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Dick Gernert

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 209lb (190cm, 94kg)

Born: September 28, 1928 in Reading, PA us

Died: November 30, 2017 in Reading, PA

High School: Reading HS (Reading, PA)

School: Temple University (Philadelphia, PA)

Debut: April 16, 1952 (Age 23-201d, 10,898th in major league history)
vs. WSH 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 9, 1962 (Age 33-223d)
vs. LAD 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Richard Edward Gernert

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Relatives: Nephew of Dom Dallessandro

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.5

2493

632

103

.254

357

RBI

402

OBP

.351

SLG

.426

OPS

.776

OPS+

106

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1950	21	BOS-min	A,C,AAA	116	420	401	32	114	21	7	8	27	0		16	19	.284	.312	.431	.743		173	2	0	3				SCR,SJO,LOU · EL,CALL,AA
1951	22	BOS-min	A	124	431	431		132	28	3	9						.306	.306	.448	.754		193							SCR · EL
1952	23	BOS-min	AAA	19	85	73	17	23	7	0	4	16	0		11	8	.315	.412	.575	.987		42	0	1	0				LOU · AA
1952	23	BOS	AL	102	407	367	58	89	20	2	19	67	4	1	35	83	.243	.317	.463	.780	109	170	6	5	0		3	3/H	MVP-25
1953	24	BOS	AL	139	590	494	73	125	15	1	21	71	0	7	88	82	.253	.371	.415	.786	109	205	9	5	3		4	*3/H
1954	25	DET-BOS-min	AAA	94	377	294	50	73	14	1	13	51	2		73	60	.248	.403	.435	.838		128	2	5	2	3			BFL,LOU · IL,AA
1954	25	BOS	AL	14	30	23	2	6	2	0	0	1	0	0	6	4	.261	.414	.348	.762	102	8	2	0	1	0	0	/H3
1955	26	BOS-min	AAA	127	519	397	72	114	23	5	24	86	0		109	83	.287	.435	.552	.987		219	15	1	4	8			LOU · AA
1955	26	BOS	AL	7	21	20	6	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	.200	.238	.300	.538	39	6	1	0	0	0	0	/3H
1956	27	BOS	AL	106	370	306	53	89	11	0	16	68	1	0	56	57	.291	.399	.484	.883	122	148	7	2	2	4	1	73H
1957	28	BOS	AL	99	362	316	45	75	13	3	14	58	1	1	39	62	.237	.324	.430	.754	100	136	8	3	1	3	3	3H7
1958	29	BOS	AL	122	496	431	59	102	19	1	20	69	2	0	59	78	.237	.330	.425	.755	102	183	16	2	2	2	4	*3/H
1959	30	BOS	AL	117	352	298	41	78	14	1	11	42	1	2	52	49	.262	.369	.426	.795	115	127	11	0	0	2	3	3H7/9
1960	31	TOT	MLB	73	161	146	14	39	7	0	1	16	1	0	14	24	.267	.331	.336	.667	83	49	6	0	1	0	0	H37
1960	31	CHC	NL	52	107	96	8	24	3	0	0	11	1	0	10	19	.250	.321	.281	.602	69	27	5	0	1	0	0	H3/7
1960	31	DET	AL	21	54	50	6	15	4	0	1	5	0	0	4	5	.300	.352	.440	.792	110	22	1	0	0	0	0	3/7H
1961	32	TOT	MLB	46	78	68	5	20	1	0	1	8	0	0	8	11	.294	.359	.353	.712	90	24	1	0	0	2	1	H3
1961	32	DET	AL	6	6	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	.200	.333	.800	1.133	189	4	1	0	0	0	0	/H
1961	32	CIN	NL	40	72	63	4	19	1	0	0	7	0	0	7	9	.302	.361	.317	.679	82	20	0	0	0	2	1	H3
1962	33	SFG-min	AAA	103	406	346	64	100	15	2	20	68	3	1	54	60	.289	.387	.517	.904		179		3	0	3			TAC · PCL
1962	33	HOU	NL	10	29	24	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	7	.208	.345	.208	.553	58	5	0	0	0	0	0	/3H
1963	34	BOS-min	AA	111	456	391	56	116	21	0	15	70	1	0	56	52	.297	.383	.465	.849		182		2	2	5			REA · EL
1964	35	BOS-min	AA	71	249	185	31	47	8	2	9	55	0	0	55	32	.254	.415	.465	.880		86		1	1	7			REA · EL
11 Yrs				835	2896	2493	357	632	104	8	103	402	10	11	363	462	.254	.351	.426	.776	106	1061	67	17	10	13	19
162 Game Avg.				162	562	484	69	123	20	2	20	78	2	2	70	90	.254	.351	.426	.776	106	206	13	3	2		4

BOS (8 yrs)				706	2628	2255	337	568	96	8	101	377	9	11	336	420	.252	.352	.436	.788	108	983	60	17	9	11	18
DET (2 yrs)				27	60	55	7	16	4	0	2	6	0	0	5	7	.291	.350	.473	.823	117	26	2	0	0	0	0
CIN (1 yr)				40	72	63	4	19	1	0	0	7	0	0	7	9	.302	.361	.317	.679	82	20	0	0	0	2	1
CHC (1 yr)				52	107	96	8	24	3	0	0	11	1	0	10	19	.250	.321	.281	.602	69	27	5	0	1	0	0
HOU (1 yr)				10	29	24	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	7	.208	.345	.208	.553	58	5	0	0	0	0	0

AL (10 yrs)				733	2688	2310	344	584	100	8	103	383	9	11	341	427	.253	.352	.437	.788	109	1009	62	17	9	11	18
NL (3 yrs)				102	208	183	13	48	4	0	0	19	1	0	22	35	.262	.338	.284	.622	72	52	5	0	1	2	1