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Gary Geiger
Gary Merle Geiger (April 4, 1937 – April 24, 1996) was a major league outfielder for the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, and Houston Astros from (1958 ''-'' 1970). He was born in Sand Ridge, Illinois.〔 His offseason home while a major leaguer was Murphysboro, Illinois.〔''Hard-Luck Gary Geiger Sidelined'', Washington Post, Times Herald, June 9, 1965, Page D2.〕 His wife Lyn's parents were St. Louis, Missouri residents.〔''Ulcer Operation Will Sideline Geiger 10 Days'', The Washington Post, Times Herald, February 25, 1964, Page D2.〕
==Career statistics==
His career batting average was .246, with 77 home runs and 283 runs batted in.〔 He was a weak hitter against left-handed pitching.〔''Shortage Of Bat Power Hurts Flag Hopes Of Boston Red Sox'', Atlanta Daily World, April 3, 1962, Page 2.〕 He fielded 985, with 24 lifetime errors. He was a fast runner, once timed at 3.5 seconds from home plate to first on a bunt.〔''Bob Addie's Column'', Washington Post and Times Herald, May 28, 1958, Page D2.〕 Geiger ranked 8th in stolen bases in 1959 & 1961 with 9 & 16 steals respectively, but as high as 2nd in 1962 with 18 steals although he was caught 11 times. Geiger is one of three Red Sox to hit an inside-the-park grand slam home run at Fenway Park. His came in 1961. The others to accomplish the feat are Don Lenhardt (1952) and Mike Greenwell (September 1, 1990).〔''Red Sox, Burks Stay Hot; Rangers Top A's'', September 2, 1990, Page C4.〕
He was signed as an amateur free agent by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1954.〔 Cleveland drafted him as a pitcher from the Cards' Rochester Red Wings top farm club on December 2, 1957.〔''Orioles Draft Hamric; Churn Chosen By Red Sox'', Los Angeles Times, December 3, 1957, Page C2.〕 He was , but weighed only 168 lb. He liked to keep his weight between 171 & 175 lb, but was often unable to and even dropped below 135 lb following an ulcer operation.〔 He batted left and threw right,〔''Gary Geiger'', http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/geigega01.shtml, Page 1.〕 and in July 1958 was accidentally beaned by Camilo Pascual of the Washington Senators.〔''Bob Addie's Column'', Washington Post and Times Herald, July 26, 1958, Page A14.〕
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