Player Report for #4 Jim 'Diamond Jim' Gentile

10-28-1971

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1B Jim 'Diamond Jim' Gentile #4

IL Havana Sugar Kings (MAN)

Age: 37

Bats: L

Throws: L

Morale: Normal


	65-67, .492, 10.0 GB

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB
72	116	30	3	0	5	15	33	24	.259	.424	.414	0

	Overall	Potential
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's

Batting Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Contact	5	4	5	5
Gap	4	3	4	4
Power	7	6	7	7
Eye	9	9	10	10
Avoid K's	5	4	5	5

Fielding Ratings
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	3	-
Errors:	-	3	-
Arm:	1	2	2
Turn DP:	-	2	-
Ability:	-	-	-

Position Ratings
Pitcher:	-	Shortstop:	-
Catcher:	-	Left Field:	-
1st Base:	5	Center Field:	-
2nd Base:	-	Right Field:	-
3rd Base:	-

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	2
Stealing Ability:	1
Baserunning Inst.:	1
Sacrifice Bunt:	6
Bunt for Hit:	3

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
08-23-1971	@ HOU	Loss, 7-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
08-22-1971	@ HOU	Loss, 3-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
08-21-1971	@ HOU	Loss, 2-3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
08-20-1971	TOR	Loss, 4-5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
08-19-1971	TOR	Loss, 3-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
08-18-1971	TOR	Win, 2-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
08-17-1971	@ TC	Win, 5-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
08-15-1971	@ TC	Loss, 2-11	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
08-13-1971	DEN	Loss, 0-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
08-12-1971	DEN	Win, 4-3	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	4
Loyalty:	9
Desire for Winning:	5
Greed:	6
Intelligence:	9
Work Ethic:	8

Jim Gentile
Birthday:	06-03-1934
Born in:	San Francisco (California)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 3"
Weight:	215 lbs
Local Popularity:	Insignificant
National Pop.:	Insignificant

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$300,000
Signed Through:	1971 Season
Major Service:	10 Years, 94 Days
Service This Yr:	48 Days
40-Man Service:	None, None
Pro Service:	11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	3 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

United League 1971 Batting Stats

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO	VORP
Overall	28	24	2	0	0	0	1	3	4	6	.083	.207	.083	.290	.273	.000	-4.8
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	0	29	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.7	0.76
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Versus Right		23	2	0	0	0	1	3	4	5	1	0	0	.087	.214	.087	.301
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
April		16	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	1	0	0	.063	.158	.063	.220
July		8	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425
Last Year		378	94	14	0	14	60	53	70	114	2	0	6	.249	.373	.397	.770
2 Years Ago		390	113	12	1	21	64	63	70	74	1	0	3	.290	.401	.487	.888
Career		4336	1170	162	10	195	762	682	837	949	30	6	70	.270	.394	.447	.841
Home		12	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	3	1	0	0	.083	.250	.083	.333
Road		12	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237
Grass		24	2	0	0	0	1	3	4	6	1	0	0	.083	.207	.083	.290
Day		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Night		18	2	0	0	0	1	3	4	4	1	0	0	.111	.261	.111	.372
Pinch Hitting		22	2	0	0	0	1	3	4	5	1	0	0	.091	.222	.091	.313
Close/Late		24	2	0	0	0	1	3	4	6	1	0	0	.083	.207	.083	.290
Inning 7-9		22	2	0	0	0	1	3	4	4	1	0	0	.091	.222	.091	.313
Extra Innings		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
0 Outs		5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	.000	.286	.000	.286
1 Outs		9	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	1	0	0	.111	.250	.111	.361
2 Outs		10	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200
Scoring Position		5	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	1	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333
Bases Empty		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111
Runner on 1st		11	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364
Runner on 2nd		3	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500
Runner on 3rd		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Two Strikes		10	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167
First Pitch		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 0-1		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 0-2		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 1-0		4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 1-1		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 1-2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 2-0		1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
Count 2-2		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 3-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	1.000
Count 3-1		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
Full Count		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	1.000
Behind in Count		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Ahead in Count		6	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	.333	.444	.333	.778

