Gary Gaetti Stats

Gary Gaetti was born on Tuesday, August 19, 1958, in Centralia, Illinois. Gaetti was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 20, 1981, with the Minnesota Twins. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Gary Gaetti baseball stats page.
"It was a strange phenomenon when he(Mark McGwire) walked to the plate. Everybody in the stands was anticipating a home run. It's hard to imagine anyone hitting a home run every time. At the same time, everyone knew the next homer could be the longest home run ever hit." - Gary Gaetti in The Quotable Baseball Fanatic (2004)

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Gary Gaetti

Gary Gaetti Autograph on a 1984 Fleer (#565)

Gary Gaetti Autograph on a 1984 Fleer (#565)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Gary Joseph Gaetti
Nickname:   The Rat
Born On:   08-19-1958
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Centralia, Illinois
Zodiac:   Leo
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Northwest Missouri State University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   09-20-1981 (Age 23)
Last Game:   04-12-2000
Draft:   1979 : 1st Round (11th)
Gary Gaetti

Gary Gaetti Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1997 Cardinals 1 0 1 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 0.1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -
1998 Cardinals 1 0 1 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 1.0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1999 Cubs 1 0 1 0 0 .000 18.00 0 0 0 1.0 6 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
3 Years 3 0 3 0 0 .000 7.72 0 0 0 2.1 14 5 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Gary Gaetti

Gary Gaetti Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1981 Twins 9 26 4 5 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 .192 .192 .423
1982 Twins 145 508 59 117 25 4 25 2 84 37 2 107 4 13 3 16 .230 .280 .443
1983 Twins 157 584 81 143 30 3 21 0 78 54 2 121 0 8 4 18 .245 .309 .414
1984 Twins 162 588 55 154 29 4 5 0 65 44 1 81 3 5 4 9 .262 .315 .350
1985 Twins 160 560 71 138 31 0 20 1 63 37 3 89 3 1 7 15 .246 .301 .409
1986 Twins 157 596 91 171 34 1 34 1 108 52 4 108 1 6 6 18 .287 .347 .518
1987 Twins 154 584 95 150 36 2 31 0 109 37 7 92 1 3 3 25 .257 .303 .485
1988 Twins 133 468 66 141 29 2 28 1 88 36 5 85 1 6 5 10 .301 .353 .551
1989 Twins 130 498 63 125 11 4 19 0 75 25 5 87 1 9 3 12 .251 .286 .404
1990 Twins 154 577 61 132 27 5 16 1 85 36 1 101 1 8 3 22 .229 .274 .376
1991 Angels 152 586 58 144 22 1 18 0 66 33 3 104 2 5 8 13 .246 .293 .379
1992 Angels 130 456 41 103 13 2 12 0 48 21 4 79 0 3 6 9 .226 .267 .342
1993 Angels 20 50 3 9 2 0 0 0 4 5 0 12 0 1 0 3 .180 .250 .220
1993 Royals 82 281 37 72 18 1 14 1 46 16 0 75 2 6 8 2 .256 .309 .477
1994 Royals 90 327 53 94 15 3 12 0 57 19 3 63 1 3 2 9 .287 .328 .462
1995 Royals 137 514 76 134 27 0 35 1 96 47 6 91 3 6 8 7 .261 .329 .518
1996 Cardinals 141 522 71 143 27 4 23 1 80 35 6 97 4 5 8 10 .274 .326 .473
1997 Cardinals 148 502 63 126 24 1 17 0 69 36 3 88 4 6 6 20 .251 .305 .404
1998 Cardinals 91 306 39 81 23 1 11 0 43 31 1 39 0 3 5 10 .265 .339 .454
1998 Cubs 37 128 21 41 11 0 8 0 27 12 1 23 1 1 5 2 .320 .397 .594
1999 Cubs 113 280 22 57 9 1 9 2 46 21 0 51 0 5 2 5 .204 .260 .339
2000 Red Sox 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
20 Years 2,507 8,951 1,130 2,280 443 39 360 11 1,341 634 57 1,602 32 104 96 236 .255 .308 .434
Gary Gaetti

