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Jim Gosger
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 285 of 1252 players

James Charles Gosger
Born: November 6, 1942 at Port Huron, Mich.
Throws: Left Bats: Left
Height: 5.11 Weight: 185

Jim Gosger was the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup on November 6, 2011, October 1, 2020, March 9, 2022, and April 10, 2022.

First Mets game: September 7, 1969
Last Mets game: September 22, 1974

Uniform Numbers:

Uniform Number	Start Date	End Date
18	September 7, 1969	October 1, 1969
19	May 2, 1973	July 7, 1973
5	August 3, 1974	October 1, 1974

Jim Gosger also played for the following teams:

Boston Red Sox 1963, 1965, 1966; Kansas City Athletics 1966, 1967; Oakland Athletics 1968; Seattle Pilots 1969; Montreal Expos 1970, 1971

Traded by the Seattle Pilots to the New York Mets in exchange for Greg Goossen on February 5, 1969.

Traded by the New York Mets to the San Francisco Giants with Bob Heise in exchange for Ray Sadecki and Dave Marshall on December 12, 1969.

Traded by the Montreal Expos to the New York Mets in exchange for Arsenio Diaz, Billy Carthel, Curtis Brown and Don Koonce on December 3, 1971.

Released by the New York Mets on October 1, 1974.

Minor League Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

1969 Tidewater (AAA) 58 217 42 74 14 3 10 31 29 -- 25 2 9 5 0 0 124 .341 .571 .423

1972 Tidewater (AAA) 142 455 73 111 15 1 9 61 92 -- 57 1 6 1 1 7 155 .244 .341 .368

1973 Tidewater (AAA) 67 220 28 52 11 1 5 22 31 -- 37 2 3 1 3 2 80 .236 .364 .333

1974 Tidewater (AAA) 95 302 43 81 10 7 6 31 38 -- 47 1 4 3 5 2 123 .268 .407 .350

Jim Gosger played for the following teams in the Mets organization:

Tidewater Tides 1969, 1972 - 1974

Games played by position
1969: Tidewater (AAA): Outfield 58
1972: Tidewater (AAA): Outfield 140, First Base 2
1973: Tidewater (AAA): Outfield 67
1974: Tidewater (AAA): Outfield 91