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.

1991 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1991 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	CAL	@	SEA	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
2	2	Apr 10	CAL	@	SEA	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
3	3	Apr 11	CAL	@	SEA	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	1	3	0	4	2	3B
4	4	Apr 12	CAL	@	MIN	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	2	3	1	6	0	3B
5	5	Apr 13	CAL	@	MIN	W,15-9	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
6	6	Apr 14	CAL	@	MIN	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
7	7	Apr 15	CAL		OAK	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
8	8	Apr 16	CAL		OAK	L,5-8	CG	50	11.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
9	9	Apr 17	CAL		OAK	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
10	10	Apr 18	CAL		OAK	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
11	11	Apr 19	CAL		MIN	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B
12	12	Apr 20	CAL		MIN	W,2-1	CG	29	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
13	14 (1)	Apr 22	CAL		SEA	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
14	15	Apr 23	CAL		SEA	L,0-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
15	16	Apr 24	CAL		SEA	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
16	17	Apr 26	CAL	@	OAK	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
17	18	Apr 27	CAL	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
18	19	Apr 28	CAL	@	OAK	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
19	20	Apr 30	CAL		CLE	W,6-5	CG	46	11.0	2	4	1	7	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	21	May 1	CAL		CLE	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
21	22	May 3	CAL		BAL	L,0-2	CG	39	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	3B
22	23	May 4	CAL		BAL	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
23	24	May 5	CAL		BAL	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	3B
24	25	May 6	CAL		BAL	L,0-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
25	26	May 7	CAL		NYY	W,7-4	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
26	27	May 8	CAL		NYY	L,5-10	CG	41	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
27	28	May 10	CAL	@	CLE	W,12-2	GS	29	8.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
28	29	May 11	CAL	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
29	30	May 12	CAL	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	39	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
30	31	May 13	CAL	@	CLE	W,9-5	CG	44	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
31	32	May 14	CAL	@	NYY	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
32	33	May 15	CAL	@	NYY	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
33	34	May 16	CAL	@	NYY	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
34	35	May 17	CAL	@	BAL	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
35	36	May 18	CAL	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
36	37	May 19	CAL	@	BAL	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
37	38	May 20	CAL		CHW	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
38	39	May 21	CAL		CHW	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
39	40	May 22	CAL		CHW	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
40	41	May 24	CAL		TOR	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
41	42	May 25	CAL		TOR	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
42	43	May 26	CAL		TOR	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
43	44	May 28	CAL	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	37	8.2	1	2	0	3	0	3B
44	45	May 29	CAL	@	CHW	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	3B
45	46	May 30	CAL	@	CHW	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
46	47	May 31	CAL	@	TOR	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	48	Jun 1	CAL	@	TOR	W,11-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
48	50 (1)	Jun 4	CAL		BOS	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
49	51	Jun 5	CAL		BOS	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
50	52	Jun 6	CAL		BOS	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
51	56 (3)	Jun 10	CAL		MIL	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
52	57	Jun 11	CAL		MIL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
53	58	Jun 12	CAL		MIL	L,0-8	GS	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
54	59	Jun 14	CAL	@	BOS	L,4-9	CG	38	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
55	60	Jun 15	CAL	@	BOS	L,3-13	GS	40	7.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
56	61	Jun 16	CAL	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	36	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
57	62	Jun 17	CAL	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
58	63	Jun 18	CAL	@	MIL	L,6-10	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
59	64	Jun 19	CAL	@	MIL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
60	65	Jun 20	CAL	@	DET	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
61	66	Jun 21	CAL	@	DET	L,2-9	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
62	67	Jun 22	CAL	@	DET	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
63	68	Jun 23	CAL	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	39	9.1	0	4	0	4	0	3B
64	71 (2)	Jun 26	CAL	@	KCR	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
65	72	Jun 28	CAL		TEX	W,10-8	CG	48	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
66	73	Jun 29	CAL		TEX	L,4-7	CG	58	13.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
67	74	Jun 30	CAL		TEX	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	75	Jul 1	CAL		TEX	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
69	76	Jul 2	CAL		KCR	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
70	77	Jul 3	CAL		KCR	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
71	78	Jul 4	CAL		KCR	L,5-12	CG	47	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
72	79	Jul 5	CAL	@	TEX	L,0-8	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
73	80	Jul 6	CAL	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
74	81	Jul 7	CAL	@	TEX	L,0-7	CG	35	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
75	82	Jul 11	CAL		NYY	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
