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Cito Gaston
Clarence Edwin Gaston

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 210 lb.

Debut September 14, 1967
  vs. NYM 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 1, 1978
Born March 17, 1944 in San Antonio, TX

Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1967 23 ATL NL   9   25    1    3   0  1   0    1   1  0   0   5  .120  .120  .200   -9    5   2   0   0   0   2
 1969 25 SDP NL 129  391   20   90  11  7   2   28   4  4  24 117  .230  .275  .309   67  121   1   2   0   1  10
 1970 26 SDP NL 146  584   92  186  26  9  29   93   4  1  41 142  .318  .364  .543  144  317   0   2   2   2  16 MVP-24,AS
 1971 27 SDP NL 141  518   57  118  13  9  17   61   1  0  24 121  .228  .264  .386   88  200   2   1   1   2  10
 1972 28 SDP NL 111  379   30  102  14  0   7   44   0  2  22  76  .269  .313  .361   99  137   0   0   2   2  13
 1973 29 SDP NL 133  476   51  119  18  4  16   57   0  0  20  88  .250  .281  .405   96  193   1   2   3   1  10
 1974 30 SDP NL 106  267   19   57  11  0   6   33   0  0  16  51  .213  .259  .322   66   86   3   2   2   1   6
 1975 31 ATL NL  64  141   17   34   4  0   6   15   1  0  17  33  .241  .321  .397   97   56   0   1   3   0   5
 1976 32 ATL NL  69  134   15   39   4  0   4   25   1  0  13  21  .291  .354  .410  112   55   0   0   1   0   6
 1977 33 ATL NL  56   85    6   23   4  0   3   21   1  0   5  19  .271  .301  .424   84   36   0   3   0   0   3
 1978 34 TOT NL  62  120    6   28   1  0   1    9   0  0   3  20  .233  .248  .267   38   32   1   2   0   0   4
         ATL NL  60  118    5   27   1  0   1    9   0  0   3  20  .229  .244  .263   36   31   1   2   0   0   4
         PIT NL   2    2    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .500  .500  .500  176    1   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons    1026 3120  314  799 106 30  91  387  13  7 185 693  .256  .298  .397   96 1238  10  15  14   9  85
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        493   50  126  17  5  14   61   2  1  29 109  .256  .298  .397   96  195   2   2   2   1  13
 Career High    146  584   92  186  26  9  29   93   4  4  41 142  .318  .364  .543  144  317   3   3   3   2  16
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1967 23 ATL NL   27   26    0   0.0    90| .120  .257| .120  .319| .200  .377| .320  .696|  -9  .000  -3.7  -0.4 100%
 1969 25 SDP NL  419  318   32   2.7    91| .230  .255| .275  .324| .309  .377| .584  .702|  67  .311 -18.3  -1.9  50%
 1970 26 SDP NL  629  417  111   7.2   100| .318  .262| .364  .334| .543  .400| .907  .735| 144  .688  33.0   3.2  80%
 1971 27 SDP NL  547  413   51   3.3    87| .228  .252| .264  .316| .386  .368| .650  .685|  88  .408 -11.2  -1.2 100%
 1972 28 SDP NL  403  292   39   3.6    85| .269  .247| .313  .314| .361  .365| .674  .679|  99  .447  -1.3  -0.1   0%
 1973 29 SDP NL  500  370   52   3.8    89| .250  .252| .281  .319| .405  .374| .686  .694|  96  .444  -4.8  -0.5   0%
 1974 30 SDP NL  289  221   22   2.7    90| .213  .256| .259  .328| .322  .371| .581  .698|  66  .301 -12.8  -1.3   0%
 1975 31 ATL NL  159  113   18   4.3    99| .241  .269| .321  .340| .397  .388| .718  .728|  97  .497  -1.0  -0.1 100%
 1976 32 ATL NL  147  101   18   4.8    97| .291  .269| .354  .337| .410  .384| .764  .721| 112  .573   1.9   0.2 100%
 1977 33 ATL NL   93   68   11   4.4   113| .271  .283| .301  .352| .424  .431| .725  .783|  84  .474  -2.1  -0.2 100%
 1978 34 TOT NL  126   99    8   2.2   104| .233  .275| .248  .345| .267  .405| .515  .750|  38  .230 -10.8  -1.2   0%
         ATL NL  124   98    7   1.9   104| .229  .275| .244  .345| .263  .405| .507  .750|  36  .193 -11.0  -1.2   0%
         PIT NL    2    1    1  26.8    99| .500  .268| .500  .336| .500  .394|1.000  .730| 176  .968   0.2   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     3339 2438  362   4.0    93| .256  .257| .298  .326| .397  .381| .695  .707|  96  .470 -31.2  -3.5  65%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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 ------+
