2B Gary Romeo #24
Age: 44 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
2B GARY ROMEO #24 - AGE: 44 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/06/1930
Born in:West Terre Haute, IN
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:7 Years, 97 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:10 Years, 3 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1951, 5th Pick in Round 11
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1957 Montreal - FABL 26 11 43 10 3 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 5 0 0 .233 .283 .349 .631 82 79 0.0
1958 Montreal - FABL 27 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -39 -25 -0.1
1959 Montreal - FABL 28 9 12 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .167 .231 .167 .397 11 14 -0.1
1960 Montreal - FABL 29 5 11 2 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .182 .357 .455 .812 112 122 0.0
1961 Cleveland - FABL 30 84 105 30 6 0 0 16 18 15 0 0 5 2 1 .286 .375 .343 .718 93 99 0.3
1962 Los Angeles - FABL 31 126 455 138 23 5 6 45 68 72 5 1 25 8 4 .303 .403 .415 .819 119 122 2.2
1963 Los Angeles - FABL 32 161 580 140 20 2 10 45 75 62 3 6 45 7 10 .241 .315 .334 .649 81 76 -0.6
1964 Cleveland - FABL 33 112 226 63 11 2 3 21 31 24 2 1 11 1 1 .279 .352 .385 .737 111 115 0.3
1965 Cleveland - FABL 34 57 180 48 12 1 2 22 18 14 0 0 24 0 0 .267 .320 .378 .697 98 102 -0.2
1966 Cleveland - FABL 35 33 24 6 1 0 2 5 4 0 0 1 4 0 0 .250 .240 .542 .782 117 121 -0.1
1967 Cleveland - FABL 36 32 29 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 6 0 0 .138 .219 .172 .391 19 30 -0.3
Total FABL 638 1673 443 77 11 24 158 222 197 12 9 128 18 16 .265 .345 .367 .712 97 97 1.5
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1951 Mobile - A 20 11 51 17 5 0 4 15 13 8 0 0 3 2 0 .333 .424 .667 1.090 179 185 0.8
1951 Evansville - A 20 58 213 54 19 3 1 24 19 24 0 2 17 3 1 .254 .326 .385 .711 102 100 1.0
1952 Nashville - AA 21 90 355 112 23 5 6 52 43 45 2 6 13 3 1 .315 .390 .459 .849 126 128 3.6
1952 Syracuse - AAA 21 45 191 61 7 4 3 28 28 19 0 1 8 3 3 .319 .379 .445 .824 110 110 1.7
1953 Evansville - A 22 78 272 85 16 4 4 39 43 42 2 4 18 2 8 .312 .403 .445 .848 125 130 2.6
1953 Nashville - AA 22 56 225 70 11 5 5 32 45 29 2 1 12 3 1 .311 .393 .471 .864 120 121 2.4
1953 Syracuse - AAA 22 2 10 4 1 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .400 .400 .700 1.100 168 166 0.1
1954 Nashville - AA 23 41 171 59 8 3 6 19 31 15 0 0 9 1 2 .345 .398 .532 .930 137 137 1.4
1954 Syracuse - AAA 23 92 368 113 17 7 5 55 42 42 1 4 19 3 9 .307 .376 .432 .808 112 110 1.2
1955 Nashville - AA 24 58 222 75 9 5 4 42 40 26 1 2 13 4 0 .338 .406 .477 .884 126 123 2.4
1955 Syracuse - AAA 24 38 146 39 5 1 2 14 26 17 1 4 12 3 1 .267 .339 .356 .695 86 81 0.5
1956 Syracuse - AAA 25 131 494 167 35 6 14 85 89 82 2 6 30 6 5 .338 .430 .518 .948 152 157 5.8
1957 Syracuse - AAA 26 121 471 132 31 7 4 60 65 69 11 1 26 4 3 .280 .384 .401 .785 113 120 3.7
1958 Syracuse - AAA 27 118 461 114 26 11 6 40 66 58 12 2 36 6 2 .247 .345 .390 .736 112 112 3.7
1959 Syracuse - AAA 28 108 416 105 16 6 6 45 53 59 4 3 32 4 7 .252 .349 .363 .712 106 107 3.0
1960 Syracuse - AAA 29 114 450 106 25 9 6 49 61 63 11 3 43 9 12 .236 .342 .371 .713 101 103 2.0
Total DIX 245 973 316 51 18 21 145 159 115 5 9 47 11 4 .325 .396 .479 .875 126 127
Total HL 136 485 139 35 7 5 63 62 66 2 6 35 5 9 .287 .370 .419 .789 115 117
Total UL 769 3007 841 163 52 46 380 433 409 42 24 208 38 42 .280 .371 .414 .785 115 117
Total SEL 11 51 17 5 0 4 15 13 8 0 0 3 2 0 .333 .424 .667 1.090 179 185
