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Duke Snider League
3-7-2079
Jay Gatsby Relief Pitcher
Retired (1966, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 2.46 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/R
W-L 83-57 Status Deceased (1996) Option Years 0  
SV 440 Age at Death 69 Date of Birth 07-06-1927
K 895 Drafted Round 1, Pick 9
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 10 years
(9 games)
IP 1304.1
WHIP 1.11
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C- Contact vs. L D+ Endurance F    Ldrship B-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L F  Velocity B+   Mentor Val A-
Speed D+ Bunt B  Control A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D  LCS Appearances 5
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1950 MIL-WAS-NYA
5
 4
61
1
0
0
26
 0
79.2
 59 29 28 1 27
42
1.08
3.16
1951 NYA
4
 5
62
0
0
0
25
 0
82.0
 80 39 35 0 34
51
1.39
3.84
1952 NYA
7
 4
74
0
0
0
2
 0
102.2
 79 33 31 0 25
64
1.01
2.72
1953 NYA
5
 4
66
0
0
0
2
 0
88.1
 87 38 35 0 33
63
1.36
3.57
1954 NYA-CHA
4
 1
47
2
0
0
27
 0
60.1
 40 9 7 0 18
37
0.96
1.04
1955 CHA
2
 1
43
1
0
0
20
 0
47.1
 36 10 10 0 7
36
0.91
1.90
1956 CHA-PHI
2
 2
46
1
0
0
38
 0
47.1
 35 13 12 0 18
38
1.12
2.28
1957 PHI-BRO
0
 3
64
0
0
0
43
 0
63.2
 58 20 16 0 16
48
1.16
2.26
1958 PHI
8
 4
113
0
0
0
27
 0
117.0
 94 34 28 0 17
88
0.95
2.15
1959 PHI
9
 4
108
0
0
0
29
 0
117.0
 91 25 22 0 37
77
1.09
1.69
1960 PHI-CHA
0
 1
47
0
0
0
42
 0
46.2
 31 5 5 0 9
32
0.86
0.96
1961 CHA-STL
10
 0
76
0
0
0
31
 0
84.0
 55 16 15 0 15
67
0.83
1.61
1962 STL
5
 3
73
0
0
0
41
 0
78.1
 69 17 17 0 17
55
1.10
1.95
1963 STL
7
 5
81
0
0
0
38
 0
90.0
 67 17 16 1 29
57
1.07
1.60
1964 STL
10
 4
71
0
0
0
28
 0
80.2
 52 21 19 0 30
51
1.02
2.12
1965 STL
4
 6
77
0
0
0
11
 0
76.1
 81 35 35 1 22
50
1.35
4.13
1966 STL-CHA
1
 6
44
0
0
0
10
 0
43.2
 58 30 26 0 20
39
1.79
5.36
2079
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
83
 57
1153
5
0
0
440
 0
1304.1
 1072 391 357 3 374
895
1.11
2.46
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01Jay Gatsby has retired from the Chicago Rotties
1966-08-19The Chicago Rotties have acquired Jay Gatsby from the waiver wire.
1966-08-15The St. Louis Sliders have designated Jay Gatsby for assignment.
1961-04-01A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Sliders and the Chicago Rotties. The Chicago Rotties receive Frank Watson, Al Mattingly from the St. Louis Sliders in exchange for Luke Easter, Parson Fahey, Jay Gatsby.
1960-04-01A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Stallions and the Chicago Rotties. The Chicago Rotties receive Jay Gatsby, Draft Pick - 1961 Round 1 (PHI) from the Philadelphia Stallions in exchange for Lou Pena, Dave Wedger, Eduardo Bare, Draft Pick - 1961 Round 2 (CHA).
1957-05-16A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Red Sox fanatics and the Brooklyn Crowbars. The Brooklyn Crowbars receive Jay Gatsby, Clyde Vollmer from the Philadelphia Red Sox fanatics in exchange for Tom Robinson, Mark Trombley, Tim Wagner, Ron Rollings.
1956-08-19The Philadelphia Red Sox fanatics have promoted Jay Gatsby to the major league team. The Philadelphia Red Sox fanatics have promoted Bob Veale to the major league team. The Philadelphia Red Sox fanatics have sent Gary Bell to the minors. The Philadelphia Red Sox fanatics have sent Bibb Ausanio to the minors.
1956-07-31The Philadelphia Red Sox fanatics have promoted Barry Judd to the major league team. The Philadelphia Red Sox fanatics have sent Jay Gatsby to the minors.
1956-03-01A trade has been completed between the Chicago Rotties and the Philadelphia Red Sox fanatics. The Philadelphia Red Sox fanatics receive Omar Vizquel, Jay Gatsby, Gary Bell from the Chicago Rotties in exchange for Parson Fahey.
1956-03-01The Chicago Rotties have promoted Jay Gatsby to the major league team. The Chicago Rotties have sent Johnny Hebner to the minors.
1955-10-03The Chicago Rotties have promoted Johnny Hebner to the major league team. The Chicago Rotties have sent Jay Gatsby to the minors.
1955-10-03The Chicago Rotties have promoted Jay Gatsby to the major league team. The Chicago Rotties have promoted Eddie Walsh to the major league team. The Chicago Rotties have sent John Grilli to the minors. The Chicago Rotties have sent Ty Ruhle to the minors.
1955-09-26The Chicago Rotties have promoted John Valdez to the major league team. The Chicago Rotties have sent Jay Gatsby to the minors.
1954-05-07A trade has been completed between the Chicago Rotties and the New York METROPOLITANS. The New York METROPOLITANS receive Ray Schalk Jr., Bud Gorman, Dick Hendrick, Dale Thompson from the Chicago Rotties in exchange for Jay Gatsby.
1954-03-07The New York METROPOLITANS have renamed Grover Cleveland to Jay Gatsby.
1953-04-01The New York Highlanders have renamed Bob Wiesler to Grover Cleveland.
1951-04-01The New York Yankees have renamed Everett Myra to Bob Wiesler.
1950-09-27The New York Yankees have promoted Everett Myra to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Joe Ostrowski to the minors.
1950-09-20The New York Yankees have promoted Tom Ferrick to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Everett Myra to the minors.
1950-07-15The New York Yankees have promoted Everett Myra to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Lew Burdette to the minors.
1950-07-13The New York Yankees have promoted Fred Sanford to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Everett Myra to the minors.
1950-07-11A trade has been completed between the Washington Gamblers and the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees receive Everett Myra, Keith McLish from the Washington Gamblers in exchange for Joe Page, Billy Johnson.
1950-07-11The Washington Gamblers have promoted Everett Myra to the major league team. The Washington Gamblers have sent Don Magnuson to the minors.
1950-07-08The Washington Gamblers have promoted Lefty Criscola to the major league team. The Washington Gamblers have sent Everett Myra to the minors.
1950-04-11A trade has been completed between the Washington Gamblers and the Milwaukee Beer Lovers. The Milwaukee Beer Lovers receive Pete Cather, Andy Miranda, Bill Vail from the Washington Gamblers in exchange for Bill Shreek, Everett Myra, Cecil Colera.
1950-04-01The Milwaukee Beer Lovers have renamed Kevin Shetrone to Everett Myra.