1967 23 ATL NL OF 7 7 1 2 0 .800 .976 1.14 1.81 1.16 2.03 7 62.0 CF 6 5 1 1 0 .857 .984 1.00 2.03 1.02 2.29 6 53.0 RF 1 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 1.00 1.80 1.00 2.00 1 9.0 1969 25 SDP NL CF 113 217 10 11 5 .954 .977 2.01 2.04 2.22 2.27 102 921.0 1970 26 SDP NL OF 142 310 7 8 0 .975 .976 2.23 1.78 2.29 2.07 142 1244.3 AS CF 142 298 7 8 1 .974 .978 2.15 2.07 2.21 2.34 142 1243.3 AS LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 AS 1971 27 SDP NL OF 133 271 8 5 1 .982 .979 2.10 1.92 2.25 2.19 127 1118.3 CF 125 254 8 5 1 .981 .982 2.10 2.30 2.22 2.64 122 1064.3 LF 6 10 0 0 0 1.000 .971 1.67 1.53 2.00 1.88 4 45.0 RF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.80 3.00 2.10 1 9.0 1972 28 SDP NL OF 94 158 10 4 3 .977 .978 1.79 1.96 1.83 2.18 92 827.3 RF 74 125 8 2 3 .985 .979 1.80 1.74 1.85 2.03 73 646.3 LF 17 25 2 0 1 1.000 .975 1.59 1.67 1.80 1.92 12 135.0 CF 7 4 0 2 0 .667 .976 0.57 2.34 0.78 2.60 7 46.0 1973 29 SDP NL OF 119 198 16 12 4 .947 .977 1.80 1.96 1.89 2.23 118 1017.7 RF 118 191 15 12 4 .945 .973 1.75 1.77 1.84 2.01 117 1009.7 LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.70 2.25 2.02 1 8.0 1974 30 SDP NL OF 63 119 7 1 1 .992 .979 2.00 1.96 2.19 2.27 57 518.0 RF 50 88 4 1 0 .989 .975 1.84 1.66 2.04 2.04 45 406.7 LF 18 22 2 0 1 1.000 .976 1.33 1.55 1.94 1.99 12 111.3 1975 31 ATL NL OF 35 72 2 2 0 .974 .978 2.11 2.01 2.47 2.29 32 269.3 RF 17 27 1 0 0 1.000 .976 1.65 1.74 1.93 2.05 16 130.3 CF 16 44 1 2 0 .957 .985 2.81 2.44 2.98 2.72 16 136.0 LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.10 0 3.0 1B 1 8 0 1 1 .889 .988 8.00 8.50 9.00 10.01 1 8.0 1976 32 ATL NL OF 28 42 1 1 0 .977 .979 1.54 2.03 1.80 2.34 23 214.7 LF 25 38 1 1 0 .975 .975 1.56 1.59 1.77 2.02 22 198.0 RF 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.83 2.69 2.16 1 16.7 1B 2 16 1 0 2 1.000 .988 8.50 8.60 8.50 9.95 2 18.0 1977 33 ATL NL OF 9 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.56 1.93 1.77 2.26 8 71.0 LF 7 11 0 0 0 1.000 .973 1.57 1.51 1.76 1.93 6 56.3 1B 5 30 4 1 2 .971 .991 6.80 8.32 10.55 9.90 3 29.0 RF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 1.80 1.22 2.08 2 14.7 1978 34 TOT NL OF 30 45 0 2 0 .957 .980 1.50 1.94 2.20 2.31 19 183.7 TOT NL LF 14 17 0 1 0 .944 .977 1.21 1.56 2.03 2.00 6 75.3 ATL NL OF 29 45 0 2 0 .957 .980 1.55 1.94 2.25 2.31 19 179.7 RF 17 29 0 1 0 .967 .976 1.71 1.78 2.46 2.13 13 106.3 LF 13 17 0 1 0 .944 .977 1.31 1.55 2.15 1.99 6 71.3 1B 4 21 2 1 1 .958 .991 5.75 8.32 7.31 9.99 4 28.3 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 PIT NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 2.02 0 4.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1975 31 ATL NL 1B 1 8 0 1 1 .889 .988 8.00 8.50 9.00 10.01 1 8.0 1976 32 ATL NL 1B 2 16 1 0 2 1.000 .988 8.50 8.60 8.50 9.95 2 18.0 1977 33 ATL NL 1B 5 30 4 1 2 .971 .991 6.80 8.32 10.55 9.90 3 29.0 1978 34 ATL NL 1B 4 21 2 1 1 .958 .991 5.75 8.32 7.31 9.99 4 28.3 1967 23 ATL NL CF 6 5 1 1 0 .857 .984 1.00 2.03 1.02 2.29 6 53.0 1969 25 SDP NL CF 113 217 10 11 5 .954 .977 2.01 2.04 2.22 2.27 102 921.0 1970 26 SDP NL CF 142 298 7 8 1 .974 .978 2.15 2.07 2.21 2.34 142 1243.3 1971 27 SDP NL CF 125 254 8 5 1 .981 .982 2.10 2.30 2.22 2.64 122 1064.3 1972 28 SDP NL CF 7 4 0 2 0 .667 .976 0.57 2.34 0.78 2.60 7 46.0 1975 31 ATL NL CF 16 44 1 2 0 .957 .985 2.81 2.44 2.98 2.72 16 136.0 1978 34 ATL NL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 1970 26 SDP NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1971 27 SDP NL LF 6 10 0 0 0 1.000 .971 1.67 1.53 2.00 1.88 4 45.0 1972 28 SDP NL LF 17 25 2 0 1 1.000 .975 1.59 1.67 1.80 1.92 12 135.0 1973 29 SDP NL LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.70 2.25 2.02 1 8.0 1974 30 