Dick Gernert Stats

Dick Gernert was born on Friday, September 28, 1928, in Reading, Pennsylvania. Gernert was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 16, 1952, with the Boston Red Sox. 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 Dick Gernert baseball stats page.

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Dick Gernert

Dick Gernert Autograph on a Baseball Collector Series (#11)

Dick Gernert Autograph on a Baseball Collector Series (#11)
 

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Birth Name:   Richard Edward Gernert
Nickname:   Dick
Born On:   09-28-1928  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Reading, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Temple University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   210
First Game:   04-16-1952 (Age 23)
Last Game:   05-09-1962
Draft:   Not Applicable
Dick Gernert

Dick Gernert 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
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Dick Gernert

Dick Gernert Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1952 24 Red Sox 102 367 58 89 20 2 19 0 67 35 - 83 0 - 5 6 .243 .317 .463
1953 25 Red Sox 139 494 73 125 15 1 21 0 71 88 - 82 3 - 5 9 .253 .371 .415
1954 26 Red Sox 14 23 2 6 2 0 0 0 1 6 - 4 1 0 0 2 .261 .414 .348
1955 27 Red Sox 7 20 6 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 1 .200 .238 .300
1956 28 Red Sox 106 306 53 89 11 0 16 0 68 56 1 57 2 4 2 7 .291 .399 .484
1957 29 Red Sox 99 316 45 75 13 3 14 0 58 39 3 62 1 3 3 8 .237 .324 .430
1958 30 Red Sox 122 431 59 102 19 1 20 0 69 59 4 78 2 2 2 16 .237 .330 .425
1959 31 Red Sox 117 298 41 78 14 1 11 0 42 52 3 49 0 2 0 11 .262 .369 .426
1960 32 Cubs 52 96 8 24 3 0 0 0 11 10 0 19 1 0 0 5 .250 .321 .281
1960 32 Tigers 21 50 6 15 4 0 1 0 5 4 0 5 0 0 0 1 .300 .352 .440
1961 33 Tigers 6 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 .200 .333 .800
1961 33 Reds 40 63 4 19 1 0 0 0 7 7 1 9 0 2 0 0 .302 .361 .317
1962 34 Colt .45s 10 24 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 7 0 0 0 0 .208 .345 .208
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
11 Years 835 2,493 357 632 104 8 103 0 402 363 12 462 10 13 17 67 .254 .351 .426
Dick Gernert

Dick Gernert Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1952 Red Sox 1B 99 94 2,556 956 9.7 944 877 67 12 104 n/a n/a n/a .987 9.97
1953 Red Sox 1B 136 133 3,594 1,326 9.8 1,307 1,223 84 19 139 n/a n/a n/a .986 9.82
1954 Red Sox 1B 6 4 120 48 8.0 48 47 1 0 5 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 10.80
1955 Red Sox 1B 5 4 120 39 7.8 38 35 3 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .974 8.55
1956 Red Sox 1B 37 35 939 347 9.4 344 307 37 3 36 n/a n/a n/a .991 9.89
1956 Red Sox LF 50 40 1,038 63 1.3 62 59 3 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .984 1.61
1957 Red Sox 1B 71 68 1,839 739 10.4 731 681 50 8 82 n/a n/a n/a .989 10.73
1957 Red Sox LF 16 8 276 20 1.3 18 18 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .900 1.76
1958 Red Sox 1B 114 113 303 1,205 10.6 1,194 1,101 93 11 118 n/a n/a n/a .991 106.40
1959 Red Sox 1B 75 54 1,578 604 8.1 601 552 49 3 54 n/a n/a n/a .995 10.28
1959 Red Sox LF 21 13 330 31 1.5 30 29 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .968 2.45
1959 Red Sox RF 7 7 168 9 1.3 9 8 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.45
1960 Cubs 1B 18 14 405 150 8.3 148 132 16 2 13 n/a n/a n/a .987 9.87
1960 Cubs LF 5 4 111 11 2.2 11 10 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.68
1960 Tigers 1B 13 8 246 97 7.5 97 93 4 0 13 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 10.65
1960 Tigers LF 6 6 105 8 1.3 7 7 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 1.80
1961 Reds 1B 21 14 378 143 6.8 142 125 17 1 9 n/a n/a n/a .993 10.14
1962 Colt .45s 1B 9 7 183 64 7.1 64 62 2 0 9 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.44
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1B Totals 604 548 12,261 5,718 9.5 5,658 5,235 423 60 584 n/a n/a n/a .990 12.46
LF Totals 98 71 1,860 133 1.4 128 123 5 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .962 1.86
RF Totals 7 7 168 9 1.3 9 8 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.45
11 Years 709 626 14,289 5,860 8.3 5,795 5,366 429 65 586 n/a n/a n/a .989 10.95
Dick Gernert

Dick Gernert Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1952 Red Sox 4 1 .800 4 0 n/a 19.3 4.4 5.5 - - -
1953 Red Sox 0 7 .000 4 0 n/a 23.5 6.0 7.0 - - -
1954 Red Sox 0 0 .000 9 0 n/a 0.0 5.8 23.0 - - -
1955 Red Sox 0 0 .000 2 1 n/a 0.0 4.0 20.0 - - -
1956 Red Sox 1 0 1.000 26 1 n/a 19.1 5.4 4.5 - - -
1957 Red Sox 1 1 .500 18 0 n/a 22.6 5.1 5.4 - - -
1958 Red Sox 2 0 1.000 8 0 n/a 21.6 5.5 6.2 - - -
1959 Red Sox 1 2 .333 26 2 n/a 27.1 6.1 7.1 - - -
1960 Cubs 1 0 1.000 30 2 n/a 0.0 5.1 8.7 - - -
1960 Tigers 0 0 .000 4 0 n/a 50.0 10.0 10.0 - - -
1961 Tigers 0 0 .000 6 0 n/a 5.0 2.5 5.0 - - -
1961 Reds 0 0 .000 23 0 n/a 0.0 7.0 9.0 - - -
1962 Colt .45s 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 3.4 24.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
11 Years 10 11 .476 161 6 n/a 24.2 5.4 6.2 - - -
Dick Gernert

Dick Gernert Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1952 Boston Red Sox 14 Undetermined - -
1953 Boston Red Sox 3 Undetermined - -
1954 Boston Red Sox 3 Undetermined - -
1955 Boston Red Sox 41 Undetermined - -
1956 Boston Red Sox 25 Undetermined - -
1957 Boston Red Sox 25 Undetermined - -
1958 Boston Red Sox 25 Undetermined - -
1959 Boston Red Sox 25 Undetermined - -
1960 Chicago Cubs 12 Undetermined - -
1960 Detroit Tigers 5 Undetermined - -
1961 Detroit Tigers 5 Undetermined - Stats
1961 Cincinnati Reds 15 Undetermined - Stats
1962 Houston Colt .45s 17 Undetermined - -


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