Gerald Laird
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[edit] Biography
Gerald Laird (Gerald Lee Laird) was born on November 13, 1979 in Westminster, California. He made his Major League debut on April 30, 2003 for the Texas Rangers. In 2004, his rookie year, he hit .224 with 1 home run and 16 RBI. Laird played for the Texas Rangers for his entire 5 year career.
Most people believe that Gerald Laird's best season was 2006, when he hit for a .296 average.
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[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | TEX | 19 | 44 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .360 | .432 | .792 |
| 2004 | TEX | 49 | 147 | 20 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 35 | 0 | 1 | .224 | .287 | .286 | .572 |
| 2005 | TEX | 13 | 40 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .262 | .350 | .612 |
| 2006 | TEX | 78 | 243 | 46 | 72 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 12 | 54 | 3 | 1 | .296 | .332 | .473 | .805 |
| 2007 | TEX | 120 | 407 | 48 | 91 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 47 | 30 | 103 | 6 | 2 | .224 | .278 | .349 | .627 |
| Career | 279 | 881 | 130 | 217 | 48 | 5 | 19 | 93 | 61 | 210 | 9 | 4 | .246 | .297 | .377 | .674 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | TC | A | E | DP | FPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | TEX | C | 16 | 12 | 111 | 65 | 74 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .986 |
| 2004 | TEX | C | 49 | 46 | 397 | 275 | 299 | 19 | 5 | 6 | .983 |
| 2005 | TEX | RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | TEX | C | 13 | 11 | 99 | 61 | 69 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .957 |
| 2006 | TEX | RF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2006 | TEX | C | 71 | 65 | 578 | 392 | 428 | 30 | 6 | 5 | .986 |
| 2007 | TEX | LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2007 | TEX | C | 119 | 114 | 987 | 675 | 762 | 75 | 12 | 13 | .984 |
| Total | 272 | 248 | 2176 | 1468 | 1632 | 137 | 27 | 28 | .983 |
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1998 - signed June 1, 1999).
- Traded by the Oakland Athletics along with Jason Hart, Ryan Ludwick, and Mario Ramos to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Carlos Pena and Mike Venafro (January 14, 2002).
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