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.

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	MIN		NYY	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
2	2	Apr 5	MIN		NYY	W,12-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
3	3	Apr 6	MIN		NYY	W,7-1	GS	27	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
4	4	Apr 7	MIN		BAL	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
5	5	Apr 8	MIN		BAL	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
6	6	Apr 9	MIN		BAL	L,1-8	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
7	7	Apr 11	MIN	@	DET	W,14-0	GS	28	7.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
8	8	Apr 13	MIN	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
9	9	Apr 14	MIN	@	NYY	L,5-8	CG	41	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
10	10	Apr 16	MIN	@	NYY	W,9-4	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
11	11	Apr 18	MIN		DET	W,9-8	CG	46	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
12	12	Apr 19	MIN		DET	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
13	13	Apr 20	MIN		DET	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
14	14	Apr 21	MIN	@	BAL	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
15	15	Apr 22	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-4	CG	39	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
16	16	Apr 23	MIN	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
17	17	Apr 24	MIN	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	40	8.2	1	1	1	3	0	3B
18	18	Apr 25	MIN	@	MIL	L,4-10	CG	40	8.0	1	2	0	3	2	3B
19	20 (1)	Apr 28	MIN		CLE	L,7-9	CG	39	9.0	2	0	2	4	0	3B
20	21	Apr 29	MIN		CLE	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
21	22	Apr 30	MIN		CLE	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	23	May 1	MIN		BOS	L,6-13	GS	43	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
23	24	May 2	MIN		BOS	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
24	25	May 3	MIN		MIL	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
25	26	May 4	MIN		MIL	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
26	27	May 5	MIN	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	48	12.0	4	2	0	6	0	3B
27	28	May 7 (1)	MIN	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
28	29	May 7 (2)	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-12	CG	46	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
29	30	May 8	MIN	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
30	31	May 9	MIN	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	3B
31	32	May 12	MIN		TOR	W,6-5	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
32	33	May 13	MIN		TOR	W,10-8	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
33	34	May 14	MIN		TOR	W,13-1	GS	25	7.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
34	35	May 15	MIN		KCR	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
35	36	May 16	MIN		KCR	L,1-8	CG	41	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
36	37	May 17	MIN		KCR	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	3	4	0	7	0	3B
37	38	May 18	MIN	@	TEX	L,5-6	CG	51	10.2	0	4	0	4	0	3B
38	39	May 19	MIN	@	TEX	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
39	40	May 20	MIN	@	TEX	W,19-3	GS	31	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
40	41	May 21	MIN	@	TEX	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
41	42	May 22	MIN	@	TOR	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
42	43	May 23	MIN	@	TOR	L,1-2	CG	31	8.2	1	2	0	3	0	3B
43	44	May 24	MIN	@	TOR	W,10-4	GS	33	8.0	4	3	0	7	2	3B
44	45	May 26	MIN		TEX	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
45	47 (1)	May 28	MIN		TEX	L,6-8	CG	44	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
46	48	May 29	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-7	GS	38	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	1B 3B
47	49	May 30	MIN	@	KCR	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
48	50	May 31	MIN	@	KCR	W,7-1	CG	20	5.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	51	Jun 2	MIN	@	CHW	W,8-0	GS	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
50	52	Jun 3 (1)	MIN	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
51	53	Jun 3 (2)	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
52	54	Jun 4	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
53	55	Jun 5	MIN	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
54	56	Jun 6	MIN	@	OAK	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
55	57	Jun 7	MIN	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
56	58	Jun 9	MIN		CHW	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
57	59	Jun 10	MIN		CHW	W,11-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	1	3B
58	60	Jun 11	MIN		CHW	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
59	61	Jun 13	MIN		SEA	W,4-3	CG	47	11.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
60	62	Jun 14	MIN		SEA	W,10-8	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
61	63	Jun 15	MIN		SEA	L,5-9	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
62	64	Jun 16	MIN		MIL	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
63	65	Jun 17	MIN		MIL	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
64	66	Jun 18	MIN		MIL	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
