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Name Team Age
Sam Gonzalez Retired (1978, Age 36) Died (2019, Age 78)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 23
(1960)		 1B L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Goose Goslin League 0 15 years (22 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ A- C+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A  A- B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  B- D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- F  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B- 0 12/12/1941
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 1
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (2.8 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1964 LHP 24 37 9 4 0 0 1 4 6 .668 .317 .351 .243
1964 RHP 124 420 111 15 3 5 48 34 59 .670 .320 .350 .264
1965 LHP 16 15 6 1 0 1 2 5 1 1.217 .550 .667 .400
1965 RHP 147 434 120 25 0 7 55 49 61 .730 .348 .382 .276
1966 LHP 26 27 7 1 0 1 1 2 7 .718 .310 .407 .259
1966 RHP 138 456 121 18 5 8 65 40 54 .700 .321 .379 .265
1967 LHP 43 56 14 1 0 4 12 5 6 .794 .311 .482 .250
1967 RHP 135 450 116 15 8 14 74 51 64 .757 .337 .420 .258
1968 LHP 18 15 3 0 1 0 1 3 3 .667 .333 .333 .200
1968 RHP 148 446 124 13 2 12 59 60 57 .759 .362 .397 .278
1969 LHP 41 104 27 9 2 0 10 16 15 .748 .364 .385 .260
1969 RHP 141 517 178 31 4 18 83 57 47 .932 .408 .524 .344
1970 LHP 40 88 18 1 1 4 10 7 15 .633 .258 .375 .205
1970 RHP 135 504 161 34 8 22 85 57 52 .939 .390 .550 .319
1971 LHP 40 35 9 3 1 1 4 7 6 .867 .381 .486 .257
1971 RHP 136 490 148 28 9 10 61 61 64 .840 .383 .457 .302
1972 LHP 63 156 56 12 1 5 32 15 18 .958 .413 .545 .359
1972 RHP 137 458 130 25 6 12 59 47 52 .794 .351 .443 .284
1973 LHP 67 149 41 7 2 3 20 24 23 .783 .374 .409 .275
1973 RHP 138 422 123 22 6 11 67 56 51 .822 .371 .450 .291
1974 LHP 79 160 43 13 2 2 17 20 20 .762 .350 .412 .269
1974 RHP 140 393 101 15 4 5 40 62 61 .709 .355 .354 .257
1975 LHP 63 96 34 10 3 2 31 9 8 .989 .406 .583 .354
1975 RHP 137 399 122 18 4 9 61 56 38 .833 .394 .439 .306
1976 AHP 55 148 42 8 0 1 13 15 18 .714 .355 .358 .284
1976 HHP 61 172 48 9 1 3 24 17 22 .739 .344 .395 .279
1976 LHP 54 64 14 2 0 1 8 11 11 .630 .333 .297 .219
1976 RHP 86 256 76 15 1 3 29 21 29 .752 .354 .398 .297
1977 AHP 52 76 24 5 1 1 8 8 9 .828 .381 .447 .316
1977 HHP 51 71 21 5 0 1 11 11 9 .794 .386 .408 .296
1977 LHP 40 51 16 4 1 2 7 9 8 .959 .410 .549 .314
1977 RHP 73 96 29 6 0 0 12 10 10 .733 .368 .365 .302
1978 AHP 27 65 20 2 0 0 10 6 6 .695 .356 .338 .308
1978 HHP 20 64 15 3 0 0 2 6 9 .581 .300 .281 .234
1978 LHP 13 25 7 1 0 0 0 3 4 .677 .357 .320 .280
1978 RHP 82 104 28 4 0 0 12 9 11 .629 .322 .308 .269
Total AHP 134 289 86 15 1 2 31 29 33 .739 .362 .377 .298
Total HHP 132 307 84 17 1 4 37 34 40 .720 .345 .375 .274
Total LHP 627 1078 304 69 14 26 156 140 151 .808 .363 .444 .282
Total RHP 1897 5845 1688 284 60 136 810 670 710 .789 .362 .428 .289
Total 2104 6923 1992 353 74 162 966 810 861 .792 .362 .430 .288
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1978-11-01Sam Gonzalez has retired from the Pittsburgh Highlanders
1964-07-18Sam Gonzalez of the Pittsburgh Highlanders is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1963-10-23The Pittsburgh Highlanders have promoted Sam Gonzalez to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Highlanders have sent Mike de la Hoz to the minors.
1961-04-04A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Steam and the Pittsburgh Highlanders. The Pittsburgh Highlanders receive Connor Kroon, Bob Berry, Sam Gonzalez from the Baltimore Steam in exchange for Craig Skok.