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.

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	MIN		DET	L,3-11	CG	48	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
2	2	Apr 6	MIN		DET	L,5-9	CG	44	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
3	3	Apr 7	MIN		DET	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
4	4	Apr 8	MIN	@	SEA	W,5-4	CG	48	11.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
5	5	Apr 9	MIN	@	SEA	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
6	6	Apr 10	MIN	@	SEA	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
7	7	Apr 12	MIN	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	57	13.2	1	3	0	4	0	3B
8	8	Apr 13	MIN	@	OAK	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
9	9	Apr 15	MIN		CAL	L,2-8	CG	46	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
10	10	Apr 16	MIN		CAL	L,5-9	CG	37	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	3B
11	11	Apr 17	MIN		CAL	W,11-8	CG	39	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	3B
12	12	Apr 18	MIN		SEA	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
13	13	Apr 19	MIN		SEA	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
14	14	Apr 20	MIN		SEA	W,11-2	CG	34	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
15	15	Apr 21	MIN		SEA	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
16	16	Apr 22	MIN	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	1	3B
17	17	Apr 23	MIN	@	NYY	L,4-7	CG	40	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
18	18	Apr 25	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
19	19	Apr 26	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
20	20	Apr 27	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
21	21	Apr 29	MIN		MIL	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B
22	22	Apr 30	MIN		MIL	W,9-7	CG	45	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	23	May 1	MIN		MIL	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
24	24	May 3	MIN		CLE	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	1	4	1	3B
25	25	May 4	MIN		CLE	L,7-11	CG	46	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
26	26	May 5	MIN		CLE	L,5-7	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
27	27	May 6	MIN		NYY	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	1	2	0	3	2	3B
28	29 (1)	May 8	MIN		NYY	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	3B
29	30	May 10	MIN	@	MIL	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
30	31	May 11	MIN	@	MIL	L,1-4	CG	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
31	32	May 13	MIN	@	CAL	W,5-4	CG	43	11.0	1	6	0	7	0	3B
32	33	May 14	MIN	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
33	34	May 15	MIN	@	CAL	W,8-6	CG	44	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
34	35	May 16	MIN		OAK	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
35	36	May 17	MIN		OAK	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
36	37	May 18	MIN		OAK	W,16-5	CG	41	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
37	38	May 19	MIN	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
38	39	May 20	MIN	@	BOS	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
39	40	May 21	MIN	@	BOS	L,4-11	CG	43	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
40	41	May 22	MIN	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	54	13.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
41	42	May 23	MIN	@	BAL	W,12-4	CG	37	9.0	2	7	1	10	2	3B
42	43	May 24	MIN	@	BAL	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
43	44	May 25	MIN	@	BAL	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
44	45	May 27 (1)	MIN	@	DET	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
45	46	May 27 (2)	MIN	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	48	11.2	2	3	0	5	1	3B
46	47	May 28	MIN	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
47	48	May 29	MIN	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
48	49	May 30	MIN		BAL	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
49	50	May 31	MIN		BAL	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	51	Jun 1	MIN		BAL	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
51	52	Jun 3	MIN		BOS	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
52	53	Jun 4	MIN		BOS	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
53	54	Jun 5	MIN		BOS	W,10-4	CG	41	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	3B
54	55	Jun 7	MIN	@	KCR	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
55	56	Jun 8	MIN	@	KCR	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
56	57	Jun 9	MIN	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
57	58	Jun 10	MIN		TEX	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
58	59	Jun 11	MIN		TEX	L,0-11	CG	46	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
59	60	Jun 12	MIN		TEX	L,3-4	GS	45	11.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B SS
60	61	Jun 13	MIN		KCR	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
61	62	Jun 14	MIN		KCR	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
62	63	Jun 15	MIN		KCR	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
63	64	Jun 16	MIN	@	TEX	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
64	65	Jun 17	MIN	@	TEX	L,1-10	CG	41	8.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
65	66	Jun 18	MIN	@	TEX	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
66	67	Jun 19	MIN	@	TEX	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
67	68	Jun 20	MIN	@	TOR	L,1-2	CG	38	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	3B
68	69	Jun 21	MIN	@	TOR	L,3-8	CG	35	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
69	70	Jun 22	MIN	@	TOR	W,4-3	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
70	71	Jun 23	MIN	@	CHW	L,6-8	CG	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
71	72	Jun 24	MIN	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	0	4	2	6	0	3B
72	73	Jun 25	MIN	@	CHW	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
73	74	Jun 26	MIN	@	CHW	L,7-9	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
74	75	Jun 28	MIN		TOR	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
75	76	Jun 29	MIN		TOR	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
76	77	Jun 30	MIN		TOR	L,3-11	CG	47	9.0	0	8	0	8	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
