Cito Gaston

Clarence Edwin Gaston


Bats: R, Throws: R
Height: 6'4", Weight: 210 lb.
Born: 3/17/1944 in San Antonio, TX
Debut: 09/14/1967
Final Game: 10/01/1978
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    Year Tm Lg G AB R H 1B 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO IBB HBP SH SF GIDP BA OBP SLG OPS TB
    1967 ATL NL 9 25 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 2 .120 .120 .200 .320 5
    1969 SDN NL 129 391 20 90 70 11 7 2 28 4 4 24 117 0 1 1 2 10 .230 .275 .309 .585 121
    1970 SDN NL 146 584 92 186 122 26 9 29 93 4 1 41 142 2 2 0 2 16 .318 .364 .543 .907 317
    1971 SDN NL 141 518 57 118 79 13 9 17 61 1 0 24 121 1 2 2 1 10 .228 .264 .386 .650 200
    1972 SDN NL 111 379 30 102 81 14 0 7 44 0 2 22 76 2 2 0 0 13 .269 .313 .361 .674 137
    1973 SDN NL 133 476 51 119 81 18 4 16 57 0 0 20 88 3 1 1 2 10 .250 .281 .405 .686 193
    1974 SDN NL 106 267 19 57 40 11 0 6 33 0 0 16 51 2 1 3 2 6 .213 .259 .322 .581 86
    1975 ATL NL 64 141 17 34 24 4 0 6 15 1 0 17 33 3 0 0 1 5 .241 .321 .397 .718 56
    1976 ATL NL 69 134 15 39 31 4 0 4 25 1 0 13 21 1 0 0 0 6 .291 .354 .410 .764 55
    1977 ATL NL 56 85 6 23 16 4 0 3 21 1 0 5 19 0 0 0 3 3 .271 .301 .424 .725 36
    1978 ATL NL 60 118 5 27 25 1 0 1 9 0 0 3 20 0 0 1 2 4 .229 .244 .263 .507 31
    1978 PIT NL 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 .000 1
    5 seasons ATL NL 258 503 44 126 98 13 1 14 71 4 0 38 98 4 0 3 6 20 .250 .300 .364 .664 183
    6 seasons SDN NL 766 2615 269 672 473 93 29 77 316 9 7 147 595 10 9 7 9 65 .257 .298 .403 .701 1054
    1 season PIT NL 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 .000 1
    Total
    (11 seasons)     		1026 3120 314 799 572 106 30 91 387 13 7 185 693 14 9 10 15 85 .256 .298 .397 .695 1238

    Year Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
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