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Gary Geiger
Full name Gary Merle Geiger Born April 4, 1937, Sand Ridge, Illinois Died April 24, 1996, Murphysboro, Illinois Buried at Pleasant Grove Memorial Park, Murphysboro, Illinois First Game: April 15, 1958 ; Final Game: July 10, 1970 Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 168 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1958 CLE A Daily Splits 91 195 28 45 3 1 1 6 27 0 43 3 2 2 0 3 1 2 2 .231 .330 .272 -0.5 1958 CLE A
1959 BOS A Daily Splits 120 335 45 82 10 4 11 48 21 0 55 0 3 1 0 11 5 9 3 .245 .289 .397 -1.5 1959 BOS A
1960 BOS A Daily Splits 77 245 32 74 13 3 9 33 23 0 38 3 2 0 0 3 7 2 2 .302 .369 .490 1.1 1960 BOS A
1961 BOS A Daily Splits 140 499 82 116 21 6 18 64 87 4 91 4 6 3 0 9 7 16 4 .232 .349 .407 0.2 1961 BOS A
1962 BOS A Daily Splits 131 466 67 116 18 4 16 54 67 3 66 2 5 3 0 10 5 18 11 .249 .344 .408 -0.4 1962 BOS A
1963 BOS A Daily Splits 121 399 67 105 13 5 16 44 36 2 63 3 0 2 0 5 5 9 4 .263 .327 .441 1.0 1963 BOS A
1964 BOS A Daily Splits 5 13 3 5 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .467 .538 0.1 1964 BOS A
1965 BOS A Daily Splits 24 45 5 9 3 0 1 2 13 1 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 .200 .379 .333 0.1 1965 BOS A
1966 ATL N Daily Splits 78 126 23 33 5 3 4 10 21 1 29 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 .262 .367 .444 0.2 1966 ATL N
1967 ATL N Daily Splits 69 117 17 19 1 1 1 5 20 0 35 0 3 0 0 3 2 1 1 .162 .285 .214 -1.2 1967 ATL N
1969 HOU N Daily Splits 93 125 19 28 4 1 0 16 24 2 34 1 5 1 0 1 1 2 1 .224 .351 .272 -0.3 1969 HOU N
1970 HOU N Daily Splits 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 0.0 1970 HOU N
Total NL ( 4 Years) 245 372 59 81 10 5 5 31 65 3 98 2 9 3 0 6 4 3 3 .218 .335 .312 -1.3 Total NL
Total AL ( 8 Years) 709 2197 329 552 81 24 72 252 276 10 368 15 18 11 0 43 30 59 26 .251 .337 .408 0.1 Total AL
Total (12 Years) Splits 954 2569 388 633 91 29 77 283 341 13 466 17 27 14 0 49 34 62 29 .246 .337 .394 -1.2 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1958 CLE A Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 9 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 - 0.0 1958 CLE A
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1958 CLE A Daily Splits OF 53 40 37 395 133 3 2 2 0 .986 1 45 7
1958 CLE A CF 45 35 32 345.2 122 3 1 2 0 .992
1958 CLE A RF 7 5 5 46.1 8 0 1 0 0 .889
1958 CLE A 3B 2 2 0 8 0 3 2 0 0 .600
1958 CLE A P 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
1958 CLE A LF 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 BOS A Daily Splits OF 95 76 57 695.1 173 5 2 1 0 .989 47 61 1
1959 BOS A CF 61 58 40 474 128 4 2 1 0 .985
1959 BOS A LF 47 18 17 219.1 52 1 0 0 0 1.000
1959 BOS A RF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1960 BOS A Daily Splits OF 66 63 54 553 121 9 0 1 0 1.000 5 7 59
1960 BOS A RF 59 57 48 488 100 6 0 1 0 1.000
1960 BOS A CF 7 6 6 55 12 1 0 0 0 1.000
1960 BOS A LF 5 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1961 BOS A Daily Splits OF 137 130 125 1152.2 324 12 4 1 0 .988 0 137 0
1961 BOS A CF 137 130 125 1152.2 318 12 4 1 0 .988
1962 BOS A Daily Splits OF 129 120 114 1078 287 8 4 1 0 .987 0 129 0
1962 BOS A CF 129 120 114 1078 289 9 4 1 0 .987
1963 BOS A Daily Splits OF 95 89 85 796.2 234 11 4 1 0 .984 2 89 4
1963 BOS A CF 89 86 82 767.1 229 9 3 1 0 .988
1963 BOS A 1B 6 1 1 16.1 12 2 1 1 0 .933
1963 BOS A RF 4 3 3 25 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 BOS A LF 2 0 0 4.1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 BOS A Daily Splits OF 4 3 1 27 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 3
1964 BOS A RF 3 3 1 20 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 BOS A CF 1 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 BOS A Daily Splits OF 16 10 9 117.2 32 0 1 0 0 .970 5 11 0
1965 BOS A CF 11 9 8 95.2 29 0 1 0 0 .967
1965 BOS A LF 5 1 1 22 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 ATL N Daily Splits OF 49 24 18 276.1 49 5 1 1 0 .982 5 33 14
1966 ATL N CF 33 18 16 195.2 35 4 1 0 0 .975
1966 ATL N RF 14 3 2 58.2 11 1 0 1 0 1.000
1966 ATL N LF 5 3 0 22 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 ATL N Daily Splits OF 38 23 20 241.1 47 2 1 0 0 .980 7 25 7
1967 ATL N CF 25 12 10 136.2 34 1 0 0 0 1.000
1967 ATL N LF 7 7 6 60.2 11 1 1 0 0 .923
1967 ATL N RF 7 4 4 44 6 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 HOU N Daily Splits OF 65 25 22 301.1 57 3 2 0 0 .968 47 6 14
1969 HOU N LF 47 14 12 183.1 38 3 2 0 0 .953
1969 HOU N RF 14 11 10 102 15 1 0 0 0 1.000
1969 HOU N CF 6 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 -
1970 HOU N Daily Splits OF 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 0
1970 HOU N LF 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total (12 Years) Splits OF 749 603 542 5639.1 1464 58 21 8 0 .986 121 544 109
Total (11 Years) CF 544 474 433 4323.2 1199 43 16 6 0 .987
Total ( 9 Years) LF 121 43 36 529.2 112 5 3 0 0 .975
Total ( 8 Years) RF 109 86 73 786 147 8 1 2 0 .994
Total ( 1 Year ) 1B 6 1 1 16.1 12 2 1 1 0 .933
Total ( 1 Year ) 3B 2 2 0 8 0 3 2 0 0 .600
Total ( 1 Year ) P 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1954).
Selected by Cleveland Indians from St. Louis Cardinals in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 2, 1957 ).
Traded by Cleveland Indians with Vic Wertz to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Jim
Piersall (December 2, 1958 ).
Selected by Atlanta Braves from Boston Red Sox in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 29, 1965 ).
Released by Atlanta Braves (February 14, 1968 ).
Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (April 6, 1968 ).
Selected by Houston Astros from St. Louis Cardinals in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 2, 1968 ).
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