Gary Green (baseball)
Gary Green | |||||||||||||||
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Shortstop | |||||||||||||||
Born: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | January 14, 1962|||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
September 14, 1986, for the San Diego Padres | |||||||||||||||
Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
May 4, 1992, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||||||||
MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
Batting average | .222 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 11 | ||||||||||||||
Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Gary Allan Green (born January 14, 1962) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) shortstop who played for the San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, and Cincinnati Reds between 1986 and 1992.
Amateur career
Green attended Pittsburgh's Taylor Allderdice High School and Oklahoma State University.[1] In 1982, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2] He was selected three times in baseball's amateur draft: a 29th round pick by the San Francisco Giants in 1980, a second-round pick by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1983, and a first-round choice of the San Diego Padres in 1984.
Professional career
Green's best season was in 1990, when he was the starting shortstop for the Texas Rangers in 31 games. During that season, he had his most hits in a game when he went 3 for 4 against the Seattle Mariners in a 6–5 Rangers victory on August 20.[1] In 106 major league games, he had 180 at-bats and a .222 batting average.
Coaching career
Green was the manager of the Class A West Virginia Power.[3]
Personal
Green's father Fred Green pitched for the 1960 World Series champion Pittsburgh Pirates.
References
- ^ "Suiting up for Padres suits Green". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 7, 1984.
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ Tommy R., Atkinson (April 17, 2010). "Power rallies again for win". The Charleston Gazette. Archived from the original on April 24, 2010.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Major League Baseball shortstops
- Baseball players from Pittsburgh
- San Diego Padres players
- Texas Rangers players
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Nashville Sounds players
- Minor league baseball managers
- Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball players
- Chatham Anglers players
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in baseball
- Taylor Allderdice High School alumni
- Baseball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Alexandria Aces players
- Beaumont Golden Gators players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Las Vegas Stars (baseball) players
- Oklahoma City 89ers players
- Omaha Royals players