1964
Born October 22, 1964
Tela, Atlántida, Honduras
Gerald Young Notable
Gerald Young played for three clubs across eight seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Houston Astros in 1987 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1994.
Across 640 games he batted .246, with 446 hits and 259 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 58 doubles and 155 stolen bases.
He played 568 games in the outfield, with 1,194 putouts and 12 errors.
He was born in Tela, Atlántida, Honduras on October 22, 1964. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | HOU | 71 | 274 | 44 | 88 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 26 | 27 | 26 | .321 |
| 1988 | HOU | 149 | 576 | 79 | 148 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 66 | 66 | 65 | .257 |
| 1989 | HOU | 146 | 533 | 71 | 124 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 74 | 60 | 34 | .233 |
| 1990 | HOU | 57 | 154 | 15 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 6 | .175 |
| 1991 | HOU | 108 | 142 | 26 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 17 | 16 | .218 |
| 1992 | HOU | 74 | 76 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | .184 |
| 1993 | COL | 19 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .053 |
| 1994 | STL | 16 | 41 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | .317 |
| Career | — | 640 | 1815 | 259 | 446 | 58 | 19 | 3 | 113 | 227 | 213 | 155 | .246 |
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