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  Rich Gedman
Rich Gedman was a hefty pitcher/1B in high school His teammate was J.
Gedman was re-signed by the Cards for 1992 as *insurance*, regaining a little self-respect with a.219 BA in 105 at-bats, but he was not signed for a third year.
Gedman was forced to accept a Columbus Clippers (Yankees) Triple-A assignment in May 1993 after the Oakland A's invited him to Spring Training as a non-roster player, but released him in March 1993 (despite hitting..524 in 21 AB with a.571 slugging% and a.615 OB%).
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 Rich Gedman | BaseballLibrary.com
Gedman was The Sporting News' AL Rookie Player of the Year in 1981 and by the age of 25 had become one of baseball's most promising catchers, but was plagued by injuries, holdouts, and inconsistency thereafter.
With a wide-open, weight-back batting stance, Gedman hit 24 homers in 1984 and followed with career highs in average (.295) and RBI (80) in 1985 while throwing out nearly half of opposition basestealers.
He was traded to Houston for a minor-leaguer in June 1990 and spent the last two seasons of his career with the Cardinals as a backup to Tom Pagnozzi.
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  Rich Gedman - RBIdb
Rich Gedman is the starting catcher and #7 hitter for Boston on the NES version of RBI.
Enos was impressed with Gedman’s bat and his arm, but Gedman was too hefty to play outfield; didn’t have the stamina to pitch; and lacked range at first base.
Gedman batted.357 in both the 1986 and 1988 ALCS, but his performance in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series may be his most infamous one.
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  Rich Gedman Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
Rich Gedman was born on Saturday, September 26, 1959, in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Gedman was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 7, 1980, with the Boston Red Sox.
Rich Gedman Autograph on a 1988 Fleer (#353)
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 Rich Gedman - Wikipedia Mirror
Richard Leo "Rich" Gedman (born September 26, 1959) is a former Major League Baseball catcher and left-handed batter who played with the Boston Red Sox (1980-90), Houston Astros (1990-91) and St.
Gedman was also selected to the All-Star Game that year, to go with his appearance in the 1985 game.
Gedman was not re-signed by the Astros, and in 1991 he signed with the Cardinals to back up Tom Pagnozzi.
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 Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers - Rich Gedman
Gedman was The Sporting News' AL Rookie Player of the Year in 1981 and by the age of 25 had become one of baseball 's top catchers, but was plagued by injuries, holdouts, and inconsistency thereafter.
With a wide-open, weight-back batting stance, Gedman hit 24 homers in 1984 and followed with career highs in average (.295) and RBI (80) in 1985 while throwing out nearly half of opposition basestealers.
He was traded to Houstonn for a minor-leaguer in June 1990 and spent the last two seasons of his career with the Cardinals as a backup to Tom Pagnozzi.
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 Sports People; Gedman Out for Season - New York Times
LEAD: Rich Gedman, a catcher for the Boston Red Sox, underwent surgery for a torn ligament at the base of his left thumb yesterday and will miss the rest of the season.
Gedman, injured in a home-plate collision in Toronto on July 27, was operated on by Dr. Arthur Pappas, the Red Sox team physician, at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester.
Rich Gedman, a catcher for the Boston Red Sox, underwent surgery for a torn ligament at the base of his left thumb yesterday and will miss the rest of the season.
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Rich Gedman signed with the Boston Red Sox out of high school in 1977, and by September 1980 he was playing in the major leagues at age 20.
Rich Gedman spent 13 years in the major leagues with the Red Sox (1980-1990), Astros (1990) and Cardinals (1991-92).
Gedman visited Le Moyne with his son and said he was impressed by the Dolphins' coaching staff of Owens, Pete Hoy (a former Red Sox pitcher), Bob Nandin and Scott Landers.
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 The Pawtucket Times - A decade of memories for Gedman
In Gedman's mind, his presence during this historic ocassion was nothing more than a cameo, a blip on a gigantic radar screen.
Another one of baseball's lessons Gedman conveys to his young pupils is that sometimes breaks are made to your benefit; it's up to you to pounce all over the opportunity, whether it's a crack or Grand Canyon-esque.
Gedman and Ojeda formed a kinship in 1978 while both were Red Sox farmhands in Sarasota, Fla. The battery kept in touch through the years (Ojeda kidded that he enjoyed throwing to Gedman more than his Hall of Fame catcher with the Mets, Gary Carter).
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 CanAmLeague.com - Official Website of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball
Rich Gedman returns for his third season to lead the Tornadoes.
Gedman led Worcester to the Can-Am League Championship in 2005.
A catcher, Gedman was the The Sporting News' American League Rookie of the Year in 1981, and was the starting catcher on the Red Sox' 1986 American League championship team.
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 HABLA Biorhythm: Rich Gedman
Gedman always has been a line-drive hitter who uses the entire field.
He doesn't get good jumps on grounders, but his routes are fine and his hands aren't bad.
Gedman isn't fast, but he's a heady baserunner who rarely gets thrown out.
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 Rich Gedman Named Can-Am League Manager of the Year - OurSports Central
Gedman has led the Tornadoes to a 49-39 record thus far this season, with four games remaining in the campaign.
Gedman was named to the American League All-Star team in 1985 and 1986, and he became just the sixth catcher since 1900 to hit for the cycle when he did so in 1985.
Gedman and the Tornadoes head to New Haven County to face off against the Cutters for a four-game Labor Day weekend series beginning tonight.
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 Sports People; Surgery for Gedman - New York Times
LEAD: Rich Gedman, the Boston Red Sox catcher, has been placed on the 21-day disabled list, and will undergo surgery Monday for torn ligaments in his left thumb.
Gedman hurt his thumb Monday night in a tag play on Jesse Barfield at home plate in Toronto.
Rich Gedman, the Boston Red Sox catcher, has been placed on the 21-day disabled list, and will undergo surgery Monday for torn ligaments in his left thumb.
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 Rich Gedman
A Worcester native, Gedman soared to the major leagues as a member of the Boston Red Sox, and has now returned to his roots as the first manager of the Worcester Tornadoes.
Gedman’s major league career spanned a total of 13 seasons, concluding in 1992 with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Gedman returned to the professional ranks, this time as a hitting coach, when he joined the staff of the North Shore Spirit, a rival of Worcester in the Can-Am League, in 2003.
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 Two sets of siblings anchor Framingham's American Legion baseball team - The Boston Globe
Mike Gedman, a lefty, is also a starting pitcher, but primarily plays right field and chips in at first base.
Rich Gedman played Legion baseball for Worcester's Grafton Hill squad when he was a teenager.
Mike Gedman said the team's camaraderie is special, starting with speedy leadoff hitter James Patelis and right down to the squad's bus driver.
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