Rich Gale | Major Leaguer 1978-1984

Full Name: Richard Blackwell Gale
Born: January 19,1954 in Littleton, New Hampshire
Height: 6-7 Weight: 225 Bats: Right Throws: Right
High School: -
College: University of New Hampshire

Father of Andy Gale, Father of Chris Gale

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Drafted: Selected by Kansas City Royals in 5th Round (105th overall) of 1975 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)

Transactions: [Dec 11,1981] - Traded by Royals with Bill Laskey to Giants for Jerry Martin. [Jan 5,1983] - Traded by Giants to Reds for Mike Vail. [Nov 9,1983] - Released by Reds. [Feb 20,1984] - Signed as Free Agent by Red Sox. [Nov 8,1984] - Granted Free Agency.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
1975	GCL Royals	GCL	21	Kc	Rk	3	1	2.73	9						33.0	23	11	10		16	18			6.27	---	4.36	4.91	1.18	--
1976	Waterloo	Midw	22	Kc	A	11	6	3.47	23						148.0	118	64	57		76	88			7.18	---	4.62	5.35	1.31	--
1977	Jcksnvlle	Sou	23	Kc	AA	6	5	3.60	12						80.0	64	32	32		24	68			7.20	---	2.70	7.65	1.10	--
	Omaha	Amer	23	Kc	AAA	6	2	3.68	12						71.0	60	31	29		31	62			7.61	---	3.93	7.86	1.28	--
1978	Omaha	Amer	24	Kc	AAA	1	1	4.29	3	3	1	0		0	21.0	17	13	10	1	8	24	0		7.29	0.43	3.43	10.29	1.19	--
	Kansas Cty	AL	24	Kc	MLB	14	8	3.09	31	30	9	3	0	0	192.1	171	78	66	10	100	88	5	0	8.00	0.47	4.68	4.12	1.41	53%
1979	Kansas Cty	AL	25	Kc	MLB	9	10	5.65	34	31	2	1	0	0	181.2	197	131	114	19	99	103	5	0	9.76	0.94	4.90	5.10	1.63	48%
1980	Kansas Cty	AL	26	Kc	MLB	13	9	3.92	32	28	6	1	1	1	190.2	169	90	83	16	78	97	6	0	7.98	0.76	3.68	4.58	1.30	47%
1981	Kansas Cty	AL	27	Kc	MLB	6	6	5.40	19	15	2	0	2	0	101.2	107	63	61	14	38	47	0	0	9.47	1.24	3.36	4.16	1.43	47%
1982	SF Giants	NL	28	Sf	MLB	7	14	4.23	33	29	2	0	0	0	170.1	193	91	80	9	81	102	5	0	10.20	0.48	4.28	5.39	1.61	54%
1983	Cincinnati	NL	29	Cin	MLB	4	6	5.82	33	7	0	0	6	1	89.2	103	64	58	8	43	53	3	1	10.34	0.80	4.32	5.32	1.63	49%
1984	Pawtucket	IL	30	Bos	AAA	9	5	2.79	15	15	6	2	0	0	96.2	80	40	30	8	42	83	2		7.45	0.74	3.91	7.73	1.26	--
	Pawtucket	IL	30	Bos	AAA	0	1	1.38	6	0	0	0	5	1	13.0	12	3	2	1	3	2	0		8.31	0.69	2.08	1.38	1.15	--
	Boston	AL	30	Bos	MLB	2	3	5.57	13	4	0	0	4	0	43.2	57	27	27	6	18	28	0	0	11.75	1.24	3.71	5.77	1.72	51%
1989	NewBritain	East	35	Bos	AA	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	0	1	0	5.1	2	1	0	0	1	3	1		3.38	0.00	1.69	5.07	0.56	--
1991	Pawtucket	IL	37	Bos	AAA	0	0	1.59	1	0	0	0	1	0	5.2	4	1	1	0	1	1	1		6.36	0.00	1.59	1.59	0.88	--

Major League Totals - 7 Season(s)						55	56	4.54	195	144	21	5	13	2	970.0	997	544	489	82	457	518	24	1	9.25	0.76	4.24	4.81	1.50	50%
Minor League Totals - 7 Season(s)						36	21	3.25	83						473.2	380	196	171		202	349			7.23	---	3.84	6.64	1.23	--

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Level	Pos	Ln	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1978	Kansas Cty	AL	24	Kc	MLB	p	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1979	Kansas Cty	AL	25	Kc	MLB	p	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1980	Kansas Cty	AL	26	Kc	MLB	p	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1981	Kansas Cty	AL	27	Kc	MLB	p	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1982	SF Giants	NL	28	Sf	MLB	p	9	33	48	4	6	1	0	1	2	0	0	5	34	0	0	1	0	0	.125	.208	.208	416	50%
1983	Cincinnati	NL	29	Cin	MLB	p	9	33	20	2	3	1	0	1	3	0	1	2	16	0	0	1	0	0	.150	.227	.350	577	47%
1984	Boston	AL	30	Bos	MLB	p	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--

Major League Totals - 7 Season(s)								195	68	6	9	2	0	2	5	0	1	7	50	0	0	2	0	0	.132	.213	.250	463	49%

Playoffs Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Series	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
1980	Kansas Cty	AL	26		Ws	0	1	4.27	2		0			0	6.1	11		3		4	4			15.64	---	5.69	5.69	2.37	--

Major League Totals - 1 Season(s)						0	1	4.26	2		0			0	6.1	11		3		4	4			15.63	---	5.68	5.68	2.37	--

Playoffs Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Series	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1980	Kansas Cty	AL	26	Kc	Ws	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--

Major League Totals - 1 Season(s)						2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--

Fielding Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	TC	DP	PB	SB	CS	FPCT	RF
1978	Omaha	Amer	24	Kc	AAA	P	3			0	5	1	6	0	-	-	-	.833	--
1978	Kansas Cty	AL	24	Kc	MLB	P	31		192.1	3	26	4	33	1	-	-	-	.879	1.36

1979	Kansas Cty	AL	25	Kc	MLB	P	34		181.2	9	25	4	38	3	-	-	-	.895	1.68

1980	Kansas Cty	AL	26	Kc	MLB	P	32		190.2	10	26	1	37	1	-	-	-	.973	1.70

1981	Kansas Cty	AL	27	Kc	MLB	P	19		101.2	6	8	1	15	1	-	-	-	.933	1.24

1982	SF Giants	NL	28	Sf	MLB	P	33		170.1	10	31	1	42	1	-	-	-	.976	2.17

1983	Cincinnati	NL	29	Cin	MLB	P	33		89.2	7	10	2	19	0	-	-	-	.895	1.71

1984	Pawtucket	IL	30	Bos	AAA	P	15			4	8	1	13	0	-	-	-	.923	--
1984	Boston	AL	30	Bos	MLB	P	13		43.2	4	3	0	7	0	-	-	-	1.000	1.44

1991	Pawtucket	IL	37	Bos	AAA	P	1			0	1	0	1	0	-	-	-	1.000	--

Awards

[1978] - AL Rookie of the Year (Voting Rank: #4), AL MVP (Voting Rank: #34)

Trivia and Player Notes

Father of Andy Gale and Chris Gale.

Jobs in Baseball

Year(s)	Team	Position
1992-1993	Boston Red Sox [MLB]	Pitching Coach
2006	Carolina [Sou]	Pitching Coach
2007-2008	Albuquerque [Pcl]	Pitching Coach

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