Dan Gakeler
Daniel Michael Gakeler
Born: May 1, 1964
Mount Holly, NJ US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 215
Draft: Round 31 (1983 June Amateur Draft, Milwaukee Brewers)
Draft: Round 1 (1984 January Secondary Draft, Boston Red Sox)
School: Mercer County CC
Career: 1984-1995
Major League Statistics
Dan Gakeler compiled a career record of 59 wins and 81 losses, with 14 saves, and a 3.93 ERA in his 259-game pitching career with the Elmira Pioneers, Greensboro Hornets, New Britain Red Sox, Jacksonville Expos, Indianapolis Indians, Toledo Mud Hens, London Tigers, Lynchburg Red Sox and Pawtucket Red Sox. He began playing during the 1984 season and last took the field during the 1995 campaign.
 Elmira Pioneers |
 Greensboro Hornets |
 New Britain Red Sox |
 Jacksonville Expos |
 Indianapolis Indians |
 Toledo Mud Hens |
 London Tigers |
 Lynchburg Red Sox |
 Pawtucket Red Sox |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Short Season A | NYPL | Elmira Pioneers | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4.11 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76.7 | 67 | 47 | 35 | 9 | 41 | 3 | 54 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1985 | A | SALL3 | Greensboro Hornets | 7 | 5 | .583 | 5.50 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 108.0 | 135 | 86 | 66 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1986 | A | SALL3 | Greensboro Hornets | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3.32 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 154.3 | 158 | 73 | 57 | 6 | 69 | 1 | 154 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |
| 1987 | AA | EL | New Britain Red Sox | 8 | 13 | .381 | 4.63 | 30 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 173.0 | 188 | 112 | 89 | 14 | 63 | 5 | 90 | 7 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1988 | AA | EL | New Britain Red Sox | 6 | 13 | .316 | 3.69 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 153.7 | 157 | 74 | 63 | 4 | 54 | 1 | 110 | 5 | 3 | 9 | |
| 1989 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Expos | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.39 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 86.7 | 70 | 31 | 23 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 76 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 3 | 6 | .333 | 3.12 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.3 | 53 | 29 | 23 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1990 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3.22 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120.0 | 101 | 55 | 43 | 2 | 55 | 1 | 89 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1991 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.50 | 23 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 43.7 | 44 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 187 |
| 1992 | AA | EL | London Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 1992 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Red Sox | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1.49 | 30 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 42.3 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 162 |
| 1993 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.50 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66 |
| 1994 | AA | EL | New Britain Red Sox | 9 | 12 | .429 | 4.51 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 151.7 | 164 | 90 | 76 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 107 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 660 |
| 1994 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.76 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| 1995 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6.10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.7 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 97 |
| Totals | 59 | 81 | .421 | 3.93 | 259 | 185 | 41 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 1240.7 | 1248 | 680 | 542 | 64 | 506 | 15 | 875 | 50 | 12 | 69 | 1311 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Expos | 14 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 11 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 22 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .136 | .136 | .182 | .318 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 47 | 48 | 44 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .114 | .114 | .136 | .250 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Short Season A | NYPL | Elmira Pioneers | P | 14 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.071 |
| 1985 | A | SALL3 | Greensboro Hornets | P | 23 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .789 | .652 |
| 1986 | A | SALL3 | Greensboro Hornets | P | 24 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 1 | .939 | 1.292 |
| 1987 | AA | EL | New Britain Red Sox | P | 30 | 14 | 27 | 4 | 1 | .911 | 1.367 |
| 1988 | AA | EL | New Britain Red Sox | P | 26 | 14 | 33 | 2 | 0 | .959 | 1.808 |
| 1989 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Expos | P | 14 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 1 | .917 | 1.571 |
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 11 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .833 | 1.364 |
| 1990 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 22 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 1 | .852 | 1.045 |
| 1991 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 23 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .435 |
| 1992 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
| 1992 | AA | EL | London Tigers | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1993 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | P | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Red Sox | P | 30 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .433 |
| 1994 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | P | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1994 | AA | EL | New Britain Red Sox | P | 25 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 1.360 |
| 1995 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | P | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 259 | 92 | 199 | 22 | 6 | .930 | 1.124 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Elmira Pioneers | BOS | ||
| 1985 | A | South Atlantic League | Greensboro Hornets | BOS | ||
| 1986 | A | South Atlantic League | Greensboro Hornets | BOS | ||
| 1987 | AA | Eastern League | New Britain Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1988 | AA | Eastern League | New Britain Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1989 | AA | Southern League | Jacksonville Expos | MON | ||
| 1989 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | MON | ||
| 1990 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | MON | ||
| 1991 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | ||
| 1992 | AA | Eastern League | London Tigers | DET | ||
| 1992 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | ||
| 1993 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Lynchburg Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1993 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1994 | AA | Eastern League | New Britain Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1994 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1995 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS |
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