Gary Gaetti
Gary Joseph Gaetti
Born: August 19, 1958
Centralia, IL USA
Primary Position: 3B
All Position(s) Played: P, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
College: Lincoln Land Community College, Northwest Missouri State University
Career: 1981-2000
Draft: Round 4 (1978 January Amateur Draft, St. Louis Cardinals)
Draft: Round 3 (1978 June Secondary Draft, Chicago White Sox)
Draft: Round 1 (1979 June Secondary Draft, Minnesota Twins)
School: Lincoln Land CC
Northwest Missouri State
Minor League Statistics
Gary Gaetti compiled a career batting average of .255 with 360 home runs and 1341 RBI in his 2507-game career with the Minnesota Twins, California Angels, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox. He began playing during the 1981 season and last took the field during the 2000 campaign.
 Minnesota Twins |
 California Angels |
 Kansas City Royals |
 St. Louis Cardinals |
 Chicago Cubs |
 Boston Red Sox |
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1998 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1999 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 9 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .192 | .192 | .423 | .615 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 145 | 565 | 508 | 59 | 117 | 25 | 4 | 25 | 84 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 107 | .230 | .280 | .443 | .723 | 225 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 2 |
| 1983 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 157 | 650 | 584 | 81 | 143 | 30 | 3 | 21 | 78 | 7 | 1 | 54 | 121 | .245 | .309 | .414 | .724 | 242 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 1984 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 162 | 644 | 588 | 55 | 154 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 65 | 11 | 5 | 44 | 81 | .262 | .315 | .350 | .665 | 206 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 1985 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 160 | 608 | 560 | 71 | 138 | 31 | 0 | 20 | 63 | 13 | 5 | 37 | 89 | .246 | .301 | .409 | .710 | 229 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1986 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 157 | 661 | 596 | 91 | 171 | 34 | 1 | 34 | 108 | 14 | 15 | 52 | 108 | .287 | .347 | .518 | .865 | 309 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 1987 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 154 | 628 | 584 | 95 | 150 | 36 | 2 | 31 | 109 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 92 | .257 | .303 | .485 | .788 | 283 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 1988 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 133 | 516 | 468 | 66 | 141 | 29 | 2 | 28 | 88 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 85 | .301 | .353 | .551 | .905 | 258 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 1989 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 130 | 536 | 498 | 63 | 125 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 75 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 87 | .251 | .286 | .404 | .690 | 201 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| 1990 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 154 | 625 | 577 | 61 | 132 | 27 | 5 | 16 | 85 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 101 | .229 | .274 | .376 | .650 | 217 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 1991 | AL | California Angels | 152 | 634 | 586 | 58 | 144 | 22 | 1 | 18 | 66 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 104 | .246 | .293 | .379 | .672 | 222 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 1992 | AL | California Angels | 130 | 486 | 456 | 41 | 103 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 79 | .226 | .267 | .342 | .610 | 156 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1993 | AL | California Angels | 20 | 56 | 50 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .180 | .250 | .220 | .470 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 82 | 313 | 281 | 37 | 72 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 75 | .256 | .309 | .477 | .786 | 134 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 90 | 352 | 327 | 53 | 94 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 63 | .287 | .328 | .462 | .789 | 151 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 1995 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 137 | 578 | 514 | 76 | 134 | 27 | 0 | 35 | 96 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 91 | .261 | .329 | .518 | .846 | 266 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 1996 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 141 | 574 | 522 | 71 | 143 | 27 | 4 | 23 | 80 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 97 | .274 | .326 | .473 | .799 | 247 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 1997 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 148 | 554 | 502 | 63 | 126 | 24 | 1 | 17 | 69 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 88 | .251 | .305 | .404 | .710 | 203 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 1998 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 91 | 345 | 306 | 39 | 81 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 39 | .265 | .339 | .454 | .793 | 139 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1998 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 37 | 147 | 128 | 21 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 23 | .320 | .397 | .594 | .991 | 76 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 113 | 308 | 280 | 22 | 57 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 51 | .204 | .260 | .339 | .599 | 95 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 5 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 2507 | 9817 | 8951 | 1130 | 2280 | 443 | 39 | 360 | 1341 | 96 | 65 | 634 | 1602 | .255 | .308 | .434 | .741 | 3881 | 236 | 96 | 32 | 104 | 57 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3B | 8 | 7 | 58.7 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.375 | 2.750 |
| 1982 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3B | 142 | 138 | 1223.0 | 106 | 286 | 15 | 35 | .963 | 2.885 | 2.761 |
| 1982 | AL | Minnesota Twins | SS | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .714 | 2.500 | 2.500 |
| 1983 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3B | 154 | 154 | 1356.0 | 131 | 360 | 17 | 46 | .967 | 3.259 | 3.188 |
| 1983 | AL | Minnesota Twins | SS | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | .333 |
| 1984 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3B | 154 | 153 | 1359.7 | 142 | 334 | 20 | 26 | .960 | 3.151 | 3.091 |
