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Doc Gessler

Positions: Rightfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: December 23, 1880 in Greensburg, PA us

Died: December 26, 1924 in Allegheny County, PA

Buried: St. Bernard Cemetery, Indiana, PA

High School: Mercersburg Academy (Mercersburg, PA)

Schools: Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD), Washington & Jefferson College (Washington, PA), Ohio University (Athens, OH)

Debut: April 22, 1903 (Age 22-120d, 2,511th in major league history)
vs. CLE 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 7, 1911 (Age 30-288d)
vs. BOS 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1903 season

Full Name: Henry Homer Gessler

Nicknames: Brownie

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.6

2969

831

.280

370

RBI

363

142

OBP

.370

SLG

.371

OPS

.741

OPS+

128

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	33-70 / in Starts: 32-52
Longest Hitting Streak	16 games
Longest On Base Streak	25 games
Most Games w/o HR	55 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games

RBI Opportunities

1904 Batting Game Log

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1904 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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
1	79	16 (15)	May 7	BRO	@	CIN	L,4-6	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9			PH
2	80	17	May 8	BRO	@	CIN	L,1-4	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9			PH
3	81	23 (5)	May 16	BRO	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		1	0	0				0		.000	.333	.000	.333	4			CF
4	82	24	May 17	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-4	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.286	.000	.286	9			PH
5	83	25	May 18	BRO	@	CHC	L,4-5	0-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.000	.375	.000	.375	7			PH
6	84	31 (5)	May 25	BRO		NYG	L,3-5	0-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.273	.000	.273	3			CF
7	85	32	May 26	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.250	.000	.250	9			PH
8	86	33	May 27	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-3	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.000	.231	.000	.231	9			PH
9	87	34	May 28	BRO	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.071	.235	.071	.307	3			CF
10	88	35	May 29	BRO		NYG	L,3-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	0				0		.059	.238	.059	.297	3			CF
11	89	37 (1)	May 30 (2)	BRO		BSN	L,3-8	0-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.111	.273	.111	.384	9			PH
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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
12	90	40 (2)	Jun 4	BRO		PIT	L,4-11	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.105	.261	.105	.366	9			PH
13	91	41	Jun 5	BRO		PIT	L,3-4	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.100	.250	.100	.350	9			PH
14	92	45 (3)	Jun 10	BRO		STL	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.125	.250	.125	.375	5			2B CF
15	93	46	Jun 11	BRO		STL	L,2-5	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0				1		.154	.313	.154	.466	5			LF
16	94	47	Jun 12	BRO		STL	W,4-3	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0		0		0	0	1				1		.207	.343	.207	.550	5			LF
17	95	48	Jun 14	BRO		CIN	L,4-5	CG	4	4	2	3	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.273	.385	.364	.748	6			CF
18	96	49	Jun 15 (1)	BRO		CIN	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.306	.405	.389	.794	6			CF
19	97	50	Jun 15 (2)	BRO		CIN	W,10-5	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	0		1	0	0				0		.325	.413	.425	.838	6			CF
20	98	51	Jun 17	BRO	@	NYG	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.295	.380	.386	.766	6			CF
21	99	52	Jun 18	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				1		.313	.389	.396	.785	6			CF
22	100	53	Jun 19	BRO		NYG	L,0-11	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.308	.379	.385	.764	4			CF
23	101	54	Jun 20	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-12	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		2	0	0				0		.304	.371	.375	.746	4			CF
24	102	56 (1)	Jun 22	BRO		PHI	L,0-1	CG(13)	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.290	.353	.355	.708	6			CF
25	103	57	Jun 23	BRO		PHI	W,5-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		2	0	0				0		.277	.347	.338	.686	4			LF
26	104	58	Jun 24	BRO		PHI	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.261	.329	.319	.648	4			LF
27	105	59	Jun 25	BRO		BSN	L,6-9	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	3	1		0	0	0				0		.274	.346	.329	.674	4			LF
28	106	60	Jun 26	BRO		BSN	W,8-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.273	.341	.325	.666	4			LF
