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John Gelnar

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: June 25, 1943 in Granite, OK us

High School: Granite HS (Granite, OK)

School: University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)

Debut: August 4, 1964 (Age 21-040d, 12,270th in major league history)
vs. LAD 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: April 30, 1971 (Age 27-309d)
vs. NYY 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: John Richard Gelnar

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.1

ERA

4.18

111

230.1

126

WHIP

1.333

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-33 / in Starts: 2-8
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 23 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	9 (6-3-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 23 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	14 (7-4-2)

1969 Batting Game Log

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1969 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	18	42 (41)	May 28	SEP		BAL	L,5-9	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	19	48 (5)	Jun 4	SEP		CLE	L,4-10	3-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.000			9	.20	0.007	.24	0.01%	0.12	P
3	20	49	Jun 6	SEP	@	BAL	L,1-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0		1.000			9						P
4	21	50	Jun 7	SEP	@	BAL	L,0-10	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0		1.000			9						P
5	22	52 (1)	Jun 9	SEP	@	DET	W,3-2	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0		1.000			3						P
6	23	56 (3)	Jun 14	SEP	@	NYY	W,5-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0		1.000			9						P
7	24	63 (6)	Jun 20 (2)	SEP		KCR	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.78	0.032	.74	0.02%	0.28	P
8	25	68 (4)	Jun 25	SEP		CHW	W,3-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.22	-0.011	.22	-0.01%	-0.18	P
9	26	73 (4)	Jun 29	SEP	@	CAL	L,2-8	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	1.48	-0.019	1.64	-0.01%	-0.17	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	27	78 (4)	Jul 4 (2)	SEP	@	KCR	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	1.01	-0.053	.60	-0.02%	-0.45	P
11	28	84 (5)	Jul 9 (2)	SEP		CAL	L,0-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9	.89	-0.022	.48	-0.01%	-0.21	P
12	29	89 (4)	Jul 15	SEP		OAK	L,2-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9	.63	-0.030	.09	0.00%	-0.48	P
13	30	94 (4)	Jul 19 susp	SEP		MIN	L,7-11	17-18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9						P
14	31	95	Jul 20	SEP		MIN	L,0-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.077	.000	.077	9	1.12	-0.082	.02	0.00%	-0.51	P
15	32	97 (1)	Jul 25	SEP		BOS	L,6-7	3-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9	.86	0.017	.01	0.00%	0.10	P
16	33	99 (1)	Jul 27	SEP		BOS	L,3-5	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9						P
17	34	101 (1)	Jul 30	SEP		WSA	W,4-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9						P
18	35	102	Jul 31	SEP		WSA	L,6-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	8	6.44	-0.159	.01	0.00%	-0.40	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	36	103	Aug 1	SEP		NYY	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	9						P
20	37	105 (1)	Aug 3	SEP		NYY	L,3-5	1-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	9	.33	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.14	P
21	38	110 (4)	Aug 9	SEP	@	WSA	W,8-6	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	9						P
22	39	111	Aug 10	SEP	@	WSA	L,5-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	9						P
23	40	113 (1)	Aug 12	SEP	@	CLE	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	9						P
24	41	116 (2)	Aug 16	SEP		BAL	L,3-15	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	9						P
25	42	117	Aug 17	SEP		BAL	L,1-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	9						P
26	43	118	Aug 18	SEP		BAL	L,3-12	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	9						P
27	44	119	Aug 19	SEP		DET	L,3-5	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	9						P
28	45	121 (1)	Aug 21	SEP		DET	L,6-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	9						P
29	46	122	Aug 22	SEP		CLE	L,8-9	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	9	2.13	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.27	P
30	47	126 (3)	Aug 27	SEP	@	BAL	L,2-7	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	9						P
31	48	129 (2)	Aug 30	SEP	@	DET	L,3-4	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	9	.86	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
32	49	134 (4)	Sep 4	SEP		KCR	L,3-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.100	.053	.153	9	1.46	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
33	50	138 (3)	Sep 8 (1)	SEP		CHW	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.053	.100	.053	.153	9						P
34	51	141 (2)	Sep 11	SEP	@	OAK	L,3-6	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.053	.100	.053	.153	8						P
35	52	145 (3)	Sep 13 (2)	SEP		CAL	L,2-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.053	.100	.053	.153	9						P
36	53	151 (5)	Sep 19	SEP	@	MIN	L,1-2	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.053	.100	.053	.153	9						P
37	54	155 (3)	Sep 23	SEP	@	CAL	L,4-5	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.053	.100	.053	.153	9						P
38	55	158 (2)	Sep 26	SEP		MIN	W,4-3	14-GF(14)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.053	.100	.053	.153	9						P
39	56	161 (2)	Sep 30	SEP		OAK	L,4-8	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.053	.100	.053	.153	9						P
40	57	163 (1)	Oct 2	SEP		OAK	L,1-3	3-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.053	.100	.053	.153	9						P
							7-33		23	19	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	.053	.100	.053	.153		1.15	-0.458	.25	-0.03%	-3.01

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