Milt Gaston

Q: When was Milt Gaston born?

Milt Gaston was born on January 27, 1896.

Q: Where was Milt Gaston born?

Milt Gaston was born in Ridgefield Park, NJ .

Q: How tall was Milt Gaston?

Milt Gaston was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Milt Gaston weigh when playing?

Milt Gaston weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Milt Gaston in the Hall of Fame?

Milt Gaston has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Milt Gaston have?

Milt Gaston had 615 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Milt Gaston played for?

Milt Gaston played for 5 teams; the New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, Washington Nationals, Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox.

Q: When did Milt Gaston retire?

Milt Gaston last played in 1934.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: January 27, 1896 in Ridgefield Park, NJ us

Died: April 26, 1996 in Barnstable, MA

Buried: Garden of Memories Cemetery, Tampa, FL

High School: Ridgefield Park HS (Ridgefield Park, NJ)

Debut: April 20, 1924 (Age 28-084d, 5,977th in major league history)
vs. WSH 2.0 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: September 26, 1934 (Age 38-242d)
vs. DET 8.0 IP, 11 H, 4 SO, 3 BB, 8 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1924 season

Full Name: Nathaniel Milton Gaston

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Relatives: Brother of Alex Gaston

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.1

164

ERA

4.55

355

269

2105.0

615

WHIP

1.508

Standard Pitching

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1924	28	NYY	AL	5	3	.625	4.50	29	2	20	0	0	1	86.0	92	48	43	3	44		24	6	3	3	390	93	4.38	1.581	9.6	0.3	4.6	2.5	0.55
1925	29	SLB	AL	15	14	.517	4.41	42	29	6	16	0	1	238.2	284	146	117	8	101		84	5	1	6	1065	106	3.26	1.613	10.7	0.3	3.8	3.2	0.83
1926	30	SLB	AL	10	18	.357	4.33	32	28	3	14	1	0	214.1	227	116	103	13	101		39	4	2	5	945	99	4.92	1.530	9.5	0.5	4.2	1.6	0.39
1927	31	SLB	AL	13	17	.433	5.00	37	30	6	21	0	1	254.0	275	177	*141*	18	100		77	3	1	8	1117	87	4.03	1.476	9.7	0.6	3.5	2.7	0.77
1928	32	WSH	AL	6	12	.333	5.51	28	22	4	8	3	0	148.2	179	102	91	3	53	1	45	0	0	3	664	73	3.76	1.561	10.8	0.2	3.2	2.7	0.85
1929	33	BOS	AL	12	19	.387	3.73	39	28	9	20	1	2	243.2	265	121	101	15	81	2	83	3	0	17	1029	114	3.95	1.420	9.8	0.6	3.0	3.1	1.02	MVP-30
1930	34	BOS	AL	13	20	.394	3.92	38	34	4	21	2	2	273.0	272	138	119	15	98	2	99	0	0	11	1175	117	3.92	1.355	9.0	0.5	3.2	3.3	1.01	MVP-17
1931	35	BOS	AL	2	13	.133	4.46	23	18	5	4	0	0	119.0	137	76	59	4	41	3	33	0	0	4	526	96	4.05	1.496	10.4	0.3	3.1	2.5	0.80
1932	36	CHW	AL	7	17	.292	4.00	28	25	3	7	1	1	166.2	183	101	74	10	73	2	44	1	0	5	742	108	4.38	1.536	9.9	0.5	3.9	2.4	0.60
1933	37	CHW	AL	8	12	.400	4.85	30	25	2	7	1	0	167.0	177	106	90	9	60	0	39	1	0	3	723	87	4.23	1.419	9.5	0.5	3.2	2.1	0.65
1934	38	CHW	AL	6	19	.240	5.85	29	28	1	10	1	0	194.0	247	146	126	16	84	8	48	1	0	13	895	80	5.07	1.706	11.5	0.7	3.9	2.2	0.57
11 Yrs				97	164	.372	4.55	355	269	63	128	10	8	2105.0	2338	1277	1064	114	836	18	615	24	7	78	9271	96	4.15	1.508	10.0	0.5	3.6	2.6	0.74
162 Game Avg.				11	18	.372	4.55	39	29	7	14	1	1	229	255	139	116	12	91	2	67	3	1	8	1010	96	4.15	1.508	10.0	0.5	3.6	2.6	0.74

BOS (3 yrs)				27	52	.342	3.95	100	80	18	45	3	4	635.2	674	335	279	34	220	7	215	3	0	32	2730	112	3.96	1.406	9.5	0.5	3.1	3.0	0.98
SLB (3 yrs)				38	49	.437	4.60	111	87	15	51	1	2	707.0	786	439	361	39	302		200	12	4	19	3127	96	4.04	1.539	10.0	0.5	3.8	2.5	0.66
CHW (3 yrs)				21	48	.304	4.95	87	78	6	24	3	1	527.2	607	353	290	35	217	10	131	3	0	21	2360	89	4.59	1.562	10.4	0.6	3.7	2.2	0.60
WSH (1 yr)				6	12	.333	5.51	28	22	4	8	3	0	148.2	179	102	91	3	53	1	45	0	0	3	664	73	3.76	1.561	10.8	0.2	3.2	2.7	0.85
NYY (1 yr)				5	3	.625	4.50	29	2	20	0	0	1	86.0	92	48	43	3	44		24	6	3	3	390	93	4.38	1.581	9.6	0.3	4.6	2.5	0.55

