Gary Gaetti

Positions: Third Baseman, First Baseman and Leftfielder

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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1979	20	-0.4	Elizabethton	APPY	Rk	MIN	66	278	230	50	59	15	2	14	42	6	2	43	40	.257	.378	.522	.900	120		2	3	0
1980	21	-0.2	Wisconsin Rapids	MIDW	A	MIN	138	583	503	77	134	27	3	22	82	24	8	67	120	.266	.358	.463	.821	233		7	2	4
1981	22	-1.0	Orlando	SOUL	AA	MIN	137	561	495	92	137	19	2	30	93	15	9	58	105	.277	.354	.505	.859	250		3	1	4	0
1981	22	-6.7	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	9	26	26	4	5	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	6	.192	.192	.423	.615	11	1	0	0	0	0
1982	23	-5.8	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	145	565	508	59	117	25	4	25	84	0	4	37	107	.230	.280	.443	.723	225	16	3	4	13	2
1983	24	-4.8	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	157	650	584	81	143	30	3	21	78	7	1	54	121	.245	.309	.414	.724	242	18	4	0	8	2
1984	25	-3.7	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	162	644	588	55	154	29	4	5	65	11	5	44	81	.262	.315	.350	.665	206	9	4	3	5	1
1985	26	-2.9	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	160	608	560	71	138	31	0	20	63	13	5	37	89	.246	.301	.409	.710	229	15	7	3	1	3
1986	27	-1.8	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	157	661	596	91	171	34	1	34	108	14	15	52	108	.287	.347	.519	.866	309	18	6	1	6	4
1987	28	-0.4	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	154	628	584	95	150	36	2	31	109	10	7	37	92	.257	.303	.485	.788	283	25	3	1	3	7
1988	29	0.5	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	133	516	468	66	141	29	2	28	88	7	4	36	85	.301	.353	.551	.905	258	10	5	1	6	5
1989	30	1.4	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	130	536	498	63	125	11	4	19	75	6	2	25	87	.251	.286	.404	.690	201	12	3	1	9	5
1990	31	2.4	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	154	625	577	61	132	27	5	16	85	6	1	36	101	.229	.274	.376	.650	217	22	3	1	8	1
1991	32	3.5	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	152	634	586	58	144	22	1	18	66	5	5	33	104	.246	.293	.379	.672	222	13	8	2	5	3
1992	33	4.4	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	130	486	456	41	103	13	2	12	48	3	1	21	79	.226	.268	.342	.610	156	9	6	0	3	4
1993	34		2 Teams	AL	Maj	CAL-KCR	102	369	331	40	81	20	1	14	50	1	3	21	87	.245	.300	.438	.738	145	5	8	2	7	0
1993	34	5.1	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	20	56	50	3	9	2	0	0	4	1	0	5	12	.180	.250	.220	.470	11	3	0	0	1	0
1993	34	5.1	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	82	313	281	37	72	18	1	14	46	0	3	16	75	.256	.309	.477	.786	134	2	8	2	6	0
1994	35	5.9	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	90	352	327	53	94	15	3	12	57	0	2	19	63	.288	.328	.462	.789	151	9	2	1	3	3
1995	36	7.0	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	137	578	514	76	134	27	0	35	96	3	3	47	91	.261	.329	.518	.846	266	7	8	3	6	6
1996	37	8.3	STL	NL	Maj	STL	141	574	522	71	143	27	4	23	80	2	2	35	97	.274	.326	.473	.800	247	10	8	4	5	6
1997	38	9.3	STL	NL	Maj	STL	148	554	502	63	126	24	1	17	69	7	3	36	88	.251	.306	.404	.710	203	20	6	4	6	3
1998	39		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CHC-STL	128	492	434	60	122	34	1	19	70	1	1	43	62	.281	.356	.495	.852	215	12	10	1	4	2
1998	39	10.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	91	345	306	39	81	23	1	11	43	1	1	31	39	.265	.339	.454	.793	139	10	5	0	3	1
1998	39	10.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	37	147	128	21	41	11	0	8	27	0	0	12	23	.320	.397	.594	.991	76	2	5	1	1	1
1999	40	11.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	113	308	280	22	57	9	1	9	46	0	1	21	51	.204	.260	.339	.599	95	5	2	0	5	0
2000	41	11.9	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	5	11	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	1	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (20 seasons)					Majors		2507	9817	8951	1130	2280	443	39	360	1341	96	65	634	1602	.255	.308	.434	.741	3881	236	96	32	104	57
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		341	1422	1228	219	330	61	7	66	217	45	19	168	265	.269	.360	.491	.851	603		12	6	8	0
All Levels (22 Seasons)							2848	11239	10179	1349	2610	504	46	426	1558	141	84	802	1867	.256	.314	.441	.755	4484	236	108	38	112	57