Jim Gentile Notable

b. June 3, 1934 · Brooklyn Dodgers 1957, Los Angeles Dodgers 1958, Baltimore Orioles 1960–1963, Kansas City Athletics 1964–1965, Houston Astros 1965–1966, Cleveland Indians 1966

Jim Gentile played for six clubs across 10 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1957 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1966.

Across 936 games he batted .260, with 759 hits and 434 runs. He finished with 179 home runs, 113 doubles and 3 stolen bases.

He played 854 games at first base, with 6,725 putouts and 73 errors. He turned 671 double plays.

He was selected to three consecutive All-Star teams, from 1960 to 1962.

He was born in San Francisco, CA, USA on June 3, 1934. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	3	1960, 1961, 1962

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1957	BRO	4	6	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	.167
1958	LAD	12	30	0	4	1	0	0	4	4	6	0	.133
1960	BAL	138	384	67	112	17	0	21	98	68	72	0	.292
1961	BAL	148	486	96	147	25	2	46	141	96	106	1	.302
1962	BAL	152	545	80	137	21	1	33	87	77	100	1	.251
1963	BAL	145	496	65	123	16	1	24	72	76	101	1	.248
1964	KCA	136	439	71	110	10	0	28	71	84	122	0	.251
1965	HOU/KCA	119	345	36	84	16	1	17	53	43	98	0	.243
1966	CLE/HOU	82	191	18	41	7	1	9	22	26	57	0	.215
Career	—	936	2922	434	759	113	6	179	549	475	663	3	.260

On this day & linked events

1934

Born June 3, 1934

San Francisco, CA, USA

1957

Major-league debut: Jim Gentile

Jim Gentile made a major-league debut on September 10, 1957.

1966

Final major-league game: Jim Gentile

Jim Gentile played a final major-league game on September 30, 1966.

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