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	HBP	SH	IBB	Pos	Awards
1924	28	NYY	AL	-0.1	29	29	27	3	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	.222	.222	.222	.444	15	.205	-12	6	0	2	0	1
1925	29	SLB	AL	0.4	42	87	80	9	21	6	1	1	18	1	0	0	5	.263	.263	.400	.663	63	.304	46	32	0	6	0	1
1926	30	SLB	AL	-0.3	32	81	78	5	13	2	1	1	4	1	0	0	13	.167	.177	.256	.434	10	.200	-15	20	1	2	0	1
1927	31	SLB	AL	0.7	37	106	96	13	25	8	0	3	15	0	0	5	26	.260	.297	.438	.735	86	.326	72	42	0	5	0	1
1928	32	WSH	AL	-0.3	28	53	49	1	7	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	8	.143	.143	.184	.327	-14	.146	-46	9	0	4	0	1
1929	33	BOS	AL	0.2	39	89	78	3	15	3	0	1	5	0	0	6	19	.192	.259	.269	.528	38	.246	27	21	1	4	0	1	MVP-30
1930	34	BOS	AL	-0.2	38	104	98	7	20	3	0	0	9	0	0	1	13	.204	.212	.235	.447	16	.205	4	23	0	5	0	1	MVP-17
1931	35	BOS	AL	-0.3	23	40	38	1	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	.158	.179	.158	.337	-8	.163	-16	6	1	1	0	1
1932	36	CHW	AL	0.1	28	62	60	6	14	4	0	0	10	0	0	1	15	.233	.258	.300	.558	48	.251	41	18	1	0	0	1
1933	37	CHW	AL	-0.1	30	60	52	5	8	2	0	0	1	0	0	5	11	.154	.241	.192	.434	19	.216	17	10	1	2	0	1
1934	38	CHW	AL	-0.3	29	72	68	2	10	1	0	0	7	0	0	3	14	.147	.183	.162	.345	-11	.165	-29	11	0	1	0	1
11 Yrs				-0.1	355	783	724	55	145	31	2	6	75	2	0	21	135	.200	.228	.273	.501	30	.231	14	198	5	32	0	1
162 Game Avg				0.0	162	357	330	25	66	14	1	3	34	1	0	10	62	.200	.228	.273	.501	30	.231	14	90	2	15	0

SLB (3 Yrs)				0.8	111	274	254	27	59	16	2	5	37	2	0	5	44	.232	.250	.370	.620	56	.281	38	94	1	13	0	1
BOS (3 Yrs)				-0.2	100	233	214	11	41	6	0	1	15	0	0	7	37	.192	.224	.234	.458	20	.213	9	50	2	10	0	1
CHW (3 Yrs)				-0.3	87	194	180	13	32	7	0	0	18	0	0	9	40	.178	.225	.217	.442	17	.208	8	39	2	3	0	1
NYY (1 Yr)				-0.1	29	29	27	3	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	.222	.222	.222	.444	15	.205	-12	6	0	2	0	1
WSH (1 Yr)				-0.3	28	53	49	1	7	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	8	.143	.143	.184	.327	-14	.146	-46	9	0	4	0	1

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1924	28	NYY	AL	P	29	2	0	86.0	16	2	14	0	1	1.000	.959	1.67	2.53	0.55	2.49	3	4	4	50.0	44.9	2
1925	29	SLB	AL	P	42	29	16	239.0	59	10	49	0	2	*1.000*	.960	2.22	2.66	1.40	2.64	6	14	16	53.3		1
1926	30	SLB	AL	P	32	28	14	214.0	65	16	47	2	2	.969	.957	2.65	2.66	1.97	2.63	5	6	10	62.5	44.8	4
1927	31	SLB	AL	P	37	30	21	254.0	80	18	58	4	9	.950	.959	2.69	2.62	2.05	2.59	8	13	20	60.6		1
1928	32	WSH	AL	P	28	21	8	149.0	50	9	38	3	1	.940	.957	2.84	2.45	1.68	2.42	3	5	6	54.5		0
1929	33	BOS	AL	P	39	28	20	244.0	57	13	42	2	4	.965	.958	2.03	2.34	1.41	2.31	17	4	16	80.0	44.9	3	MVP-30
1930	34	BOS	AL	P	38	34	21	273.0	77	15	58	4	4	.948	.946	2.41	2.20	1.92	2.17	11	5	6	54.5	41.5	1	MVP-17
1931	35	BOS	AL	P	23	18	4	119.0	31	4	24	3	3	.903	.954	2.12	2.21	1.22	2.19	4	1	8	88.9	41.6	0
1932	36	CHW	AL	P	28	25	7	167.0	52	6	42	4	7	.923	.958	2.59	2.24	1.71	2.23	5	6	9	60.0	43.5	0
1933	37	CHW	AL	P	30	25	7	167.0	43	4	36	3	1	.930	.960	2.16	2.28	1.33	2.27	3	5	3	37.5	47.3	0
1934	38	CHW	AL	P	29	28	10	194.0	62	9	52	1	2	.984	.956	2.83	2.14	2.10	2.11	13	7	6	46.2	37.5	0
11 Yrs					355	268	128	2106.0	592	106	460	26	36	.956	.956	2.42	2.40	1.59	2.38	78	70	104	59.8	24.8	12

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Milt Gaston born?

Milt Gaston was born on January 27, 1896.

Where was Milt Gaston born?

Milt Gaston was born in Ridgefield Park, NJ.

How tall was Milt Gaston?

Milt Gaston was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Milt Gaston weigh when playing?

Milt Gaston weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Milt Gaston play?

Milt Gaston played 11 seasons.

Is Milt Gaston in the Hall of Fame?

Milt Gaston has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Milt Gaston play?

Milt Gaston was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Milt Gaston have?

Milt Gaston had 615 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Milt Gaston played for?

Milt Gaston played for 5 teams; the New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, Washington Nationals, Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox.

When did Milt Gaston retire?

Milt Gaston last played in 1934.

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