Gerald Laird

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 230lb (185cm, 104kg)

Born: November 13, 1979 in Garden Grove, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft from La Quinta HS (Westminster, CA).

High Schools: La Quinta HS (Westminster, CA), Westlake HS (Westlake Village, CA)

School: Cypress College (Cypress, CA)

Debut: April 30, 2003 (Age 23-168d, 18,253rd in major league history)
vs. TOR 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 8, 2015 (Age 35-146d)
vs. SFG 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2004 season

Agents: Boras Corporation • Previously: Alan Meersand

National Team: us USA (Pro,18U)

Full Name: Gerald Lee Laird

Nicknames: G-Money

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Relatives: Brother of Brandon Laird

2011 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.5

2452

597

.244

314

RBI

238

OBP

.305

SLG

.353

OPS

.658

OPS+

Summary of 38 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 9 go ahead

4 Tms
TEX	25
DET	11
ATL	1
STL	1

Platoon
vs RHP	24
vs LHP	14

Home/Road
Away	20
Home	18

Outs
1	16
2	12
0	10

14 Opps
ANA/LAA	7
KCR	6
MIN	5
CHW	4
TOR	4
PIT	2
SEA	2
HOU	2
BOS	1
LAD	1
TEX	1
CHC	1
CLE	1
BAL	1

37 Pitchers
David Purcey	2
Jason Bulger	1
Colby Lewis	1
Kris Benson	1
Chris Sale	1
Brian Duensing	1
David Riske	1
Kyle Davies	1
Jamie Moyer	1
Julio De Paula	1
Yasuhiko Yabuta	1
Cliff Politte	1
CC Sabathia	1
Jon Garland	1
Joe Saunders	1
Nick Blackburn	1
Rick White	1
Ron Mahay	1
Kelvim Escobar	1
Hiroki Kuroda	1
Mike Gallo	1
Agustín Montero	1
Gustavo Chacín	1
Tom Gorzelanny	1
Gavin Floyd	1
Bobby Korecky	1
Jorge De La Rosa	1
Ricky Romero	1
Vin Mazzaro	1
Rich Harden	1
Joel Piñeiro	1
Héctor Carrasco	1
Félix Doubront	1
Matt Guerrier	1
Shawn Camp	1
Ramón Ortiz	1
Cha-Seung Baek	1

14 Parks
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	13
Angel Stad (ANA)	4
Comerica Pk (DET)	3
Guaranteed (CHI)	3
KauffmanStad (KAN)	3
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	2
Target Field (MIN)	2
Metrodome (MIN)	2
Turner Fld (ATL)	1
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	1
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	1
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	1

Where Hit
7	18
78	14
8	3
89	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	13
3	9
1	6
7+	4
4	3
6	2
5	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	32
2·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	20
1--	9
12-	4
-2-	3
123	1
--3	1

62 RBI
RISP	9
0 on	20
1 on	13
2 on	4
3 on	1
Any on	18

Inning
2	4
3	2
4	9
5	4
6	5
7	4
8	4
9	5
Extra	1

1-3	6
4-6	18
7-end	14

RelScore
+4..	12
+3	1
+2	3
+1	3
Tied	7
-1	2
-2	2
-3	1
-4..	7

Ahead	19
Tied	7
Behind	12

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-1	7
0-0	6
1-0	6
3-2	4
1-1	4
2-1	3
2-0	3
0-2	2
2-2	2
1-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	37
RF	1

