Gerald Laird Notable

b. November 13, 1979 · Texas Rangers 2003–2008, Detroit Tigers 2009–2010, 2012, St. Louis Cardinals 2011, Atlanta Braves 2013–2014, Arizona Diamondbacks 2015

Gerald Laird played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Texas Rangers in 2003 and closing with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2015.

Across 799 games he batted .243, with 597 hits and 314 runs. He finished with 38 home runs, 137 doubles and 21 stolen bases.

He played 754 games behind the plate, with 4,509 putouts and 52 errors. He turned 60 double plays.

He was born in Westminster, CA, USA on November 13, 1979. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Rookie of the Month	1	2004

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
2003	TEX	19	44	9	12	2	1	1	4	5	11	0	.273
2004	TEX	49	147	20	33	6	0	1	16	12	35	0	.224
2005	TEX	13	40	7	9	2	0	1	4	2	7	0	.225
2006	TEX	78	243	46	72	20	1	7	22	12	54	3	.296
2007	TEX	120	407	48	91	18	3	9	47	30	103	6	.224
2008	TEX	95	344	54	95	24	0	6	41	23	63	2	.276
2009	DET	135	413	49	93	23	2	4	33	40	68	5	.225
2010	DET	89	270	22	56	11	0	5	25	18	57	3	.207
2011	STL	37	95	11	22	7	1	1	12	9	19	1	.232
2012	DET	63	174	24	49	8	1	2	11	14	21	0	.282
2013	ATL	47	121	12	34	8	0	1	13	14	23	1	.281
2014	ATL	53	152	12	31	8	0	0	10	14	33	0	.204
2015	ARI	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Career	—	799	2452	314	597	137	9	38	238	193	494	21	.243

On this day & linked events

1979

Born November 13, 1979

Westminster, CA, USA

2003

Major-league debut: Gerald Laird

Gerald Laird made a major-league debut on April 30, 2003.

2015

Final major-league game: Gerald Laird

Gerald Laird played a final major-league game on April 8, 2015.

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