65	67	Jun 19	MIN		MIL	L,8-11	CG	48	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
66	68	Jun 20	MIN	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
67	69	Jun 21	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
68	70	Jun 22	MIN	@	CLE	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
69	71	Jun 23	MIN	@	BOS	W,10-0	CG	34	9.0	1	6	1	8	1	3B
70	72	Jun 24 (1)	MIN	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	41	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
71	73	Jun 24 (2)	MIN	@	BOS	L,2-11	GS	40	7.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
72	74	Jun 25	MIN	@	BOS	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
73	75	Jun 26	MIN		OAK	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
74	76	Jun 27	MIN		OAK	W,11-5	CG	45	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
75	77	Jun 28	MIN		OAK	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
76	78	Jun 29	MIN		CAL	L,3-10	GS	36	7.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
77	79	Jun 30	MIN		CAL	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
78	80	Jul 1	MIN		CAL	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	3B
79	81	Jul 2	MIN		CAL	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
80	82	Jul 4	MIN	@	SEA	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
81	83	Jul 5	MIN	@	SEA	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
82	84	Jul 6	MIN	@	SEA	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
83	85	Jul 7	MIN	@	CAL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
84	86	Jul 8	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
85	87	Jul 9	MIN	@	CAL	L,3-9	CG	43	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
86	88	Jul 13	MIN		BOS	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
87	89	Jul 14	MIN		BOS	L,0-5	CG	42	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
88	90	Jul 15	MIN		BOS	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
89	91	Jul 16	MIN		BOS	W,4-3	CG	45	11.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
90	92	Jul 17	MIN		CLE	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
91	93	Jul 18	MIN		CLE	W,5-4	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
92	94	Jul 19	MIN		CLE	L,1-10	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
93	98 (3)	Jul 25	MIN		BAL	W,9-3	GS	23	6.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
94	99	Jul 26	MIN		BAL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
95	100	Jul 27	MIN		BAL	W,10-6	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
96	101	Jul 28 (1)	MIN	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
97	103 (1)	Jul 29	MIN	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	37	9.1	0	5	0	5	0	3B
98	104	Jul 30	MIN	@	DET	W,14-3	GS	30	7.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
99	105	Aug 1	MIN	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
100	106	Aug 2 (1)	MIN	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
101	108 (1)	Aug 3	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-8	CG	43	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
102	109	Aug 4	MIN		KCR	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
103	110	Aug 5	MIN		KCR	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
104	111	Aug 6	MIN		KCR	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
105	112	Aug 7	MIN	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
106	114 (1)	Aug 9	MIN	@	BAL	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
107	115	Aug 11	MIN		NYY	L,3-11	CG	47	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
108	116	Aug 12	MIN		NYY	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
109	117	Aug 13	MIN		NYY	L,7-9	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
110	118	Aug 14	MIN	@	CAL	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
111	119	Aug 15	MIN	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
112	120	Aug 16	MIN	@	CAL	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
113	121	Aug 18	MIN	@	OAK	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
114	122	Aug 19	MIN	@	OAK	L,4-5	CG	38	9.1	1	3	0	4	0	3B
115	123	Aug 20	MIN	@	OAK	L,0-5	CG	32	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
116	124	Aug 22	MIN		CHW	L,2-10	CG	48	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
117	125	Aug 23	MIN		CHW	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
118	150 (24)	Sep 18	MIN		CAL	L,3-6	GS	33	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
119	155 (4)	Sep 23	MIN		OAK	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
120	156	Sep 24	MIN		OAK	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
121	157	Sep 25	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-10	GS	27	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
122	158	Sep 26	MIN	@	CHW	W,7-1	GS	22	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
123	159	Sep 27	MIN	@	CHW	W,6-1	GS	11	3.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
124	160	Sep 29	MIN	@	SEA	W,10-7	GF	27	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
125	161	Sep 30	MIN	@	SEA	L,1-2	CG	36	9.2	0	1	0	1	0	3B
126	162	Oct 1	MIN	@	SEA	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
							127gm		1070.1	115	253	10	378	24