#25 George Gick, Closer, 33 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs Wednesday, 10/25/1948 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| George Gick
10/18/1915 33 USA,IN,DUNNINGTON 6"0 205
Closer S R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Prone 5.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 3,420,000 1949 9 Year(s), 155 Days (1703 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 155 Days (1703 total Days) 11 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 10 | 7 | 10 | 86-89 Mph |
Versus LHB | 9 | 6 | 10 | |
Versus RHB | 10 | 8 | 10 | |
Talent | 10 | 8 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 2 71 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Curveball Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 1 (Range), .949 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3.57 | 17.2 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
Projected | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3.57 | 17.0 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 18 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 12 | 0 | 100.0 | 16 | 13 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 0 | .0 | 2.33 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 43 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .295 | .465 | .761 |
vs. RHB | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .160 | .192 | .200 | .392 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9.00 | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
Road | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1.42 | 12.2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
May | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.38 | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
June | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
July | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.26 | 1.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
August | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.35 | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Sept./Oct. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.70 | 3.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1939 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.19 | 8.2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.73 | .250 | STL |
1940 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4.91 | 11.0 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | .279 | STL |
1941 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.40 | 21.2 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.48 | .257 | STL |
1942 | 47 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6.23 | 60.2 | 70 | 48 | 42 | 5 | 41 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1.83 | .323 | STL |
1943 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.19 | 43.0 | 42 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 18 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1.40 | .291 | STL |
1944 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2.31 | 62.1 | 44 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 28 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 1.16 | .273 | STL |
1945 | 56 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3.03 | 71.1 | 56 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 32 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 1.23 | .286 | STL |
1946 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4.35 | 10.1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.55 | .364 | CHC,NL |
1947 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1.80 | 20.0 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1.30 | .296 | CHC |
1948 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3.57 | 17.2 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.02 | .306 | CHC |
Total | 271 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 51 | 3.91 | 326.2 | 299 | 161 | 142 | 21 | 161 | 268 | 0 | 0 | 1.41 | .293 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1937, AAA | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.36 | 14.2 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.77 | .400 |
1938, AAA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.50 | 2.0 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | .583 |
1939, AAA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.48 | 10.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.06 | .212 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1945 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.27 | 3.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1946 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.25 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7.04 | 7.2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1939 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | STL |
1940 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | STL |
1941 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | STL |
1942 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | STL |
1943 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | STL |
1944 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | STL |
1945 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | STL |
1946 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHC,NL |
1947 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHC |
1948 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHC |
Total | 271 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .043 | .083 | .043 | .127 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 16 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 17.2 | 4.08 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by St. Louis (N) in 1937... Injured on 4/15/1937 with a Blister On Finger, out for 6 days... Earned first career win on 5/28/1940... 1/31/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... Had first career hit on 10/1/1943, off Joe Beggs (BRO)... 1/31/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $435,714 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,034,286 through salary arbitration... Won World Series with St. Louis (N) in 1945... Signed as a free agent by Chicago (N) on 2/1/1946 to a 4-year deal worth $3,420,000 per year... Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game... Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1946... Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1947...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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Saves 1942 - 5 - 8th 1945 - 5 - 9th 1946 - 7 - 4th 1947 - 17 - 1st
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