1970
Born March 14, 1970
Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Brent Gates Notable
Brent Gates played for three clubs across seven seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Oakland Athletics in 1993 and closing with the Minnesota Twins in 1999.
Across 685 games he batted .264, with 616 hits and 268 runs. He finished with 25 home runs, 119 doubles and 18 stolen bases.
He played 486 games at second base, with 1,365 assists and 45 errors. He turned 276 double plays. He also played 170 games at third base.
He was born in Grand Rapids, MI, USA on March 14, 1970. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | OAK | 139 | 535 | 64 | 155 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 69 | 56 | 75 | 7 | .290 |
| 1994 | OAK | 64 | 233 | 29 | 66 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 32 | 3 | .283 |
| 1995 | OAK | 136 | 524 | 60 | 133 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 56 | 46 | 84 | 3 | .254 |
| 1996 | OAK | 64 | 247 | 26 | 65 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 35 | 1 | .263 |
| 1997 | SEA | 65 | 151 | 18 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 0 | .238 |
| 1998 | MIN | 107 | 333 | 31 | 83 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 36 | 46 | 3 | .249 |
| 1999 | MIN | 110 | 306 | 40 | 78 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 34 | 56 | 1 | .255 |
| Career | — | 685 | 2329 | 268 | 616 | 119 | 11 | 25 | 279 | 225 | 349 | 18 | .264 |