Gary Geiger

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 168lb (183cm, 76kg)

Born: April 4, 1937 in Sand Ridge, IL us

Died: April 24, 1996 in Murphysboro, IL

Buried: Pleasant Grove Memorial Park, Murphysboro, IL

Debut: April 15, 1958 (Age 21-011d, 11,504th in major league history)
vs. KCA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 10, 1970 (Age 33-097d)
vs. SFG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1958 season

Full Name: Gary Merle Geiger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.6

2569

633

.246

388

RBI

283

OBP

.337

SLG

.394

OPS

.731

OPS+

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

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
2	2	Apr 14	BOS		WSH	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
3	3	Apr 15	BOS		WSH	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
4	4	Apr 16	BOS		WSH	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
5	5	Apr 17	BOS		NYY	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
6	6	Apr 18	BOS		NYY	L,7-16	CG	50	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
7	7	Apr 19	BOS		NYY	W,5-4	CG	52	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
8	8	Apr 21	BOS		BAL	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
9	9	Apr 22	BOS		BAL	W,8-4	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	10	Apr 23	BOS		BAL	L,7-8	GF	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	11	Apr 24	BOS	@	WSH	W,7-2	GF	11	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	15 (3)	May 2	BOS	@	CHW	W,5-4	GF	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
13	17 (1)	May 4	BOS	@	KCA	W,8-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
14	18	May 5	BOS	@	DET	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
15	19	May 6	BOS	@	DET	W,17-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
16	20	May 7	BOS	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
17	21	May 8	BOS	@	BAL	W,5-0	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
18	22	May 9	BOS	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	23	May 10 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	W,3-2	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
20	24	May 10 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
21	30 (5)	May 17	BOS		DET	W,10-1	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
22	31	May 18	BOS		DET	L,2-14	GF	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH CF
23	33 (1)	May 21	BOS		KCA	W,5-0	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
24	34	May 22	BOS		WSH	W,4-3	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
25	36 (1)	May 24	BOS		WSH	L,3-8	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
26	37	May 26	BOS	@	NYY	W,12-2	GS	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
27	38	May 27	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	46 (7)	Jun 4	BOS	@	KCA	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
29	47	Jun 5	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-5	GS	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
30	48	Jun 6	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-2	GS	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF LF
31	49	Jun 7 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
32	50	Jun 7 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-2	GS	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
33	51	Jun 8	BOS		DET	L,3-6	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
34	52	Jun 9	BOS		DET	W,5-2	GS	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF LF
35	53	Jun 10	BOS		DET	L,9-10	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
36	54	Jun 11	BOS		DET	L,1-8	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
37	55	Jun 12	BOS		KCA	L,2-3	GS	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
38	56	Jun 13	BOS		KCA	W,6-1	GS	35	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF LF
39	57	Jun 14	BOS		KCA	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
40	64 (6)	Jun 23	BOS	@	DET	W,10-4	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	65	Jun 24	BOS	@	DET	W,4-2	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	73 (7)	Jul 2	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-6		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
43	83 (9)	Jul 13	BOS		NYY	W,13-3	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
44	88 (4)	Jul 18	BOS		CLE	L,5-7	GF	15	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
45	90 (1)	Jul 19 (2)	BOS		CLE	L,3-5	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
46	92 (1)	Jul 22	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-5	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
47	95 (2)	Jul 26	BOS	@	KCA	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
48	97 (1)	Jul 28 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
49	98	Jul 28 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	W,8-4	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
50	99	Jul 29	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
51	100	Jul 30	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	39	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
52	101	Jul 31	BOS	@	DET	W,6-5	GS	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
53	102	Aug 1	BOS	@	DET	L,2-6	GS	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
54	103	Aug 2	BOS	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
55	104	Aug 4 (1)	BOS		KCA	W,4-1	GS	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
56	105	Aug 4 (2)	BOS		KCA	L,6-8	GS	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
57	106	Aug 5	BOS		KCA	W,17-6	GS	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
58	107	Aug 6	BOS		KCA	W,4-3	GS	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF LF
59	108	Aug 7	BOS		DET	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
60	109	Aug 8	BOS		DET	W,4-3	CG	49	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
61	110	Aug 9	BOS		DET	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
62	111	Aug 10	BOS		NYY	L,4-7	CG	45	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
63	112	Aug 11	BOS		NYY	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
64	113	Aug 12	BOS	@	BAL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
65	114	Aug 14	BOS	@	NYY	W,11-6	GS	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
66	116 (1)	Aug 16 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
67	117	Aug 16 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
68	118	Aug 18	BOS	@	KCA	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
69	119	Aug 19	BOS	@	KCA	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
70	123 (3)	Aug 23 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-1	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
71	124	Aug 23 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
72	125	Aug 25	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	41	9.2	2	1	0	3	0	CF
73	126	Aug 26	BOS	@	CHW	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
74	127	Aug 27	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
75	128	Aug 28	BOS		BAL	W,6-4	CG	46	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
76	129	Aug 29	BOS		BAL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
77	130	Aug 30	BOS		BAL	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
78	131	Aug 31	BOS		WSH	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
79	132	Sep 1	BOS		WSH	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
80	133	Sep 2	BOS	@	BAL	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
81	134	Sep 3	BOS	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
82	135	Sep 4	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
83	136	Sep 5	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-14	GS	23	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
84	137	Sep 6	BOS	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
85	138	Sep 7	BOS		NYY	W,12-4	GS	20	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
86	142 (3)	Sep 12	BOS		KCA	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
87	143	Sep 13	BOS		CHW	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
88	144	Sep 14	BOS		CHW	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
89	145	Sep 15	BOS		CLE	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
90	146	Sep 16	BOS		CLE	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
91	147	Sep 18	BOS	@	NYY	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
92	149 (1)	Sep 20	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-7	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
93	150	Sep 22	BOS		BAL	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
94	151	Sep 23	BOS		BAL	W,4-0	GS	28	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
							108gm		695.1	180	5	2	187	1