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Gary Green
Gary Green
	Green in 2004
	Shortstop
	Born: January 14, 1962 (age 62); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
	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
Teams
	San Diego Padres (1986, 1989); Texas Rangers (1990–1991); Cincinnati Reds (1992);
Medals
Representing United States
Men's Baseball
Summer Olympics

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] He also managed the Oneonta Tigers of the New York Penn League during the 2000 and 2001 seasons.

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)

[1] "Suiting up for Padres suits Green". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 7, 1984.

[2] "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

[3] Tommy R., Atkinson (April 17, 2010). "Power rallies again for win". The Charleston Gazette. Archived from the original on April 24, 2010.

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