C Gary Cole #29
Age: 39 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
03/11/1968
C GARY COLE #29 - AGE: 39 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 40 45
Gap 40 45 40 40
Power 30 30 30 30
Eye 50 55 50 50
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 20
Errors: - 25 25
Arm: 40 30 30
Turn DP: - 20 -
Ability: 50 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 40 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Spontaneous and carefree.
Birthday:01/21/1929
Born in:Creve Coeur, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:16 Years, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1947, 17th Pick in Round 2
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 OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1949 San Francisco - MLB 20 82 277 69 14 4 1 8 19 16 0 1 67 0 0 .249 .289 .339 .628 70 70 0.6
1950 San Francisco - MLB 21 127 421 83 12 2 7 44 39 56 4 7 91 0 0 .197 .293 .285 .578 56 52 -0.2
1951 San Francisco - MLB 22 96 312 70 17 1 7 42 30 35 6 2 68 0 0 .224 .313 .353 .665 85 89 1.4
1952 San Francisco - MLB 23 119 400 86 15 1 5 46 33 41 3 5 81 0 0 .215 .290 .295 .585 72 70 1.3
1953 San Francisco - MLB 24 123 393 89 26 1 6 37 58 69 0 4 67 0 0 .226 .339 .344 .683 89 89 1.9
1954 San Francisco - MLB 25 124 398 100 16 1 8 49 54 61 8 6 48 0 0 .251 .357 .357 .714 100 103 3.0
1955 San Francisco - MLB 26 117 411 119 20 1 8 54 64 60 1 3 49 0 0 .290 .379 .401 .780 117 125 4.2
1956 San Francisco - MLB 27 133 489 149 23 2 14 67 75 62 5 9 64 0 0 .305 .382 .446 .828 136 143 5.9
1957 San Francisco - MLB 28 134 457 112 14 0 9 63 52 61 11 7 62 0 0 .245 .343 .335 .678 91 98 2.4
1958 San Francisco - MLB 29 123 400 100 13 0 10 51 51 55 4 6 49 0 0 .250 .342 .357 .699 98 101 3.0
1959 San Francisco - MLB 30 133 455 106 10 1 8 56 44 48 1 4 65 0 0 .233 .305 .312 .617 75 77 1.4
1960 San Francisco - MLB 31 131 443 131 22 2 17 74 83 72 1 4 59 0 0 .296 .392 .470 .862 146 154 5.9
1961 San Francisco - MLB 32 140 492 140 18 2 13 68 56 69 0 2 65 0 0 .285 .371 .409 .780 116 125 4.7
1962 San Francisco - MLB 33 134 455 117 14 1 9 72 56 73 3 7 63 1 0 .257 .359 .352 .710 99 103 2.9
1963 San Francisco - MLB 34 132 443 110 16 1 13 76 49 45 3 1 71 0 0 .248 .321 .377 .698 106 112 3.4
1964 San Francisco - MLB 35 67 195 43 7 1 4 15 21 18 1 1 30 0 0 .221 .288 .328 .617 83 81 0.6
Total MLB 1915 6441 1624 257 21 139 822 784 841 51 69 999 1 0 .252 .340 .363 .703 98 102 42.4
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 OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1947 Total - 18 25 99 45 13 0 4 28 35 21 3 0 6 9 4 .455 .561 .707 1.268 100 100 2.6
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1949 San Francisco - MLB 20 5 14 5 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 1 4 0 0 .357 .444 .357 .802 120 105 0.6
1956 San Francisco - MLB 27 12 49 5 0 0 2 5 5 4 0 1 7 0 0 .102 .167 .224 .391 11 6 0.8
1959 San Francisco - MLB 30 7 24 6 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 3 0 0 .250 .357 .250 .607 75 69 0.9
1960 San Francisco - MLB 31 14 63 19 5 0 2 5 9 6 0 0 12 0 0 .302 .362 .476 .839 138 146 1.6
1962 San Francisco - MLB 33 11 39 7 0 0 2 4 3 3 0 1 8 0 0 .179 .233 .333 .566 55 56 0.9
Total MLB 49 189 42 5 0 6 18 22 20 0 3 34 0 0 .222 .292 .344 .636 79 78
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1949 San Francisco - MLB C 80 78 249 46 8 300 5 .983 674.1 3.94 +1.0 .961 3 34 15 44.1
1950 San Francisco - MLB C 119 117 425 53 10 487 9 .982 1059.1 4.06 +0.9 .806 7 53 27 50.9
1951 San Francisco - MLB C 88 87 273 38 3 315 4 .987 761.2 3.67 +1.4 1.063 7 33 13 39.4
1952 San Francisco - MLB C 113 110 404 65 2 475 6 .987 984.0 4.29 +2.4 1.280 4 61 22 36.1
1953 San Francisco - MLB C 117 114 396 59 5 463 8 .983 1017.1 4.03 +2.2 1.077 4 44 18 40.9
1954 San Francisco - MLB C 118 115 355 65 11 430 10 .977 1020.1 3.70 +2.0 .964 7 48 26 54.2
