Gaspar was sent to the Padres for pitcher Ron Herbel in October of 1970, and appeared in 16 games for San Diego during the 1971 season, hitting .118 with two hits over 17 at-bats while spending the bulk of the year in their Minor League system.
Though playing pro ball through the 1976 season, Gaspar’s only other taste of the Majors would be 33 games in 1974, batting .214 for the Padres with three hits in 14 at-bats.
He’d finish his 4-year career with a .208 batting average along with 54 hits and 35 runs scored over 260 at-bats and 178 games, 118 of those games as a rookie during that unexpected NY Mets run to their improbable championship in 1969 when he hit .228 for the “Amazin’s”, with 49 hits over 215 official at-bats while playing all three outfield positions.
