Gary Gaetti

Positions: Third Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: August 19, 1958 in Centralia, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 4th round of the 1978 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Lake Land College (Mattoon, IL), the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the 1978 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Lake Land College (Mattoon, IL) and the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (11th) of the 1979 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Northwest Missouri State University (Maryville, MO).

High School: Centralia HS (Centralia, IL)

Schools: Lake Land College (Mattoon, IL), Northwest Missouri State University (Maryville, MO)

Debut: September 20, 1981 (Age 23-032d, 14,546th in major league history)
vs. TEX 3 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 12, 2000 (Age 41-237d)
vs. MIN 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Agents: Bob Gilhooley, Jim Bronner

Full Name: Gary Joseph Gaetti

Nicknames: The Rat or G-Man

Pronunciation: \guy-ETT-ee\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

42.1

8951

2280

360

.255

1130

RBI

1341

OBP

.308

SLG

.434

OPS

.741

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	3-6 / in Starts: 3-5
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	5 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 26 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	17 (9-5-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 26 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	15 (7-5-2)

Most Driven In
Self	2
D Engle	1

Most Driven In By
Self	2
R Washington	1
P Mackanin	1

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SO	GDP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	97 (96)	Sep 20	MIN	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	3	3	1	1	1	2	1	0	.333	.333	1.333	1.667	7	.89	0.171	.92	0.11%	1.23	3B
2	2	98	Sep 21	MIN	@	KCR	W,7-2	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	.250	.250	.625	.875	6	.50	-0.035	.74	-0.03%	-1.18	3B
3	3	99	Sep 22	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.182	.182	.455	.636	6	1.22	-0.087	2.69	-0.12%	-0.57	3B
4	4	100	Sep 23	MIN	@	KCR	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	6	.97	-0.031	.89	-0.02%	0.22	3B
5	5	101	Sep 24	MIN	@	KCR	L,2-9	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.375	.563	6	.07	-0.002	.08	0.00%	-0.33	3B
6	6	102	Sep 25	MIN		TEX	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	8	.65	-0.035	.23	-0.01%	-0.45	DH
7	7	106 (3)	Sep 29	MIN		KCR	L,2-4	CG	3	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	.190	.190	.476	.667	8	1.16	0.066	.17	0.01%	0.14	3B
8	8	107	Sep 30	MIN		KCR	L,2-5	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.208	.208	.458	.667	6	.38	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.08	3B
9	9	108	Oct 2	MIN	@	CHW	W,3-2	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.192	.192	.423	.615	6	1.00	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.54	3B
							3-6		26	26	4	5	2	3	6	1	.192	.192	.423	.615		.80	-0.011	.73	-0.06%	-1.56

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