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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 Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1977 Away 41 163 18 40 5 3 1 14 13 27 6 4 1 .632 .301 .331 .086 .245
1977 Home 43 163 16 37 10 1 4 16 14 28 4 0 3 .661 .287 .374 .147 .227
1978 Away 50 205 29 51 5 4 0 13 23 43 1 0 4 .637 .325 .312 .063 .249
1978 Home 63 245 29 61 11 1 4 28 26 41 2 1 5 .673 .322 .351 .102 .249
1979 Away 73 305 46 88 14 2 9 32 36 42 0 0 5 .800 .364 .436 .148 .289
1979 Home 62 246 31 63 12 0 6 20 32 46 2 0 4 .720 .342 .378 .122 .256
1980 Away 70 291 47 96 21 3 7 46 37 43 3 1 3 .904 .409 .495 .165 .330
1980 Home 65 258 43 74 13 2 10 32 39 28 6 2 0 .850 .381 .469 .182 .287
1981 Away 67 282 40 83 16 4 10 32 35 47 1 1 2 .862 .376 .486 .191 .294
1981 Home 69 282 47 80 13 3 6 31 38 40 4 0 4 .784 .369 .415 .131 .284
1982 Away 68 270 53 77 20 3 6 38 46 39 9 2 5 .839 .391 .448 .163 .285
1982 Home 67 268 38 89 14 1 5 41 35 29 14 2 4 .854 .407 .448 .116 .332
1983 Away 73 301 52 99 12 3 10 46 34 38 32 7 4 .883 .395 .488 .159 .329
1983 Home 62 251 45 68 15 4 6 42 24 38 17 8 1 .772 .338 .434 .163 .271
1984 Away 54 224 30 59 14 5 3 22 31 29 10 11 2 .765 .354 .411 .147 .263
1984 Home 81 323 54 93 14 3 6 46 40 36 22 7 3 .774 .368 .406 .118 .288
1985 Away 69 281 56 78 15 7 11 47 30 54 20 6 4 .844 .346 .498 .221 .278
1985 Home 66 246 47 70 13 2 8 41 35 39 13 7 0 .825 .374 .451 .167 .285
1986 Away 55 232 44 66 10 6 10 38 22 39 13 6 1 .858 .349 .509 .224 .284
1986 Home 52 206 35 68 14 1 7 35 22 25 7 6 1 .910 .400 .510 .180 .330
1987 Away 70 298 64 87 14 6 10 33 41 47 19 9 0 .858 .378 .480 .188 .292
1987 Home 65 269 39 79 13 3 10 36 33 31 16 9 0 .847 .371 .476 .182 .294
1988 Away 66 287 62 88 21 3 4 29 35 46 18 8 1 .825 .382 .443 .136 .307
1988 Home 69 282 57 84 17 5 12 36 37 38 12 6 0 .898 .377 .521 .223 .298
1989 Away 65 282 58 91 16 7 9 43 46 46 14 3 5 .943 .418 .525 .202 .323
1989 Home 65 269 61 88 19 5 6 38 38 45 11 9 3 .918 .416 .502 .175 .327
1990 Away 65 284 59 94 18 4 10 44 39 48 17 5 2 .937 .409 .528 .197 .331
1990 Home 57 231 39 76 18 3 7 22 28 36 9 3 1 .930 .406 .524 .195 .329
1991 Away 54 142 23 39 4 4 5 13 19 30 1 2 3 .831 .366 .465 .190 .275
1991 Home 54 124 24 42 8 1 4 20 21 23 5 1 0 .949 .432 .516 .177 .339
1992 Away 56 113 19 33 9 2 2 15 13 19 3 3 1 .840 .380 .460 .168 .292
1992 Home 53 102 15 37 6 1 5 19 10 16 2 1 0 1.004 .416 .588 .225 .363
Total Away 996 3960 700 1169 214 66 107 505 500 637 167 68 43 .839 .376 .464 .168 .295
Total Home 993 3765 620 1109 210 36 106 503 472 539 146 62 29 .828 .374 .454 .159 .295
Total 1989 7725 1320 2278 424 102 213 1008 972 1176 313 130 72 .834 .375 .459 .164 .295
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.