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Brent Gates

Positions: Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: March 14, 1970 in Grand Rapids, MI us

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (26th) of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN).

High School: Grandville HS (Grandville, MI)

School: University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)

Debut: May 5, 1993 (Age 23-052d, 16,292nd in major league history)
vs. BOS 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1999 (Age 29-203d)
vs. CHW 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1993 season

National Team: us USA (College,18U)

Full Name: Brent Robert Gates

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.5

2329

616

.265

268

RBI

279

OBP

.327

SLG

.357

OPS

.685

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	34-31 / in Starts: 18-13
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 170 PAs	20
Actual Runners on Base	114 (54-39-21)
Avg. MLBer w/ 170 PAs	20
Avg. Runners on Base	107 (52-35-18)

Most Driven In
D Wilson	5
P Sorrento	4
Self	3
R Davis	2
J Buhner	2
R IbaÃ±ez	2
E MartÃnez	1
D Rohrmeier	1

Most Driven In By
J Cora	6
Self	3
A Rodriguez	2
K Griffey	2
A Sheets	1
J Buhner	1
R Amaral	1
D Wilson	0

1997 Batting Game Log

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1997 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	404	2 (1)	Apr 2	SEA		NYY	L,2-16	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.70	-0.072	.73	-0.05%	-1.08	2B
2	405	4 (1)	Apr 5	SEA		BOS	L,6-8	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.222	.000	.222	9	2.10	-0.316	2.05	-0.18%	-1.96	2B
3	406	7 (2)	Apr 8	SEA		CLE	W,14-8	CG	5	5	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.357	.333	.690	8	.79	0.119	.75	0.07%	1.10	3B
4	407	9 (1)	Apr 11	SEA	@	BOS	W,5-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.333	.308	.641	2	.53	-0.015	.54	-0.01%	-0.39	PH 2B
5	408	13 (3)	Apr 15	SEA	@	CLE	W,8-4	GS-8	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.368	.412	.780	7	1.80	0.067	2.01	0.05%	0.69	2B
6	409	14	Apr 16	SEA	@	DET	W,7-3	8-8	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.400	.412	.812	6	1.03	0.015	1.21	0.01%	0.34	PH
7	410	16 (1)	Apr 18	SEA		MIN	L,3-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.381	.389	.770	7	.02	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.18	PH
8	411	17	Apr 19	SEA		MIN	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.286	.375	.381	.756	8	1.19	-0.074	1.39	-0.05%	-0.54	3B
9	412	18	Apr 20	SEA		MIN	W,10-6	6-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.385	.391	.776	8	1.10	-0.063	1.31	-0.05%	-0.39	PH 2B
10	413	21 (2)	Apr 23	SEA		KCR	L,10-12	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.370	.375	.745	6	1.78	-0.047	2.18	-0.03%	-0.25	PH 1B
11	414	22	Apr 25	SEA	@	TOR	W,13-8	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.269	.333	.346	.679	7	1.31	-0.050	1.60	-0.04%	-0.46	3B
12	415	25 (2)	Apr 28	SEA	@	NYY	L,5-6	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.313	.321	.634	9	1.05	-0.055	1.32	-0.04%	-0.93	PH 2B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	416	29 (3)	May 3	SEA		MIL	L,4-17	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.241	.303	.310	.613	8	.33	-0.009	.41	-0.01%	-1.17	3B
14	417	30	May 4	SEA		MIL	W,9-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.219	.270	.281	.552	9	.31	-0.039	.38	-0.03%	-0.94	3B
15	418	31	May 6	SEA	@	CHW	W,7-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.219	.270	.281	.552	9						2B
16	419	37 (5)	May 13	SEA	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.257	.507	8	1.47	-0.166	1.88	-0.13%	-1.19	3B
17	420	38	May 14	SEA		CHW	W,9-7	CG	5	5	2	3	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.289	.400	.689	8	.54	0.185	.69	0.14%	1.55	3B
18	421	39	May 15	SEA		CHW	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.286	.386	.672	8	1.58	-0.167	2.05	-0.13%	-1.25	3B
19	422	42 (2)	May 18	SEA		BAL	L,7-8	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.283	.396	.679	8	.47	0.009	.61	0.01%	-0.04	3B
20	423	45 (2)	May 21	SEA	@	ANA	L,3-18	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.278	.388	.666	5	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.26	LF
21	424	48 (2)	May 25	SEA	@	KCR	L,3-4	9-GF(11)	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.255	.286	.451	.737	6	3.78	0.096	4.79	0.07%	0.03	PH 3B
22	425	50 (1)	May 27	SEA	@	MIN	L,10-11	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.279	.429	.707	8	.29	-0.030	.37	-0.02%	-0.74	3B
23	426	52 (1)	May 29	SEA		TEX	L,2-8	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.254	.281	.424	.705	8	1.84	-0.146	3.03	-0.14%	-0.78	3B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	427	58 (5)	Jun 5	SEA	@	DET	W,14-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.277	.417	.694	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.12	PH 3B
25	428	59	Jun 6	SEA	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.275	.406	.682	8	.27	-0.019	.37	-0.02%	-0.54	3B
26	429	63 (3)	Jun 11	SEA	@	TOR	W,5-1	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.301	.418	.719	8	.60	0.062	.86	0.05%	1.07	3B SS
27	430	64	Jun 12	SEA		COL	W,12-11	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.312	.437	.748	9	1.48	0.170	2.00	0.14%	1.23	SS
28	431	68 (3)	Jun 17	SEA	@	SFG	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.308	.431	.738	8	2.87	-0.073	3.97	-0.06%	-0.24	PH
