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Gainey with the Tucson Toros c. 1987
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| Outfielder | |||
| Born: December 25, 1960 Cheraw, South Carolina, U.S. |
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| Professional debut | |||
| MLB: April 24, 1985, for the Houston Astros | |||
| NPB: April 10, 1993, for the Orix BlueWave | |||
| CPBL: February 24, 1998, for the Koos Group Whales | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| MLB: October 3, 1987, for the Houston Astros | |||
| NPB: September 6, 1994, for the Orix BlueWave | |||
| CPBL: October 22, 1998, for the Koos Group Whales | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .216 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 7 | ||
| NPB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .270 | ||
| Home runs | 33 | ||
| Runs batted in | 99 | ||
| CPBL statistics | |||
| Batting average | .376 | ||
| Home runs | 21 | ||
| Runs batted in | 83 | ||
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Telmanch Gainey (born December 25, 1960) is a former professional baseball player. He was an outfielder in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Houston Astros from 1985 to 1987.
After his baseball career in Asia, Gainey began teaching baseball. He gave lessons at the Maplezone Sports Institute in Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania.
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Ty Gainey's Baseball Journey
Starting in the Minors
Ty Gainey was chosen in the second round of the 1979 MLB draft. This meant a team wanted him to play for them. He started with the Astros' Gulf Coast League team. This team had future star Bill Doran. Gainey played ten games and hit for a .230 batting average in his first year.
For the next two seasons, Gainey played in different minor leagues. He moved between rookie league and Single-A teams. In 1982, he reached Double-A with the Columbus Astros. He played in the outfield with Glenn Davis and Eric Bullock.
Reaching the Major Leagues
Gainey played two seasons at the Double-A level. He had a good batting average. His best skill was his speed. He stole over 60 bases in those two seasons. By 1985, he finally made it to the major leagues. His first game was on April 24.
However, playing in the major leagues was tough for Gainey. He played only thirteen games and had a .167 batting average. Because of this, he was sent down to Triple-A Tucson. There, Gainey played much better. He had his best batting average of .336. But he only stole ten bases that season.
Gainey spent the next two seasons moving between Triple-A and the major leagues. He continued to find it hard to hit well in the majors. Other young outfielders, like Gerald Young and Louie Meadows, started to play better than him. In the middle of the 1988 season, the Astros let Gainey go from their team.
Playing in Other Countries
In 1989, Gainey signed a new deal with the Cleveland Indians. They sent him to their Triple-A team in Colorado Springs. Gainey played the whole 1989 season in the minor leagues. The next year, he played for both Cleveland and Pittsburgh teams.
After the Pirates released him, Gainey went to Mexico. He finished the season with the Mexico City Reds. After a couple of seasons in Mexico, Gainey moved to Japan. He played for the Orix BlueWave. In Japan, Gainey started hitting more Home runs than before. But he also struck out a lot. One of his teammates on the 1993 BlueWave team was a young player named Ichiro Suzuki.
Over the next few years, Gainey played in Mexico again for the Mexico City Reds. He also played for teams in China. In 2000, after playing for Leones de Yucatan in the Mexican League, Ty Gainey stopped playing professional baseball.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
