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Rod Gaspar
Rodney Earl Gaspar

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 165 lb.
School California State University, Long Beach

Debut April 8, 1969
  vs. MON 5 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 SB
Final Game July 19, 1974
Born April 3, 1946 in Long Beach, CA

Drafted by the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1967 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). (All Transactions)

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        Superb defensive outfielder on Miracle Mets of 1969. I always remember Lou Brock on second, two outs, single to Gaspar...Brock thrown out at the plate. Thanks Rod!!!

Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1969 23 NYM NL 118  215   26   49   6  1   1   14   7  3  25  19  .228  .313  .279   66   60   7   1   2   2   1
 1970 24 NYM NL  11   14    4    0   0  0   0    0   1  0   1   4  .000  .067  .000  -80    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1971 25 SDP NL  16   17    1    2   0  0   0    2   0  1   3   3  .118  .250  .118   11    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1974 28 SDP NL  33   14    4    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   4   3  .214  .389  .214   77    3   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons      178  260   35   54   6  1   1   17   8  4  33  29  .208  .301  .250   55   65   7   1   2   2   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        237   32   49   5  1   1   15   7  4  30  26  .208  .301  .250   55   59   6   1   2   2   1
 Career High    118  215   26   49   6  1   1   14   7  3  25  19                          60   7   1   2   2   1
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1969 23 NYM NL  250  178   21   3.2    96| .228  .262| .313  .332| .279  .388| .592  .720|  66  .376  -9.4  -1.0  70%
 1970 24 NYM NL   15   14    0   0.0   103| .000  .267| .067  .340| .000  .408| .067  .748| -80  .000  -3.7  -0.4 100%
 1971 25 SDP NL   20   16    1   1.7    87| .118  .252| .250  .316| .118  .368| .368  .685|  11  .166  -1.9  -0.2   0%
 1974 28 SDP NL   18   11    2   4.9    90| .214  .256| .389  .327| .214  .371| .603  .698|  77  .565  -0.1   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons       303  219   24   2.9    96| .208  .261| .301  .331| .250  .387| .551  .718|  55  .343 -15.0  -1.6  66%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1969 23 NYM NL OF 91 104 12 2 6 .983 .973 1.27 1.75 2.12 2.02 44 492.0 RF 64 60 6 2 4 .971 .975 1.03 1.59 1.98 1.87 27 299.3 LF 22 9 3 0 1 1.000 .960 0.55 1.28 1.43 1.65 5 75.3 CF 17 36 1 0 1 1.000 .976 2.18 2.04 2.84 2.27 12 117.3 1970 24 NYM NL OF 8 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.62 1.77 3.00 2.08 3 39.0 RF 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.68 0.00 2.06 0 7.0 CF 4 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 3.25 2.08 3.66 2.33 3 32.0 1971 25 SDP NL LF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.55 2.16 1.89 1 16.7 1974 28 SDP NL OF 8 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.50 1.96 3.36 2.27 0 10.7 CF 5 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.40 2.42 3.16 2.84 0 5.7 1B 2 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 8.35 9.00 9.90 0 3.0 LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.55 4.50 1.80 0 2.0 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 3.00 2.10 0 3.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1974 28 SDP NL 1B 2 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 8.35 9.00 9.90 0 3.0 1969 23 NYM NL CF 17 36 1 0 1 1.000 .976 2.18 2.04 2.84 2.27 12 117.3 1970 24 NYM NL CF 4 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 3.25 2.08 3.66 2.33 3 32.0 1974 28 SDP NL CF 5 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.40 2.42 3.16 2.84 0 5.7 1969 23 NYM NL LF 22 9 3 0 1 1.000 .960 0.55 1.28 1.43 1.65 5 75.3 1971 25 SDP NL LF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.55 2.16 1.89 1 16.7 1974 28 SDP NL LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.55 4.50 1.80 0 2.0 1969 23 NYM NL OF 91 104 12 2 6 .983 .973 1.27 1.75 2.12 2.02 44 492.0 1970 24 NYM NL OF 8 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.62 1.77 3.00 2.08 3 39.0 1971 25 SDP NL OF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.90 2.16 2.21 1 16.7 1974 28 SDP NL OF 8 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.50 1.96 3.36 2.27 0 10.7 1969 23 NYM NL RF 64 60 6 2 4 .971 .975 1.03 1.59 1.98 1.87 27 299.3 1970 24 NYM NL RF 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.68 0.00 2.06 0 7.0 1974 28 SDP NL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 3.00 2.10 0 3.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 109 125 12 2 6 .986 .974 1.26 1.77 2.21 2.03 48 558.3 26 26 70# RF* 70 61 6 2 4 .971 .975 0.96 1.60 1.95 1.88 27 309.3 CF* 26 51 1 0 1 1.000 .977 2.00 2.12 3.02 2.31 15 155.0 LF* 26 14 3 0 1 1.000 .966 0.65 1.32 1.63 1.69 6 94.0 1B* 2 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 8.35 9.00 9.90 0 3.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 111 127 13 2 6 .986 .974 1.26 1.89 2.25 2.08 48 561
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1969   NLCS  NYM ATL     W   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    NYM BAL     W   3   2   1   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   2-0   6   2   1   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


Transactions 

June 7, 1966: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 18th round of the 1966 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 6, 1967: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1967 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

October 20, 1970: Sent by the New York Mets to the San Diego Padres to complete an earlier deal made on September 1, 1970. The New York Mets sent a player to be named later to the San Diego Padres for Ron Herbel. The New York Mets sent Rod Gaspar (October 20, 1970) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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