1886
Born November 10, 1886
Montrose, WV, USA
Del Gainer Notable
b. November 10, 1886 · Detroit Tigers 1909, 1911–1914, Boston Red Sox 1914–1917, 1919, St. Louis Cardinals 1922
Del Gainer played for three clubs across 14 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1909 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1922.
Across 548 games he batted .272, with 438 hits and 218 runs. He finished with 14 home runs, 75 doubles and 54 stolen bases.
He played 444 games at first base, with 4,099 putouts and 64 errors. He turned 200 double plays.
He was born in Montrose, WV, USA on November 10, 1886, and died on January 29, 1947. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | DET | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 |
| 1911 | DET | 70 | 248 | 32 | 75 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 43 | 10 | .302 |
| 1912 | DET | 52 | 179 | 28 | 43 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 14 | .240 |
| 1913 | DET | 105 | 363 | 47 | 97 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 30 | 45 | 10 | .267 |
| 1914 | BOS/DET | 39 | 84 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 2 | .238 |
| 1915 | BOS | 82 | 200 | 30 | 59 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 21 | 31 | 7 | .295 |
| 1916 | BOS | 56 | 142 | 14 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 24 | 5 | .254 |
| 1917 | BOS | 52 | 172 | 28 | 53 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 1 | .308 |
| 1919 | BOS | 47 | 118 | 9 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 5 | .237 |
| 1922 | STL | 43 | 97 | 19 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 0 | .268 |
| Career | — | 548 | 1608 | 218 | 438 | 75 | 36 | 14 | 185 | 149 | 219 | 54 | .272 |
On this day & linked events
1947
Died January 29, 1947
1909
Major-league debut: Del Gainer
Del Gainer made a major-league debut on October 2, 1909.
1922
Final major-league game: Del Gainer
Del Gainer played a final major-league game on September 30, 1922.
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