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Cito Gaston

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Full Name: Clarence Edwin Gaston Primary Position: OF,CF,RF
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/190 First Game: September 14, 1967
Birthdate: March 17, 1944 Final Game: October 1, 1978
Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas MLB Experience: 11 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Cito Gaston (Clarence Edwin Gaston) was born on March 17, 1944 in San Antonio, Texas. He made his Major League debut on September 14, 1967 for the Atlanta Braves. In 1969, his rookie year, he hit .230 with 2 home runs and 28 RBI. Gaston played for the Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 11 year career.

Most people believe that Cito Gaston's best season was 1970, when he slugged 29 home runs, hit for a .318 average and knocked in 93 runs.

Gaston also served as manager of the Toronto Blue Jays from 1989-1997 and 2008-Present, winning the 1992 and 1993 World Series with the club.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1967 ATL N 9 25 1 3 0 1 .120 .120 .200 0 1 0 5 0 2 1 0 2
1969 SD N 129 391 20 90 2 28 .230 .275 .309 11 7 24 117 1 1 4 0 10
1970 SD N 146 584 92 186 29 93 .318 .364 .543 26 9 41 142 2 0 4 2 16
1971 SD N 141 518 57 118 17 61 .228 .264 .386 13 9 24 121 2 2 1 1 10
1972 SD N 111 379 30 102 7 44 .269 .313 .361 14 0 22 76 2 0 0 2 13
1973 SD N 133 476 51 119 16 57 .250 .281 .405 18 4 20 88 1 1 0 3 10
1974 SD N 106 267 19 57 6 33 .213 .259 .322 11 0 16 51 1 3 0 2 6
1975 ATL N 64 141 17 34 6 15 .241 .321 .397 4 0 17 33 0 0 1 3 5
1976 ATL N 69 134 15 39 4 25 .291 .354 .410 4 0 13 21 0 0 1 1 6
1977 ATL N 56 85 6 23 3 21 .271 .301 .424 4 0 5 19 0 0 1 0 3
1978 PIT N 2 2 1 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 ATL N 60 118 5 27 1 9 .229 .244 .263 1 0 3 20 0 1 0 0 4
1978 TOT N 62 120 6 28 1 9 .233 .248 .267 1 0 3 20 0 1 0 0 4
Total 1026 3120 314 799 91 387 .256 .298 .397 106 30 185 693 9 10 13 14 85

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1967 ATL N RF 1 1 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
1967 ATL N OF 7 7 62 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800
1967 ATL N CF 6 6 53 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .857
1969 SD N OF 113 102 921 243 12 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 .959
1969 SD N CF 113 102 921 217 10 11 5 0 0 0 0 0 .954
1970 SD N OF 142 142 1244.1 310 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .975
1970 SD N CF 142 142 1243.1 298 7 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 .974
1970 SD N LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1971 SD N LF 6 4 45 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 SD N OF 132 127 1118.1 271 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1971 SD N RF 1 1 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 SD N CF 125 122 1064.1 254 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .981
1972 SD N RF 74 73 646.1 125 8 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1972 SD N LF 17 12 135 25 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 SD N OF 94 92 827.1 158 10 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1972 SD N CF 7 7 46 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
1973 SD N OF 119 118 1017.2 198 16 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 .947
1973 SD N RF 118 117 1009.2 191 15 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 .945
1973 SD N LF 1 1 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1974 SD N OF 63 57 518 119 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .992
1974 SD N RF 50 45 406.2 88 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1974 SD N LF 18 12 111.1 22 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1975 ATL N OF 35 32 269.1 72 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .974
1975 ATL N LF 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1975 ATL N RF 17 16 130.1 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1975 ATL N 1B 1 1 8 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .889
1975 ATL N CF 16 16 136 44 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .957
1976 ATL N LF 25 22 198 38 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .975
1976 ATL N RF 3 1 16.2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1976 ATL N OF 28 23 214.2 42 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1976 ATL N 1B 2 2 18 16 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 ATL N OF 9 8 71 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 ATL N RF 2 2 14.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 ATL N LF 7 6 56.1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 ATL N 1B 5 3 29 30 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .971
1978 PIT N OF 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1978 PIT N LF 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1978 ATL N LF 13 6 71.1 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .944
1978 ATL N OF 29 19 179.2 45 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .957
1978 ATL N 1B 4 4 28.1 21 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .958
1978 ATL N RF 17 13 106.1 29 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .967
1978 ATL N CF 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1978 TOT N OF 30 19 183.2 45 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .957
1978 TOT N LF 14 6 75.1 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .944
Total 1B 12 10 83.1 75 7 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 .965
Total OF 772 727 6447.1 1479 64 48 13 0 0 0 0 0 .970
Total CF 410 395 3465.2 822 27 29 7 0 0 0 0 0 .967
Total RF 283 269 2348.2 471 28 17 7 0 0 0 0 0 .967
Total LF 91 63 633 125 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .985

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Milwaukee Braves (March 22, 1964).
  • Selected by San Diego Padres from Atlanta Braves (59th pick overall) in the expansion draft (October 14, 1968).
  • Traded by San Diego Padres to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Danny Frisella (November 8, 1974).
  • Sold by Atlanta Braves to Pittsburgh Pirates (September 22, 1978).

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