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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 3	MIN		DET	L,1-8	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
2	2	Apr 5	MIN		DET	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
3	3	Apr 6	MIN		BAL	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
4	4	Apr 7	MIN		BAL	W,13-4	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
5	5	Apr 8	MIN		BAL	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
6	6	Apr 10	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	1	4	1	6	1	3B
7	7	Apr 12	MIN	@	NYY	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
8	8	Apr 13	MIN		SEA	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
9	9	Apr 14	MIN		SEA	W,4-3	CG	40	11.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
10	10	Apr 15	MIN		SEA	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
11	11	Apr 16	MIN		CAL	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B
12	12	Apr 17	MIN		CAL	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
13	13	Apr 18	MIN		CAL	L,2-9	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
14	14	Apr 20	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
15	15	Apr 21	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	41	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
16	16	Apr 22	MIN	@	BAL	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
17	17	Apr 24 (1)	MIN	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	37	8.2	1	1	0	2	1	3B
18	18	Apr 24 (2)	MIN	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	0	5	1	6	1	3B
19	19	Apr 25	MIN		NYY	W,8-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
20	20	Apr 26	MIN		NYY	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
21	21	Apr 27	MIN	@	OAK	L,3-5	CG	30	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
22	22	Apr 28	MIN	@	OAK	L,0-7	CG	35	8.0	2	3	1	6	0	3B
23	23	Apr 29 (1)	MIN	@	OAK	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	3B
24	24	Apr 29 (2)	MIN	@	OAK	L,0-3	GS	32	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	LF 3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	25	May 1	MIN	@	SEA	L,8-11	CG	46	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
26	26	May 2	MIN	@	SEA	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
27	27	May 3	MIN	@	SEA	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
28	28	May 4	MIN		OAK	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	29	May 5	MIN		OAK	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
30	30	May 6	MIN		OAK	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
31	31	May 7	MIN	@	CAL	W,11-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
32	32	May 8	MIN	@	CAL	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
33	33	May 9	MIN	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
34	34	May 11	MIN	@	MIL	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
35	35	May 12	MIN	@	MIL	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
36	36	May 13	MIN	@	MIL	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
37	37	May 15	MIN		TOR	L,2-5	CG	45	10.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
38	38	May 16	MIN		TOR	L,7-8	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
39	39	May 18	MIN		BOS	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
40	40	May 19	MIN		BOS	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
41	41	May 20	MIN		BOS	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
42	42	May 21	MIN	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
43	43	May 22	MIN	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
44	44	May 23	MIN	@	TOR	L,1-4	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B SS
45	45	May 25	MIN		MIL	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
46	46	May 26	MIN		MIL	W,7-6	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
47	47	May 27	MIN		MIL	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
48	48	May 30	MIN	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
49	49	May 31	MIN		KCR	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	50	Jun 1	MIN		KCR	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
51	51	Jun 2	MIN		KCR	L,6-7	CG	48	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
52	52	Jun 3	MIN		KCR	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
53	53	Jun 4	MIN		TEX	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
54	54	Jun 5	MIN		TEX	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
55	55	Jun 6	MIN		TEX	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
56	56	Jun 7	MIN		TEX	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
57	57	Jun 8	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	3	5	0	8	0	3B
58	58	Jun 9	MIN	@	CHW	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
59	59	Jun 10	MIN	@	CHW	W,12-5	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
60	60	Jun 12	MIN	@	TEX	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
61	61	Jun 13	MIN	@	TEX	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
62	62	Jun 14	MIN	@	TEX	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
63	63	Jun 15	MIN	@	KCR	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
64	64	Jun 16	MIN	@	KCR	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
65	65	Jun 17	MIN	@	KCR	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
66	66	Jun 19	MIN		CLE	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	0	1	2	3	0	3B
67	67	Jun 20	MIN		CLE	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
68	68	Jun 21	MIN		CLE	L,0-7	CG	42	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
69	69	Jun 22	MIN		CHW	L,6-8	CG	45	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
70	70	Jun 23	MIN		CHW	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
71	71	Jun 24	MIN		CHW	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
72	72	Jun 26	MIN	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	3B
73	73	Jun 27	MIN	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	41	9.2	0	3	0	3	0	3B
74	74	Jun 29 (1)	MIN	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
75	75	Jun 29 (2)	MIN	@	DET	L,5-7	CG	39	8.1	0	5	0	5	0	3B
76	76	Jun 30	MIN	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	39	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
77	77	Jul 1	MIN	@	DET	W,9-0	CG	30	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
78	78	Jul 2	MIN		BAL	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
79	79	Jul 3	MIN		BAL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
80	80	Jul 4	MIN		BAL	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
