Oscar Gamble
1969–1985 · bats L / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers
1,584G
.265AVG
.356OBP
.454SLG
1,195H
200HR
666RBI
47SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,584 | 5,197 | 4,502 | 656 | 1,195 | 188 | 31 | 200 | 666 | 610 | 544 | 47 | 37 | 43 | 30 | 2,045 | .265 | .356 | .454 | .810 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1973-09-02 to 1973-09-15
27longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1977-07-13 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1970-09-12 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1976-09-10 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 804 | 2549 | 581 | 112 | 354 | 301 | 282 | .264 | .346 | .475 |
| Away | 780 | 2648 | 614 | 88 | 312 | 309 | 262 | .267 | .349 | .435 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 147 | 474 | 109 | 18 | 66 | 56 | 43 | .267 | .348 | .456 |
| May | 235 | 756 | 153 | 34 | 103 | 99 | 87 | .236 | .333 | .448 |
| June | 306 | 1042 | 255 | 30 | 118 | 120 | 105 | .281 | .360 | .449 |
| July | 299 | 987 | 208 | 36 | 122 | 113 | 115 | .244 | .325 | .410 |
| August | 284 | 930 | 231 | 39 | 120 | 103 | 91 | .283 | .359 | .481 |
| September | 297 | 954 | 225 | 40 | 124 | 108 | 96 | .271 | .349 | .476 |
| October | 16 | 54 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | .333 | .463 | .595 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 111 | 394 | 92 | 20 | 51 | 61 | 36 | .280 | .388 | .505 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 107 | 356 | 83 | 15 | 39 | 41 | 34 | .267 | .348 | .473 |
| boston-red-sox | 105 | 334 | 64 | 10 | 44 | 40 | 31 | .222 | .311 | .375 |
| kansas-city-royals | 102 | 328 | 71 | 15 | 38 | 45 | 22 | .255 | .354 | .446 |
| baltimore-orioles | 99 | 297 | 54 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 36 | .208 | .300 | .396 |
| texas-rangers | 91 | 310 | 80 | 12 | 48 | 28 | 30 | .291 | .348 | .476 |
| athletics | 90 | 293 | 61 | 17 | 56 | 37 | 31 | .241 | .334 | .494 |
| minnesota-twins | 85 | 302 | 65 | 16 | 47 | 40 | 35 | .258 | .348 | .496 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 24 | 71 | 16 | 1 | 5 | – | .225 | – | – | |
| 1970 | 88 | 275 | 72 | 1 | 19 | 5 | .262 | – | – | |
| 1971 | 92 | 280 | 62 | 6 | 23 | 5 | .221 | – | – | |
| 1972 | 74 | 135 | 32 | 1 | 13 | – | .237 | – | – | |
| 1973 | 113 | 390 | 104 | 20 | 44 | 3 | .267 | – | – | |
| 1974 | 135 | 454 | 132 | 19 | 59 | 5 | .291 | – | – | |
| 1975 | 121 | 348 | 91 | 15 | 45 | 11 | .261 | – | – | |
| 1976 | 110 | 340 | 79 | 17 | 57 | 5 | .232 | – | – | |
| 1977 | 137 | 408 | 121 | 31 | 83 | 1 | .297 | – | – | |
| 1978 | 126 | 375 | 103 | 7 | 47 | 1 | .275 | – | – | |
| 1979 | New York Yankees, Texas Rangers | 100 | 274 | 98 | 19 | 64 | 2 | .358 | – | – |
| 1980 | 78 | 194 | 54 | 14 | 50 | 2 | .278 | – | – | |
| 1981 | 80 | 189 | 45 | 10 | 27 | – | .238 | – | – | |
| 1982 | 108 | 316 | 86 | 18 | 57 | 6 | .272 | – | – | |
| 1983 | 74 | 180 | 47 | 7 | 26 | – | .261 | – | – | |
| 1984 | 54 | 125 | 23 | 10 | 27 | 1 | .184 | – | – | |
| 1985 | 70 | 148 | 30 | 4 | 20 | – | .203 | – | – |