Oscar Gamble was a designated hitter in MLB history. Across 1584 career games, with a .265 batting average and 200 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | CHC | 24 | 71 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 12 | .225 | .321 | .310 | .631 |
| 1970 | PHI | 88 | 275 | 31 | 72 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 27 | 37 | .262 | .330 | .345 | .675 |
| 1971 | PHI | 92 | 280 | 24 | 62 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 21 | 35 | .221 | .275 | .332 | .607 |
| 1972 | PHI | 74 | 135 | 17 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 16 | .237 | .331 | .326 | .657 |
| 1973 | CLE | 113 | 390 | 56 | 104 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 44 | 3 | 34 | 37 | .267 | .329 | .464 | .793 |
| 1974 | CLE | 135 | 454 | 74 | 132 | 16 | 4 | 19 | 59 | 5 | 48 | 51 | .291 | .363 | .469 | .833 |
| 1975 | CLE | 121 | 348 | 60 | 91 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 45 | 11 | 53 | 39 | .261 | .361 | .454 | .815 |
| 1976 | NYY | 110 | 340 | 43 | 79 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 57 | 5 | 38 | 38 | .232 | .317 | .426 | .743 |
| 1977 | CWS | 137 | 408 | 75 | 121 | 22 | 2 | 31 | 83 | 1 | 54 | 54 | .297 | .386 | .588 | .974 |
| 1978 | SD | 126 | 375 | 46 | 103 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 47 | 1 | 51 | 45 | .275 | .366 | .387 | .753 |
| 1979 | NYY | 36 | 113 | 21 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 13 | 13 | .389 | .452 | .735 | 1.187 |
| 1979 | TEX | 64 | 161 | 27 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 2 | 37 | 15 | .335 | .458 | .522 | .979 |
| 1980 | NYY | 78 | 194 | 40 | 54 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 50 | 2 | 28 | 21 | .278 | .376 | .567 | .943 |
| 1981 | NYY | 80 | 189 | 24 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 35 | 23 | .238 | .357 | .439 | .796 |
| 1982 | NYY | 108 | 316 | 49 | 86 | 21 | 2 | 18 | 57 | 6 | 58 | 47 | .272 | .387 | .522 | .910 |
| 1983 | NYY | 74 | 180 | 26 | 47 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 25 | 23 | .261 | .361 | .456 | .816 |
| 1984 | NYY | 54 | 125 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 25 | 18 | .184 | .318 | .440 | .758 |
| 1985 | CWS | 70 | 148 | 20 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 34 | 22 | .203 | .353 | .318 | .671 |
| Career Totals | — | 1584 | 4502 | 656 | 1195 | 188 | 31 | 200 | 666 | 47 | 610 | 546 | .265 | .356 | .454 | .811 |