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Name Team Age
Gale Bratcher Retired (1992, Age 37) Died (2026, Age 71)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 3
(1977)		 RF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Cool Papa Bell League 0 15 years (78 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ B+ 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- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D- B+ B+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D+ 0 7/22/1955
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
3 5 9
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
D- (5.5 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1977 AHP 41 163 40 5 3 1 14 13 27 .632 .301 .331 .245
1977 HHP 43 163 37 10 1 4 16 14 28 .661 .287 .374 .227
1977 LHP 42 100 25 6 3 1 9 11 13 .724 .324 .400 .250
1977 RHP 74 226 52 9 1 4 21 16 42 .612 .280 .332 .230
1978 AHP 50 205 51 5 4 0 13 23 43 .637 .325 .312 .249
1978 HHP 63 245 61 11 1 4 28 26 41 .673 .322 .351 .249
1978 LHP 61 146 42 4 1 1 14 15 25 .703 .354 .349 .288
1978 RHP 92 304 70 12 4 3 27 34 59 .634 .309 .326 .230
1979 AHP 73 305 88 14 2 9 32 36 42 .800 .364 .436 .289
1979 HHP 62 246 63 12 0 6 20 32 46 .720 .342 .378 .256
1979 LHP 68 187 55 6 0 7 18 25 27 .817 .379 .439 .294
1979 RHP 106 364 96 20 2 8 34 43 61 .737 .342 .396 .264
1980 AHP 70 291 96 21 3 7 46 37 43 .904 .409 .495 .330
1980 HHP 65 258 74 13 2 10 32 39 28 .850 .381 .469 .287
1980 LHP 76 172 54 11 1 8 31 20 19 .918 .389 .529 .314
1980 RHP 124 377 116 23 4 9 47 56 52 .861 .399 .462 .308
1981 AHP 67 282 83 16 4 10 32 35 47 .862 .376 .486 .294
1981 HHP 69 282 80 13 3 6 31 38 40 .784 .369 .415 .284
1981 LHP 73 160 50 10 3 7 19 24 22 .952 .409 .544 .312
1981 RHP 118 404 113 19 4 9 44 49 65 .771 .358 .413 .280
1982 AHP 68 270 77 20 3 6 38 46 39 .839 .391 .448 .285
1982 HHP 67 268 89 14 1 5 41 35 29 .854 .407 .448 .332
1982 LHP 50 116 38 6 1 5 23 21 11 .953 .428 .526 .328
1982 RHP 122 422 128 28 3 6 56 60 57 .817 .390 .427 .303
1983 AHP 73 301 99 12 3 10 46 34 38 .883 .395 .488 .329
1983 HHP 62 251 68 15 4 6 42 24 38 .772 .338 .434 .271
1983 LHP 77 151 49 8 3 5 25 17 22 .914 .398 .517 .325
1983 RHP 126 401 118 19 4 11 63 41 54 .802 .358 .444 .294
1984 AHP 54 224 59 14 5 3 22 31 29 .765 .354 .411 .263
1984 HHP 81 323 93 14 3 6 46 40 36 .774 .368 .406 .288
1984 LHP 64 136 34 9 1 0 13 22 17 .685 .354 .331 .250
1984 RHP 123 411 118 19 7 9 55 49 48 .798 .365 .433 .287
1985 AHP 69 281 78 15 7 11 47 30 54 .844 .346 .498 .278
1985 HHP 66 246 70 13 2 8 41 35 39 .825 .374 .451 .285
1985 LHP 56 111 29 7 3 4 18 20 21 .861 .374 .486 .261
1985 RHP 131 416 119 21 6 15 70 45 72 .829 .355 .474 .286
1986 AHP 55 232 66 10 6 10 38 22 39 .858 .349 .509 .284
1986 HHP 52 206 68 14 1 7 35 22 25 .910 .400 .510 .330
1986 LHP 49 97 31 9 3 4 24 11 14 .987 .389 .598 .320
1986 RHP 100 341 103 15 4 13 49 33 50 .853 .369 .484 .302
1987 AHP 70 298 87 14 6 10 33 41 47 .858 .378 .480 .292
1987 HHP 65 269 79 13 3 10 36 33 31 .847 .371 .476 .294
1987 LHP 68 157 51 12 3 6 14 23 21 .963 .409 .554 .325
1987 RHP 121 410 115 15 6 14 55 51 57 .810 .361 .449 .280
1988 AHP 66 287 88 21 3 4 29 35 46 .825 .382 .443 .307
1988 HHP 69 282 84 17 5 12 36 37 38 .898 .377 .521 .298
1988 LHP 57 153 47 14 1 7 16 22 19 .944 .395 .549 .307
1988 RHP 121 416 125 24 7 9 49 50 65 .830 .374 .457 .300
1989 AHP 65 282 91 16 7 9 43 46 46 .943 .418 .525 .323
1989 HHP 65 269 88 19 5 6 38 38 45 .918 .416 .502 .327
1989 LHP 79 173 55 14 6 5 24 17 28 .932 .377 .555 .318
1989 RHP 119 378 124 21 6 10 57 67 63 .929 .434 .495 .328
1990 AHP 65 284 94 18 4 10 44 39 48 .937 .409 .528 .331
1990 HHP 57 231 76 18 3 7 22 28 36 .930 .406 .524 .329
1990 LHP 72 163 62 14 2 8 25 20 20 1.084 .446 .638 .380
1990 RHP 108 352 108 22 5 9 41 47 64 .864 .390 .474 .307
1991 AHP 54 142 39 4 4 5 13 19 30 .831 .366 .465 .275
1991 HHP 54 124 42 8 1 4 20 21 23 .949 .432 .516 .339
1991 LHP 57 121 44 8 3 6 19 17 24 1.079 .451 .628 .364
1991 RHP 81 145 37 4 2 3 14 23 29 .725 .353 .372 .255
1992 AHP 56 113 33 9 2 2 15 13 19 .840 .380 .460 .292
1992 HHP 53 102 37 6 1 5 19 10 16 1.004 .416 .588 .363
1992 LHP 51 95 26 7 0 3 17 14 19 .811 .369 .442 .274
1992 RHP 76 120 44 8 3 4 17 9 16 1.003 .420 .583 .367
Total AHP 996 3960 1169 214 66 107 505 500 637 .839 .376 .464 .295
Total HHP 993 3765 1109 210 36 106 503 472 539 .828 .374 .454 .295
Total LHP 1000 2238 692 145 34 77 309 299 322 .900 .392 .508 .309
Total RHP 1742 5487 1586 279 68 136 699 673 854 .807 .368 .439 .289
Total 1989 7725 2278 424 102 213 1008 972 1176 .834 .375 .459 .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.