Dick Gernert

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 209lb (190cm, 94kg)

Born: September 28, 1928 in Reading, PA us

Died: November 30, 2017 in Reading, PA

High School: Reading HS (Reading, PA)

School: Temple University (Philadelphia, PA)

Debut: April 16, 1952 (Age 23-201d, 10,884th in major league history)
vs. WSH 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 9, 1962 (Age 33-223d)
vs. LAD 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Richard Edward Gernert

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Relatives: Nephew of Dom Dallessandro

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.6

2493

632

103

.254

357

RBI

402

OBP

.351

SLG

.426

OPS

.776

OPS+

106

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

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	BOS	@	PHA	W,11-6	CG	42	9.0	16	1	0	17	2	1B
2	2	Apr 17	BOS	@	PHA	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	10	0	1	11	2	1B
3	3	Apr 19	BOS	@	WSH	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
4	4	Apr 20 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
5	5	Apr 20 (2)	BOS		WSH	W,11-4	CG	44	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
6	6	Apr 21	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
7	7	Apr 22	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
8	8	Apr 23	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	40	8.2	7	2	1	10	2	1B
9	9	Apr 24	BOS		PHA	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
10	10	Apr 25	BOS		PHA	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
11	11	Apr 28	BOS	@	DET	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
12	12	Apr 29	BOS	@	DET	W,10-4	CG	42	9.0	14	1	0	15	4	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	13	May 1	BOS	@	CLE	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
14	14	May 2	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
15	15	May 3 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	W,14-5	CG	39	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
16	16	May 3 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
17	17	May 5	BOS	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
18	18	May 6	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
19	19	May 8	BOS		NYY	W,2-1	CG	40	11.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
20	20	May 9	BOS		NYY	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
21	21	May 10	BOS		NYY	L,4-7	CG	46	9.0	10	3	0	13	0	1B
22	22	May 12	BOS		CHW	L,7-9	CG	48	10.0	7	0	1	8	1	1B
23	23	May 13	BOS		CHW	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
24	24	May 14	BOS		CLE	W,5-4	CG	43	11.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
25	25	May 16	BOS		CLE	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
26	26	May 18 (1)	BOS		DET	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
27	27	May 18 (2)	BOS		DET	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	10	1	1	12	1	1B
28	28	May 19	BOS		SLB	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
29	29	May 20	BOS		SLB	W,3-2	CG	55	14.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
30	30	May 21	BOS		PHA	L,0-9	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
31	31	May 22 (1)	BOS		PHA	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
32	32	May 22 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,3-2	CG	45	12.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
33	33	May 23	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
34	34	May 24	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-8	CG	42	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
35	35	May 25	BOS	@	NYY	W,14-10	CG	51	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	1B
36	36	May 27	BOS	@	PHA	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
37	37	May 28	BOS	@	PHA	L,1-6	CG	41	8.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
38	38	May 29	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
39	39	May 30 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
40	40	May 30 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	38	8.1	7	0	0	7	1	1B
41	41	May 31 (1)	BOS		WSH	L,4-5	CG	44	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
42	42	May 31 (2)	BOS		WSH	L,0-4	CG	34	9.0	13	2	0	15	2	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	46 (3)	Jun 6 (1)	BOS	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
44	47	Jun 6 (2)	BOS	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
45	48	Jun 7	BOS	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
46	49	Jun 8	BOS	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
47	50	Jun 9	BOS	@	SLB	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
48	51	Jun 10 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	W,11-2	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
49	52	Jun 10 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
50	53	Jun 11	BOS	@	SLB	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
51	54	Jun 12	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
52	55	Jun 13	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
53	56	Jun 14 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-6	CG	31	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
54	57	Jun 14 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
55	58	Jun 16	BOS		DET	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	11	0	1	12	0	1B
56	59	Jun 17	BOS		DET	W,17-1	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
57	60	Jun 18	BOS		DET	W,23-3	CG	36	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
58	61	Jun 19	BOS		SLB	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
59	62	Jun 20	BOS		SLB	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
60	63	Jun 21 (1)	BOS		SLB	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
61	64	Jun 21 (2)	BOS		SLB	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
62	65	Jun 23 (1)	BOS		CLE	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	10	1	1	12	2	1B
63	66	Jun 23 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,2-1	CG	34	10.0	13	0	0	13	4	1B