29	107	61	Jun 27	BRO		BSN	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.288	.360	.338	.697	4			LF
30	108	62	Jun 28	BRO		BSN	L,4-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	1	0				1		.289	.366	.337	.703	4			LF
31	109	63	Jun 29	BRO	@	PHI	W,8-6	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				1		.299	.371	.356	.727	4			LF
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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
32	110	64	Jul 1	BRO	@	PHI	L,2-13	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.297	.366	.352	.718	4			LF
33	111	65	Jul 2 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.284	.352	.337	.689	4			LF
34	112	66	Jul 2 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	W,13-2	CG	6	6	1	2	1	0	0	2	0		2	0	0				0		.287	.351	.347	.698	4			LF
35	113	67	Jul 4 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	L,2-6	0-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0				0		.284	.354	.343	.697	1			CF
36	114	71 (3)	Jul 8	BRO	@	CHC	L,0-1	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.282	.351	.340	.691	9			PH
37	115	72	Jul 9	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		2	0	0				1		.287	.353	.343	.696	1			CF
38	116	73	Jul 10	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.279	.350	.333	.683	1			CF
39	117	74	Jul 11	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-4	0-GF(7)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.277	.347	.330	.677	8			PH
40	118	75	Jul 12	BRO	@	STL	L,0-4	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.274	.344	.327	.671	8			PH
41	119	76	Jul 13	BRO	@	STL	L,1-2	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.272	.341	.325	.666	8			PH CF
42	120	78 (1)	Jul 15	BRO	@	STL	W,1-0	0-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.272	.341	.325	.666	4			LF
43	121	81 (2)	Jul 18	BRO	@	CIN	L,5-6	0-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.278	.346	.330	.677	9			PH
44	122	83 (1)	Jul 20	BRO	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	5	4	1	2	0	1	1	3	1		1	0	0				0		.286	.356	.378	.734	4			LF
45	123	84	Jul 22	BRO	@	PIT	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.285	.353	.374	.727	4			LF
46	124	86 (1)	Jul 25 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.283	.350	.370	.720	1			CF
47	125	90 (3)	Jul 29 (2)	BRO		NYG	L,0-2	0-GF	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				1		.290	.354	.374	.728	2			1B
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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
48	126	92 (1)	Aug 3	BRO		PIT	L,2-3	0-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.295	.359	.379	.737	9			PH
49	127	97 (4)	Aug 11	BRO		STL	L,3-4	CG(17)	7	7	1	2	1	0	1	1	0		1	0	0				0		.295	.355	.403	.758	1			CF
50	128	98	Aug 12	BRO		STL	W,2-0	CG	4	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.303	.365	.430	.795	1			CF
51	129	99	Aug 13	BRO		STL	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.301	.363	.438	.801	1			RF
52	130	100	Aug 15	BRO		STL	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.300	.360	.433	.793	1			RF
53	131	101	Aug 16 (1)	BRO		CIN	W,6-0	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.299	.357	.435	.792	1			CF
54	132	102	Aug 16 (2)	BRO		CIN	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.297	.355	.437	.791	1			CF
55	133	103	Aug 17	BRO		CIN	L,3-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.296	.352	.432	.784	1			CF
56	134	104	Aug 18	BRO		CIN	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.295	.350	.428	.778	1			CF
57	135	105	Aug 20	BRO	@	STL	L,3-8	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.298	.351	.427	.778	1			CF
58	136	106	Aug 21	BRO	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0		1		0	0	0				0		.303	.358	.429	.786	1			CF
59	137	107	Aug 22	BRO	@	STL	L,3-13	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.296	.351	.419	.770	1			CF
60	138	108	Aug 24	BRO	@	CIN	W,8-3	CG	4	3	3	2	0	1	0	1	1		1	0	0				0		.302	.359	.434	.793	3			CF
61	139	109	Aug 25	BRO	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.306	.361	.435	.797	3			CF
62	140	110	Aug 27	BRO	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG(13)	6	6	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.302	.356	.432	.788	3			CF
63	141	111	Aug 29 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	L,7-11	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.296	.349	.423	.773	3			CF
64	142	112	Aug 29 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG(10)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.289	.341	.413	.754	2			CF
65	143	113	Aug 30	BRO	@	CHC	W,8-4	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.283	.335	.405	.740	2			CF
66	144	114	Aug 31	BRO	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.278	.329	.397	.726	2			CF
