Jim Gentile

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 210lb (190cm, 95kg)

Born: June 3, 1934 in San Francisco, CA us

High School: Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory (San Francisco, CA)

Debut: September 10, 1957 (Age 23-099d, 11,475th in major league history)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1966 (Age 32-119d)
vs. CAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season

Full Name: James Edward Gentile

Nicknames: Diamond Jim

Pronunciation: \jen-TEEL\

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6x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.0

2922

759

179

.260

434

RBI

549

OBP

.368

SLG

.486

OPS

.855

OPS+

136

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	KCA	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
2	2	Apr 17	KCA	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
3	3	Apr 19	KCA	@	WSA	W,5-1	CG	20	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
4	4	Apr 21	KCA		CLE	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
5	5	Apr 24	KCA		WSA	L,1-6	CG	41	10.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
6	6	Apr 25	KCA		WSA	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
7	7	Apr 26	KCA		WSA	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
8	8	Apr 28	KCA		DET	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
9	9	Apr 29	KCA		DET	L,4-5	CG	41	10.0	15	1	0	16	1	1B
10	10	Apr 30	KCA		DET	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	11	May 1	KCA		MIN	L,5-10	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
12	12	May 2	KCA		MIN	L,3-7	GS	26	7.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
13	13	May 3 (1)	KCA		MIN	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
14	14	May 3 (2)	KCA		MIN	W,8-7	GS	10	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
15	15	May 4	KCA		LAA	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	9	3	0	12	2	1B
16	16	May 5	KCA		LAA	L,1-8	CG	39	9.0	11	1	1	13	0	1B
17	17	May 6 (1)	KCA	@	CHW	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
18	18	May 6 (2)	KCA	@	CHW	L,4-11	CG	42	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
19	19	May 8	KCA	@	MIN	W,6-5	CG	45	10.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
20	20	May 9	KCA	@	MIN	L,8-10	CG	41	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
21	21	May 10	KCA	@	MIN	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
22	22	May 11	KCA	@	LAA	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
23	23	May 12	KCA	@	LAA	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	9	1	1	11	2	1B
24	24	May 13 (1)	KCA	@	LAA	L,0-9	CG	42	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
25	25	May 13 (2)	KCA	@	LAA	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
26	26	May 15	KCA	@	NYY	W,11-0	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
27	27	May 16	KCA	@	NYY	L,6-10	CG	40	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
28	28	May 17 (1)	KCA	@	NYY	L,9-11	CG	39	8.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
29	29	May 17 (2)	KCA	@	NYY	L,0-8	CG	41	8.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
30	30	May 19	KCA	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
31	31	May 20	KCA	@	BAL	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	9	0	1	10	2	1B
32	32	May 21	KCA	@	BAL	L,6-7	CG	47	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
33	33	May 22	KCA	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
34	34	May 23	KCA	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	36	8.1	8	2	0	10	2	1B
35	35	May 24 (1)	KCA	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	45 (9)	Jun 5	KCA		BOS	L,7-14	CG	48	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
37	46	Jun 6	KCA		BOS	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
38	47	Jun 7 (1)	KCA		BOS	L,5-9	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
39	48	Jun 7 (2)	KCA		BOS	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
40	50 (1)	Jun 9 (1)	KCA	@	WSA	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
41	53 (2)	Jun 12	KCA	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
42	54	Jun 13	KCA	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
43	55	Jun 14 (1)	KCA	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	42	10.0	6	2	0	8	2	1B
44	56	Jun 14 (2)	KCA	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
45	57	Jun 16 (1)	KCA	@	DET	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
46	58	Jun 16 (2)	KCA	@	DET	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	4	1B
47	59	Jun 17	KCA	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	42	9.2	12	2	0	14	1	1B
48	60	Jun 18	KCA	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
49	61	Jun 19	KCA		WSA	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
50	62	Jun 20	KCA		WSA	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
51	63	Jun 21 (1)	KCA		WSA	L,2-13	GS	44	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
52	67 (3)	Jun 24	KCA		DET	L,5-9	CG	45	9.0	11	1	1	13	1	1B
53	68	Jun 25	KCA	@	LAA	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	80 (11)	Jul 9	KCA		MIN	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
55	81	Jul 10	KCA		MIN	L,3-9	CG	48	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
56	82	Jul 11	KCA		MIN	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
57	83	Jul 12 (1)	KCA		CHW	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
58	84	Jul 12 (2)	KCA		CHW	L,4-11	CG	46	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
59	85	Jul 13 (1)	KCA		CHW	L,6-8	GS	33	6.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
60	86	Jul 13 (2)	KCA		CHW	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
