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Name Team Age
Vern Gates Retired (1961, Age 38) Died (2003, Age 80)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 17
(1950)		 RF B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Richie Ashburn League 0 8 years (18 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B+ D+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B  B- B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- B+ D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D  D+
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A  A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C- 0 3/14/1923
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 1
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (---)
A  (89.8 %) B  (67.0 %) F  (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
1950 NYN 130 521 107 172 28 9 43 121 57 80 16 3 8 1.062 .396 .666 .330
1951 NYN 123 487 112 174 38 7 32 89 62 68 23 6 4 1.098 .437 .661 .357
1952 NYN 139 540 114 192 33 8 47 132 70 85 23 6 8 1.134 .427 .707 .356
1953 NYN 140 549 99 167 29 4 30 87 66 87 22 10 9 .911 .376 .536 .304
1954 NYN 139 557 119 212 22 14 46 126 78 90 30 4 8 1.170 .452 .718 .381
1955 NYN 139 566 116 193 26 10 38 120 65 93 35 11 6 1.031 .407 .624 .341
1956 NYN-STL 134 501 90 153 24 5 36 98 68 89 24 6 3 .977 .389 .589 .305
1957 STL 146 505 85 159 28 4 29 107 43 90 26 11 6 .923 .364 .558 .315
1958 STL 149 497 82 171 31 4 35 118 45 64 12 6 10 1.032 .398 .634 .344
1959 STL 145 500 77 137 33 2 23 81 45 81 18 10 7 .821 .335 .486 .274
1960 STL 147 482 64 129 27 3 13 75 39 84 19 10 9 .741 .324 .417 .268
1961 STL 122 323 37 80 17 3 10 43 28 62 7 10 7 .721 .309 .412 .248
Total 1653 6028 1102 1939 336 73 382 1197 666 973 255 93 85 .980 .388 .592 .322
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1961-11-01Vern Gates has retired from the St. Louis Terriers
1956-06-20A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Terriers and the New York Gigantes. The New York Gigantes receive Frank Daley from the St. Louis Terriers in exchange for Vern Gates, Thornton Possehl, Butch Longoria.
1951-10-03The New York Giants have promoted Joe Johnson to the major league team. The New York Giants have promoted Vern Gates to the major league team. The New York Giants have promoted Bill Knerr to the major league team. The New York Giants have sent Barbaro Adams to the minors. The New York Giants have sent Loren Gonzalez to the minors. The New York Giants have sent Jose Riedling to the minors.
1951-09-14The New York Giants have promoted Loren Gonzalez to the major league team. The New York Giants have promoted Jose Riedling to the major league team. The New York Giants have sent Bill Knerr to the minors. The New York Giants have sent Vern Gates to the minors.
1950-10-03The New York Giants have promoted Vern Gates to the major league team. The New York Giants have promoted Joe Johnson to the major league team. The New York Giants have sent Kevin Brown to the minors. The New York Giants have sent Bob Flater to the minors.
1950-09-20The New York Giants have promoted Bob Flater to the major league team. The New York Giants have sent Vern Gates to the minors.