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1961 Cleveland - FABL 30 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 167 86 -0.1
Total FABL 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 167 86
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1951 Evansville - A 2B 47 38 102 115 37 218 1 .995 338.2 5.77 +4.9 1.082
1951 Mobile - A 2B 11 11 23 25 7 50 2 .960 104.0 4.15 -0.7 .958
1951 Evansville - A SS 16 15 40 38 7 86 8 .907 123.2 5.68 -6.1 .832
1952 Syracuse - AAA 2B 26 25 75 102 19 182 5 .973 223.2 7.12 +4.2 1.073
1952 Nashville - AA 2B 55 54 163 190 77 363 10 .972 481.2 6.60 +4.1 1.094
1952 Syracuse - AAA SS 16 16 36 60 12 100 4 .960 151.0 5.72 +4.9 1.103
1952 Nashville - AA SS 35 34 70 106 25 182 6 .967 311.2 5.08 +1.2 1.024
1953 Nashville - AA 2B 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .983
1953 Evansville - A 2B 15 6 25 26 8 51 0 1.000 61.2 7.44 +1.5 1.135
1953 Nashville - AA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Syracuse - AAA SS 2 2 4 8 3 12 0 1.000 17.0 6.35 +0.2 .996
1953 Nashville - AA SS 54 54 119 189 42 315 7 .978 486.1 5.70 +7.6 1.106
1953 Evansville - A SS 65 62 121 170 38 300 9 .970 547.1 4.79 +3.7 1.042
1953 Evansville - A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Evansville - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Evansville - A RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Syracuse - AAA SS 91 90 187 280 61 477 10 .979 814.0 5.16 -7.3 .956
1954 Nashville - AA SS 40 40 68 130 21 205 7 .966 355.2 5.01 -1.3 .993
1955 Syracuse - AAA 2B 27 26 78 76 21 157 3 .981 241.2 5.74 +2.0 1.023
1955 Nashville - AA 2B 39 36 95 116 35 215 4 .981 308.1 6.16 +6.7 1.161
1955 Syracuse - AAA SS 10 10 13 31 7 44 0 1.000 89.0 4.45 -0.2 1.021
1955 Nashville - AA SS 20 20 43 71 19 116 2 .983 169.0 6.07 -0.1 .994
1956 Syracuse - AAA 2B 81 80 196 221 58 425 8 .981 713.2 5.26 +1.8 1.037
1956 Syracuse - AAA SS 49 48 99 130 25 234 5 .979 415.2 4.96 -6.0 .938
1957 Montreal - MLB 2B 11 11 28 31 9 61 2 .967 96.1 5.51 -0.3 .989
1957 Syracuse - AAA 2B 113 112 297 340 73 653 16 .975 1017.2 5.63 +1.0 1.000
1957 Syracuse - AAA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Syracuse - AAA SS 8 8 17 31 10 48 0 1.000 72.2 5.94 +1.3 1.041
1958 Montreal - MLB 2B 6 1 2 8 3 10 0 1.000 17.0 5.29 -0.2 .954
1958 Syracuse - AAA 2B 112 111 299 315 85 628 14 .978 1030.0 5.37 +4.9 1.038
1958 Montreal - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Syracuse - AAA SS 1 1 2 5 1 7 0 1.000 9.0 7.00 +0.1 1.086
1959 Montreal - MLB 2B 4 0 4 8 2 12 0 1.000 12.1 8.76 -0.0 .977
1959 Syracuse - AAA 2B 104 103 254 298 65 563 11 .980 920.0 5.40 +6.7 1.042
1959 Montreal - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Syracuse - AAA SS 3 2 3 4 1 7 0 1.000 21.0 3.00 +0.3 1.079
1960 Montreal - MLB 2B 4 2 5 9 2 15 1 .933 25.0 5.04 -0.8 .845
1960 Syracuse - AAA 2B 114 114 314 323 100 648 11 .983 1044.1 5.49 -0.1 .993
1960 Montreal - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Cleveland - MLB 2B 19 9 39 35 5 77 3 .961 122.0 5.46 -1.1 .977
1961 Cleveland - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 37 37 314 26 25 341 1 .997 297.1 10.29 +1.3 1.105
1962 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 93 82 220 252 78 485 13 .973 750.0 5.66 -10.1 .931
1962 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Los Angeles - MLB SS 6 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 12.0 3.75 +0.2 1.068
1963 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 156 155 1229 91 126 1326 6 .995 1233.2 9.63 +5.0 1.032