Gary Gaetti Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1981 Twins 3B 8 - - 22 2.8 22 5 17 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1982 Twins 3B 142 - - 407 2.9 392 106 286 15 35 n/a n/a n/a .963 0.00 -
1982 Twins SS 2 - - 7 3.5 5 0 5 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .714 0.00 -
1983 Twins 3B 154 - - 508 3.3 491 131 360 17 46 n/a n/a n/a .967 0.00 -
1983 Twins SS 3 - - 1 0.3 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1984 Twins 3B 154 - - 496 3.2 476 142 334 20 26 n/a n/a n/a .960 0.00 -
1984 Twins LF 8 - - 19 2.4 19 19 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1984 Twins SS 2 - - 4 2.0 3 2 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .750 0.00 -
1985 Twins 1B 1 - - 6 6.0 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1985 Twins 3B 156 - - 480 3.1 462 146 316 18 31 n/a n/a n/a .963 0.00 -
1985 Twins LF 4 - - 10 2.5 10 10 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1986 Twins 2B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1986 Twins 3B 156 - - 473 3.0 452 118 334 21 36 n/a n/a n/a .956 0.00 -
1986 Twins LF 1 - - 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1986 Twins SS 2 - - 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1987 Twins 3B 150 - - 406 2.7 395 134 261 11 28 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
1988 Twins 3B 115 - - 301 2.6 294 105 189 7 24 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 -
1988 Twins SS 2 - - 2 1.0 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1989 Twins 1B 2 - - 13 6.5 13 11 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1989 Twins 3B 125 - - 365 2.9 355 104 251 10 23 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
1990 Twins 1B 2 - - 23 11.5 23 23 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1990 Twins 3B 151 - - 438 2.9 420 102 318 18 36 n/a n/a n/a .959 0.00 -
1990 Twins SS 2 - - 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1991 Angels 3B 152 - - 481 3.2 464 111 353 17 39 n/a n/a n/a .965 0.00 -
1992 Angels 1B 44 - - 409 9.3 404 371 33 5 35 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1992 Angels 3B 67 - - 232 3.5 215 52 163 17 18 n/a n/a n/a .927 0.00 -
1993 Angels 1B 6 - - 39 6.5 39 37 2 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1993 Angels 3B 7 - - 7 1.0 6 1 5 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .857 0.00 -
1993 Royals 1B 18 - - 108 6.0 107 97 10 1 11 n/a n/a n/a .991 0.00 -
1993 Royals 3B 72 - - 191 2.7 186 50 136 5 15 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 -
1994 Royals 1B 9 - - 42 4.7 42 38 4 0 5 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1994 Royals 3B 85 - - 227 2.7 223 61 162 4 15 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 -
1995 Royals 1B 11 - - 103 9.4 102 92 10 1 10 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1995 Royals 3B 123 - - 323 2.6 308 90 218 15 21 n/a n/a n/a .954 0.00 -
1996 Cardinals 1B 14 - - 93 6.6 92 85 7 1 6 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1996 Cardinals 3B 133 - - 296 2.2 287 63 224 9 16 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 -
1997 Cardinals 1B 20 - - 67 3.4 67 61 6 0 8 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1997 Cardinals 3B 132 - - 322 2.4 315 72 243 7 24 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 -
1997 Cardinals P 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1998 Cardinals 1B 3 - - 15 5.0 15 15 0 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1998 Cardinals 2B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1998 Cardinals 3B 83 - - 203 2.4 200 47 153 3 15 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1998 Cardinals P 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1998 Cardinals RF 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1998 Cubs 3B 36 - - 94 2.6 92 24 68 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 -
1999 Cubs 1B 8 - - 47 5.9 45 39 6 2 6 n/a n/a n/a .957 0.00 -
1999 Cubs 3B 81 - - 182 2.2 175 35 140 7 8 n/a n/a n/a .962 0.00 -
1999 Cubs P 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1999 Cubs SS 1 - - 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
3B Totals 2,282 0 0 6,454 2.8 6,230 1,699 4,531 224 460 n/a n/a n/a .965 0.00 --
1B Totals 138 0 0 965 7.0 955 875 80 10 86 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 --
SS Totals 14 0 0 17 1.2 14 2 12 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .824 0.00 --
LF Totals 13 0 0 31 2.4 31 31 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
P Totals 3 0 7 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
2B Totals 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
RF Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
20 Years 2,501 0 7 7,467 3.0 7,230 2,607 4,623 237 548 n/a n/a n/a .968 27,887.14 --
Gary Gaetti

