Rich Gedman

Full Name: Richard Leo Gedman	Primary Position: C
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/210	First Game: September 7, 1980
Birthdate: September 26, 1959	Final Game: October 4, 1992
Birthplace: Worcester, Massachusetts	MLB Experience: 13 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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[edit] Biography

Rich Gedman (Richard Leo Gedman) was born on September 26, 1959 in Worcester, Massachusetts. He made his Major League debut on September 7, 1980 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1981, his rookie year, he hit .288 with 5 home runs and 26 RBI. Gedman played for the Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 13 year career.

Most people believe that Rich Gedman's best season was 1985, when he slugged 18 home runs, hit for a .295 average and knocked in 80 runs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1980	BOS	A	9	24	2	5	0	1	.208	.208	.208	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1
1981	BOS	A	62	205	22	59	5	26	.288	.317	.434	15	0	9	31	1	1	0	1	9
1982	BOS	A	92	289	30	72	4	26	.249	.279	.363	17	2	10	37	2	4	0	2	13
1983	BOS	A	81	204	21	60	2	18	.294	.345	.412	16	1	15	37	1	3	0	6	4
1984	BOS	A	133	449	54	121	24	72	.269	.312	.506	26	4	29	72	1	2	0	8	5
1985	BOS	A	144	498	66	147	18	80	.295	.362	.484	30	5	50	79	3	3	2	11	12
1986	BOS	A	135	462	49	119	16	65	.258	.315	.424	29	0	37	61	4	1	1	13	15
1987	BOS	A	52	151	11	31	1	13	.205	.250	.278	8	0	10	24	0	1	0	2	2
1988	BOS	A	95	299	33	69	9	39	.231	.279	.368	14	0	18	49	3	9	0	2	6
1989	BOS	A	93	260	24	55	4	16	.212	.273	.292	9	0	23	47	0	3	0	1	8
1990	HOU	N	40	104	4	21	1	10	.202	.300	.298	7	0	15	24	0	2	0	6	2
1990	BOS	A	10	15	3	3	0	0	.200	.429	.200	0	0	5	6	1	0	0	0	1
1990	Total		50	119	7	24	1	10	.202	.319	.286	7	0	20	30	1	2	0	6	3
1991	STL	N	46	94	7	10	3	8	.106	.140	.213	1	0	4	15	0	0	0	0	2
1992	STL	N	41	105	5	23	1	8	.219	.291	.286	4	0	11	22	0	0	0	1	0
Total	NL		127	303	16	54	5	26	.178	.249	.267	12	0	30	61	0	2	0	7	4
Total	AL		906	2856	315	741	83	356	.259	.310	.412	164	12	206	448	16	27	3	46	76
Total			1033	3159	331	795	88	382	.252	.304	.399	176	12	236	509	16	29	3	53	80

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1980	BOS	A	DH	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1980	BOS	A	C	2	2	18	13	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	.867
1981	BOS	A	C	59	56	498.1	275	30	3	1	3	49	22	0	.990
1982	BOS	A	C	86	74	671.2	397	29	10	5	10	60	22	1	.977
1983	BOS	A	C	69	53	474.1	274	26	6	5	5	63	12	2	.980
1984	BOS	A	C	125	115	1030	693	58	18	5	8	76	53	4	.977
1985	BOS	A	C	139	129	1156	768	78	15	13	11	69	53	5	.983
1986	BOS	A	C	134	124	1106.2	866	65	6	10	14	55	54	0	.994
1987	BOS	A	C	51	41	383.2	306	14	8	1	8	23	14	0	.976
1988	BOS	A	C	92	85	737	570	40	5	4	6	48	30	1	.992
1988	BOS	A	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1989	BOS	A	C	91	72	660.1	486	36	10	6	6	73	24	1	.981
1990	HOU	N	C	39	33	281.2	180	25	0	5	8	39	13	0	1.000
1990	BOS	A	C	9	6	51.1	27	5	1	1	0	9	4	0	.970
1990	Total		C	48	39	333	207	30	1	6	8	48	17	0	.996
1991	STL	N	C	43	27	251	192	13	5	4	3	30	10	0	.976
1992	STL	N	C	40	31	291	227	12	3	2	2	37	3	0	.988
Total			DH	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			C	979	848	7611	5274	431	92	62	84	633	314	14	.984

[edit] Transactions

Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Boston Red Sox (August 5, 1977).
Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).
Signed by Boston Red Sox (May 2, 1987).
Sent to Houston Astros by Boston Red Sox for future considerations (June 8, 1990).
Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).
Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (February 15, 1991).
Granted free agency (October 27, 1992).
Signed by Oakland Athletics (January 29, 1993).