1959
Born September 25, 1959
Sacramento, CA, USA
Geno Petralli Notable
Geno Petralli divided 12 seasons between two clubs as a catcher: the Toronto Blue Jays from 1982, then the Texas Rangers through 1993.
Across 809 games he batted .267, with 501 hits and 184 runs. He finished with 24 home runs, 83 doubles and 8 stolen bases.
He played 574 games behind the plate, with 2,744 putouts and 39 errors. He turned 38 double plays.
He was born in Sacramento, CA, USA on September 25, 1959. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | TOR | 16 | 44 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .364 |
| 1983 | TOR | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1984 | TOR | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1985 | TEX | 42 | 100 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 1 | .270 |
| 1986 | TEX | 69 | 137 | 17 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 14 | 3 | .255 |
| 1987 | TEX | 101 | 202 | 28 | 61 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 0 | .302 |
| 1988 | TEX | 129 | 351 | 35 | 99 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 41 | 52 | 0 | .282 |
| 1989 | TEX | 70 | 184 | 18 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 24 | 0 | .304 |
| 1990 | TEX | 133 | 325 | 28 | 83 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 50 | 49 | 0 | .255 |
| 1991 | TEX | 87 | 199 | 21 | 54 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 2 | .271 |
| 1992 | TEX | 94 | 192 | 11 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 20 | 34 | 0 | .198 |
| 1993 | TEX | 59 | 133 | 16 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 2 | .241 |
| Career | — | 809 | 1874 | 184 | 501 | 83 | 9 | 24 | 192 | 216 | 263 | 8 | .267 |
On this day & linked events
1982
Major-league debut: Geno Petralli
Geno Petralli made a major-league debut on September 4, 1982.
1993
Final major-league game: Geno Petralli
Geno Petralli played a final major-league game on October 2, 1993.