Gary Gaetti Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1981 Twins 0 0 .000 - - 1 13.0 4.3 8.7 - - -
1982 Twins 0 4 .000 - - 1 20.3 4.7 6.0 - - -
1983 Twins 7 1 .875 - - 1 27.8 4.8 7.5 - - -
1984 Twins 11 5 .688 - - 0 117.6 7.3 9.0 - - -
1985 Twins 13 5 .722 - - 1 28.0 6.3 8.9 - - -
1986 Twins 14 15 .483 - - 0 17.5 5.5 5.5 - - -
1987 Twins 10 7 .588 - - 2 18.8 6.3 5.4 - - -
1988 Twins 7 4 .636 - - 5 16.7 5.5 5.3 - - -
1989 Twins 6 2 .750 - - 3 26.2 5.7 6.6 - - -
1990 Twins 6 1 .857 - - 0 36.1 5.7 6.8 - - -
1991 Angels 5 5 .500 - - 0 32.6 5.6 8.9 - - -
1992 Angels 3 1 .750 - - 17 38.0 5.8 9.5 - - -
1993 Angels 1 0 1.000 - - 5 0.0 4.2 12.5 - - -
1993 Royals 0 3 .000 - - 1 20.1 3.7 6.1 - - -
1994 Royals 0 2 .000 - - 0 27.3 5.2 5.7 - - -
1995 Royals 3 3 .500 - - 6 14.7 5.6 5.4 - - -
1996 Cardinals 2 2 .500 - - n/a 22.7 5.4 6.5 - - -
1997 Cardinals 7 3 .700 - - 0 29.5 5.7 7.3 0.00 0.00 0.00
1998 Cardinals 1 1 .500 - - 0 27.8 7.8 7.1 0.00 0.00 0.00
1998 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - 0 16.0 5.6 4.7 - - -
1999 Cubs 0 1 .000 - - 0 31.1 5.5 6.1 1.00 9.00 9.00
2000 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - 5 0.0 3.3 10.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
20 Years 96 65 .596 - - 48 24.9 5.6 6.7 1.00 3.86 3.86
Gary Gaetti

Gary Gaetti Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1981 Minnesota Twins 39 Undetermined - -
1982 Minnesota Twins 8 Undetermined - -
1983 Minnesota Twins 8 Undetermined - -
1984 Minnesota Twins 8 Undetermined - -
1985 Minnesota Twins 8 $415,000.00 - -
1986 Minnesota Twins 8 $515,000.00 - -
1987 Minnesota Twins 8 $950,000.00 - Stats
1988 Minnesota Twins 8 $1,666,666.00 Stats -
1989 Minnesota Twins 8 $2,400,000.00 Stats -
1990 Minnesota Twins 8 $500,000.00 - -
1991 California Angels 3 $2,700,000.00 - -
1992 California Angels 3 $2,700,000.00 - -
1993 California Angels 3 $3,000,000.00 - -
1993 Kansas City Royals 4 $109,000.00 - -
1994 Kansas City Royals 8 $109,000.00 - n/a
1995 Kansas City Royals 8 $1,065,000.00 - -
1996 St. Louis Cardinals 8 $2,000,000.00 - -
1997 St. Louis Cardinals 8 $2,100,000.00 - -
1998 St. Louis Cardinals 8 $1,000,000.00 - -
1998 Chicago Cubs 8, 15 $170,000.00 - -
1999 Chicago Cubs 8 $2,000,000.00 - -
2000 Boston Red Sox 6 $350,000.00 - -




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