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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.

1952 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1952 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	7 (6)	Apr 20	BOS		WSH	W,6-3	GF	9	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
2	8	Apr 21	BOS		WSH	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	43 (34)	Jun 4	BOS		CLE	W,13-11	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
4	44	Jun 5	BOS		CLE	L,0-5	CG	43	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
5	45	Jun 6	BOS		DET	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
6	46	Jun 7	BOS		DET	W,11-9	CG	48	9.0	6	1	1	8	1	1B
7	47	Jun 8 (1)	BOS		DET	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
8	54 (6)	Jun 15 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-7	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	1B
9	55	Jun 15 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
10	56	Jun 17	BOS	@	SLB	L,1-3	CG	0	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
11	57	Jun 18	BOS	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
12	58	Jun 19	BOS	@	SLB	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	1B
13	59	Jun 20	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
14	60	Jun 21	BOS	@	CLE	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
15	68 (7)	Jun 30	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-3	GF	31	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	69	Jul 1	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	5	0	1	6	1	1B
17	70	Jul 2	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
18	71	Jul 3	BOS	@	PHA	L,3-4	CG	42	8.2	7	2	0	9	1	1B
19	72	Jul 4 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	W,10-5	CG	36	9.0	14	1	0	15	2	1B
20	73	Jul 4 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	7	3	0	10	2	1B
21	74	Jul 5	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	41	8.0	9	1	1	11	1	1B
22	75	Jul 6	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
23	76	Jul 11 (1)	BOS		DET	W,16-6	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
24	77	Jul 11 (2)	BOS		DET	W,5-3	CG	32	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
25	78	Jul 12	BOS		DET	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
26	79	Jul 13 (1)	BOS		SLB	W,8-5	CG	39	10.0	13	0	1	14	2	1B
27	80	Jul 13 (2)	BOS		SLB	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
28	81	Jul 14	BOS		SLB	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
29	82	Jul 15	BOS		CHW	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
30	83	Jul 16	BOS		CHW	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
31	84	Jul 17	BOS		CHW	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
32	85	Jul 18	BOS		CLE	W,9-2	CG	39	9.0	10	2	0	12	3	1B
33	86	Jul 19	BOS		CLE	L,0-4	CG	42	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
34	87	Jul 20	BOS		CLE	W,8-7	CG	56	12.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
35	88	Jul 22	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	54	13.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
36	89	Jul 23	BOS	@	CHW	W,10-4	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
37	90	Jul 24	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
38	91	Jul 25	BOS	@	SLB	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
39	92	Jul 26	BOS	@	SLB	L,2-7	CG	42	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
40	93	Jul 27 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	L,1-8	CG	42	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
41	94	Jul 27 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	9	3	0	12	2	1B
42	95	Jul 29	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
43	96	Jul 30	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
44	97	Jul 31	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-8	CG	42	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	98	Aug 1	BOS	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
46	99	Aug 2	BOS	@	DET	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
47	100	Aug 3	BOS	@	DET	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
48	101	Aug 5	BOS	@	PHA	L,3-5	CG	40	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
49	102	Aug 7 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	11	0	1	12	0	1B
50	103	Aug 7 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	W,8-4	CG	43	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
51	104	Aug 9	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	41	10.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
52	105	Aug 11	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-7	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
53	106	Aug 12	BOS		PHA	L,3-4	CG	53	13.0	15	2	0	17	2	1B
54	107	Aug 13	BOS		PHA	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	15	1	0	16	2	1B
55	108	Aug 14 (1)	BOS		PHA	W,5-4	CG	50	13.0	11	1	0	12	4	1B
56	109	Aug 14 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
57	110	Aug 15	BOS		NYY	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
58	111	Aug 16	BOS		NYY	L,4-5	CG	26	6.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
59	112	Aug 17	BOS		NYY	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
60	113	Aug 18	BOS		NYY	L,2-4	CG	43	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
61	114	Aug 19	BOS		CLE	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	8	1	1	10	3	1B
62	115	Aug 20	BOS		CLE	L,8-18	CG	52	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
63	116	Aug 21	BOS		CLE	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	12	2	0	14	2	1B
64	117	Aug 22	BOS		CHW	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
65	118	Aug 23	BOS		CHW	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
66	119	Aug 24 (1)	BOS		SLB	W,2-1	CG	35	10.0	10	3	0	13	1	1B
67	120	Aug 24 (2)	BOS		SLB	W,12-1	CG	34	9.0	17	0	0	17	0	1B
68	121	Aug 26	BOS		DET	W,11-3	CG	35	9.0	15	1	0	16	1	1B
69	122	Aug 27	BOS		DET	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
70	123	Aug 28	BOS	@	PHA	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
71	124	Aug 29 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
72	125	Aug 29 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
73	126	Aug 31 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	W,11-1	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
74	127	Aug 31 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	8	1	0	9	4	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	128	Sep 1	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
76	129	Sep 2 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
77	130	Sep 2 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
78	131	Sep 3	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-9	CG	43	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
79	134 (2)	Sep 6 (1)	BOS		PHA	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
80	135	Sep 6 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,10-2	CG	40	9.0	9	0	1	10	1	1B
81	136	Sep 7	BOS		PHA	W,12-5	CG	42	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
82	137	Sep 9	BOS	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	43	10.1	12	0	0	12	3	1B
83	138	Sep 10	BOS	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
84	139	Sep 11	BOS	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	6	1	1	8	2	1B
85	140	Sep 12	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
86	141	Sep 13	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
87	142	Sep 14	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	71	16.2	14	1	0	15	3	1B
88	143	Sep 15	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	9	1	1	11	0	1B
89	144	Sep 16	BOS	@	SLB	W,11-7	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
90	145	Sep 17	BOS	@	SLB	L,4-10	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
91	146	Sep 19	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
92	147	Sep 20	BOS	@	WSH	L,6-10	CG	45	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
93	148	Sep 21	BOS	@	WSH	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	5	4	0	9	0	1B
94	149	Sep 24 (1)	BOS		NYY	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
95	150	Sep 24 (2)	BOS		NYY	L,6-8	CG	45	9.0	8	0	1	9	2	1B
96	151	Sep 25	BOS		NYY	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
97	152	Sep 26	BOS		WSH	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
98	153	Sep 27	BOS		WSH	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
99	154	Sep 28	BOS		WSH	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
							99gm		852.2	877	67	12	956	104