Gale Pringle
Ferman Gale Pringle
Born: January 20, 1922
Hollis, OK US
Deceased: March 28, 2012
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 180
Career: 1944-1960
Gale Pringle compiled a career record of 160 wins and 155 losses and a 3.46 ERA in his 681-game pitching career with the Jersey City Giants, Kansas City Blues, Beaumont Exporters, Binghamton Triplets, Shreveport Sports, Springfield Cubs, Tyler East Texans, Dallas Eagles, Tyler Tigers and Amarillo Gold Sox. He began playing during the 1944 season and last took the field during the 1960 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | AA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1945 | AA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 6 | 13 | .316 | 3.73 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 152.0 | 174 | 74 | 63 | 55 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1946 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 6 | 8 | .429 | 3.31 | 36 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 136.0 | 149 | 64 | 50 | 55 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1946 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 0 | 1 | .000 | 15.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1947 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 4 | 17 | .190 | 4.25 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 159.0 | 192 | 121 | 75 | 81 | 76 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 1948 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.00 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 123.0 | 99 | 61 | 41 | 66 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 1949 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 12 | 15 | .444 | 4.07 | 39 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 243.0 | 133 | 234 | 110 | 139 | 91 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| 1950 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 6 | 15 | .286 | 5.07 | 36 | 18 | 142.0 | 150 | 95 | 80 | 68 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Springfield Cubs | 1 | 1 | .500 | 7.58 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 33 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1951 | B | BSTL | Tyler East Texans | 10 | 16 | .385 | 3.59 | 40 | 228.0 | 240 | 118 | 91 | 94 | ||||||||||||
| 1951 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0.00 | 5 | 1 | 9.0 | 11 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 1952 | B | BSTL | Tyler East Texans | 20 | 10 | .667 | 2.93 | 42 | 273.0 | 251 | 114 | 89 | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 1953 | B | BSTL | Tyler East Texans | 17 | 9 | .654 | 2.27 | 34 | 24 | 238.0 | 189 | 70 | 60 | 9 | 53 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | B | BSTL | Tyler Tigers | 21 | 9 | .700 | 2.58 | 45 | 32 | 283.0 | 229 | 93 | 81 | 15 | 82 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | B | BSTL | Tyler Tigers | 11 | 5 | .688 | 2.86 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 132.0 | 124 | 53 | 42 | 6 | 26 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3.55 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 38.0 | 35 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 3 | 3 | .500 | 6.16 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 92.0 | 109 | 63 | 63 | 19 | 39 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1956 | A | WL3 | Amarillo Gold Sox | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4.71 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 63.0 | 71 | 39 | 33 | 12 | 26 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1957 | A | WL3 | Amarillo Gold Sox | 9 | 6 | .600 | 3.26 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 116.0 | 114 | 45 | 42 | 10 | 36 | 91 | 3 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| 1958 | A | WL3 | Amarillo Gold Sox | 14 | 3 | .824 | 2.38 | 61 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 136.0 | 124 | 46 | 36 | 9 | 39 | 115 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| 1959 | AA | TL | Amarillo Gold Sox | 8 | 7 | .533 | 2.72 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106.0 | 83 | 37 | 32 | 9 | 34 | 7 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 1960 | AA | TL | Amarillo Gold Sox | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4.89 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 45 | 27 | 25 | 4 | 43 | 7 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 160 | 155 | .508 | 3.46 | 681 | 175 | 29 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 2740.0 | 2568 | 1399 | 1054 | 95 | 1048 | 22 | 876 | 24 | 2 | 49 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | AA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 39 | 55 | 47 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 17 | .234 | .294 | .383 | .677 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1946 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 36 | 48 | 41 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | .146 | .239 | .220 | .459 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1946 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1947 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 38 | 79 | 70 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 21 | .243 | .329 | .286 | .615 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1948 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 43 | 34 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .034 | .152 | .034 | .186 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1949 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 40 | 95 | 87 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 19 | .218 | .277 | .310 | .587 | 27 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1950 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 38 | 48 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .188 | .188 | .229 | .417 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Springfield