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Name Team Age
John Gakeler Retired (1983, Age 37) Died (2018, Age 72)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 15
(1968)
SP R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League 0 14 years (143 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
74 51 5
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
5 3 45
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
9 3 19
Endurance Velocity Control
61 76 73
Leadership   Mentor Value  
2 27
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
31 0 5/1/1946
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 1 3
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
0 (0.0 %) 0 (0.0 %) 0 (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Energy  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Batting   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
1969 PIT 5 21 36 36 0 0 0 0 196.2 245 139 130 7 75 152 1.63 5.95
1970 PIT 14 15 37 37 2 0 0 0 226.2 240 134 124 5 116 164 1.57 4.92
1971 PIT 9 13 36 36 5 1 0 0 254.0 230 106 95 3 82 187 1.23 3.37
1972 PIT 11 10 30 30 4 2 0 0 216.0 199 80 74 4 77 170 1.28 3.08
1973 PIT 11 10 32 29 3 0 0 0 211.0 187 100 88 3 83 179 1.28 3.75
1974 PIT 14 10 40 33 10 3 0 0 252.2 232 97 88 1 79 211 1.23 3.13
1975 PIT-BOS 15 12 38 36 2 0 0 0 243.2 229 95 84 1 79 206 1.26 3.10
1976 BOS 13 11 38 38 1 0 0 0 224.2 221 115 104 2 89 182 1.38 4.17
1977 BOS 14 14 36 36 4 1 0 0 234.1 208 105 94 2 75 201 1.21 3.61
1978 BOS 22 6 36 36 0 0 0 0 244.1 193 86 81 3 81 216 1.12 2.98
1979 BOS 19 8 38 38 0 0 0 0 252.0 194 81 74 2 75 213 1.07 2.64
1980 BOS 17 8 36 36 0 0 0 0 235.0 187 91 80 3 80 212 1.14 3.06
1981 BOS 12 14 37 37 0 0 0 0 243.1 198 88 82 2 77 189 1.13 3.03
1982 CLE 8 6 48 15 0 0 6 2 159.2 146 80 71 0 62 119 1.30 4.00
1983 CLE 8 14 68 10 0 0 8 7 178.2 173 105 91 3 73 131 1.38 4.58
2332 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total 192 172 586 483 31 7 14 9 3372.2 3082 1502 1360 41 1203 2732 1.27 3.63
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1983-11-01John Gakeler has retired from the Cleveland Toyo Carp
1980-06-10John Gakeler of the Boston Braves is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1975-06-25A trade has been completed between the Boston Braves and the Pittsburgh Steel Workers. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers receive Charlie Reardon, Draft Pick 1977 Round 2 BOS (Fritz Kerksieck), Draft Pick 1976 Round 2 BOS (Timo Barkley), Draft Pick 1978 Round 1 BOS (Jerry Bone) from the Boston Braves in exchange for John Gakeler.
1973-08-21John Gakeler of the Pittsburgh Steel Workers is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1972-08-28John Gakeler of the Pittsburgh Steel Workers is injured and is expected to be out 46 days.
1969-04-01The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Bob Hitchcock to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Jim Abadie to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted John Gakeler to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Jimmy Hodge to the minors. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Belve Downing to the minors.
1967-04-05A trade has been completed between the Atlanta Wolves and the Pittsburgh Steel Workers. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers receive Hal Sanders, Draft Pick 1968 Round 1 ATL (John Gakeler) from the Atlanta Wolves in exchange for Stan Berkman, Barry Schaffer.