76	83	Jul 12	CAL		NYY	L,1-2	CG	40	10.0	3	4	0	7	0	3B
77	84	Jul 13	CAL		NYY	L,0-2	CG	31	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
78	85	Jul 14	CAL		NYY	W,10-2	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
79	86	Jul 15	CAL		BAL	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
80	87	Jul 16	CAL		BAL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
81	88	Jul 18	CAL		CLE	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	0	7	0	7	1	3B
82	89	Jul 19	CAL		CLE	L,2-4	CG	42	11.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
83	90	Jul 20	CAL		CLE	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
84	91	Jul 21	CAL		CLE	L,2-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
85	92	Jul 23	CAL	@	BAL	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
86	93	Jul 24	CAL	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
87	94	Jul 25	CAL	@	BAL	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
88	95	Jul 26	CAL	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
89	96	Jul 27	CAL	@	NYY	L,10-12	CG	42	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
90	97	Jul 28	CAL	@	NYY	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
91	98	Jul 29	CAL	@	CLE	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
92	99	Jul 30	CAL	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	5	0	5	2	3B
93	100	Jul 31	CAL	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	2	1	2	5	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
94	101	Aug 1	CAL	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
95	102	Aug 2	CAL		SEA	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	1	2	1	4	1	3B
96	103	Aug 3	CAL		SEA	L,3-9	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
97	104	Aug 4	CAL		SEA	L,2-5	CG	50	12.0	1	1	1	3	1	3B
98	105	Aug 5	CAL		MIN	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
99	106	Aug 6	CAL		MIN	L,4-7	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
100	107	Aug 7	CAL		MIN	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
101	108	Aug 9	CAL		OAK	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
102	109	Aug 10	CAL		OAK	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
103	110	Aug 11	CAL		OAK	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
104	111	Aug 12	CAL	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
105	112	Aug 13	CAL	@	MIN	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
106	113	Aug 14	CAL	@	MIN	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
107	114	Aug 15	CAL	@	MIN	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
108	115	Aug 16	CAL	@	SEA	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
109	116	Aug 17	CAL	@	SEA	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	3B
110	117	Aug 18	CAL	@	SEA	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
111	118	Aug 19	CAL	@	SEA	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
112	119	Aug 20	CAL	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
113	120	Aug 21	CAL	@	OAK	L,0-2	CG	37	8.0	0	7	0	7	0	3B
114	122 (1)	Aug 23	CAL		BOS	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
115	123	Aug 24	CAL		BOS	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
116	124	Aug 25	CAL		BOS	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	3B
117	125	Aug 26	CAL		DET	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
118	126	Aug 27	CAL		DET	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
119	127	Aug 28	CAL		DET	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
120	128	Aug 30	CAL	@	MIL	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
121	129	Aug 31	CAL	@	MIL	L,2-8	CG	41	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
122	130	Sep 1	CAL	@	MIL	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
123	131	Sep 2	CAL	@	MIL	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
124	132	Sep 3	CAL	@	BOS	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
125	133	Sep 4	CAL	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	3	5	0	8	1	3B
126	134	Sep 6	CAL		MIL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
127	135	Sep 7	CAL		MIL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
128	136	Sep 8	CAL		MIL	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
129	137	Sep 9	CAL		TEX	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	3B
130	138	Sep 10	CAL		TEX	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	3B
131	139	Sep 11	CAL		TEX	L,9-11	CG	59	12.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
132	140	Sep 12	CAL		CHW	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
133	141	Sep 13	CAL		CHW	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
134	142	Sep 14	CAL		CHW	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
135	143	Sep 15	CAL		CHW	L,2-9	CG	45	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
136	144	Sep 17	CAL	@	TEX	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
137	146 (1)	Sep 19 (2)	CAL	@	TEX	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
138	147	Sep 20	CAL	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	43	10.2	0	1	0	1	0	3B
139	148	Sep 21	CAL	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
140	149	Sep 22	CAL	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
141	150	Sep 23	CAL		TOR	W,10-9	CG	43	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
142	151	Sep 24	CAL		TOR	L,0-3	CG	37	10.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
143	152	Sep 25	CAL		TOR	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
144	153	Sep 26	CAL	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
145	154	Sep 27	CAL	@	KCR	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
146	155	Sep 28	CAL	@	KCR	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
147	156	Sep 29	CAL	@	KCR	L,4-8	GS	27	5.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
148	157	Sep 30	CAL	@	TOR	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	3B
149	158	Oct 1	CAL	@	TOR	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
150	159	Oct 2	CAL	@	TOR	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
151	160	Oct 4	CAL		KCR	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
152	162 (1)	Oct 6	CAL		KCR	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
							152gm		1339.2	111	353	17	481	39