Ruben Gomez
1953–1967 · bats R / throws R · Cleveland Guardians, Minnesota Twins, New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants
381G
.199AVG
.224OBP
.245SLG
More career statistics
95H
3HR
22RBI
2SB
76–86W–L
1,454.0IP
677K
4.09ERA
205GS
5SV
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Strikeouts | 61 | 60 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 519 | 521 |
| Batting · Walks | 14 | 16 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 6,278 | 6,279 |
| Pitching · p er | 660 | 659 |
| Pitching · p r | 734 | 735 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 381 | 519 | 477 | 58 | 95 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 117 | .199 | .224 | .245 | .469 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,454.0 | 289 | 205 | 63 | 76 | 86 | 5 | 1,436 | 734 | 660 | 154 | 574 | 677 | 0 | 0 | 4.09 | 1.382 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1953-07-04 to 1953-07-29
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Four Intentional Walks Issued | 1954-06-20 | 1 in 2,511 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 10 scoreless innings | 1954-06-10 | 1 in 1,678 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1958-06-03 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 191 | 254 | 42 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 25 | .179 | .201 | .214 |
| Away | 190 | 267 | 53 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 35 | .218 | .225 | .276 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 39 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .229 | .263 | .286 |
| May | 62 | 99 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | .230 | .222 | .253 |
| June | 72 | 111 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | .220 | .252 | .220 |
| July | 76 | 90 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | .200 | .222 | .294 |
| August | 79 | 105 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .155 | .143 | .196 |
| September | 53 | 78 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | .178 | .205 | .260 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 58 | 79 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | .141 | .152 | .197 |
| chicago-cubs | 52 | 78 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | .200 | .231 | .215 |
| milwaukee-braves | 49 | 74 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .214 | .216 | .271 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 48 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | .077 | .123 | .077 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 47 | 64 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .310 | .328 | .397 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 41 | 69 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | .258 | .246 | .288 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 40 | 57 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .148 | .158 | .204 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 14 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .304 | .292 | .435 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 |  New York Giants | 61 | 72 | 15 | – | 4 | – | .208 | 204 | 113 |
| 1954 | New York Giants | 49 | 81 | 14 | 2 | 6 | – | .173 | 221 | 104 |
| 1955 | New York Giants | 42 | 60 | 18 | – | 2 | – | .300 | 185 | 79 |
| 1956 | New York Giants | 52 | 60 | 11 | – | 1 | 1 | .183 | 196 | 76 |
| 1957 | New York Giants | 54 | 87 | 16 | 1 | 2 | – | .184 | 238 | 94 |
| 1958 |  San Francisco Giants | 48 | 70 | 14 | – | 6 | 1 | .200 | 207 | 112 |
| 1959 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 24 | 17 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .176 | 72 | 37 |
| 1960 | Philadelphia Phillies | 22 | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | .083 | 52 | 24 |
| 1962 | Cleveland Guardians, Minnesota Twins | 22 | 18 | 3 | – | – | – | .167 | 64 | 29 |
| 1967 | Philadelphia Phillies | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 9 |