81	81	Jul 5	MIN		NYY	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
82	82	Jul 6	MIN		NYY	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
83	83	Jul 7	MIN		NYY	L,4-11	CG	46	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
84	84	Jul 8	MIN		NYY	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
85	85	Jul 12	MIN		DET	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
86	86	Jul 13	MIN		DET	L,3-5	CG	47	11.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
87	87	Jul 14	MIN		DET	L,5-6	CG	53	12.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
88	88	Jul 15	MIN		DET	L,2-6	CG	45	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
89	89	Jul 16	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
90	90	Jul 17	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
91	91	Jul 18	MIN	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
92	92	Jul 19	MIN	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
93	93	Jul 20	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	37	8.1	0	2	0	2	0	3B
94	94	Jul 21	MIN	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
95	95	Jul 22	MIN	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	37	8.2	1	1	0	2	0	3B
96	96	Jul 23	MIN		OAK	W,14-4	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
97	97	Jul 24	MIN		OAK	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
98	98	Jul 25	MIN		OAK	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
99	99	Jul 27	MIN		CAL	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
100	100	Jul 28	MIN		CAL	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
101	101	Jul 29	MIN		CAL	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
102	102	Jul 30	MIN		SEA	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	1	7	0	8	0	3B
103	103	Jul 31	MIN		SEA	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
104	104	Aug 1	MIN		SEA	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
105	105	Aug 2	MIN	@	CAL	L,2-14	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
106	106	Aug 3	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
107	107	Aug 4	MIN	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
108	108	Aug 5	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
109	109	Aug 6	MIN	@	OAK	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
110	110	Aug 7	MIN	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	2	4	1	7	2	3B
111	111	Aug 8	MIN	@	OAK	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
112	112	Aug 9	MIN	@	SEA	L,5-6	CG	44	9.2	0	7	1	8	0	3B
113	113	Aug 10	MIN	@	SEA	W,13-7	CG	41	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
114	114	Aug 11	MIN	@	SEA	L,4-5	CG	41	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	3B
115	115	Aug 12	MIN	@	SEA	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
116	116	Aug 13	MIN		MIL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
117	117	Aug 14	MIN		MIL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
118	118	Aug 15	MIN		MIL	L,4-8	CG	50	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
119	119	Aug 16	MIN	@	BOS	L,5-7	CG	35	8.0	1	4	1	6	1	3B
120	120	Aug 17	MIN	@	BOS	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	3B
121	121	Aug 18 (1)	MIN	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
122	122	Aug 18 (2)	MIN	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
123	123	Aug 19	MIN	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
124	124	Aug 22 (1)	MIN	@	MIL	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
125	125	Aug 22 (2)	MIN	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
126	126	Aug 23	MIN	@	MIL	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
127	127	Aug 24	MIN		TOR	L,2-6	CG	46	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
128	128	Aug 25	MIN		TOR	W,5-4	CG	48	12.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
129	129	Aug 26	MIN		TOR	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
130	130	Aug 27	MIN		TOR	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
131	131	Aug 28	MIN		BOS	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
132	132	Aug 29	MIN		BOS	L,0-4	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
133	133	Aug 30	MIN		BOS	L,3-9	CG	43	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
134	134	Aug 31	MIN	@	TOR	L,0-7	GS	29	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
135	135	Sep 1	MIN	@	TOR	L,4-12	GF	18	3.0	2	1	1	4	1	SS
136	136	Sep 2	MIN	@	TOR	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
137	137	Sep 3	MIN	@	KCR	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
138	138	Sep 4	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
139	139	Sep 5	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
140	140	Sep 7	MIN		TEX	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
141	141	Sep 8	MIN		TEX	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
142	142	Sep 9	MIN		TEX	L,3-9	CG	40	9.0	1	5	1	7	0	3B
143	143	Sep 10	MIN		KCR	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
144	144	Sep 11	MIN		KCR	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
145	145	Sep 12	MIN		KCR	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
146	146	Sep 14	MIN	@	TEX	L,2-9	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
147	147	Sep 15	MIN	@	TEX	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
148	148	Sep 16	MIN	@	TEX	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
149	149	Sep 17	MIN		CHW	L,3-7	CG	46	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
150	150	Sep 18	MIN		CHW	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
151	151	Sep 19	MIN		CHW	L,3-7	CG	35	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
152	152	Sep 20	MIN		CHW	W,5-4	CG	49	13.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
153	153	Sep 21	MIN		CLE	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
154	154	Sep 22	MIN		CLE	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
155	155	Sep 23	MIN		CLE	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
156	156	Sep 24	MIN	@	CHW	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
157	157	Sep 25	MIN	@	CHW	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
158	158	Sep 26	MIN	@	CHW	L,3-9	CG	37	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	3B
159	159	Sep 27	MIN	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	35	8.2	0	2	0	2	0	3B
160	160	Sep 28	MIN	@	CLE	L,10-11	CG	46	8.1	1	2	1	4	0	3B
161	161	Sep 29	MIN	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
162	162	Sep 30	MIN	@	CLE	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
							164gm		1430.2	163	335	21	519	27