 1 -5 1.97 .982
1985 RF SF 135 135 1217.1 278 267 7 4 1 -5 2.03 .986
1986 RF SF 107 107 969.0 208 198 8 2 1 -6 1.91 .990
1987 RF SF 135 135 1212.2 232 220 12 0 2 +3 1.72 1.000
1988 RF SF 135 135 1217.0 264 255 8 1 0 -5 1.94 .996
1989 RF SF 130 130 1180.0 244 230 6 8 1 -9 1.80 .967
1990 RF SF 120 120 1078.0 222 211 8 3 3 -4 1.83 .986
CF SF 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
1991 RF SF-CIN 51 51 465.0 101 98 1 2 0 -1 1.92 .980
1B SF-CIN 6 6 46.0 47 44 2 1 2 -1 9.00 .979
1992 RF CIN 46 41 376.1 91 87 3 1 0 -1 2.15 .989
1B CIN 2 0 3.0 5 5 0 0 1 0 15.00 1.000
Pos Total RF 1552 1547 13896.2 2969 2839 77 53 14 -58 1.89 .982
LF 185 184 1629.0 366 357 1 8 1 -11 1.98 .978
CF 125 125 1105.1 253 243 0 10 0 -13 1.98 .960
1B 8 6 49.0 52 49 2 1 3 -1 9.37 .981
Total 1870 1862 16680.0 3640 3488 80 72 18 -83 1.93 .980
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1992-11-01Gale Bratcher has retired from the Cincinnati Bengals
1992-06-01Gale Bratcher of the Cincinnati Bengals is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1991-07-21Gale Bratcher of the Cincinnati Bengals is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
1991-04-18Trade #1170961 has been completed between the San Francisco Criminals and the Cincinnati Bengals. The Cincinnati Bengals receive Ken Forsch, Gary Guerrero, Gale Bratcher, Alex Galarza, Draft Pick 1992 Round 2 SF (Red Lepcio) from the San Francisco Criminals in exchange for Hardy Williams, Lefty Barton, Pete Tollberg, Draft Pick 1992 Round 2 CIN (John Sullivan).
1990-08-06Gale Bratcher of the San Francisco Criminals is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1986-05-13Gale Bratcher of the San Francisco Criminals is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1984-10-07Gale Bratcher of the San Francisco Criminals is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1982-04-14A trade has been completed between the San Francisco Criminals and the Minnesota Gopher Balls. The Minnesota Gopher Balls receive Jerry Carpenter, Draft Pick 1983 Round 1 SF (Jose Conovar) from the San Francisco Criminals in exchange for Gale Bratcher. Protest This Trade.
1978-05-27A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Minnesota Savage Snowmen. The Minnesota Savage Snowmen receive Snipe Nicholson, Gale Bratcher from the Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for Phil Graves, Tony Kendall, Stu Leitner. Protest This Trade.
1978-05-19The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Gale Bratcher to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Aubrey Benes for assignment.
1978-04-25The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Hal Johnson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have sent Gale Bratcher to the minors.
1978-04-11The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Gale Bratcher to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Mike Otterson for assignment.
1978-04-05The Cincinnati Bengals have demoted Gale Bratcher to the minor leagues.
1978-03-01The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Gale Bratcher to the major league team.
1977-09-18The Cincinnati Bengals have sent Gale Bratcher to the minors.
1977-07-17The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Gale Bratcher to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have sent Joe Fishburn to the minors.
1977-05-25The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Jeff Gilbert to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have sent Gale Bratcher to the minors.
1977-04-15The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Gale Bratcher to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Jeff Gilbert for assignment.
1977-04-11The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Ferris Long to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Ed James to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have sent Joe Fishburn to the minors. The Cincinnati Bengals have sent Gale Bratcher to the minors.
1977-04-01The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Joe Fishburn to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Gale Bratcher to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Skeeter Hunt for assignment. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Hal Johnson for assignment.