International League 1971 Batting Stats

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO	VORP
Overall	72	116	30	3	0	5	15	17	33	24	.259	.424	.414	.838	.882	.155	9.2
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	24	154	1	5	0	7	3	1	48	8	0	0	0.0	21.5	5.98
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Versus Right		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
May		59	14	2	0	2	8	7	18	14	1	1	0	.237	.410	.373	.783
June		23	8	1	0	0	2	4	6	1	0	0	0	.348	.483	.391	.874
July		18	6	0	0	2	3	4	5	5	0	1	1	.333	.500	.667	1.167
August		16	2	0	0	1	2	2	4	4	0	1	0	.125	.300	.313	.613
Career		116	30	3	0	5	15	17	33	24	1	3	1	.259	.424	.414	.838
Home		55	14	2	0	4	12	11	15	10	1	1	0	.255	.408	.509	.918
Road		61	16	1	0	1	3	6	18	14	0	2	1	.262	.438	.328	.765
Grass		115	29	3	0	5	15	17	33	24	1	3	1	.252	.420	.409	.829
Turf		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
Day		23	8	1	0	0	1	2	3	5	0	0	0	.348	.423	.391	.814
Night		93	22	2	0	5	14	15	30	19	1	3	1	.237	.424	.419	.843

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1960 Atlanta - UL	25	52	141	30	5	0	8	19	20	20	4	1	42	2	0	.213	.325	.418	.744	0.0
1961 Atlanta - UL	26	120	348	79	18	0	18	66	52	60	8	3	105	1	0	.227	.351	.434	.785	0.0
1962 Brooklyn - UL	27	129	406	103	12	0	27	81	71	83	9	0	113	0	0	.254	.392	.483	.874	0.0
1963 Brooklyn - UL	28	138	401	119	18	2	17	68	67	86	6	5	77	1	0	.297	.424	.479	.902	40.0
1964 Brooklyn - UL	29	140	379	104	12	0	20	83	58	70	6	4	75	0	0	.274	.392	.464	.857	32.0
1965 Brooklyn - UL	30	141	410	125	18	1	17	65	73	64	6	1	62	1	0	.305	.405	.478	.883	37.3
1966 Brooklyn - UL	31	157	551	170	26	1	25	116	96	107	10	5	108	0	0	.309	.426	.495	.922	63.3
1967 Brooklyn - UL	32	140	442	116	20	4	11	76	63	105	6	5	80	0	0	.262	.407	.400	.807	21.9
1968 Brooklyn - UL	33	145	466	115	7	1	17	63	63	98	6	2	93	0	0	.247	.383	.376	.758	17.2
1969 Brooklyn - UL	34	127	390	113	12	1	21	64	63	70	3	1	74	1	2	.290	.401	.487	.888	36.9
1970 Brooklyn - UL	35	63	152	38	6	0	3	21	15	23	3	1	47	0	0	.250	.358	.349	.706	2.5
1970 Atlanta - UL	35	66	226	56	8	0	11	39	38	47	3	1	67	0	1	.248	.383	.429	.812	7.3
1970 Total - UL	35	129	378	94	14	0	14	60	53	70	6	2	114	0	1	.249	.373	.397	.770	9.8
1971 Manhattan - UL	36	28	24	2	0	0	0	1	3	4	0	1	6	0	0	.083	.207	.083	.290	-4.8
Total UL		1446	4336	1170	162	10	195	762	682	837	70	30	949	6	3	.270	.394	.447	.841	253.6

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1971 Havana - AAA	36	72	116	30	3	0	5	15	17	33	1	1	24	0	0	.259	.424	.414	.838	9.2
Total IL		72	116	30	3	0	5	15	17	33	1	1	24	0	0	.259	.424	.414	.838	9.2

