Gonzalez appeared in 26 games for the Phillies in 1978, hitting .192 with five hits over 26 at-bats with a run scored while playing outfield with some first base thrown in.
His first taste of the Big Leagues was in 1976 when he came up with the Cleveland Indians, appearing in 28 games as a 24-year-old, hitting .250 while playing mainly first base.
After a year in the Minors in 1979, Gonzalez made it back to the Majors, though now with the Oakland A’s, for what would be his last action on a Big League field when he appeared in 25 games, hitting .243 with 17 hits over 70 at-bats, scoring 10 runs.
All told, his final career numbers were a .238 average, with 39 hits over 164 at-bats with 16 runs scored and five runs batted in spread out over 79 games.
