Gary Gentry

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Gary Gentry
Pitcher
Born: (1946-10-06) October 6, 1946 Phoenix, Arizona
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 10, 1969 for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
May 6, 1975 for the Atlanta Braves
Career statistics
Win-Loss record	46-49
Earned run average	3.56
Strikeouts	615
Teams
New York Mets (1969-1972) Atlanta Braves (1973-1975)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1969)

Gary Edward Gentry (born October 6, 1946 in Phoenix, Arizona), is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, who played seven seasons for the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves between 1969 and 1975.

Gentry went to Arizona State University and began his professional baseball career at age 22 in 1969. As a rookie, he won 13 games, pitching in a rotation with Tom Seaver and Jerry Koosman for a Mets team that won the World Series, 4 games to 1, over the Baltimore Orioles. On September 24, Gentry pitched a four-hit, 6-0 shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals to clinch the National League East title for the Mets, who had trailed the Chicago Cubs by 9½ games on August 13.

Gentry was the starting pitcher for the Mets in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series against the Atlanta Braves on October 6, his 23rd birthday. Gentry struggled in the game, but the Mets won, 7-4, to clinch the pennant. A two-run homer by Wayne Garrett put New York ahead to stay.

On October 14, Gentry was the winning pitcher in Game 3 of the World Series. Gentry hit a two-run double in this game, which was highlighted by Tommie Agee's two spectacular catches that prevented five Oriole runs. Nolan Ryan relieved Gentry in that game, pitching 2⅓ scoreless innings for the save in what would be the only World Series appearance of Ryan's 27-year career. Eight days earlier, Ryan was the winning pitcher in relief of Gentry in the final NLCS game.

Gentry pitched for the Mets for the next three seasons. He won 28 games during this period as the Mets finished third in the National League East each year.

Gentry's November 1972 trade to Atlanta was soon followed by an elbow injury.^[1] He played his last game for the Braves on May 6, 1975 and was waived two days later.^[2] Gentry was re-signed by the Mets, but was released on June 19.^[3] During his seven-year career, his pitching record was 46 wins and 49 losses.

References

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

v t e Arizona State Sun Devils 1967 College World Series Champions

4 Jack Lind 7 Scott Reid 8 Gary Gentry 12 Randy Bobb 14 Larry Gura 19 Ron Davini (College World Series MOP) Head Coach: Bobby Winkles

Regular season NCAA Tournament College World Series

v t e New York Mets 1969 World Series Champions

1 Bobby Pfeil 3 Bud Harrelson 4 Ron Swoboda 5 Ed Charles 6 Al Weis 7 Ed Kranepool 9 J. C. Martin 10 Duffy Dyer 11 Wayne Garrett 12 Ken Boswell 15 Jerry Grote 17 Rod Gaspar 20 Tommie Agee 21 Cleon Jones 22 Donn Clendenon (World Series MVP) 24 Art Shamsky 27 Don Cardwell 30 Nolan Ryan 31 Jack DiLauro 34 Cal Koonce 36 Jerry Koosman 39 Gary Gentry 41 Tom Seaver 42 Ron Taylor 43 Jim McAndrew 45 Tug McGraw Manager 14 Gil Hodges Coaches 8 Yogi Berra 52 Joe Pignatano 54 Rube Walker 53 Eddie Yost

Regular season National League Championship Series

v t e Atlanta Braves Opening Day starting pitchers

Len Barker Tommy Boggs John Burkett Tony Cloninger Gary Gentry Tom Glavine Tim Hudson Tommy Hanson Pat Jarvis Denny Lemaster Derek Lowe Greg Maddux Rick Mahler Andy Messersmith Carl Morton Phil Niekro Russ Ortiz Zane Smith John Smoltz

v t e 1967 College Baseball All-America Team selections

P Gary Gentry P Q. V. Lowe C Tony Sellari 1B Mark Marquess 2B Rusty Adkins 3B Jesse Hodges SS Eddie Leon O Scott Reid O Tom Paciorek O Roy Shoup

Persondata
Name	Gentry, Gary
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	October 6, 1946
Place of birth	Phoenix, Arizona
Date of death
Place of death

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