Gary Gaetti

Positions: Third Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: August 19, 1958 in Centralia, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 4th round of the 1978 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Lake Land College (Mattoon, IL), the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the 1978 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Lake Land College (Mattoon, IL) and the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (11th) of the 1979 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Northwest Missouri State University (Maryville, MO).

High School: Centralia HS (Centralia, IL)

Schools: Lake Land College (Mattoon, IL), Northwest Missouri State University (Maryville, MO)

Debut: September 20, 1981 (Age 23-032d, 14,546th in major league history)
vs. TEX 3 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 12, 2000 (Age 41-237d)
vs. MIN 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Agents: Bob Gilhooley, Jim Bronner

Full Name: Gary Joseph Gaetti

Nicknames: The Rat or G-Man

Pronunciation: \guy-ETT-ee\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

42.1

8951

2280

360

.255

1130

RBI

1341

OBP

.308

SLG

.434

OPS

.741

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	MIN	@	CAL	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
2	2	Apr 10	MIN	@	CAL	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
3	3	Apr 11	MIN	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	44	9.2	1	3	0	4	0	3B
4	4	Apr 12	MIN	@	SEA	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
5	5	Apr 13	MIN	@	SEA	L,7-8	CG	38	8.2	0	4	0	4	1	3B
6	6	Apr 14	MIN	@	SEA	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	0	4	1	5	0	3B
7	7	Apr 15	MIN		CAL	L,0-5	CG	42	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
8	8	Apr 17	MIN		CAL	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
9	9	Apr 18	MIN		CAL	L,8-9	CG	43	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
10	10	Apr 19	MIN	@	OAK	L,2-4	CG	30	8.0	1	3	1	5	1	3B
11	11	Apr 20	MIN	@	OAK	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
12	12	Apr 21	MIN	@	OAK	W,2-0	CG	28	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
13	13	Apr 22	MIN		SEA	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
14	14	Apr 23	MIN		SEA	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	3B
15	15	Apr 24	MIN		SEA	W,10-0	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
16	16	Apr 25	MIN		OAK	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
17	17	Apr 26	MIN		OAK	W,8-7	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
18	18	Apr 27	MIN		OAK	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
19	19	Apr 28	MIN		OAK	W,10-1	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
20	20	Apr 30	MIN	@	DET	W,11-2	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	21	May 1	MIN	@	DET	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
22	22	May 3	MIN		BAL	L,7-8	CG	45	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
23	23	May 4	MIN		BAL	W,8-6	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
24	24	May 5	MIN		BAL	L,5-10	CG	49	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
25	25	May 7	MIN		NYY	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
26	26	May 8	MIN		NYY	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
27	27	May 10	MIN	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	41	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	3B
28	28	May 11	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
29	29	May 12	MIN	@	BAL	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
30	30	May 13	MIN	@	NYY	L,8-9	CG	39	8.2	2	0	1	3	0	3B
31	31	May 14	MIN	@	NYY	L,7-10	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
32	32	May 15	MIN		DET	W,5-4	CG	50	11.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
33	33	May 16	MIN		DET	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
34	34	May 17	MIN		TOR	W,7-6	CG	48	11.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B
35	35	May 18	MIN		TOR	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	3B
36	36	May 19	MIN		TOR	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	3B
37	37	May 20	MIN		BOS	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	0	4	0	4	2	3B
38	38	May 21	MIN		BOS	L,1-9	CG	47	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
39	39	May 22	MIN		BOS	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
40	40	May 24	MIN	@	MIL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
41	41	May 25	MIN	@	MIL	L,7-9	CG	40	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
42	42	May 26	MIN	@	MIL	L,3-5	CG	29	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
43	43	May 27	MIN	@	BOS	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
44	44	May 29	MIN	@	BOS	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
45	45	May 30	MIN	@	BOS	L,7-8	CG	48	10.1	1	1	0	2	1	3B
46	46	May 31	MIN		MIL	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	47	Jun 1	MIN		MIL	L,2-7	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
48	48	Jun 2	MIN		MIL	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
49	49	Jun 4	MIN	@	TOR	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
50	50	Jun 5	MIN	@	TOR	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
51	51	Jun 7	MIN		CHW	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	3B
52	52	Jun 8	MIN		CHW	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
53	53	Jun 9	MIN		CHW	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
54	54	Jun 10	MIN	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
55	55	Jun 13	MIN	@	TEX	W,7-5	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
56	56	Jun 14	MIN	@	TEX	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
57	57	Jun 15	MIN	@	TEX	L,2-11	CG	43	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
58	58	Jun 16	MIN	@	TEX	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	3B
59	59	Jun 17	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-10	CG	38	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
60	60	Jun 18	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-10	CG	40	8.0	0	4	2	6	0	3B
61	62 (1)	Jun 20	MIN	@	KCR	W,11-8	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
62	63	Jun 21	MIN		TEX	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
63	64	Jun 22	MIN		TEX	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
64	66 (1)	Jun 24	MIN		KCR	L,6-12	CG	45	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
65	67	Jun 25	MIN		KCR	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
66	69 (1)	Jun 28	MIN	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
67	70	Jun 29	MIN	@	CHW	W,1-0	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
68	71	Jun 30	MIN	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	72	Jul 1	MIN		CLE	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
70	73	Jul 2	MIN		CLE	W,8-7	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
71	74	Jul 3	MIN		CLE	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
72	75	Jul 4	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
73	76	Jul 5	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
