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| Name | Team | Age |
| John Gainer | Retired (1968, Age 36) | Died (2012, Age 81) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 12 (1950) |
C | B/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Kevin Brown League | 0 | 13 years (38 games) |
| Total Rating
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Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
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Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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| Health
|
Injured Days
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Birthday |
| 0 | 11/9/1931 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Alt Pos (C) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (86.9 %) | (0.0 %) | (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 |
| 1954 | AHP | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .347 | .222 | .125 | .125 |
| 1954 | LHP | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .100 | .100 | .100 |
| 1954 | RHP | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .542 | .375 | .167 | .167 |
| 1955 | AHP | 29 | 91 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 13 | .625 | .284 | .341 | .275 |
| 1955 | HHP | 27 | 62 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 11 | .657 | .366 | .290 | .274 |
| 1955 | LHP | 17 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .598 | .265 | .333 | .242 |
| 1955 | RHP | 50 | 120 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 16 | .650 | .333 | .317 | .283 |
| 1956 | AHP | 44 | 107 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 14 | .466 | .261 | .206 | .178 |
| 1956 | HHP | 45 | 124 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 18 | .466 | .241 | .226 | .185 |
| 1956 | LHP | 52 | 124 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 20 | .560 | .302 | .258 | .218 |
| 1956 | RHP | 74 | 107 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 12 | .354 | .186 | .168 | .140 |
| 1957 | AHP | 39 | 68 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | .730 | .377 | .353 | .294 |
| 1957 | HHP | 36 | 75 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 | .633 | .313 | .320 | .253 |
| 1957 | LHP | 19 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | .879 | .450 | .429 | .371 |
| 1957 | RHP | 65 | 108 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 20 | .614 | .308 | .306 | .241 |
| 1958 | AHP | 70 | 162 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 21 | .749 | .354 | .395 | .296 |
| 1958 | HHP | 59 | 133 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 21 | .687 | .333 | .353 | .263 |
| 1958 | LHP | 52 | 141 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 19 | .636 | .331 | .305 | .262 |
| 1958 | RHP | 104 | 154 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 23 | .799 | .357 | .442 | .299 |
| 1959 | AHP | 71 | 103 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 20 | .495 | .281 | .214 | .165 |
| 1959 | HHP | 63 | 103 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 15 | .737 | .378 | .359 | .291 |
| 1959 | LHP | 30 | 57 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | .683 | .349 | .333 | .281 |
| 1959 | RHP | 118 | 149 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 26 | .590 | .322 | .268 | .208 |
| 1960 | AHP | 35 | 73 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 13 | .565 | .277 | .288 | .192 |
| 1960 | HHP | 34 | 80 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | .774 | .349 | .425 | .300 |
| 1960 | LHP | 15 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | .716 | .348 | .368 | .211 |
| 1960 | RHP | 66 | 134 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 19 | .666 | .308 | .358 | .254 |
| 1961 | AHP | 32 | 93 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 11 | .707 | .352 | .355 | .280 |
| 1961 | HHP | 29 | 82 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 18 | .844 | .417 | .427 | .268 |
| 1961 | LHP | 22 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | .791 | .434 | .357 | .286 |
| 1961 | RHP | 59 | 133 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 22 | .766 | .368 | .398 | .271 |
| 1962 | AHP | 48 | 140 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 21 | 25 | .689 | .339 | .350 | .243 |
| 1962 | HHP | 49 | 160 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 25 | .836 | .380 | .456 | .312 |
| 1962 | LHP | 36 | 67 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | .914 | .392 | .522 | .328 |
| 1962 | RHP | 88 | 233 | 62 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 31 | 39 | .725 | .352 | .373 | .266 |
| 1963 | AHP | 39 | 126 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 17 | .622 | .329 | .294 | .230 |
| 1963 | HHP | 42 | 118 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 14 | .839 | .399 | .441 | .305 |
| 1963 | LHP | 20 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | .616 | .366 | .250 | .219 |
| 1963 | RHP | 78 | 212 | 58 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 27 | 29 | .744 | .362 | .382 | .274 |
| 1964 | AHP | 50 | 120 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 23 | .730 | .338 | .392 | .283 |
| 1964 | HHP | 51 | 104 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 19 | .801 | .407 | .394 | .308 |
| 1964 | LHP | 18 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | .615 | .333 | .281 | .250 |
| 1964 | RHP | 97 | 192 | 58 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 34 | .789 | .378 | .411 | .302 |
| 1965 | AHP | 62 | 110 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 21 | .782 | .382 | .400 | .309 |
| 1965 | HHP | 55 | 88 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | .811 | .356 | .455 | .284 |
| 1965 | LHP | 14 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .804 | .440 | .364 | .364 |
| 1965 | RHP | 113 | 176 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 28 | .794 | .362 | .432 | .290 |
| 1966 | AHP | 34 | 105 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 15 | .773 | .345 | .429 | .267 |
| 1966 | HHP | 36 | 87 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 14 | .685 | .340 | .345 | .241 |
| 1966 | LHP | 21 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | .406 | .195 | .211 | .132 |
| 1966 | RHP | 60 | 154 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 23 | 20 | .811 | .376 | .435 | .286 |
| 1967 | AHP | 64 | 202 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 28 | 29 | .557 | .304 | .252 | .208 |
| 1967 | HHP | 62 | 198 | 53 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 27 | .646 | .308 | .338 | .268 |
| 1967 | LHP | 40 | 91 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | .496 | .265 | .231 | .209 |
| 1967 | RHP | 98 | 309 | 76 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 33 | 46 | .632 | .318 | .314 | .246 |
| Total | AHP | 623 | 1516 | 372 | 59 | 8 | 15 | 163 | 176 | 234 | .649 | .324 | .325 | .245 |
| Total | HHP | 588 | 1414 | 387 | 69 | 8 | 18 | 173 | 168 | 220 | .723 | .351 | .372 | .274 |
| Total | LHP | 359 | 743 | 187 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 89 | 119 | .643 | .331 | .312 | .252 |
| Total | RHP | 1076 | 2187 | 572 | 100 | 12 | 30 | 273 | 255 | 335 | .698 | .339 | .359 | .262 |
| Total | 1211 | 2930 | 759 | 128 | 16 | 33 | 336 | 344 | 454 | .684 | .337 | .347 | .259 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1968-11-01 | John Gainer has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1966-08-27 | A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pounders and the San Francisco Wonders. The San Francisco Wonders receive John Gainer, Alex Wilt, Draft Pick 1967 Round 2 PIT (Mike Nichols) from the Pittsburgh Pounders in exchange for James Burton. Protest This Trade. |
| 1960-03-28 | The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted John Gainer to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have sent Richie Martin to the minors. |
| 1960-03-28 | John Gainer has signed with the Pittsburgh Pounders for $3.33M per year for 8 years. |
| 1957-03-28 | The Oakland Athletics have promoted John Gainer to the major league team. |
| 1956-10-23 | The Oakland Athletics have sent John Gainer to the minors. The Oakland Athletics have sent Bill Bishop to the minors. The Oakland Athletics have sent Jackie Oberkfell to the minors. |
| 1955-03-28 | The Oakland Athletics have promoted John Gainer to the major league team. |
| 1954-10-17 | The Oakland Athletics have sent John Gainer to the minors. |
| 1954-09-03 | The Oakland Athletics have promoted John Gainer to the major league team. |
| 1952-10-13 | The Oakland Athletics have promoted Gary Epstein to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have sent John Gainer to the minors. |
| 1952-10-03 | The Oakland Athletics have promoted John Gainer to the major league team. |