Gary Geiger Stats

Gary Geiger was born on Sunday, April 4, 1937, in Sand Ridge, Illinois. Geiger was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 15, 1958, with the Cleveland Indians. 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 Geiger baseball stats page.

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Gary Geiger

Gary Geiger Autograph on a 1960 Topps (#184)

Gary Geiger Autograph on a 1960 Topps (#184)
 

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Birth Name:   Gary Merle Geiger
Nickname:   None
Born On:   04-04-1937  (Aries)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Sand Ridge, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-24-1996 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Murphysboro, Illinois
Cemetery:   Pleasant Grove Memorial Park, Murphysboro, Illinois
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   168
First Game:   04-15-1958 (Age 21)
Last Game:   07-10-1970
Draft:   Not Applicable
Gary Geiger

Gary Geiger 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
1958 21 Indians 1 0 1 0 0 .000 9.00 0 0 0 2.0 9 2 2 2 0 1 0 2 1 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
1 Year 1 0 1 0 0 .000 9.00 0 0 0 2.0 9 2 2 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 -
Gary Geiger

Gary Geiger Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1958 21 Indians 91 195 28 45 3 1 1 0 6 27 0 43 2 2 3 1 .231 .330 .272
1959 22 Red Sox 120 335 45 82 10 4 11 0 48 21 0 55 3 1 0 5 .245 .289 .397
1960 23 Red Sox 77 245 32 74 13 3 9 0 33 23 0 38 2 0 3 7 .302 .369 .490
1961 24 Red Sox 140 499 82 116 21 6 18 1 64 87 4 91 6 3 4 7 .232 .349 .407
1962 25 Red Sox 131 466 67 116 18 4 16 0 54 67 3 66 5 3 2 5 .249 .344 .408
1963 26 Red Sox 121 399 67 105 13 5 16 0 44 36 2 63 0 2 3 5 .263 .327 .441
1964 27 Red Sox 5 13 3 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .385 .467 .538
1965 28 Red Sox 24 45 5 9 3 0 1 0 2 13 1 10 0 0 0 0 .200 .379 .333
1966 29 Braves 78 126 23 33 5 3 4 0 10 21 1 29 1 2 1 1 .262 .367 .444
1967 30 Braves 69 117 17 19 1 1 1 0 5 20 0 35 3 0 0 2 .162 .285 .214
1969 32 Astros 93 125 19 28 4 1 0 0 16 24 2 34 5 1 1 1 .224 .351 .272
1970 33 Astros 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 954 2,569 388 633 91 29 77 1 283 341 13 466 27 14 17 34 .246 .337 .394
Gary Geiger

Gary Geiger Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1958 Indians 3B 2 2 24 5 2.5 3 0 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .600 3.38
1958 Indians CF 45 35 1,035 126 2.8 125 122 3 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .992 3.26
1958 Indians LF 1 0 9 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1958 Indians P 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1958 Indians RF 7 5 138 9 1.3 8 8 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .889 1.57
1959 Red Sox CF 61 58 1,422 134 2.2 132 128 4 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .985 2.51
1959 Red Sox LF 47 18 657 52 1.1 52 51 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.14
1959 Red Sox RF 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1960 Red Sox CF 7 6 165 13 1.9 13 12 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.13
1960 Red Sox LF 5 0 30 1 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.90
1960 Red Sox RF 59 57 1,464 105 1.8 105 99 6 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.94
1961 Red Sox CF 137 130 3,456 330 2.4 326 314 12 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .988 2.55
1962 Red Sox CF 129 120 3,234 300 2.3 296 288 8 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .987 2.47
1963 Red Sox 1B 6 1 48 15 2.5 14 12 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .933 7.88
1963 Red Sox CF 89 86 2,301 241 2.7 238 229 9 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .988 2.79
1963 Red Sox LF 2 0 12 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1963 Red Sox RF 4 3 75 4 1.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.44
1964 Red Sox CF 1 0 21 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.86
1964 Red Sox RF 3 3 60 3 1.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.35
1965 Red Sox CF 11 9 285 30 2.7 29 29 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .967 2.75
1965 Red Sox LF 5 1 66 4 0.8 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.64
1966 Braves CF 33 18 585 40 1.2 39 35 4 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .975 1.80
1966 Braves LF 5 3 66 2 0.4 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.82
1966 Braves RF 14 3 174 12 0.9 12 11 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.86
1967 Braves CF 25 12 408 35 1.4 35 34 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.32
1967 Braves LF 7 7 180 13 1.9 12 11 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .923 1.80
1967 Braves RF 7 4 132 5 0.7 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.02
1969 Astros CF 6 0 48 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1969 Astros LF 47 14 549 40 0.9 38 36 2 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .950 1.87
1969 Astros RF 14 11 306 14 1.0 14 13 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.24
1970 Astros LF 2 0 15 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1970 Astros RF 2 - - 1 0.5 1 1 0 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
CF Totals 544 474 12,960 1,252 2.3 1,236 1,194 42 16 6 n/a n/a n/a .987 2.58
LF Totals 121 43 1,584 116 1.0 113 109 4 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .974 1.93
RF Totals 111 86 2,355 153 1.4 152 144 8 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .993 1.74
1B Totals 6 1 48 15 2.5 14 12 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .933 7.88
3B Totals 2 2 24 5 2.5 3 0 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .600 3.38
P Totals 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
12 Years 785 606 16,977 1,542 2.0 1,519 1,459 60 23 9 n/a n/a n/a .985 2.42
Gary Geiger

Gary Geiger Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1958 Indians 2 2 .500 36 5 n/a 195.0 4.5 32.5 2.00 9.00 4.50
1959 Red Sox 9 3 .750 27 5 n/a 30.5 6.1 7.0 - - -
1960 Red Sox 2 2 .500 14 0 n/a 27.2 6.4 7.4 - - -
1961 Red Sox 16 4 .800 7 0 n/a 27.7 5.5 7.8 - - -
1962 Red Sox 18 11 .621 8 2 n/a 29.1 7.1 8.6 - - -
1963 Red Sox 9 4 .692 24 4 n/a 24.9 6.3 9.1 - - -
1964 Red Sox 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 6.5 13.0 - - -
1965 Red Sox 3 0 1.000 8 2 n/a 45.0 4.5 22.5 - - -
1966 Braves 0 1 .000 32 3 n/a 31.5 4.3 12.6 - - -
1967 Braves 1 1 .500 29 4 n/a 117.0 3.3 23.4 - - -
1969 Astros 2 1 .667 31 3 n/a 0.0 3.7 7.8 - - -
1970 Astros 0 0 .000 3 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 62 29 .681 220 28 n/a 33.4 5.5 9.1 2.00 9.00 4.50
Gary Geiger

Gary Geiger Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1958 Cleveland Indians 31 Undetermined - -
1959 Boston Red Sox 37 Undetermined - -
1960 Boston Red Sox 7, 37 Undetermined - -
1961 Boston Red Sox 7 Undetermined - -
1962 Boston Red Sox 7 Undetermined - -
1963 Boston Red Sox 3 Undetermined - -
1964 Boston Red Sox 3 Undetermined - -
1965 Boston Red Sox 3 Undetermined - -
1966 Atlanta Braves 31 Undetermined - -
1967 Atlanta Braves 31 Undetermined - -
1969 Houston Astros 19 Undetermined - -
1970 Houston Astros 19 Undetermined - -


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