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Name Team Age
Earl Gakeler Retired (1979, Age 34) Died (2023, Age 78)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 50
(1965)		 RF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Frank Thomas League 0 4 years (74 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
59 33 52
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
68 83 80
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
44 44 39
Endurance Velocity Control
55 10 7
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
65 100 100
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
59 0 5/1/1945
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (---)
98 (98.3 %) 54 (54.9 %) 0 (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1967 WAS 5 19 4 5 1 0 0 3 5 2 1 0 0 .732 .417 .316 .263
1968 WAS 75 239 33 48 8 2 3 22 31 45 6 1 4 .586 .298 .289 .201
1969 WAS 14 31 4 11 0 1 0 4 5 6 0 0 1 .879 .459 .419 .355
1970 WAS 58 187 16 52 11 1 1 29 21 36 16 1 2 .713 .349 .364 .278
1971 WAS 46 118 11 35 7 1 2 13 13 25 3 2 0 .790 .366 .424 .297
1973 KC 36 132 15 40 4 0 2 10 15 26 8 6 3 .750 .372 .379 .303
1974 KC 19 58 7 16 1 0 0 7 3 11 5 3 0 .605 .311 .293 .276
1975 CHN-TB 6 22 4 3 1 0 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 .451 .269 .182 .136
Total 259 806 94 210 33 5 8 89 97 155 40 13 10 .685 .341 .344 .261
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1979-11-01Earl Gakeler has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1976-04-01The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have waived Earl Gakeler.
1975-10-15The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have acquired Earl Gakeler from the waiver wire.
1975-06-16The Chicago Predators waive Earl Gakeler.
1975-06-09The Chicago Predators have promoted Earl Gakeler to the major league team.
1975-06-09The Chicago Predators have acquired Earl Gakeler from the waiver wire.
1975-04-11The Brooklyn Deggers have waived Earl Gakeler.
1975-04-11The Brooklyn Deggers have acquired Earl Gakeler from the waiver wire.
1975-04-01The Kansas City Plains have waived Earl Gakeler.
1974-09-02The Kansas City Plains have designated Earl Gakeler for assignment.
1974-08-16The Kansas City Plains have promoted Earl Gakeler to the major league team.
1974-06-05The Kansas City Plains have promoted Billy Gallagher to the major league team. The Kansas City Plains have designated Earl Gakeler for assignment.
1973-04-01The Kansas City Plains have promoted Earl Gakeler to the major league team. The Kansas City Plains have designated Ed Correll for assignment.
1972-07-27The Kansas City Plains have acquired Earl Gakeler from the waiver wire.
1972-07-13The Washington knuckleheads have waived Earl Gakeler.
1971-08-31The Washington knuckleheads have sent Rick Lyons to the minors. The Washington knuckleheads have designated Earl Gakeler for assignment.
1971-08-13The Washington knuckleheads have promoted Bud Brabender to the major league team. The Washington knuckleheads have promoted Earl Gakeler to the major league team. The Washington knuckleheads have promoted Rick Lyons to the major league team.
1971-08-03The Washington knuckleheads have promoted Barry Mooneyham to the major league team. The Washington knuckleheads have designated Earl Gakeler for assignment.
1971-07-07Earl Gakeler of the Washington knuckleheads is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1970-04-01The Washington knuckleheads have promoted Earl Gakeler to the major league team. The Washington knuckleheads have designated Mark Harris for assignment.
1969-05-23The Washington knuckleheads have promoted Ray Ochoa to the major league team. The Washington knuckleheads have sent Earl Gakeler to the minors.
1969-04-01The Washington knuckleheads have promoted Earl Gakeler to the major league team.
1968-10-23The Washington knuckleheads have promoted Oreste Hurd to the major league team. The Washington knuckleheads have promoted Erskine Whiting to the major league team. The Washington knuckleheads have sent Earl Gakeler to the minors. The Washington knuckleheads have sent Herb Peploski to the minors. The Washington knuckleheads have sent Sam Suppan to the minors.
1968-06-16The Washington knuckleheads have promoted Earl Gakeler to the major league team. The Washington knuckleheads have designated Stew Tesreau for assignment.
1968-06-11The Washington knuckleheads have promoted Oreste Hurd to the major league team. The Washington knuckleheads have sent Earl Gakeler to the minors.
1967-09-20The Washington knuckleheads have promoted Earl Gakeler to the major league team.
1967-08-13The Washington knuckleheads have promoted Andy Lee to the major league team. The Washington knuckleheads have sent Earl Gakeler to the minors.
1967-08-13The Washington knuckleheads have promoted Earl Gakeler to the major league team. The Washington knuckleheads have designated Curt Herring for assignment.
1967-07-28The Washington knuckleheads have acquired Earl Gakeler from the waiver wire.
1967-06-11The Chicago Champs have waived Earl Gakeler.