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1963 Brooklyn - ML	1B	119	111	1090	67	87	1163	6	.995	988.2	10.53
1964 Brooklyn - ML	1B	95	90	850	60	68	915	5	.995	816.0	10.04
1964 Brooklyn - ML	RF	3	3	3	0	0	4	1	.750	27.0	1.00
1965 Brooklyn - ML	1B	114	97	937	54	56	997	6	.994	885.1	10.07
1966 Brooklyn - ML	1B	157	157	1440	65	101	1516	11	.993	1327.0	10.21
1967 Brooklyn - ML	1B	127	121	1127	55	76	1191	9	.992	1079.1	9.86
1968 Brooklyn - ML	1B	128	125	1229	80	98	1313	4	.997	1101.2	10.69
1969 Brooklyn - ML	C	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	2.0	4.50	0	0	0	0.0
1969 Brooklyn - ML	1B	104	102	897	54	64	960	9	.991	867.0	9.87
1970 Brooklyn - ML	1B	38	35	246	16	20	264	2	.992	250.0	9.43
1970 Atlanta - ML	1B	66	66	629	39	45	670	2	.997	566.0	10.62
1970 Brooklyn - ML	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00
1970 Brooklyn - ML	CF	10	10	19	0	0	22	3	.864	85.0	2.01
1971 Manhattan - ML	1B	4	0	9	1	0	11	1	.909	9.0	10.00
1971 Havana - AAA	1B	28	24	222	15	19	237	0	1.000	211.1	10.09
1971 Manhattan - ML	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00
1971 Havana - AAA	CF	2	0	3	0	0	3	0	1.000	7.0	3.86
1971 Havana - AAA	RF	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	3.0	3.00

Player History
03-01-1960	Drafted in 1st round, 6th overall pick, by Louisville in 1960.
04-05-1960	Had first career hit on 4/5/1960, off Bubba Church (LA).
04-08-1960	Hit first career homerun on 4/8/1960, off Roger Craig (STL).
04-05-1961	Traded from Louisville to Brooklyn on 4/5/1961 (Going to BRO: 1B Jim Gentile. Going to LOU: LF Frank Thomas).
10-08-1963	Won the 1963 United League World Series with the Brooklyn Superbas!
01-01-1964	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (4); Power: 8 (4); Eye: 8 (4).
04-20-1964	Wins the UL UL Player of the Week Award.
06-15-1964	Was selected to the 1964 United League All-Star Game.
10-08-1964	Won the 1964 United League World Series with the Brooklyn Superbas!
01-01-1965	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (4); Power: 8 (4); Eye: 8 (4).
06-16-1965	Was selected to the 1965 United League All-Star Game.
08-30-1965	Wins the UL UL Player of the Week Award.
01-01-1966	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (4); Power: 9 (4); Eye: 8 (4).
05-16-1966	Wins the UL UL Player of the Week Award.
06-20-1966	Was selected to the 1966 United League All-Star Game.
08-19-1966	Injured (sprained ankle), day-to-day for 6 days.
10-10-1966	Won the 1966 United League World Series with the Brooklyn Superbas!
12-01-1966	Named first baseman on ALL-UL TEAM, 1966.
01-01-1967	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (4); Power: 8 (4); Eye: 9 (5).
10-28-1967	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,743,200 through arbitration.
01-01-1968	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (4); Power: 8 (4); Eye: 9 (5).
09-19-1968	Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $14,930,000 with the Brooklyn Superbas organization.
01-01-1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 9 (9).
06-27-1969	Was selected to the 1969 United League All-Star Game.
01-01-1970	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 9 (9).
04-18-1970	Injured (bruised thigh), day-to-day for 4 days.
05-31-1970	Injured (fractured rib), out for 4 weeks.
07-20-1970	Was traded by the Brooklyn Superbas to the Atlanta Hilltoppers, along with SS D. McAuliffe, in exchange for CL B. Gogolewski, LF G. Luzinski, MR J. Curtis.
10-24-1970	Released by the Atlanta Hilltoppers.
01-01-1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 10 (10).
04-01-1971	Signed to one year, $300,000 contract with Manhattan Gray Sox.