| 1984 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 8 | 8 | 67.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.552 | 2.375 |
| 1984 | AL | Minnesota Twins | SS | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .750 | 6.750 | 1.500 |
| 1985 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3B | 156 | 143 | 1276.3 | 146 | 316 | 18 | 31 | .963 | 3.258 | 2.962 |
| 1985 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 4 | 4 | 29.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.103 | 2.500 |
| 1985 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 1B | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 6.000 |
| 1986 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3B | 156 | 154 | 1352.7 | 118 | 334 | 21 | 36 | .956 | 3.007 | 2.897 |
| 1986 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 2.000 |
| 1986 | AL | Minnesota Twins | SS | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | .500 |
| 1986 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1987 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3B | 150 | 149 | 1293.3 | 134 | 261 | 11 | 28 | .973 | 2.749 | 2.633 |
| 1988 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3B | 115 | 115 | 975.3 | 105 | 189 | 7 | 24 | .977 | 2.713 | 2.557 |
| 1988 | AL | Minnesota Twins | SS | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
| 1989 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3B | 125 | 123 | 1056.3 | 104 | 251 | 10 | 23 | .973 | 3.025 | 2.840 |
| 1989 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 1B | 2 | 2 | 14.0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.357 | 6.500 |
| 1990 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3B | 151 | 150 | 1292.0 | 102 | 318 | 18 | 36 | .959 | 2.926 | 2.781 |
| 1990 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 1B | 2 | 1 | 15.7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.213 | 11.500 |
| 1990 | AL | Minnesota Twins | SS | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | .500 |
| 1991 | AL | California Angels | 3B | 152 | 151 | 1339.7 | 111 | 353 | 17 | 39 | .965 | 3.117 | 3.053 |
| 1992 | AL | California Angels | 3B | 67 | 63 | 563.3 | 52 | 163 | 17 | 18 | .927 | 3.435 | 3.209 |
| 1992 | AL | California Angels | 1B | 44 | 40 | 368.7 | 371 | 33 | 5 | 35 | .988 | 9.863 | 9.182 |
| 1993 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 72 | 65 | 576.7 | 50 | 136 | 5 | 15 | .974 | 2.903 | 2.583 |
| 1993 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 18 | 10 | 100.3 | 97 | 10 | 1 | 11 | .991 | 9.598 | 5.944 |
| 1993 | AL | California Angels | 1B | 6 | 5 | 39.0 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 6.500 |
| 1993 | AL | California Angels | 3B | 7 | 1 | 23.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .857 | 2.348 | .857 |
| 1994 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 85 | 80 | 708.3 | 61 | 162 | 4 | 15 | .982 | 2.833 | 2.624 |
| 1994 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 9 | 5 | 48.0 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 7.875 | 4.667 |
| 1995 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 123 | 118 | 1047.7 | 90 | 218 | 15 | 21 | .954 | 2.646 | 2.504 |
| 1995 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 11 | 10 | 75.3 | 92 | 10 | 1 | 10 | .990 | 12.186 | 9.273 |
| 1996 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 133 | 130 | 1104.0 | 63 | 224 | 9 | 16 | .970 | 2.340 | 2.158 |
| 1996 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 14 | 9 | 86.3 | 85 | 7 | 1 | 6 | .989 | 9.591 | 6.571 |
| 1997 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 132 | 127 | 1075.3 | 72 | 243 | 7 | 24 | .978 | 2.636 | 2.386 |
| 1997 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 20 | 4 | 68.0 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 8.868 | 3.350 |
| 1997 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1998 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 83 | 78 | 676.0 | 47 | 153 | 3 | 15 | .985 | 2.663 | 2.410 |
| 1998 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 36 | 34 | 295.3 | 24 | 68 | 2 | 2 | .979 | 2.804 | 2.556 |
| 1998 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 3 | 1 | 9.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 15.000 | 5.000 |
| 1998 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1998 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1998 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1999 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 81 | 65 | 574.7 | 35 | 140 | 7 | 8 | .962 | 2.741 | 2.160 |
| 1999 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 8 | 5 | 43.0 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 6 | .957 | 9.419 | 5.625 |
| 1999 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| 1999 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 2453 | 2306 | 20249.0 | 2607 | 4623 | 237 | 548 | .968 | 3.213 | 2.947 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALCS | 5 | 23 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .300 | .348 | .650 | .998 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | AL | Minnesota Twins | WS | 7 | 30 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .259 | .333 | .519 | .852 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .091 | .091 | .364 | .455 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 7 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .292 | .320 | .417 | .737 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLDS1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25 | 101 | 93 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 20 | .237 | .280 | .452 | .732 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALCS | 3B | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.068 | 3.000 |
| 1987 | AL | Minnesota Twins | WS | 3B | 7 | 7 | 60.0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.150 | 3.000 |
| 1996 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS2 | 3B | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.440 | 1.333 |
| 1996 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 3B | 7 | 7 | 55.0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.782 | 2.429 |
| 1998 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLDS1 | 3B | 3 | 3 | 26.3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 2.734 | 2.667 |
| Totals | 25 | 25 | 210.3 | 21 | 44 | 1 | 4 | .985 | 2.781 | 2.600 |
Awards
1986 - AL Gold Glove 3B
1987 - AL ALCS MVP
1987 - AL Gold Glove 3B
1988 - AL Gold Glove 3B
1989 - AL Gold Glove 3B
1995 - AL Silver Slugger 3B
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