Gary Gentry Notable

b. October 6, 1946 · New York Mets 1969–1972, Atlanta Braves 1973–1975

Gary Gentry divided seven seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the New York Mets from 1969, then the Atlanta Braves through 1975.

He went 46 and 49 with a 3.56 earned run average, pitching 902.7 innings in 157 games. He struck out 615, completed 25 of his 138 starts and threw 8 shutouts. Across 158 games he batted .095, with 27 hits and 10 runs. He finished with 4 doubles.

He was born in Phoenix, AZ, USA on October 6, 1946. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1969	NYM	35	74	2	6	1	1	1	52	.081
1970	NYM	32	59	2	4	2	2	5	39	.068
1971	NYM	32	68	2	5	0	3	0	36	.074
1972	NYM	32	48	2	5	1	3	4	28	.104
1973	ATL	17	30	2	7	0	3	1	15	.233
1974	ATL	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1975	ATL	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000
Career	—	158	285	10	27	4	12	11	174	.095

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1969	NYM	13	12	35	35	0	233.2	192	89	81	154	3.43
1970	NYM	9	9	32	29	1	188.1	155	77	86	134	3.68
1971	NYM	12	11	32	31	0	203.1	167	73	82	155	3.23
1972	NYM	7	10	32	26	0	164.0	153	73	75	120	4.01
1973	ATL	4	6	16	14	1	86.2	74	33	35	42	3.43
1974	ATL	0	0	3	1	0	6.2	4	1	2	0	1.35
1975	ATL	1	1	7	2	0	20.0	25	11	8	10	4.95
Career	—	46	49	157	138	2	902.2	770	357	369	615	3.56

On this day & linked events

1946

Born October 6, 1946

Phoenix, AZ, USA

1969

Bob Moose's No-Hitter

Bob Moose threw a no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the New York Mets on September 20, 1969, winning 4–0.

Image: New York Mets, public domain