Rich Gale Stats

Rich Gale was born on Tuesday, January 19, 1954, in Littleton, New Hampshire. Gale was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 30, 1978, with the Kansas City Royals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Rich Gale baseball stats page.
"When I won my first five, I knew that I wasn't going to have to worry about staying with the team for the rest of the season. And that kind of confidence meant an awful lot." - Rich Gale

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Rich Gale

Rich Gale Autograph on a 1981 Topps (#544)

Rich Gale Autograph on a 1981 Topps (#544)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Richard Blackwell Gale
Nickname:   Rich
Born On:   01-19-1954
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Littleton, New Hampshire
Zodiac:   Capricorn
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   University of New Hampshire
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-07
Player Weight Chart Weight:   225
First Game:   04-30-1978 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-28-1984
Draft:   1975 : 5th Round (105th)
Rich Gale

Rich Gale Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1978 Royals 31 30 0 14 8 .636 3.09 9 3 0 192.1 821 171 66 78 10 100 3 88 5 3 0 -
1979 Royals 34 31 0 9 10 .474 5.65 2 1 0 181.2 830 197 114 131 19 99 4 103 5 4 0 -
1980 Royals 32 28 1 13 9 .591 3.92 6 1 1 190.2 799 169 83 90 16 78 2 97 6 2 0 -
1981 Royals 19 15 2 6 6 .500 5.40 2 0 0 101.2 440 107 61 63 14 38 0 47 0 2 0 -
1982 Giants 33 29 0 7 14 .333 4.23 2 0 0 170.1 765 193 80 91 9 81 11 102 5 5 0 -
1983 Reds 33 7 6 4 6 .400 5.82 0 0 1 89.2 408 103 58 64 8 43 8 53 3 1 1 -
1984 Red Sox 13 4 4 2 3 .400 5.56 0 0 0 43.2 200 57 27 27 6 18 0 28 0 1 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
7 Years 195 144 13 55 56 .495 4.54 21 5 2 970.0 4,263 997 489 544 82 457 28 518 24 18 1 -
Rich Gale

Rich Gale Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1978 Royals 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1979 Royals 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1980 Royals 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1981 Royals 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1982 Giants 33 48 4 6 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 34 1 0 0 0 .125 .208 .208
1983 Reds 33 20 2 3 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 16 1 0 0 0 .150 .227 .350
1984 Red Sox 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
7 Years 195 68 6 9 2 0 2 0 5 7 0 50 2 0 0 0 .132 .213 .250
Rich Gale

Rich Gale Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1978 Royals P 31 30 577 33 1.1 29 3 26 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .879 1.36 -
1979 Royals P 34 31 545 38 1.1 34 9 25 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .895 1.68 -
1980 Royals P 32 28 572 37 1.2 36 10 26 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .973 1.70 -
1981 Royals P 19 15 305 15 0.8 14 6 8 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .933 1.24 -
1982 Giants P 33 29 511 42 1.3 41 10 31 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .976 2.17 -
1983 Reds P 33 7 269 19 0.6 17 7 10 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .895 1.71 -
1984 Red Sox P 13 4 131 7 0.5 7 4 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.44 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 195 144 2,910 191 1.0 178 49 129 13 7 n/a n/a n/a .932 1.65 --
7 Years 195 144 2,910 191 1.0 178 49 129 13 7 n/a n/a n/a .932 1.65 --
Rich Gale

Rich Gale Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1978 Royals 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.88 4.12 4.68
1979 Royals 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.04 5.10 4.90
1980 Royals 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.24 4.58 3.68
1981 Royals 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.24 4.16 3.36
1982 Giants 0 0 .000 - - n/a 48.0 1.4 24.0 1.26 5.39 4.28
1983 Reds 0 1 .000 - - n/a 20.0 1.3 6.7 1.23 5.32 4.32
1984 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.56 5.77 3.71
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
7 Years 0 1 .000 - - 0 34.0 1.4 13.6 1.13 4.81 4.24
Rich Gale

Rich Gale Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1978 Kansas City Royals 38 Undetermined - -
1979 Kansas City Royals 38 Undetermined - -
1980 Kansas City Royals 38 Undetermined - Stats
1981 Kansas City Royals 38 Undetermined - -
1982 San Francisco Giants 32 Undetermined - -
1983 Cincinnati Reds 32 Undetermined - -
1984 Boston Red Sox 30 Undetermined - -




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