SDP NL LF 18 22 2 0 1 1.000 .976 1.33 1.55 1.94 1.99 12 111.3 1975 31 ATL NL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.10 0 3.0 1976 32 ATL NL LF 25 38 1 1 0 .975 .975 1.56 1.59 1.77 2.02 22 198.0 1977 33 ATL NL LF 7 11 0 0 0 1.000 .973 1.57 1.51 1.76 1.93 6 56.3 1978 34 TOT NL LF 14 17 0 1 0 .944 .977 1.21 1.56 2.03 2.00 6 75.3 ATL NL LF 13 17 0 1 0 .944 .977 1.31 1.55 2.15 1.99 6 71.3 PIT NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 2.02 0 4.0 1967 23 ATL NL OF 7 7 1 2 0 .800 .976 1.14 1.81 1.16 2.03 7 62.0 1969 25 SDP NL OF 113 243 12 11 4 .959 .973 2.26 1.75 2.49 2.02 102 921.0 1970 26 SDP NL OF 142 310 7 8 0 .975 .976 2.23 1.78 2.29 2.07 142 1244.3 1971 27 SDP NL OF 133 271 8 5 1 .982 .979 2.10 1.92 2.25 2.19 127 1118.3 1972 28 SDP NL OF 94 158 10 4 3 .977 .978 1.79 1.96 1.83 2.18 92 827.3 1973 29 SDP NL OF 119 198 16 12 4 .947 .977 1.80 1.96 1.89 2.23 118 1017.7 1974 30 SDP NL OF 63 119 7 1 1 .992 .979 2.00 1.96 2.19 2.27 57 518.0 1975 31 ATL NL OF 35 72 2 2 0 .974 .978 2.11 2.01 2.47 2.29 32 269.3 1976 32 ATL NL OF 28 42 1 1 0 .977 .979 1.54 2.03 1.80 2.34 23 214.7 1977 33 ATL NL OF 9 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.56 1.93 1.77 2.26 8 71.0 1978 34 TOT NL OF 30 45 0 2 0 .957 .980 1.50 1.94 2.20 2.31 19 183.7 ATL NL OF 29 45 0 2 0 .957 .980 1.55 1.94 2.25 2.31 19 179.7 PIT NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.25 0 4.0 1967 23 ATL NL RF 1 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 1.00 1.80 1.00 2.00 1 9.0 1971 27 SDP NL RF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.80 3.00 2.10 1 9.0 1972 28 SDP NL RF 74 125 8 2 3 .985 .979 1.80 1.74 1.85 2.03 73 646.3 1973 29 SDP NL RF 118 191 15 12 4 .945 .973 1.75 1.77 1.84 2.01 117 1009.7 1974 30 SDP NL RF 50 88 4 1 0 .989 .975 1.84 1.66 2.04 2.04 45 406.7 1975 31 ATL NL RF 17 27 1 0 0 1.000 .976 1.65 1.74 1.93 2.05 16 130.3 1976 32 ATL NL RF 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.83 2.69 2.16 1 16.7 1977 33 ATL NL RF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 1.80 1.22 2.08 2 14.7 1978 34 ATL NL RF 17 29 0 1 0 .967 .976 1.71 1.78 2.46 2.13 13 106.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 773 1479 64 48 13 .970 .977 2.00 1.89 2.15 2.17 727 6447.3 91 410 283# CF* 410 822 27 29 7 .967 .979 2.07 2.15 2.20 2.43 395 3465.7 RF* 283 471 28 17 7 .967 .975 1.76 1.74 1.91 2.03 269 2348.7 LF* 91 125 5 2 2 .985 .975 1.43 1.58 1.85 1.97 63 633.0 1B* 12 75 7 3 6 .965 .990 6.83 8.38 8.86 9.95 10 83.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 785 1554 71 51 19 .970 .978 2.07 1.99 2.24 2.26 737 6531
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1970   SDP NL       2   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      0   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .333  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1970 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1970-NL-24-0.01
Car-1456-0.01 shares

Batting Average
1970 NL-.318-6

Slugging %
1970 NL-.543-10

Hits
1970 NL-186-8

Total Bases
1970 NL-317-5

Triples
1969 NL-7-9
1970 NL-9-5
1971 NL-9-4

Strikeouts
1969 NL-117-10
1970 NL-142-5
1971 NL-121-6

Adjusted OPS+
1970 NL-144-9

Extra-Base Hits
1970 NL-64-10

Grounded into Double Plays
1970 NL-16-10

 

Gray Ink: Batting - 13 (1227) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 8.2 (1912) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 5.5 (1429) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

March 22, 1964: Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent.

October 14, 1968: Drafted by the San Diego Padres from the Atlanta Braves as the 59th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

November 8, 1974: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Atlanta Braves for Danny Frisella.

September 22, 1978: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Atlanta Braves.


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