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James
Gaeta		  
Nickname: Flash
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 225
 
Born: January 7, 1904 in Usa
 
Hall of Fame
Awards & Accomplishments
Class A Championships Won 1939   
Top Fielders Award 1942   
All-Star Selections 1938    1939    1940    1941    1942   
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Joe Munson Award or Mel Parnell Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1938 34 BIR SA 138 487 88 137 26 6 24 85 11 6 124 82 .281 .427 .507 .934 107.0  
1939 35 BIR SA 122 416 71 111 27 4 17 54 11 3 94 57 .267 .402 .474 .876 82.3  
1940 36 BIR SA 132 443 80 128 24 5 21 69 4 5 118 83 .289 .440 .508 .948 100.1  
1941 37 BIR SA 132 442 75 139 31 9 17 88 6 6 87 77 .314 .426 .541 .967 97.6  
1942 38 BIR SA 129 424 77 113 21 5 18 62 6 6 75 98 .267 .377 .467 .844 73.8  
5 Years Sim 653 2212 391 628 129 29 97 358 38 26 498 397 .284 .416 .500 .916 460.8  
162 Game Average 548 97 155 32 7 24 88 9 6 123 98 .284 .416 .500 .916 114.3  
Career Highs 138 487 88 139 31 9 24 88 11 6 124 98 .314 .440 .541 .967 107.0  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Top Fielders Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1938 34 BIR SA 1B 138 138 1262.3 1324 115 14 123 .990 10.26    
1939 35 BIR SA 1B 122 119 1049.7 948 87 5 78 .995 8.87    
1940 36 BIR SA 1B 132 129 1152.3 1092 87 12 100 .990 9.21    
1941 37 BIR SA 1B 130 127 1125.3 1055 77 6 98 .995 9.05    
1942 38 BIR SA 1B 127 111 1002.3 957 77 10 103 .990 9.28    
Career Totals   649 624 5592.0 5376 443 47 502 .992 9.37    
Career Highs   138 138 1262.3 1324 115 14 123 .995 10.26    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1938 34 BIR SA 4 13 6 6 1 0 3 4 0 0 3 2 .462 .563 1.231 1.793
1939 35 BIR SA 9 30 4 7 2 0 2 4 2 0 5 1 .233 .343 .500 .843
Career Post-Season Batting 13 43 10 13 3 0 5 8 2 0 8 3 .302 .412 .721 1.133
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1941-5-.314
 On-Base Pct
1938-3-.427
1939-6-.402
1940-3-.440
1941-1-.426
1942-8-.377
 Slugging Pct
1938-9-.507
1940-7-.508
1941-3-.541
 OPS
1938-8-.934
1940-3-.948
1941-3-.967
 XR
1938-2-107.0
1940-3-100.1
1941-3-97.6
 Games
1938-1-138
1940-3-132
1941-5-132
1942-8-129
At-Bats
1938-4-487
 Runs
1938-3-88
1940-4-80
1941-10-75
1942-8-77
 Hits
1938-10-137
 Total Bases
1938-6-247
1940-9-225
1941-6-239
 Doubles
1941-6-31
 Triples
1941-3-9
Homeruns
1938-9-24
1940-7-21
 RBIs
1938-7-85
1941-4-88
 Caught Stealing
1938-9-6
1941-5-6
 Walks
1938-1-124
1939-1-94
1940-1-118
1941-2-87
1942-5-75
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 7    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 16)
   Gray Ink Test: 62    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 113)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 26    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 40)
 
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  4. Ahmed Terry (921)
  5. Harry Kellum (918)
  6. John Tejeda (914)
  7. Christian Turner (901)
  8. Jason Skaggs (901)
  9. Paul Masterson (899)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 13th overall pick, by Birmingham in 1938
Had first career hit on 4/16/1938, off Gene Hays (ATL)
Hit first career homerun on 4/17/1938, off Daniel Mishler (ATL)
Drove in 6 runs against New Orleans on 5/6/1938
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game
Injured on 7/22/1939 with a Pulled Hip Muscle, out for one week
Won Class A Championship with Birmingham in 1939
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1940, hitting .398 with 9 HR, 18 RBI
Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game
Won Top Fielders Award at First Base in 1942
 
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