61	87	Jul 14	KCA		CLE	L,7-9	CG	49	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
62	92 (4)	Jul 19 (1)	KCA	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	45	12.0	10	3	0	13	0	1B
63	93	Jul 19 (2)	KCA	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
64	94	Jul 21	KCA	@	MIN	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
65	95	Jul 22	KCA	@	MIN	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
66	96	Jul 23	KCA	@	MIN	W,4-3	CG	41	11.0	6	3	0	9	0	1B
67	97	Jul 24	KCA		LAA	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
68	98	Jul 25	KCA		LAA	L,2-18	CG	54	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
69	99	Jul 26 (1)	KCA		LAA	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
70	100	Jul 26 (2)	KCA		LAA	L,3-4	CG	48	10.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
71	101	Jul 28	KCA		BOS	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
72	102	Jul 29	KCA		BOS	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	10	1	1	12	2	1B
73	103	Jul 31 (1)	KCA		BAL	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
74	104	Jul 31 (2)	KCA		BAL	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	106 (1)	Aug 2	KCA		BAL	L,7-8	CG	46	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	1B
76	107	Aug 4	KCA		NYY	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
77	108	Aug 5	KCA		NYY	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
78	109	Aug 6	KCA		NYY	L,3-5	CG	44	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
79	111 (1)	Aug 8	KCA	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	54	12.1	11	1	0	12	0	1B
80	112	Aug 9 (1)	KCA	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
81	113	Aug 9 (2)	KCA	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	11	0	1	12	0	1B
82	114	Aug 11	KCA		WSA	L,2-5	CG	33	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
83	115	Aug 12	KCA		WSA	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
84	116	Aug 14	KCA		DET	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
85	117	Aug 15	KCA		DET	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
86	118	Aug 16	KCA		DET	L,5-11	CG	46	9.0	7	0	1	8	3	1B
87	119	Aug 18 (1)	KCA	@	CLE	W,13-9	CG	42	9.0	5	0	1	6	1	1B
88	120	Aug 18 (2)	KCA	@	CLE	L,1-5	GS	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	1B
89	121	Aug 19	KCA	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
90	122	Aug 20	KCA	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
91	123	Aug 21	KCA	@	WSA	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
92	124	Aug 22	KCA	@	WSA	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
93	125	Aug 23 (1)	KCA	@	WSA	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
94	126	Aug 23 (2)	KCA	@	WSA	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	6	0	1	7	0	1B
95	127	Aug 25	KCA		LAA	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
96	128	Aug 26	KCA		LAA	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
97	129	Aug 27	KCA		LAA	L,1-7	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
98	130	Aug 28	KCA		CLE	L,1-4	GS	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
99	132 (1)	Aug 30 (1)	KCA		CLE	W,9-3	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
100	133	Aug 30 (2)	KCA		CLE	L,5-6	CG	44	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
101	134	Sep 1	KCA		BOS	L,2-3	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
102	135	Sep 2	KCA		BOS	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
103	136	Sep 3	KCA		BOS	L,5-7	CG	45	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
104	139 (2)	Sep 6	KCA		NYY	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
105	140	Sep 7 (1)	KCA		BAL	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
106	141	Sep 7 (2)	KCA		BAL	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
107	142	Sep 11 (1)	KCA	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
108	143	Sep 11 (2)	KCA	@	BAL	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	14	1	0	15	2	1B
109	144	Sep 12	KCA	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
110	145	Sep 13	KCA	@	BAL	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
111	146	Sep 14	KCA	@	BOS	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
112	147	Sep 15	KCA	@	BOS	L,0-8	CG	40	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
113	148	Sep 16	KCA	@	BOS	L,1-10	CG	41	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
114	149	Sep 18	KCA	@	NYY	L,0-6	CG	39	8.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
115	150	Sep 19	KCA	@	NYY	L,3-8	CG	42	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
116	151	Sep 20	KCA	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	38	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
117	152	Sep 22	KCA		MIN	W,10-9	CG	45	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
118	153	Sep 23	KCA		MIN	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
119	154	Sep 25	KCA		CHW	L,3-11	CG	43	9.0	12	0	0	12	4	1B
120	155	Sep 26	KCA		CHW	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
121	156	Sep 27	KCA		CHW	L,3-5	GS	4	0.2	1	0	1	2	0	1B
122	157	Sep 29	KCA	@	MIN	W,7-6	CG	67	15.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
123	158	Sep 30	KCA	@	MIN	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
124	159	Oct 1	KCA	@	MIN	W,5-4	CG	54	12.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
125	160	Oct 2 (1)	KCA	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
126	161	Oct 2 (2)	KCA	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	41	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
127	162	Oct 3	KCA	@	CHW	L,0-7	CG	41	8.0	13	0	1	14	1	1B
							128gm		1100.0	1018	84	13	1115	92