Gary Rajsich

Positions: Pinch Hitter, First Baseman and Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 210lb (188cm, 95kg)

Born: October 28, 1954 in Youngstown, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 11th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).

School: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Debut: April 9, 1982 (Age 27-163d, 14,572nd in major league history)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 1, 1985 (Age 30-246d)
vs. ATL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Full Name: Gary Louis Rajsich

Pronunciation: \RAY-sitch\

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Relatives: Brother of Dave Rajsich

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.7

296

.236

RBI

OBP

.328

SLG

.345

OPS

.673

OPS+

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Games by Position

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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
1976	21	HOU-min	Rk	66	274	244	33	54	8	3	6	27	13	2	27	61	.221	.307	.352	.659		86		3	0	0			CVN · APPY
1977	22	HOU-min	A	136	527	486	50	119	19	5	8	53	22	8	36	91	.245	.301	.354	.655		172		3	2	0			COC · FLOR
1978	23	HOU-min	AA,AAA	126	469	412	56	98	16	6	9	47	17	3	46	77	.238	.312	.371	.683		153		1	4	6			CBS,CHL · SOUL,IL
1979	24	HOU-min	AA,AAA	131	510	450	70	113	33	6	20	81	8	7	47	60	.251	.322	.484	.807		218		4	1	8			CBS,CHL · SOUL,IL
1980	25	HOU-min	AAA	134	544	445	94	143	22	14	21	99	12	10	87	41	.321	.435	.575	1.010		256		6	1	5			TUC · PCL
1981	26	NYM-min	AAA	74	288	253	47	70	11	1	24	56	6	2	28	52	.277	.352	.613	.965		155		3	1	3	7		TID · IL
1982	27	NYM	NL	80	182	162	17	42	8	3	2	12	1	3	17	40	.259	.333	.383	.716	101	62	2	1	2	0	3	H97/3
1983	28	NYM-min	AAA	129	496	430	68	116	15	2	28	83	7	7	52	78	.270	.359	.509	.868		219		9	3	2	9		TID · IL
1983	28	NYM	NL	11	40	36	5	12	3	0	1	3	0	0	3	1	.333	.400	.500	.900	150	18	1	1	0	0	1	3/H
1984	29	STL-min	AAA	117	473	416	71	119	29	2	29	95	1	1	49	82	.286	.359	.575	.934		239		2	0	6	9		LOU · AA
1984	29	STL	NL	7	10	7	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	.143	.300	.143	.443	30	1	0	0	0	1	0	/H3
1985	30	STL-SFG-min	AAA	59	246	213	35	57	6	2	13	49	0	0	27	36	.268	.350	.498	.847		106		2	0	4	5		LOU,PHX · AA,PCL
1985	30	SFG	NL	51	110	91	5	15	6	0	0	10	0	1	17	22	.165	.296	.231	.527	53	21	0	0	2	0	4	H3
4 Yrs				149	342	296	28	70	17	3	3	27	1	4	39	64	.236	.328	.345	.673	91	102	3	2	4	1	8
162 Game Avg.				162	372	322	30	76	18	3	3	29	1	4	42	70	.236	.328	.345	.673	91	111	3	2	4	1	9

NYM (2 yrs)				91	222	198	22	54	11	3	3	15	1	3	20	41	.273	.345	.404	.749	110	80	3	2	2	0	4
SFG (1 yr)				51	110	91	5	15	6	0	0	10	0	1	17	22	.165	.296	.231	.527	53	21	0	0	2	0	4
STL (1 yr)				7	10	7	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	.143	.300	.143	.443	30	1	0	0	0	1	0

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