Cubs | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1951 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1951 | B | BSTL | Tyler East Texans | 44 | 93 | 93 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .161 | .161 | .183 | .344 | 17 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | B | BSTL | Tyler East Texans | 43 | 99 | 99 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .202 | .202 | .273 | .475 | 27 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | B | BSTL | Tyler East Texans | 39 | 100 | 100 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .180 | .180 | .240 | .420 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | B | BSTL | Tyler Tigers | 45 | 115 | 115 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .191 | .191 | .235 | .426 | 27 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | B | BSTL | Tyler Tigers | 21 | 58 | 51 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .255 | .291 | .392 | .683 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .125 | .222 | .125 | .347 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | A | WL3 | Amarillo Gold Sox | 15 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .100 | .143 | .100 | .243 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 38 | 31 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .222 | .250 | .333 | .583 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | A | WL3 | Amarillo Gold Sox | 73 | 41 | 38 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .263 | .282 | .342 | .624 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | A | WL3 | Amarillo Gold Sox | 62 | 45 | 42 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .190 | .227 | .238 | .465 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AA | TL | Amarillo Gold Sox | 64 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .000 | .048 | .000 | .048 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1960 | AA | TL | Amarillo Gold Sox | 30 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 736 | 1009 | 949 | 42 | 181 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 154 | .191 | .222 | .252 | .474 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | AA | IL | Jersey City Giants | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1945 | AA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | P | 38 | 15 | 34 | 2 | 2 | .961 | 1.289 |
| 1946 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | P | 36 | 7 | 38 | 1 | 2 | .978 | 1.250 |
| 1946 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1947 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | P | 30 | 10 | 25 | 6 | 1 | .854 | 1.167 |
| 1948 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | P | 43 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 2 | .912 | .721 |
| 1949 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | P | 39 | 13 | 42 | 3 | 1 | .948 | 1.410 |
| 1950 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Springfield Cubs | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | B | BSTL | Tyler East Texans | P | 40 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | B | BSTL | Tyler East Texans | P | 42 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | B | BSTL | Tyler East Texans | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | B | BSTL | Tyler Tigers | P | 45 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | B | BSTL | Tyler Tigers | P | 18 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.722 |
| 1955 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | P | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .176 |
| 1956 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | P | 38 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .800 | .316 |
| 1956 | A | WL3 | Amarillo Gold Sox | P | 15 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .733 |
| 1957 | A | WL3 | Amarillo Gold Sox | P | 42 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 1958 | A | WL3 | Amarillo Gold Sox | P | 61 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 1 | .926 | .410 |
| 1959 | AA | TL | Amarillo Gold Sox | P | 64 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | .312 |
| 1960 | AA | TL | Amarillo Gold Sox | P | 30 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .933 | .467 |
| Totals | 676 | 85 | 260 | 21 | 18 | .943 | .510 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | AA | International League | Jersey City Giants | NY1 | ||
| 1945 | AA | American Association 2 | Kansas City Blues | NYA | ||
| 1946 | AA | Texas League | Beaumont Exporters | NYA | ||
| 1946 | AAA | American Association 2 | Kansas City Blues | NYA | ||
| 1947 | AA | Texas League | Beaumont Exporters | NYA | ||
| 1947 | A | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1948 | AA | Texas League | Beaumont Exporters | NYA | ||
| 1949 | AA | Texas League | Beaumont Exporters | NYA | ||
| 1950 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Sports | |||
| 1950 | AAA | International League | Springfield Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1951 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Sports | |||
| 1951 | B | Big State League | Tyler East Texans | |||
| 1952 | B | Big State League | Tyler East Texans | |||
| 1953 | B | Big State League | Tyler East Texans | |||
| 1953 | AA | Texas League | Dallas Eagles | |||
| 1954 | B | Big State League | Tyler Tigers | |||
| 1955 | B | Big State League | Tyler Tigers | |||
| 1955 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Sports | |||
| 1956 | A | Western League | Amarillo Gold Sox | |||
| 1956 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Sports | |||
| 1957 | A | Western League | Amarillo Gold Sox | |||
| 1958 | A | Western League | Amarillo Gold Sox | |||
| 1959 | AA | Texas League | Amarillo Gold Sox | BAL | ||
| 1960 | AA | Texas League | Amarillo Gold Sox | NYA |
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