Steve Gajkowski
Stephen Robert Gajkowski
Born: December 30, 1969
Seattle, WA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200
Draft: Round 18 (1990 June Amateur Draft, Cleveland Indians)
School: Bellevue CC
Career: 1990-2000
Major League Statistics
Steve Gajkowski compiled a career record of 48 wins and 48 losses, with 82 saves, and a 3.46 ERA in his 468-game pitching career with the Burlington Indians, Watertown Indians, Columbus Indians, Utica Blue Sox, Sarasota White Sox, Birmingham Barons, Nashville Sounds, Tacoma Rainiers, Iowa Cubs, Midland RockHounds and Sacramento River Cats. He began playing during the 1990 season and last took the field during the 2000 campaign.
 Burlington Indians |
 Watertown Indians |
 Columbus Indians |
 Utica Blue Sox |
 Birmingham Barons |
 Sarasota White Sox |
 Nashville Sounds |
 Tacoma Rainiers |
 Iowa Cubs |
 Sacramento River Cats |
 Midland RockHounds |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | R | APPY | Burlington Indians | 2 | 6 | .250 | 4.10 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63.7 | 74 | 34 | 29 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1991 | A | SALL3 | Columbus Indians | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| 1991 | Short Season A | NYPL | Watertown Indians | 3 | 3 | .500 | 5.25 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.0 | 41 | 36 | 28 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 218 |
| 1992 | Short Season A | NYPL | Utica Blue Sox | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.34 | 29 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 47.0 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 184 |
| 1993 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 1993 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota White Sox | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.07 | 43 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 69.7 | 52 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 273 |
| 1994 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 11 | 5 | .688 | 3.06 | 58 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 82.3 | 78 | 35 | 28 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 355 |
| 1995 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.55 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.7 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 103 |
| 1995 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 4 | 4 | .500 | 4.18 | 35 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51.7 | 64 | 27 | 24 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 230 |
| 1996 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3.94 | 49 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 107.3 | 113 | 61 | 47 | 11 | 41 | 5 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 472 |
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.87 | 44 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 93.0 | 100 | 43 | 40 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 394 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.57 | 53 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 73.7 | 60 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 299 |
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 5 | 8 | .385 | 3.73 | 58 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 79.7 | 79 | 36 | 33 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 334 |
| 2000 | AA | TL | Midland RockHounds | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.50 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.0 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.09 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 61.7 | 73 | 32 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 260 |
| Totals | 48 | 48 | .500 | 3.46 | 468 | 25 | 248 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 826.7 | 809 | 390 | 318 | 57 | 264 | 19 | 533 | 35 | 5 | 36 | 3222 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | 44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 58 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 102 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | R | APPY | Burlington Indians | P | 14 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .882 | 1.071 |
| 1991 | A | SALL3 | Columbus Indians | P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 1991 | Short Season A | NYPL | Watertown Indians | P | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .300 |
| 1992 | Short Season A | NYPL | Utica Blue Sox | P | 29 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .923 | .414 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota White Sox | P | 43 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | .535 |
| 1993 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1994 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | P | 58 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .952 | .345 |
| 1995 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | P | 35 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .457 |
| 1995 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | P | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .400 |
| 1996 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | P | 49 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 3 | .973 | .735 |
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | P | 44 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | .591 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | P | 53 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .302 |
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | P | 58 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .955 | .362 |
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | P | 36 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .889 | .222 |
| 2000 | AA | TL | Midland RockHounds | P | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .300 |
| Totals | 468 | 54 | 155 | 7 | 15 | .968 | .447 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | R | Appalachian League | Burlington Indians | CLE | ||
| 1991 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Watertown Indians | CLE | ||
| 1991 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbus Indians | CLE | ||
| 1992 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Utica Blue Sox | CHA | ||
| 1993 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Sarasota White Sox | CHA | ||
| 1993 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | CHA | ||
| 1994 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | CHA | ||
| 1995 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | CHA | ||
| 1995 | AAA | American Association 2 | Nashville Sounds | CHA | ||
| 1996 | AAA | American Association 2 | Nashville Sounds | CHA | ||
| 1997 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Rainiers | SEA | ||
| 1998 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Rainiers | SEA | ||
| 1999 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | ||
| 2000 | AA | Texas League | Midland RockHounds | OAK | ||
| 2000 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento River Cats | OAK |
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