1963 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 8 0 5 3 1 8 0 1.000 13.0 5.54 +0.0 .984
1963 Los Angeles - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Cleveland - MLB 1B 10 1 21 0 5 21 0 1.000 24.0 7.88 +0.0 1.046
1964 Cleveland - MLB 2B 63 44 104 130 24 244 10 .959 411.1 5.12 -11.0 .843
1965 Cleveland - MLB 2B 53 46 127 140 36 272 5 .982 419.1 5.73 -9.6 .911
1965 Cleveland - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Cleveland - MLB 1B 14 0 23 0 2 23 0 1.000 23.2 8.75 +0.2 1.057
1966 Cleveland - MLB 2B 15 0 10 8 4 18 0 1.000 32.2 4.96 -2.0 .721
1966 Cleveland - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Cleveland - MLB 2B 26 1 22 15 6 38 1 .974 63.1 5.26 -1.6 .891
1967 Cleveland - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 217 193 1587 117 158 1711 7 .996 1578.2 9.71 +6.5 1.047
TOTAL 2B 1047 912 2487 2787 756 5394 120 .978 8448.2 5.62 +0.2 1.006
TOTAL SS 417 402 824 1256 272 2138 58 .973 3596.0 5.21 -1.4 1.004
TOTAL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1951 Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft out of high school (Evansville State; Evansville, IN) by the Montreal Saints. (Round 11, Pick 5, 165th overall pick).
07/03/1951 Signed a minor league contract with the Montreal Saints organization with a signing bonus of $1,900.
07/23/1951 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
11/25/1951 Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at second base at the Montreal Saints development complex.
03/05/1953 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Montreal Saints development complex.
07/18/1953 Goes 5-5 against the Cedar Rapids Chiefs, with 1 3B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 3 R.
08/30/1953 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/22/1954 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/19/1954 Injured (fractured hand),out for 4-5 weeks.
07/09/1955 Injured (recurring back spasms),out for 5-6 weeks.
08/11/1955 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks.
05/21/1956 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1956 Wins the UL Batter of the Month Award.
08/01/1956 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for one week.
06/10/1959 Injured (concussion),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
07/10/1959 Injured (quadriceps soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/29/1959 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 4 days.
04/14/1960 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Montreal Saints development complex.
04/18/1961 Detrimentally completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Montreal Saints development complex.
04/30/1961 Was claimed off waivers by Cleveland while with Montreal.
01/02/1962 Drafted in the 1961 expansion draft from the Cleveland Foresters by the Los Angeles Suns. (Round 23, Pick 3, 91st overall pick).
03/19/1962 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Los Angeles Suns development complex.
05/18/1962 Injured (pulled abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/22/1962 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 4 weeks.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 4.
10/30/1963 Was traded by the Los Angeles Suns to the Cleveland Foresters in exchange for LF Bill Kearney.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 4.
10/13/1967 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1963 155 6
Year SH Rank
1963 18 3
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