Gary Kolb

Positions: Outfielder, Pinch Hitter and Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 194lb (183cm, 87kg)

Born: March 13, 1940 in Rock Falls, IL us

Died: July 3, 2019 in Charleston, WV

High School: Rock Falls HS (Rock Falls, IL)

School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)

Debut: September 7, 1960 (Age 20-178d, 9,383rd in MLB history)
vs. PIT 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 1, 1969 (Age 29-172d)
vs. ATL 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1963 season

Full Name: Gary Alan Kolb

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Relatives: Cousin of Danny Kolb

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

AB

450

H

HR

BA

.209

R

RBI

SB

OBP

.281

SLG

.296

OPS

.577

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1960	20	STL-min	B,D	84	357	317	56	86	8	15	8	51	15		29	71	.271	.338	.467	.805		148		4	5	2	0		WSM,KEK · CARL,MIDW
1960	20	STL	NL	9	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/H879

1961	21	STL-min	A	137	549	487	69	127	20	12	10	53	12		54	90	.261	.336	.413	.749		201		3	2	3	3		LNC · EL
1962	22	STL-min	AA	129	561	494	88	146	31	4	10	61	7		58	77	.296	.374	.435	.810		215		6	0	3	5		TUL · TL
1962	22	STL	NL	6	15	14	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.357	.400	.357	.757	97	5	1	0	0	0	0	/97
1963	23	STL-min	AA	61	254	214	42	68	10	2	7	31	16	4	34	39	.318	.417	.481	.899		103		4	0	2			TUL · TL
1963	23	STL	NL	75	119	96	23	26	1	5	3	10	2	1	22	26	.271	.403	.479	.883	144	46	1	0	0	1	0	97H/52
1964	24	MLN-min	AAA	52	208	185	24	52	5	3	2	17	10	6	22	44	.281	.361	.373	.734		69		1	0	0			DEN · PCL
1964	24	MLN	NL	36	71	64	7	12	1	0	0	2	3	2	6	10	.188	.257	.203	.460	31	13	0	0	1	0	1	H/954782
1965	25	TOT	NL	64	122	117	11	22	2	0	1	8	3	0	4	34	.188	.213	.231	.444	27	27	4	0	0	1	0	H789/35
1965	25	MLN	NL	24	28	27	3	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	6	.259	.286	.259	.545	55	7	2	0	0	0	0	H/789
1965	25	NYM	NL	40	94	90	8	15	2	0	1	7	3	0	3	28	.167	.191	.222	.414	19	20	2	0	0	1	0	H87/935

1966	26	NYM-min	AAA	100	338	301	41	66	16	1	4	28	5	4	31	50	.219	.296	.319	.615		96		3	0	3			JCK · IL
1967	27	PIT-min	AAA,WRk	160	582	516	70	147	26	4	10	64	13	8	55	58	.285	.352	.409	.761		211		2	2	7			CLB,PIR · IL,FLIL
1968	28	PIT	NL	74	132	119	16	26	4	1	2	6	2	1	11	17	.218	.285	.319	.604	83	38	2	0	2	0	2	H92/7548
1969	29	PIT	NL	29	39	37	4	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	14	.081	.128	.108	.236	-32	4	0	0	0	0	0	H/2
1970	30	PIT-min	AAA	104	380	319	50	85	11	2	3	42	12	2	52	46	.266	.372	.342	.714		109		4	1	4			CLB · IL
1971	31	PIT-min	AAA	100	320	297	39	71	13	2	8	40	8	3	20	39	.239	.284	.377	.661		112		0	0	3			CHL · IL
1972	32	PIT-min	AAA	86	245	217	26	41	5	0	4	23	2	1	26	34	.189	.278	.267	.545		58		1	0	1			CHL · IL
1973	33	PIT-min	AAA	94	256	228	25	42	4	1	0	23	1	0	25	44	.184	.267	.211	.477		48		1	1	1			CHL · IL
7 Yrs				293	501	450	63	94	9	6	6	29	10	4	46	104	.209	.281	.296	.577	66	133	8	0	3	2	3
162 Game Avg.				162	277	249	35	52	5	3	3	16	6	2	25	58	.209	.281	.296	.577	66	74	4	0	2	1	2

STL (3 yrs)				90	137	113	25	31	1	5	3	10	2	1	23	29	.274	.394	.451	.845	132	51	2	0	0	1	0
PIT (2 yrs)				103	171	156	20	29	5	1	2	9	2	1	13	31	.186	.249	.269	.518	55	42	2	0	2	0	2
MLN (2 yrs)				60	99	91	10	19	1	0	0	3	3	2	7	16	.209	.265	.220	.485	38	20	2	0	1	0	1
NYM (1 yr)				40	94	90	8	15	2	0	1	7	3	0	3	28	.167	.191	.222	.414	19	20	2	0	0	1	0

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