Gary Roenicke

Gary Steven Roenicke (born in Covina, California on December 5, 1954) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder for the Montreal Expos (1976), Baltimore Orioles (1978-85), New York Yankees (1986) and Atlanta Braves (1987-88). He was originally drafted by the Montreal Expos as the eight pick of the first round of the 1973 amateur draft. He showed promise in his young career, earning the MVP Award in the Eastern League (U.S. baseball) in 1975. A... more

Gary Steven Roenicke (born in Covina, California on December 5, 1954) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder for the Montreal Expos (1976), Baltimore Orioles (1978-85), New York Yankees (1986) and Atlanta Braves (1987-88). He was originally drafted by the Montreal Expos as the eight pick of the first round of the 1973 amateur draft. He showed promise in his young career, earning the MVP Award in the Eastern League (U.S. baseball) in 1975. A year later, he made his career debut for the Montreal Expos, hitting .222 in 29 games with two home runs and five runs batted in. In 1977, Roenicke was traded with Joe Kerrigan and Don Stanhouse to the Baltimore Orioles for Rudy May, Randy Miller, and Bryn Smith. Roenicke only appeared in 27 games in his first season with the Orioles in '78. A year later, in his first full season, he had perhaps the best season of his 12-year career, appearing in 133 games and hitting .261 with 25 home runs and 64 runs batted in. He even made the top ten in... less