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Cool Papa Bell League
5-3-2061
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 H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1977 LHP 42 100 25 6 3 1 9 11 13 .724 .324 .400 .150 .250
1977 RHP 74 226 52 9 1 4 21 16 42 .612 .280 .332 .102 .230
1978 LHP 61 146 42 4 1 1 14 15 25 .703 .354 .349 .062 .288
1978 RHP 92 304 70 12 4 3 27 34 59 .634 .309 .326 .095 .230
1979 LHP 68 187 55 6 0 7 18 25 27 .817 .379 .439 .144 .294
1979 RHP 106 364 96 20 2 8 34 43 61 .737 .342 .396 .132 .264
1980 LHP 76 172 54 11 1 8 31 20 19 .918 .389 .529 .215 .314
1980 RHP 124 377 116 23 4 9 47 56 52 .861 .399 .462 .154 .308
1981 LHP 73 160 50 10 3 7 19 24 22 .952 .409 .544 .231 .312
1981 RHP 118 404 113 19 4 9 44 49 65 .771 .358 .413 .134 .280
1982 LHP 50 116 38 6 1 5 23 21 11 .953 .428 .526 .198 .328
1982 RHP 122 422 128 28 3 6 56 60 57 .817 .390 .427 .123 .303
1983 LHP 77 151 49 8 3 5 25 17 22 .914 .398 .517 .192 .325
1983 RHP 126 401 118 19 4 11 63 41 54 .802 .358 .444 .150 .294
1984 LHP 64 136 34 9 1 0 13 22 17 .685 .354 .331 .081 .250
1984 RHP 123 411 118 19 7 9 55 49 48 .798 .365 .433 .146 .287
1985 LHP 56 111 29 7 3 4 18 20 21 .861 .374 .486 .225 .261
1985 RHP 131 416 119 21 6 15 70 45 72 .829 .355 .474 .188 .286
1986 LHP 49 97 31 9 3 4 24 11 14 .987 .389 .598 .278 .320
1986 RHP 100 341 103 15 4 13 49 33 50 .853 .369 .484 .182 .302
1987 LHP 68 157 51 12 3 6 14 23 21 .963 .409 .554 .229 .325
1987 RHP 121 410 115 15 6 14 55 51 57 .810 .361 .449 .168 .280
1988 LHP 57 153 47 14 1 7 16 22 19 .944 .395 .549 .242 .307
1988 RHP 121 416 125 24 7 9 49 50 65 .830 .374 .457 .156 .300
1989 LHP 79 173 55 14 6 5 24 17 28 .932 .377 .555 .237 .318
1989 RHP 119 378 124 21 6 10 57 67 63 .929 .434 .495 .167 .328
1990 LHP 72 163 62 14 2 8 25 20 20 1.084 .446 .638 .258 .380
1990 RHP 108 352 108 22 5 9 41 47 64 .864 .390 .474 .168 .307
1991 LHP 57 121 44 8 3 6 19 17 24 1.079 .451 .628 .264 .364
1991 RHP 81 145 37 4 2 3 14 23 29 .725 .353 .372 .117 .255
1992 LHP 51 95 26 7 0 3 17 14 19 .811 .369 .442 .168 .274
1992 RHP 76 120 44 8 3 4 17 9 16 1.003 .420 .583 .217 .367
Total LHP 1000 2238 692 145 34 77 309 299 322 .900 .392 .508 .198 .309
Total RHP 1742 5487 1586 279 68 136 699 673 854 .807 .368 .439 .150 .289
Total 1989 7725 2278 424 102 213 1008 972 1176 .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.