64	67	Jun 24	BOS		CLE	L,9-13	CG	51	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
65	68	Jun 25	BOS		CLE	L,4-15	CG	51	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
66	69	Jun 26	BOS		CHW	L,3-5	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
67	71 (1)	Jun 28	BOS		CHW	L,4-13	CG	48	9.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
68	72	Jun 30	BOS		NYY	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	4	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	73	Jul 1	BOS		NYY	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
70	74	Jul 2	BOS		NYY	L,3-5	CG	44	10.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
71	75	Jul 3	BOS		WSH	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
72	76	Jul 4 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
73	77	Jul 4 (2)	BOS		WSH	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
74	78	Jul 5	BOS	@	PHA	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
75	79	Jul 6	BOS	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
76	80	Jul 7	BOS	@	WSH	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
77	81	Jul 8	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
78	82	Jul 9	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
79	83	Jul 10	BOS		PHA	W,3-2	CG	46	12.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
80	84	Jul 11	BOS		PHA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	4	1B
81	85	Jul 12 (1)	BOS		PHA	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
82	86	Jul 12 (2)	BOS		PHA	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
83	87	Jul 16	BOS	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
84	88	Jul 17	BOS	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
85	89	Jul 18	BOS	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
86	90	Jul 19 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
87	91	Jul 19 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	5	0	1	6	2	1B
88	92	Jul 22	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
89	93	Jul 23	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
90	94	Jul 24 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	3	1B
91	95	Jul 24 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
92	96	Jul 25	BOS	@	SLB	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
93	97	Jul 26 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
94	98	Jul 26 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	L,5-8	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
95	99	Jul 28	BOS		CHW	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
96	100	Jul 29	BOS		CHW	L,3-8	GS	11	3.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	106 (5)	Aug 4	BOS		SLB	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
98	107	Aug 5	BOS		SLB	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	9	1	2	12	5	1B
99	108	Aug 6	BOS		SLB	L,7-8	CG	48	10.0	10	3	1	14	1	1B
100	109	Aug 7	BOS		CLE	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
101	110	Aug 8	BOS		CLE	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
102	111	Aug 9	BOS		CLE	L,3-9	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
103	112	Aug 10	BOS	@	WSH	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
104	113	Aug 11 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	9	1	1	11	0	1B
105	114	Aug 11 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
106	115	Aug 12	BOS	@	PHA	W,3-2	CG	43	10.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
107	116	Aug 13	BOS	@	PHA	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
108	117	Aug 15 (1)	BOS		WSH	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
109	118	Aug 15 (2)	BOS		WSH	L,2-4	CG	46	9.0	8	0	1	9	0	1B
110	119	Aug 16 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
111	120	Aug 16 (2)	BOS		WSH	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
112	121	Aug 18	BOS		PHA	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
113	122	Aug 19	BOS		PHA	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
114	123	Aug 21 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-9	CG	44	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
115	131 (7)	Aug 30 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-8	GF	18	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
116	133 (1)	Sep 1	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-13	GF	18	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
117	134	Sep 2	BOS	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	4	1B
118	135	Sep 3	BOS	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	11	3	0	14	1	1B
119	136	Sep 6 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	8	4	0	12	1	1B
120	137	Sep 6 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	7	2	1	10	1	1B
121	138	Sep 7 (1)	BOS		NYY	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	6	0	1	7	1	1B
122	139	Sep 7 (2)	BOS		NYY	L,3-5	GS	26	6.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
123	140	Sep 9	BOS		CLE	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
124	141	Sep 10	BOS		CLE	W,14-4	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
125	142	Sep 11	BOS		SLB	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
126	143	Sep 12	BOS		SLB	W,7-6	CG	51	12.0	11	2	0	13	3	1B
127	144	Sep 13	BOS		CHW	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	12	0	1	13	0	1B
128	145	Sep 14	BOS		CHW	L,6-10	CG	46	9.0	8	1	2	11	1	1B
129	146	Sep 15	BOS		CHW	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
130	147	Sep 16	BOS		DET	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
131	148	Sep 17	BOS		DET	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
132	149	Sep 19	BOS		NYY	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
133	150	Sep 20	BOS		NYY	L,8-10	CG	49	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
134	151	Sep 25	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
135	152	Sep 26	BOS	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	45	11.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
136	153	Sep 27	BOS	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
							136gm		1198.0	1223	84	19	1326	139