Dick Gernert
1952–1962 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros
835G
.254AVG
.351OBP
.426SLG
More career statistics
632H
103HR
402RBI
10SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Strikeouts | 462 | 461 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 2,896 | 2,894 |
| Batting · RBI | 402 | 404 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 10 | 9 |
| Batting · Walks | 363 | 361 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 835 | 2,896 | 2,493 | 357 | 632 | 104 | 8 | 103 | 402 | 363 | 462 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 1,061 | .254 | .351 | .426 | .777 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1952-08-14 to 1952-08-22
20longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1957-09-14 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1953-06-17 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 10 total bases | 1958-05-18 | 1 in 1,002 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 430 | 1456 | 339 | 67 | 233 | 187 | 229 | .271 | .361 | .488 |
| Away | 405 | 1438 | 293 | 36 | 171 | 174 | 232 | .236 | .325 | .363 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 73 | 238 | 52 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 32 | .260 | .357 | .465 |
| May | 159 | 634 | 151 | 27 | 96 | 93 | 99 | .285 | .385 | .483 |
| June | 149 | 485 | 103 | 19 | 70 | 71 | 82 | .252 | .359 | .441 |
| July | 163 | 532 | 109 | 16 | 68 | 67 | 88 | .239 | .331 | .389 |
| August | 145 | 500 | 108 | 20 | 80 | 56 | 81 | .247 | .328 | .427 |
| September | 143 | 495 | 107 | 12 | 60 | 41 | 78 | .238 | .299 | .367 |
| October | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 113 | 390 | 88 | 14 | 45 | 53 | 66 | .264 | .362 | .429 |
| new-york-yankees | 111 | 397 | 77 | 13 | 41 | 41 | 69 | .219 | .297 | .378 |
| cleveland-guardians | 99 | 367 | 75 | 16 | 65 | 56 | 63 | .246 | .357 | .462 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 94 | 354 | 94 | 13 | 65 | 47 | 45 | .311 | .398 | .493 |
| detroit-tigers | 93 | 353 | 79 | 10 | 55 | 43 | 58 | .256 | .346 | .412 |
| baltimore-orioles | 73 | 244 | 41 | 9 | 27 | 24 | 43 | .190 | .266 | .347 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 66 | 226 | 48 | 11 | 32 | 22 | 39 | .241 | .310 | .472 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 44 | 189 | 40 | 9 | 28 | 23 | 21 | .248 | .333 | .472 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 |  Boston Red Sox | 102 | 367 | 89 | 19 | 67 | 4 | .243 | – | – |
| 1953 | Boston Red Sox | 139 | 494 | 125 | 21 | 72 | – | .253 | – | – |
| 1954 | Boston Red Sox | 14 | 23 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .261 | – | – |
| 1955 | Boston Red Sox | 7 | 20 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .200 | – | – |
| 1956 | Boston Red Sox | 106 | 306 | 89 | 16 | 69 | 1 | .291 | – | – |
| 1957 | Boston Red Sox | 99 | 316 | 75 | 14 | 58 | 1 | .237 | – | – |
| 1958 | Boston Red Sox | 122 | 431 | 102 | 20 | 69 | 1 | .237 | – | – |
| 1959 | Boston Red Sox | 117 | 298 | 78 | 11 | 42 | 1 | .262 | – | – |
| 1960 | Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers | 73 | 146 | 39 | 1 | 16 | 1 | .267 | – | – |
| 1961 | Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers | 46 | 68 | 20 | 1 | 8 | – | .294 | – | – |
| 1962 |  Houston Astros | 10 | 24 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .208 | – | – |