Gary Kroll
Gary Melvin Kroll
Born: July 8, 1941
Culver City, CA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 220
Career: 1959-1971
Major League Statistics
Gary Kroll compiled a career record of 72 wins and 66 losses and a 3.51 ERA in his 259-game pitching career with the Johnson City Phillies, Bakersfield Bears, Des Moines Demons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Williamsport Grays, Buffalo Bisons, Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers, Arkansas Travelers, Oklahoma City 89ers, Reno Silver Sox, Amarillo Sonics, Portland Beavers, Waterbury Indians, Hawaii Islanders and Tulsa Oilers. He began playing during the 1959 season and last took the field during the 1971 campaign.
 Bakersfield Bears |
 Des Moines Demons |
 Buffalo Bisons |
 Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers |
 Oklahoma City 89ers |
 Reno Silver Sox |
 Portland Beavers |
 Hawaii Islanders |
 Tulsa Oilers |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | APPY | Johnson City Phillies | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.18 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 85.0 | 60 | 44 | 30 | 4 | 57 | 103 | 6 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 1960 | C | CALL | Bakersfield Bears | 17 | 12 | .586 | 2.91 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 257.0 | 191 | 106 | 83 | 6 | 166 | 309 | 12 | 2 | 10 | ||||
| 1961 | B | IIIL | Des Moines Demons | 4 | 13 | .235 | 4.97 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 114.0 | 137 | 82 | 63 | 6 | 70 | 6 | 113 | 1 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 1961 | C | CALL | Bakersfield Bears | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.03 | 6 | 5 | 29.0 | 29 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5.74 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 31.3 | 33 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1962 | A | EL | Williamsport Grays | 12 | 2 | .857 | 2.15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 142.0 | 116 | 41 | 34 | 4 | 67 | 4 | 154 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.40 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.70 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Arkansas Travelers | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.04 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 151.0 | 122 | 58 | 51 | 5 | 65 | 2 | 139 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Arkansas Travelers | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.70 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 129.0 | 145 | 64 | 53 | 8 | 52 | 2 | 143 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | 0 | 5 | .000 | 6.81 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 37.0 | 55 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1967 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.52 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 46.0 | 35 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 5 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | AA | TL | Amarillo Sonics | 2 | 2 | .500 | 6.43 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 36 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1968 | AA | EL | Waterbury Indians | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.29 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42.0 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.19 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 37.0 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.50 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 28 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Tulsa Oilers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.91 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22.0 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 72 | 66 | .522 | 3.51 | 259 | 170 | 0 | 62 | 13 | 9 | 1211.3 | 1081 | 599 | 472 | 56 | 653 | 22 | 1257 | 41 | 18 | 52 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | APPY | Johnson City Phillies | 15 | 36 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .179 | .273 | .250 | .523 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 1960 | C | CALL | Bakersfield Bears | 36 | 100 | 87 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24 | .172 | .258 | .207 | .465 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 6 | 11 | 11 | 3 | .273 | .273 | .273 | .545 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1961 | B | IIIL | Des Moines Demons | 21 | 46 | 44 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .182 | .217 | .273 | .490 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | C | CALL | Bakersfield Bears | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 | .375 | .167 | .542 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | A | EL | Williamsport Grays | 16 | 61 | 51 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 18 | .098 | .175 | .098 | .273 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Arkansas Travelers | 23 | 57 | 55 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .182 | .182 | .218 | .400 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Arkansas Travelers | 24 | 51 | 47 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .149 | .149 | .234 | .383 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AA | TL | Amarillo Sonics | 8 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .273 | .333 | .273 | .606 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | 8 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .278 | .316 | .278 | .594 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | (+) Portland Beavers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | (+) Oklahoma City 89ers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AA | EL | Waterbury Indians | 29 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 24 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 16 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Tulsa Oilers | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .444 | .444 | .444 | .889 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 258 | 454 | 409 | 31 | 71 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 124 | .174 | .220 | .210 | .430 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | APPY | Johnson City Phillies | P | 14 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .800 | .571 |
| 1960 | C | CALL | Bakersfield Bears | P | 35 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | .889 | .686 |
| 1961 | B | IIIL | Des Moines Demons | P | 20 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 0 | .960 | 1.200 |
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1962 | A | EL | Williamsport Grays | P | 16 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 1.250 |
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Arkansas Travelers | P | 23 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.130 |
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Arkansas Travelers | P | 23 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .905 | .826 |
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | P | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .500 |
| 1967 | AA | TL | Amarillo Sonics | P | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 1967 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | P | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | .500 |
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1968 | AA | EL | Waterbury Indians | P | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 1970 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | P | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .375 |
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Tulsa Oilers | P | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .286 |
| Totals | 247 | 43 | 110 | 11 | 1 | .933 | .619 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | Appalachian League | Johnson City Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1960 | C | California League | Bakersfield Bears | PHI | ||
| 1961 | C | California League | Bakersfield Bears | PHI | ||
| 1961 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Des Moines Demons | PHI | ||
| 1961 | AA | Southern Association | Chattanooga Lookouts | PHI | ||
| 1962 | A | Eastern League | Williamsport Grays | PHI | ||
| 1962 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | PHI | ||
| 1962 | AAA | American Association 2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | LAA | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Arkansas Travelers | PHI | ||
| 1964 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Arkansas Travelers | PHI | ||
| 1966 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma City 89ers | HOU | ||
| 1967 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | CLE | ||
| 1967 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma City 89ers | HOU | ||
| 1967 | A | California League | Reno Silver Sox | CLE | ||
| 1967 | AA | Texas League | Amarillo Sonics | HOU | ||
| 1968 | AA | Eastern League | Waterbury Indians | CLE | ||
| 1969 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | CLE | ||
| 1970 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | CAL | ||
| 1971 | AAA | American Association 2 | Tulsa Oilers | SLN |
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