Gary Geiger Notable

b. April 4, 1937 · Cleveland Indians 1958, Boston Red Sox 1959–1965, Atlanta Braves 1966–1967, Houston Astros 1969–1970

Gary Geiger played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1958 and closing with the Houston Astros in 1970. His longest stay was with the Boston Red Sox, from 1959 to 1965.

Across 954 games he batted .246, with 633 hits and 388 runs. He finished with 77 home runs, 91 doubles and 62 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 9.00 earned run average, pitching 2 innings in 1 game. He struck out 2.

He played 749 games in the outfield, with 1,464 putouts and 21 errors.

He was born in Sand Ridge, IL, USA on April 4, 1937, and died on April 24, 1996. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1958	CLE	91	195	28	45	3	1	1	6	27	43	2	.231
1959	BOS	120	335	45	82	10	4	11	48	21	55	9	.245
1960	BOS	77	245	32	74	13	3	9	33	23	38	2	.302
1961	BOS	140	499	82	116	21	6	18	64	87	91	16	.232
1962	BOS	131	466	67	116	18	4	16	54	67	66	18	.249
1963	BOS	121	399	67	105	13	5	16	44	36	63	9	.263
1964	BOS	5	13	3	5	0	1	0	1	2	2	0	.385
1965	BOS	24	45	5	9	3	0	1	2	13	10	3	.200
1966	ATL	78	126	23	33	5	3	4	10	21	29	0	.262
1967	ATL	69	117	17	19	1	1	1	5	20	35	1	.162
1969	HOU	93	125	19	28	4	1	0	16	24	34	2	.224
1970	HOU	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Career	—	954	2569	388	633	91	29	77	283	341	466	62	.246

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1958	CLE	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	2	2	1	2	9.00
Career	—	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	2	2	1	2	9.00

On this day & linked events

1937

Born April 4, 1937

Sand Ridge, IL, USA

1996

Died April 24, 1996

1958

Major-league debut: Gary Geiger

Gary Geiger made a major-league debut on April 15, 1958.

1970

Final major-league game: Gary Geiger

Gary Geiger played a final major-league game on July 10, 1970.

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