Jesse Gonder

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

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

Born: January 20, 1936 in Monticello, AR us

Died: November 14, 2004 in Oakland, CA

Buried: Cremated

High School: McClymonds HS (Oakland, CA)

Debut: September 23, 1960 (Age 24-247d, 11,800th in major league history)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 17, 1967 (Age 31-148d)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1963 season

Full Name: Jesse Lemar Gonder

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.9

876

220

.251

RBI

OBP

.310

SLG

.377

OPS

.687

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1955	19	CIN-min	C	114	416	369	57	103	12	8	15	6	2		37	99	.279	.347	.477	.824		176		4	1	5			OGD · PION
1956	20	CIN-min	C	119	477	415	54	123	23	2	14	68	6		54	72	.296	.380	.463	.842		192		3	3	2			WAU · NORL
1957	21	CIN-min	B	95	401	359	83	117	30	5	20	88	3		33	67	.326	.388	.604	.992		217		5	1	3	0		CVS,WEN,PTA · SWLG,NORW,BSTL
1958	22	BAL-CIN-min	AA,AAA	67	257	240	31	77	14	2	9	45	1	0	13	32	.321	.352	.508	.860		122	3	0	1	3			SAN,SLE · TL,PCL
1959	23	CIN-min	AAA	112	412	374	40	89	18	3	8	37	0		31	50	.238	.298	.366	.664		137		2	2	3	7		HAV · IL
1960	24	NYY-min	AAA	109	368	336	44	110	12	2	13	45	4	0	28	36	.327	.380	.491	.872		165		2	0	2			RMD · IL
1960	24	NYY	AL	7	9	7	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	1	.286	.333	.714	1.048	182	5	0	0	0	1	0	/H2
1961	25	NYY-min	AAA	77	291	266	29	60	8	1	9	34	0		22	43	.226	.287	.365	.652		97		1	2	0	2		RMD · IL
1961	25	NYY	AL	15	15	12	2	4	1	0	0	3	0	0	3	1	.333	.467	.417	.883	144	5	1	0	0	0	1	H
1962	26	CIN-min	AAA	136	535	491	76	168	31	1	21	116	1	0	40	88	.342	.390	.538	.927		264		0	1	3			SDG · PCL
1962	26	CIN	NL	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/H
1963	27	TOT	NL	73	167	158	17	48	6	0	6	20	1	2	7	37	.304	.329	.456	.785	124	72	3	0	0	2	0	2H
1963	27	CIN	NL	31	33	32	5	10	2	0	3	5	0	0	1	12	.313	.333	.656	.990	175	21	0	0	0	0	0	H/2
1963	27	NYM	NL	42	134	126	12	38	4	0	3	15	1	2	6	25	.302	.328	.405	.733	110	51	3	0	0	2	0	2H
1964	28	NYM	NL	131	374	341	28	92	11	1	7	35	0	0	29	65	.270	.329	.370	.698	100	126	16	2	0	2	5	2H
1965	29	TOT	NL	84	174	158	8	33	6	0	5	14	0	0	15	29	.209	.276	.342	.618	76	54	8	0	0	1	4	H2
1965	29	NYM	NL	53	117	105	6	25	4	0	4	9	0	0	11	20	.238	.308	.390	.698	100	41	6	0	0	1	4	H2
1965	29	MLN	NL	31	57	53	2	8	2	0	1	5	0	0	4	9	.151	.211	.245	.456	28	13	2	0	0	0	0	H2
1966	30	PIT	NL	59	174	160	13	36	3	1	7	16	0	0	12	39	.225	.287	.388	.675	86	62	6	2	0	0	7	2H
1967	31	PIT-min	AAA	60	210	191	20	46	7	0	4	24	1	1	15	40	.241	.290	.340	.631		65		0	0	4			CLB · IL
1967	31	PIT	NL	22	45	36	4	5	1	0	0	3	0	0	5	9	.139	.279	.167	.446	31	6	2	2	2	0	3	2/H
1968	32	ATL-CAL-min	AAA	91	294	273	26	73	8	0	8	34	1	0	20	57	.267	.317	.385	.702		105		0	1	0			RMD,SLE · IL,PCL
1969	33	SFG-min	AAA	27	95	86	7	20	4	1	1	10	1	0	8	21	.233	.295	.337	.632		29		0	0	1			PHX · PCL
8 Yrs				395	962	876	73	220	28	2	26	94	1	2	72	184	.251	.310	.377	.687	95	330	36	6	2	6	20
162 Game Avg.				162	395	359	30	90	11	1	11	39	0	1	30	75	.251	.310	.377	.687	95	135	15	2	1	2	8

NYM (3 yrs)				226	625	572	46	155	19	1	14	59	1	2	46	110	.271	.325	.381	.706	102	218	25	2	0	5	9
CIN (2 yrs)				35	37	36	5	10	2	0	3	5	0	0	1	15	.278	.297	.583	.881	142	21	0	0	0	0	0
PIT (2 yrs)				81	219	196	17	41	4	1	7	19	0	0	17	48	.209	.286	.347	.633	76	68	8	4	2	0	10
NYY (2 yrs)				22	24	19	3	6	1	0	1	6	0	0	4	2	.316	.417	.526	.943	158	10	1	0	0	1	1
MLN (1 yr)				31	57	53	2	8	2	0	1	5	0	0	4	9	.151	.211	.245	.456	28	13	2	0	0	0	0

NL (6 yrs)				373	938	857	70	214	27	2	25	88	1	2	68	182	.250	.308	.373	.681	93	320	35	6	2	5	19
AL (2 yrs)				22	24	19	3	6	1	0	1	6	0	0	4	2	.316	.417	.526	.943	158	10	1	0	0	1	1

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