Dave Van Gorder

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 205lb (188cm, 92kg)

Born: March 27, 1957 in Los Angeles, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 9th round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Chandler HS (Chandler, AZ) and the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Chandler HS (Chandler, AZ)

School: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: June 15, 1982 (Age 25-080d, 14,607th in major league history)
vs. SFG 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 11, 1987 (Age 30-106d)
vs. MIN 2 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: David Thomas Van Gorder

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.7

420

.212

RBI

OBP

.280

SLG

.267

OPS

.547

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-8 / in Starts: 2-5
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 24 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	15 (6-6-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 24 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	14 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
Self	1
M Young	0

Most Driven In By
Self	1
F Lynn	1
C Ripken	1
R Washington	1

1987 Batting Game Log

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1987 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	172	32 (31)	May 12	BAL		MIN	W,10-7	GS-9	3	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	2.000	2.667	9	.69	0.140	.46	0.06%	1.22	C
2	173	39 (6)	May 19	BAL	@	SEA	W,15-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	1.333	1.833	7	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.33	PH C
3	174	46 (6)	May 28	BAL		CAL	W,8-7	10-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	1.000	1.400	7	2.29	-0.060	3.32	-0.05%	-0.25	C
4	175	48 (1)	May 30	BAL		SEA	L,0-12	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.800	1.133	7	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.63	C
5	176	49	May 31	BAL		SEA	L,5-8	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.571	.821	9	.95	-0.052	1.36	-0.05%	-0.57	C
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
6	177	56 (6)	Jun 8	BAL		BOS	L,2-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.500	.722	7	.38	-0.010	.25	0.00%	-0.17	C
7	178	57	Jun 9	BAL		BOS	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.091	.167	.364	.530	9	1.21	-0.132	.67	-0.04%	-1.38	C
8	179	66 (8)	Jun 18	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.364	.530	7						C
9	180	69 (2)	Jun 21	BAL		DET	L,3-9	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.385	.599	9	1.08	-0.004	.09	0.00%	-0.06	C
10	181	74 (4)	Jun 27	BAL	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.125	.222	.313	.535	9	1.17	0.036	.04	0.00%	0.27	C
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
11	182	81 (6)	Jul 5	BAL	@	MIN	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.238	.316	.554	9	1.81	-0.083	.00	0.00%	-0.60	C
12	183	87 (5)	Jul 11	BAL		MIN	L,1-2	CG	3	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.333	.381	.714	9	1.08	0.140	.00	0.00%	1.07	C
							4-8		24	21	4	5	0	0	1	1	3	0	6	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.238	.333	.381	.714		1.07	-0.025	.42	-0.09%	-1.43

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