74	77	Jul 7 (1)	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	40	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
75	78	Jul 7 (2)	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-14	CG	43	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
76	79	Jul 8	MIN	@	BAL	W,7-4	CG	41	10.0	2	0	1	3	0	3B
77	80	Jul 9	MIN	@	BAL	L,6-11	CG	44	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
78	81	Jul 10	MIN	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
79	82	Jul 11	MIN	@	DET	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	3B
80	83	Jul 12	MIN	@	DET	W,3-2	GS	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B 3B
81	84	Jul 13	MIN	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
82	85	Jul 14	MIN	@	DET	L,0-8	CG	38	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
83	86	Jul 18	MIN		NYY	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
84	87	Jul 19	MIN		NYY	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	3	2	1	6	0	3B
85	88	Jul 20	MIN		NYY	L,3-8	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
86	89	Jul 21	MIN		NYY	L,2-5	GS	38	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
87	90	Jul 22	MIN		BAL	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
88	91	Jul 23	MIN		BAL	W,5-2	GS	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 3B
89	92	Jul 24	MIN		BAL	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
90	93	Jul 25	MIN		DET	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
91	94	Jul 26	MIN		DET	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	3B
92	96 (1)	Jul 28	MIN		DET	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
93	97	Jul 29	MIN	@	SEA	L,6-8	CG	42	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
94	98	Jul 30	MIN	@	SEA	W,12-4	CG	41	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
95	99	Jul 31	MIN	@	SEA	L,3-12	CG	41	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	100	Aug 2	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
97	101	Aug 3	MIN	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	31	8.1	2	2	0	4	0	3B
98	102	Aug 4	MIN	@	CAL	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
99	103	Aug 5	MIN	@	OAK	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	0	2	1	3	1	3B
100	104	Aug 8	MIN		CAL	W,4-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
101	105	Aug 9	MIN		CAL	W,6-1	CG	39	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	3B
102	106	Aug 10	MIN		CAL	L,1-9	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
103	107	Aug 11	MIN		CAL	L,0-12	CG	47	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
104	108	Aug 12 (1)	MIN		OAK	W,4-3	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
105	109	Aug 12 (2)	MIN		OAK	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
106	110	Aug 13	MIN		OAK	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
107	111	Aug 14 (1)	MIN		OAK	L,0-5	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
108	112	Aug 14 (2)	MIN		OAK	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	2	4	1	7	0	3B
109	113	Aug 15	MIN		SEA	W,14-5	CG	40	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
110	114	Aug 16	MIN		SEA	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
111	115	Aug 17	MIN		SEA	W,2-0	GF	8	2.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
112	116	Aug 18	MIN		SEA	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	3B
113	117	Aug 19	MIN	@	MIL	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
114	118	Aug 20	MIN	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	34	8.2	0	2	0	2	1	3B
115	119	Aug 21	MIN	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	38	8.1	1	1	0	2	1	3B
116	120	Aug 23	MIN	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
117	121	Aug 24	MIN	@	BOS	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	3B
118	122	Aug 26	MIN		TOR	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
119	123	Aug 27	MIN		TOR	L,0-8	GS	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
120	124	Aug 28	MIN		TOR	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	1	0	1	2	1	3B
121	125	Aug 30	MIN		BOS	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
122	126	Aug 31 (1)	MIN		BOS	W,6-5	GF	12	3.0	1	1	0	2	1	PR 3B
123	127	Aug 31 (2)	MIN		BOS	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
124	128	Sep 1	MIN		BOS	L,3-10	CG	47	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
125	129	Sep 2	MIN		MIL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
126	130	Sep 3	MIN		MIL	W,4-3	GS	41	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	LF 3B
127	131	Sep 4	MIN		MIL	L,10-11	CG	45	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
128	132	Sep 5	MIN	@	TOR	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
129	133	Sep 6	MIN	@	TOR	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B
130	134	Sep 7	MIN	@	TOR	W,6-3	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
131	135	Sep 8	MIN	@	TOR	L,9-10	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
132	136	Sep 9	MIN	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
133	137	Sep 10	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
134	138	Sep 11	MIN	@	CHW	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
135	139	Sep 12	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
136	140	Sep 13 (1)	MIN	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
137	141	Sep 13 (2)	MIN	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
138	142	Sep 14 (1)	MIN	@	CLE	L,9-11	CG	44	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
139	143	Sep 14 (2)	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
140	144	Sep 15	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
141	145	Sep 16	MIN		TEX	W,7-6	CG	49	11.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
142	146	Sep 17	MIN		TEX	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
143	147	Sep 18	MIN		TEX	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
144	148	Sep 20	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
145	149	Sep 21	MIN	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	42	9.1	0	3	0	3	0	3B
146	150	Sep 22	MIN	@	KCR	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
147	151	Sep 24	MIN	@	TEX	L,0-5	CG	31	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
148	152	Sep 25	MIN	@	TEX	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
149	153	Sep 26	MIN	@	TEX	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
150	154	Sep 27	MIN		KCR	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
151	155	Sep 28	MIN		KCR	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
152	156	Sep 29	MIN		KCR	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
153	157	Sep 30	MIN		CHW	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
154	158	Oct 1	MIN		CHW	L,6-12	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
155	159	Oct 2	MIN		CHW	W,3-1	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
156	160	Oct 4	MIN		CLE	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
157	161	Oct 5	MIN		CLE	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
158	162	Oct 6	MIN		CLE	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	3B
							161gm		1311.1	162	316	18	496	31