29	432	69	Jun 18	SEA	@	SFG	L,2-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.304	.425	.728	9	1.57	-0.039	2.24	-0.03%	-0.16	SS
30	433	72 (2)	Jun 21	SEA	@	TEX	W,15-8	7-GF	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.317	.440	.757	9	.64	0.103	1.19	0.12%	1.94	PH SS
31	434	73	Jun 22	SEA	@	TEX	W,6-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.317	.440	.757	1						2B
32	435	75 (1)	Jun 24	SEA		OAK	L,1-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.313	.434	.747	7	.61	-0.018	.79	-0.01%	-0.34	PH
33	436	76	Jun 25	SEA		OAK	W,9-4	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.307	.413	.719	2	.52	-0.035	.71	-0.03%	-0.57	2B
34	437	78 (1)	Jun 27	SEA		ANA	W,8-1	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.263	.307	.413	.719	1						2B
35	438	81 (2)	Jun 30	SEA		SFG	L,6-8	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.263	.307	.413	.719	1						2B
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
36	439	82	Jul 1	SEA		SFG	W,15-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.303	.407	.711	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.82	PH
37	440	84 (1)	Jul 3	SEA	@	SDP	L,8-10	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.297	.398	.694	9	.66	-0.033	.75	-0.02%	-0.25	3B
38	441	87 (2)	Jul 6	SEA	@	ANA	L,0-8	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.293	.393	.686	2	.02	-0.001	.03	0.00%	-0.26	2B
39	442	90 (2)	Jul 12	SEA		TEX	L,2-9	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.287	.384	.671	8	.07	-0.003	.10	0.00%	-0.63	3B 2B
40	443	92 (1)	Jul 14	SEA	@	OAK	W,6-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.244	.287	.384	.671	7						2B
41	444	94 (1)	Jul 16	SEA		MIN	W,8-7	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.287	.384	.671	7	2.63	-0.020	4.13	-0.02%	-0.22	PH
42	445	101 (6)	Jul 24	SEA	@	CLE	W,11-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.244	.287	.384	.671	1						2B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
43	446	108 (6)	Aug 1	SEA	@	MIL	L,3-8	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.278	.371	.649	8	.14	-0.010	.24	-0.01%	-0.62	3B
44	447	109	Aug 2	SEA	@	MIL	W,14-4	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.283	.374	.656	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.05	2B
45	448	115 (5)	Aug 9	SEA		CHW	L,2-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.242	.283	.374	.656	2						SS
46	449	117 (1)	Aug 11	SEA		MIL	W,11-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.291	.366	.657	8	.78	-0.083	1.46	-0.09%	-0.84	3B 2B
47	450	120 (2)	Aug 15 (2)	SEA	@	BAL	W,8-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.237	.290	.361	.651	8	.64	-0.087	1.23	-0.10%	-0.97	2B
48	451	121	Aug 16	SEA	@	CHW	W,11-6	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.294	.364	.657	8	.47	0.015	.90	0.02%	0.47	3B
49	452	122	Aug 17 (1)	SEA	@	CHW	W,5-3	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.301	.363	.664	8	.44	-0.048	.83	-0.06%	-0.73	3B
50	453	125 (2)	Aug 19	SEA		CLE	L,5-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.298	.359	.657	9	.61	-0.017	1.14	-0.02%	-0.11	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
51	454	139 (13)	Sep 3	SEA		SDP	L,5-6	GS-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.299	.352	.652	9	1.47	0.070	2.75	0.08%	0.63	3B
52	455	140	Sep 4	SEA	@	MIN	W,9-6	CG	5	5	2	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.311	.400	.711	8	.67	0.203	1.39	0.25%	1.71	3B
53	456	141	Sep 5	SEA	@	MIN	W,10-6	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.307	.400	.707	8	.79	-0.015	1.31	-0.02%	-0.27	3B
54	457	142	Sep 6	SEA	@	MIN	W,9-0	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.303	.392	.695	8	.29	-0.017	.35	-0.01%	-0.72	3B
55	458	143	Sep 7	SEA	@	MIN	L,6-9	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.244	.294	.382	.676	7	.54	-0.040	.43	-0.02%	-0.61	3B
56	459	144	Sep 8	SEA	@	KCR	L,2-9	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.293	.373	.666	8	.43	0.022	.54	0.02%	-0.16	3B
57	460	145	Sep 9	SEA	@	KCR	W,4-3	7-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.296	.375	.671	9	1.51	0.097	1.80	0.07%	0.41	PH 3B
58	461	147 (1)	Sep 11	SEA		DET	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.301	.380	.681	9	1.95	0.095	1.07	0.03%	0.39	PH
59	462	148	Sep 12	SEA		TOR	W,7-3	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.299	.376	.675	8	.92	0.046	.52	0.02%	0.45	3B
60	463	150 (1)	Sep 14	SEA		TOR	W,3-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.297	.373	.670	9	1.91	-0.050	.95	-0.02%	-0.25	PH 3B
61	464	155 (4)	Sep 20	SEA	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG(15)	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.292	.360	.652	8	2.46	-0.216	.19	-0.01%	-1.19	3B
62	465	159 (3)	Sep 24	SEA		ANA	L,3-9	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.291	.352	.643	6	.58	0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.37	3B
63	466	160	Sep 26	SEA		OAK	L,5-8	5-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.292	.352	.644	1	.44	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.24	2B
64	467	161	Sep 27	SEA		OAK	W,9-3	4-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.287	.345	.631	1	.21	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-1.14	2B
65	468	162	Sep 28	SEA		OAK	L,7-9	2-GF	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.298	.351	.649	1	.72	0.132	.00	0.00%	2.09	2B
							34-31		170	151	18	36	8	0	3	20	14	0	21	0	2	3	0	6	0	0	.238	.298	.351	.649		.92	-0.589	1.03	-0.33%	-10.87

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