OrderPos
8th	16
9th	8
6th	6
7th	5
2nd	3

Leverage
High Lev	4
Medium Lev	13
Low Lev	21

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2003-09-27	TEX	@	ANA	Ramón Ortiz	tied 1-1	t 4	1	---	9,(2-2) CFFBFFFBX	1	7	2	0.124	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	2004-09-28	TEX		ANA	Kelvim Escobar	behind 0-8	b 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	2	0.011	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	2005-09-04	TEX	@	KCR	Shawn Camp	behind 6-17	t 9	0	1--	3,(1-1) FBX	2	9	9	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); M. DeRosa Scores
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	2006-04-12	TEX	@	LAA	Héctor Carrasco	ahead 9-2	t 8	1	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	8	2	0.003	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
5	5	2	1	2006-05-20	TEX	@	HOU	Mike Gallo	ahead 5-0	t 9	0	---	6,(3-2) .FBFBBX	1	8	2	0.004	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
6	6	3	1	2006-06-04	TEX	@	CHW	Cliff Politte	ahead 6-2	t 8	1	---	3,(0-2) CCX	1	9	2	0.023	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
7	7	4	2	2006-06-04	TEX	@	CHW	Agustín Montero	ahead 9-2	t 9	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	9	2	0.001	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
8	8	5	1	2006-07-29	TEX		KCR	Jorge De La Rosa	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	2	0.099	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
9	9	6	1	2006-08-12	TEX		SEA	Jamie Moyer	ahead 4-0	b 6	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.027	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
10	10	7	1	2006-08-30	TEX		BAL	Kris Benson	behind 1-4	b 3	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	9	2	0.087	31%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2007-04-28	TEX	@	TOR	Gustavo Chacín	ahead 3-1	t 6	1	---	7,(3-2) BBCCBFX	1	9	2	0.090	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
12	12	2	1	2007-05-21	TEX		MIN	Julio De Paula	ahead 6-2	b 5	2	123	2,(0-1) FX	4	8	2	0.061	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); S. Sosa Scores; F. Catalanotto Scores; I. Kinsler Scores
13	13	3	1	2007-05-31	TEX	@	SEA	Cha-Seung Baek	behind 2-7	t 4	1	12-	2,(0-1) SX	3	8	2	0.140	25%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); F. Catalanotto Scores; I. Kinsler Scores
14	14	4	1	2007-06-14	TEX	@	PIT	Tom Gorzelanny	ahead 2-0	t 7	1	12-	6,(3-2) BSBF*B>X	3	6	2	0.126	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Young Scores; M. Byrd Scores
15	15	5	1	2007-06-23	TEX		HOU	Rick White	ahead 3-2	b 8	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	2	0.074	93%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
16	16	6	1	2007-07-19	TEX		CLE	CC Sabathia	behind 0-4	b 2	2	-2-	4,(2-1) BSBX	2	7	2	0.132	31%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. Wilkerson Scores
17	17	7	1	2007-08-14	TEX		KCR	David Riske	behind 2-3	b 6	0	12-	2,(1-0) .BX	3	7	2	0.278	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); J. Botts Scores; N. Cruz Scores
18	18	8	1	2007-08-28	TEX		CHW	Gavin Floyd	behind 1-3	b 4	2	-2-	3,(1-1) BSX	2	8	2	0.215	51%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Botts Scores
19	19	9	1	2007-09-26	TEX		LAA	Joe Saunders	ahead 5-0	b 4	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	2	0.027	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	2008-04-06	TEX	@	LAA	Jon Garland	ahead 2-1	t 4	1	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	8	2	0.204	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); F. Catalanotto Scores; B. Broussard Scores
21	21	2	2	2008-04-06	TEX	@	LAA	Jason Bulger	ahead 8-4	t 9	2	--3	2,(0-1) CX	2	8	2	0.014	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); D. Murphy Scores
22	22	3	1	2008-04-30	TEX		KCR	Yasuhiko Yabuta	ahead 9-6	b 7	2	-2-	4,(2-1) BBCX	2	8	2	0.047	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); C. Shelton Scores
23	23	4	1	2008-05-21	TEX	@	MIN	Bobby Korecky	ahead 9-1	t 9	2	---	5,(1-2) CSBFX	1	6	2	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
24	24	5	1	2008-08-03	TEX		TOR	David Purcey	behind 0-4	b 4	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	2	2	0.133	32%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); I. Kinsler Scores
25	25	6	2	2008-08-03	TEX		TOR	David Purcey	behind 3-4	b 5	2	1--	3,(0-2) CSX	2	2	2	0.285	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); T. Metcalf Scores
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	2009-04-25	DET	@	KCR	Kyle Davies	tied 0-0	t 2	1	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	6	2	0.176	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Guillén Scores
27	27	2	1	2009-05-25	DET	@	KCR	Ron Mahay	ahead 7-0	t 7	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	8	2	0.007	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. Inge Scores
28	28	3	1	2009-06-24	DET		CHC	Rich Harden	tied 1-1	b 5	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	8	2	0.143	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
29	29	4	1	2009-07-03	DET	@	MIN	Brian Duensing	ahead 6-1	t 4	1	---	2,(0-1) TX	1	8	2	0.033	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	2010-04-30	DET		LAA	Joel Piñeiro	behind 2-4	b 4	0	1--	2,(1-0) B1X	2	7	2	0.204	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. Inge Scores
31	31	2	1	2010-06-28	DET	@	MIN	Matt Guerrier	ahead 6-5	t 8	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	2	0.128	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
32	32	3	1	2010-07-21	DET		TEX	Colby Lewis	tied 0-0	b 2	1	1--	2,(1-0) 1BX	2	8	2	0.180	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Guillén Scores
33	33	4	1	2010-08-26	DET	@	TOR	Ricky Romero	ahead 4-0	t 4	2	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	9	2	0.077	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Wells Scores/unER; G. Laird Scores/unER
34	34	5	1	2010-09-02	DET	@	MIN	Nick Blackburn	tied 9-9	t 13	1	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	8	2	0.383	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
35	35	1	1	2011-08-24	STL		LAD	Hiroki Kuroda	behind 1-9	b 7	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	7	2	0.009	2%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); S. Schumaker Scores
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
36	36	1	1	2012-04-15	DET	@	CHW	Chris Sale	tied 0-0	t 3	0	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	9	2	0.112	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
37	37	2	1	2012-05-28	DET	@	BOS	Félix Doubront	behind 1-5	t 5	2	---	7,(3-2) LFFBBBX	1	8	2	0.050	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
38	38	1	1	2013-06-05	ATL		PIT	Vin Mazzaro	ahead 2-0	b 6	1	---	9,(2-2) LCBFFBFFX	1	6	2	0.069	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)