Sep/Oct		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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
67	145	115	Sep 1	BRO	@	CHC	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.277	.328	.394	.722	3			CF
68	146	116	Sep 2	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.278	.330	.394	.724	3			CF
69	147	117	Sep 3	BRO	@	PHI	L,0-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.277	.329	.391	.720	3			CF
70	148	118	Sep 5 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.281	.332	.393	.725	3			CF
71	149	119	Sep 5 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.276	.329	.386	.715	3			CF
72	150	120	Sep 7	BRO	@	BSN	W,6-2	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.279	.331	.386	.717	3			CF
73	151	121	Sep 8 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	W,6-2	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.282	.332	.387	.719	3			CF
74	152	122	Sep 8 (2)	BRO	@	BSN	W,7-1	CG(8)	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	1				0		.282	.332	.386	.718	3			CF
75	153	123	Sep 10 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	L,5-6	CG	5	3	1	2	0	0	0		1		0	1	0				1		.287	.341	.389	.730	3			CF
76	154	124	Sep 10 (2)	BRO	@	BSN	W,6-2	CG(6)	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1		0	1	0				1		.290	.348	.392	.740	3			CF
77	155	125	Sep 12 (1)	BRO		PHI	L,4-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.289	.347	.390	.736	3			CF
78	156	126	Sep 12 (2)	BRO		PHI	L,5-12	CG	5	4	1	3	2	0	0	1	1		0	0	0				0		.296	.355	.403	.758	3			CF
79	157	127	Sep 13	BRO		PHI	W,5-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.293	.354	.398	.752	2			CF
80	158	128	Sep 14	BRO		PHI	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.292	.352	.400	.752	2			CF
81	159	129	Sep 15 (1)	BRO		PHI	L,2-5	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.298	.356	.404	.760	2			CF
82	160	130	Sep 15 (2)	BRO		PHI	W,14-7	CG(7)	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.301	.358	.405	.764	2			CF
83	161	133 (2)	Sep 17 (1)	BRO		NYG	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1		2	0	0				1		.301	.360	.408	.768	2			CF
84	162	134	Sep 17 (2)	BRO		NYG	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.301	.359	.406	.765	2			CF
85	163	135	Sep 20 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	1				0		.301	.359	.405	.764	2			CF
86	164	136	Sep 20 (2)	BRO		PIT	T,1-1	CG(7)	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.301	.358	.404	.763	2			CF
87	165	137	Sep 21 (1)	BRO		PIT	L,1-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				1		.302	.360	.404	.764	2			CF
88	166	138	Sep 21 (2)	BRO		PIT	L,1-2	CG(7)	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0				0		.300	.360	.401	.761	2			CF
89	167	139	Sep 22 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.299	.358	.399	.757	2			CF
90	168	140	Sep 22 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,3-1	CG(7)	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.299	.358	.401	.760	2			CF
91	169	141	Sep 23	BRO		CHC	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.296	.357	.397	.754	2			CF
92	170	142	Sep 24 (1)	BRO		CHC	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.293	.354	.393	.747	2			CF
93	171	143	Sep 24 (2)	BRO		CHC	L,4-6	CG(7)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0		2	0	0				0		.293	.352	.391	.744	2			CF
94	172	144	Sep 26 (1)	BRO		CHC	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.292	.351	.393	.744	2			CF
95	173	145	Sep 26 (2)	BRO		CHC	L,0-1	CG(6)	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.290	.351	.390	.741	2			CF
96	174	146	Sep 27	BRO		STL	L,2-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.290	.350	.389	.738	2			CF
97	175	147	Sep 28	BRO		STL	L,3-7	CG	5	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	1		0	0	0				1		.292	.353	.393	.747	2			CF
98	176	148	Sep 29	BRO		STL	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.292	.352	.391	.744	2			CF
99	177	149	Sep 30	BRO		STL	W,4-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1				0		.292	.352	.391	.743	2			CF
100	178	150	Oct 1 (1)	BRO		CIN	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				1		.295	.354	.392	.746	2			CF
101	179	151	Oct 1 (2)	BRO		CIN	W,4-3	CG(7)	3	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	1				0		.293	.352	.390	.742	2			CF
102	180	152	Oct 3 (1)	BRO		CIN	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.293	.351	.388	.739	2			CF
103	181	153	Oct 3 (2)	BRO		CIN	L,1-5	CG(7)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.292	.350	.386	.736	2			CF
104	182	154	Oct 8	BRO		NYG	L,0-5	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		2	0	0				0		.290	.351	.384	.735	2			CF
							33-70		379	341	41	99	18	4	2	32	27		42	5	6		0		13		.290	.351	.384	.735

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