1955 San Francisco - MLB C 113 111 404 51 8 458 3 .993 986.2 4.15 +2.8 1.060 4 38 18 47.4
1956 San Francisco - MLB C 126 124 462 68 9 534 4 .993 1106.1 4.31 +3.1 1.090 9 42 21 50.0
1957 San Francisco - MLB C 127 126 536 80 8 621 5 .992 1106.0 5.01 +1.0 1.093 10 62 23 37.1
1958 San Francisco - MLB C 116 112 470 62 9 541 9 .983 996.2 4.80 +0.9 .999 6 61 23 37.7
1959 San Francisco - MLB C 127 123 539 65 7 613 9 .985 1085.1 5.01 +1.4 .993 3 66 26 39.4
1960 San Francisco - MLB C 124 119 539 64 4 610 7 .989 1069.1 5.08 +1.8 .917 3 71 28 39.4
1961 San Francisco - MLB C 124 122 557 69 7 634 8 .987 1086.2 5.18 +3.8 .996 7 56 27 48.2
1962 San Francisco - MLB C 124 122 621 57 11 685 7 .990 1087.0 5.61 +2.0 .994 6 56 17 30.4
1963 San Francisco - MLB C 122 121 638 70 7 715 7 .990 1066.0 5.98 +1.0 1.076 14 62 22 35.5
1964 San Francisco - MLB C 64 54 302 25 2 330 3 .991 472.1 6.23 -2.9 .840 8 41 7 17.1
TOTAL C 1802 1755 7170 937 111 8211 104 .987 15579.1 4.68 +24.8 1.028 102 828 333 40.2
PLAYER HISTORY
11/01/1947 Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 17, 37th overall pick) by the San Francisco Seagulls, out of high school (Pekin; Pekin, IL).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (50); Power: 25 (45); Eye: 35 (60).
04/13/1948 Named the #26 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 25 (45); Eye: 35 (60).
04/12/1949 Named the #12 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 45 (60).
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 50 (60).
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 60 (60).
06/09/1952 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
09/21/1952 Injured (Sinus infection), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 60 (60).
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 60 (60).
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 60 (60).
08/08/1955 Goes 5-5 against the Boston Terriers, with 1 3B, 1 HR, 6 RBI and 4 R.
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 60 (60).
05/02/1956 Injured (Sore quadriceps), day-to-day for 5 days.
07/02/1956 Was selected to the 1956 The American Circuits All-Star Game.
10/19/1956 Wins the 1956 World Series with the San Francisco Seagulls.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 60 (60).
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 60 (65).
03/17/1958 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
06/04/1958 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/13/1958 Was selected to the 1958 The American Circuits All-Star Game.
07/30/1958 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 60 (65).
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 60 (60).
07/10/1960 Was selected to the 1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 60 (60).
07/09/1961 Was selected to the 1961 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 60 (60).
06/25/1962 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
07/08/1962 Was selected to the 1962 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/20/1962 Wins the 1962 World Series with the San Francisco Seagulls.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 60 (60).
07/07/1963 Was selected to the 1963 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (50).
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 50 (50).
04/13/1965 Released by the San Francisco Seagulls.
10/21/1965 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1949 67 9
1950 91 4
Year BB Rank
1953 69 8
Year IBB Rank
1953 7 2
1954 6 1
1958 5 9
Year HP Rank
1951 6 4
1954 8 1
1957 11 2
Year SF Rank
1950 7 10
1956 9 2
1957 7 6
1962 7 9
Year AVG Rank
1956 .305 3
Year OBP Rank
1956 .382 8
1960 .392 5
1961 .371 9
Year RC/27 Rank
1960 6.67 9
Year wOBA Rank
1960 .387 6
Year OPS Rank
1960 .862 8
Year WAR Rank
1956 5.6 8
1960 5.8 6
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