Brent Gates

Positions: Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: March 14, 1970 in Grand Rapids, MI us

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (26th) of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN).

High School: Grandville HS (Grandville, MI)

School: University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)

Debut: May 5, 1993 (Age 23-052d, 16,292nd in major league history)
vs. BOS 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1999 (Age 29-203d)
vs. CHW 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1993 season

National Team: us USA (College,18U)

Full Name: Brent Robert Gates

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.5

2329

616

.265

268

RBI

279

OBP

.327

SLG

.357

OPS

.685

OPS+

Summary of 25 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 5 tying, 4 go ahead

3 Tms
OAK	16
MIN	6
SEA	3

Platoon
vs RHP	19
vs LHP	6

Home/Road
Away	13
Home	12

Outs
0	11
2	8
1	6

11 Opps
MIN	8
CHW	4
DET	3
KCR	2
TEX	2
TOR	1
MIL	1
CAL	1
BOS	1
SEA	1
BAL	1

22 Pitchers
Pat Mahomes	3
Jamie Moyer	2
Kelvim Escobar	1
Jaime Navarro	1
Greg Harris	1
Mike Moore	1
Rafael Novoa	1
Jesús Peña	1
Kevin Tapani	1
Bill Simas	1
John Doherty	1
Bryce Florie	1
Russ Springer	1
Mike Trombley	1
Mark Guthrie	1
Erik Bennett	1
Jason Bere	1
Brian Bohanon	1
LaTroy Hawkins	1
Tom Gordon	1
Jeff Montgomery	1
Matt Whiteside	1

10 Parks
RingCentral Col (OAK)	8
Metrodome (MIN)	6
Tiger Stad (DET)	3
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2
Kingdome (SEA)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1
Arlington St (ARL)	1

Where Hit
9	16
7	5
89	2
78	1
8	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	8
5	4
3	4
6	3
Unk	2
7+	2
4	1
1	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	25

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	12
1--	7
-23	2
--3	2
12-	1
123	1

43 RBI
RISP	6
0 on	12
1 on	9
2 on	3
3 on	1
Any on	13

Inning
1	1
2	3
3	1
4	3
5	6
6	1
7	1
8	6
9	3

1-3	5
4-6	10
7-end	10

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	3
+2	3
+1	2
Tied	2
-1	5
-2	2
-3	3
-4..	3

Ahead	10
Tied	2
Behind	13

Before event,
for batter

Count
3-2	4
1-0	4
0-1	4
2-2	2
Unk	2
1-2	2
2-0	2
0-2	1
0-0	1
3-1	1
2-1	1
1-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
2B	19
3B	5
PH	1

OrderPos
2nd	12
6th	4
5th	3
3rd	3
8th	2
7th	1

Leverage
High Lev	7
Medium Lev	10
Low Lev	8

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1993-05-19	OAK	@	KCR	Tom Gordon	behind 7-10	t 8	2	---		1	2	4	0.043	8%		Home Run (Deep RF)
2	2	2	1	1993-05-26	OAK		MIN	Kevin Tapani	behind 4-5	b 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	4	0.155	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
3	3	3	1	1993-06-30	OAK		CAL	Russ Springer	behind 0-2	b 1	0	--3	8,(3-2) BBC1B.CFFX	2	2	4	0.110	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Henderson Scores
4	4	4	1	1993-07-23	OAK	@	BOS	Greg Harris	ahead 3-2	t 8	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	2	4	0.205	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); M. Bordick Scores
5	5	5	1	1993-08-14 (2)	OAK		MIN	Mike Trombley	tied 0-0	b 2	0	1--	5,(1-2) BFFFX	2	5	4	0.163	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Neel Scores
6	6	6	1	1993-08-16	OAK		MIL	Rafael Novoa	ahead 2-0	b 5	1	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	2	4	0.111	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Bordick Scores
7	7	7	1	1993-09-28 (2)	OAK	@	TEX	Brian Bohanon	ahead 3-0	t 3	1	1--	3,(2-0) B1BX	2	5	4	0.103	90%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); T. Neel Scores
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1994-04-08	OAK	@	MIN	Pat Mahomes	ahead 5-1	t 5	2	---	10,(3-2) BFBFFFBFFX	1	5	4	0.049	91%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
9	9	2	1	1994-05-11	OAK	@	DET	John Doherty	behind 0-6	t 5	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	6	4	0.029	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1995-06-20	OAK		MIN	Mark Guthrie	ahead 4-2	b 8	0	---	6,(2-2) .CCBBFX	1	6	4	0.034	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
11	11	2	1	1995-06-24	OAK	@	TEX	Matt Whiteside	behind 4-5	t 8	0	---		1	7	4	0.227	50%		Home Run (Deep RF)
12	12	3	1	1995-07-27	OAK	@	DET	Mike Moore	ahead 3-0	t 2	2	--3	6,(3-2) SBB.FBX	2	2	4	0.108	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); R. Henderson Scores
13	13	4	1	1995-08-19	OAK		BAL	Jamie Moyer	behind 2-5	b 6	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	3	4	0.083	20%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
14	14	5	1	1995-09-15	OAK		MIN	Pat Mahomes	tied 5-5	b 9	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	4	0.464	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	1996-05-10	OAK		MIN	Erik Bennett	ahead 9-4	b 5	1	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	2	4	0.022	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
16	16	2	1	1996-06-08 (2)	OAK	@	MIN	Pat Mahomes	behind 2-3	t 5	1	1--	5,(3-1) BBFB1>X	2	2	4	0.219	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Bournigal Scores
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	1997-05-14	SEA		CHW	Jaime Navarro	behind 1-2	b 4	0	-23	3,(0-2) CSX	3	8	5	0.167	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); P. Sorrento Scores; D. Wilson Scores; B. Gates Scores
18	18	2	1	1997-05-25	SEA	@	KCR	Jeff Montgomery	behind 2-3	t 9	0	---	2,(0-1) .CX	1	6	PH	0.325	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Gates Scores
19	19	3	1	1997-09-04	SEA	@	MIN	LaTroy Hawkins	ahead 2-1	t 2	1	1--	2,(1-0) B1X	2	8	5	0.153	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Wilson Scores
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	1998-04-01	MIN	@	TOR	Kelvim Escobar	behind 1-3	t 8	1	---	6,(3-2) BFBBCX	1	2	4	0.102	21%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
21	21	2	1	1998-06-21	MIN	@	CHW	Jason Bere	ahead 2-0	t 4	2	123	2,(0-1) CX	4	2	5	0.200	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Walker Scores; P. Meares Scores; O. Nixon Scores
22	22	3	1	1998-09-23	MIN		CHW	Bill Simas	behind 3-6	b 9	2	12-	5,(1-2) BCFFX	3	2	4	0.493	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Steinbach Scores; A. Ochoa Scores
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	1999-05-26	MIN		SEA	Jamie Moyer	behind 0-4	b 4	0	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	3	5	0.132	34%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Allen Scores
24	24	2	1	1999-06-27	MIN	@	DET	Bryce Florie	ahead 7-4	t 7	0	---	5,(2-2) BFFBX	1	6	5	0.051	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
25	25	3	1	1999-09-25	MIN		CHW	Jesús Peña	behind 1-13	b 8	0	-23	4,(2-1) CBBX	3	2	4	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); C. Guzmán Scores; D. Hocking Scores