77	78	Jul 1	MIN		CHW	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
78	79	Jul 2	MIN		CHW	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	3B
79	80	Jul 3	MIN		CHW	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
80	81	Jul 4	MIN		CHW	L,6-12	GS	48	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B SS
81	82	Jul 8	MIN		CLE	L,4-10	CG	40	9.0	1	2	1	4	1	3B
82	83	Jul 9	MIN		CLE	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
83	84	Jul 10	MIN		CLE	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
84	85	Jul 11	MIN		NYY	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
85	86	Jul 12	MIN		NYY	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
86	87	Jul 13	MIN		NYY	W,6-1	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
87	88	Jul 14	MIN	@	MIL	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
88	89	Jul 15	MIN	@	MIL	L,3-6	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
89	90	Jul 16	MIN	@	MIL	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
90	91	Jul 17	MIN	@	MIL	L,6-10	CG	43	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
91	92	Jul 18	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
92	93	Jul 19	MIN	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
93	94	Jul 20	MIN	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
94	95	Jul 22	MIN	@	CLE	L,5-8	CG	41	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
95	96	Jul 23	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
96	97	Jul 24 (1)	MIN	@	CLE	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
97	98	Jul 24 (2)	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	0	2	2	4	0	3B
98	99	Jul 25	MIN		MIL	W,17-3	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
99	100	Jul 26	MIN		MIL	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
100	101	Jul 27	MIN		MIL	L,9-13	CG	43	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
101	102	Jul 29	MIN		SEA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
102	103	Jul 30	MIN		SEA	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
103	104	Jul 31	MIN		SEA	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
104	105	Aug 1 (1)	MIN		CAL	L,6-12	CG	48	9.0	1	2	1	4	1	3B
105	106	Aug 1 (2)	MIN		CAL	W,7-0	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
106	107	Aug 2	MIN		CAL	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	0	7	0	7	0	3B
107	108	Aug 3	MIN		CAL	L,5-7	CG	44	10.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
108	109	Aug 4	MIN		OAK	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
109	110	Aug 5	MIN		OAK	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
110	111	Aug 6	MIN		OAK	L,4-6	CG	55	13.0	4	4	0	8	2	3B
111	112	Aug 7	MIN		OAK	L,0-6	CG	43	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
112	113	Aug 8	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
113	114	Aug 9	MIN	@	CAL	L,2-8	GS	38	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B SS
114	115	Aug 10	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	5	5	0	10	1	3B
115	116	Aug 11	MIN	@	OAK	L,0-6	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
116	117	Aug 12	MIN	@	OAK	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
117	118	Aug 13	MIN	@	OAK	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
118	119	Aug 14	MIN	@	OAK	L,0-6	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
119	120	Aug 15	MIN	@	SEA	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
120	121	Aug 16	MIN	@	SEA	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
121	122	Aug 17	MIN	@	SEA	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
122	123	Aug 19	MIN		DET	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
123	124	Aug 20	MIN		DET	L,1-9	CG	44	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
124	125	Aug 21	MIN		DET	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
125	126	Aug 23	MIN		BOS	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
126	127	Aug 24	MIN		BOS	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
127	128	Aug 25	MIN		BOS	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
128	129	Aug 26	MIN	@	BAL	L,0-9	CG	40	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
129	130	Aug 27	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
130	131	Aug 28	MIN	@	BAL	L,4-11	CG	44	8.0	2	5	0	7	0	3B
131	132	Aug 29	MIN	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	44	11.0	0	5	1	6	1	3B
132	133	Aug 30	MIN	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
133	134	Sep 1 (1)	MIN	@	BOS	W,11-0	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
134	135	Sep 1 (2)	MIN	@	BOS	L,3-9	CG	42	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
135	136	Sep 2	MIN		BAL	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
136	137	Sep 3	MIN		BAL	L,0-13	GS	31	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
137	138	Sep 4	MIN		BAL	L,6-9	CG	43	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
138	139	Sep 5	MIN	@	TEX	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
139	142 (2)	Sep 9	MIN		KCR	W,7-6	CG	45	10.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
140	143	Sep 10	MIN		KCR	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
141	144	Sep 11	MIN		KCR	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
142	145	Sep 13	MIN		CHW	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
143	148 (2)	Sep 16	MIN		TOR	W,11-4	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
144	149	Sep 17	MIN		TOR	L,3-13	CG	49	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
145	151 (1)	Sep 21 (1)	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
146	153 (1)	Sep 22	MIN	@	KCR	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	2	3B
147	154	Sep 23	MIN	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	1	4	0	5	2	3B
148	155	Sep 24	MIN	@	KCR	L,4-12	CG	31	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
149	156	Sep 25	MIN	@	KCR	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
150	157	Sep 27	MIN		TEX	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
151	159 (1)	Sep 29	MIN		TEX	W,2-0	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
152	160	Sep 30	MIN	@	TOR	L,0-8	CG	38	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
153	161	Oct 1	MIN	@	TOR	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
154	162	Oct 2	MIN	@	TOR	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
							157gm		1362.0	131	361	17	509	46