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Gary Rajsich
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 474 of 1252 players
Gary Louis Rajsich
Born: October 28, 1954 at Youngstown, O.
Throws: Left Bats: Left
Height: 6.02 Weight: 190

Gary Rajsich was the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup on July 20, 2010, October 28, 2010, and October 28, 2020.

First Mets game: April 9, 1982
Last Mets game: October 2, 1983

Share your memories of Gary Rajsich HERE IS WHAT OTHER METS FANS HAVE TO SAY: Twinkle Toes It was Gary Rajsich's 1st year in the majors. This is a true story. Gary Rajsich had yet to get a hit. My brother said "he'll never get a hit." Up came Gary to bat. I asked my brother what if Gary Rajsich not only gets a hit but hits a home run. My brother said "I'll faint." Sure enough, Gary smacked a home run, and my brother hit the floor. Brian Olin I remember in a game against the Phillies, Terry Leach threw a ten inning one-hitter. Gary got an RBI single in the tenth inning to get Terry the win. flushing flash The Mets regular rightfielder for about one month in 1983 before the Mets called up Darryl Strawberry. You could look it up. Andy from Rego Park Fifteen Minutes of Fame: A minor league powerhouse for the Tides in the early 80s and the brother of razor- thin Yankees prospect Dave "The Blade" Rajsich, Gary Rajsich's best moments as a Met came about 15 minutes apart in a game against the Reds in 1982 or so... a diving catch in right field, and a homer one-half inning later. He later played for the Cards and Giants (who acquired him as part of a deal for Jack Clark). Kooz May 18, 2001 Was supposed to be a big power hitter, but never panned out. Great name, though. mike August 26, 2001 I cannot belive someone remembers that diving catch. I was at that game and I've never forgotten it. Best catch I have ever seen. Mike G. February 15, 2002 I remember the announcers always talking about the batting cage he had in his home..... Rich March 1, 2002 Another one that they tried to hype up. It's amazing he only hit 3 HR's. I do remember him hitting one of the most impressive HR's I have ever seen hit at Shea. I was watching the game on TV (I believe it was against the Reds) and he hits this ball about 2/3 the way up on the score board (the Budweiser sign). The announcers just kept showing it and showing it and showing it. Tom August 22, 2002 The diving catch and 3-run homer came in a game vs. the Reds on 5/18/82. I remember the Daily News featured it on the back page the next day. His 1983 Topps Baseball Card mentions that game, as well as a 1- 0 win vs. Montreal on 4/24/82, when Gary Rajsich scored the game's only run. Bill69 September 4, 2002 Made the 81 strike tolerable, as he was tearing up the International league and ESPN was televising ..... looked like the real deal, until he got promoted wveal November 12, 2002 I have a vague memory that I believe was Rajsich hitting a foul ball completely out of Busch Stadium in St. Louis in 1982. He was way out in front of a pitch and hit it out of the stadium about 3/4 of the way down the right field line. It was a monstrous shot, and Ralph and Co. gave it the proper attention. Anybody else remember this? Mr. Sparkle November 18, 2002 I remember when he first came up hearing how the Mets were high on him. Then I realized he was 28 and figured how many 28 year old rookies are there? Gary showed why he spent 10 years in the minors- because he sucked! flushing flash November 18, 2002 Could be, but I remember Cardinals sub Mike Laga jacking a foul ball completely out of Busch around 1987 and they said that might have been the first time that ever happened. Randy Jones June 5, 2003 I remember watching Gary at Tidewater when he was on a monstrous home run pace. I saw him hit one out, only to find that his arm or wrist was fractured at the time. I also recall seeing him make numerous diving catches on This Week In Baseball. flushing flash August 29, 2003 See my post from about three years ago. Well, I did look it up and it turns out I was completely mistaken. Danny Heep, not Gary Rajsich, was the Mets regular rightfielder before Strawberry in 1983. In fact, Gary wasn't recalled from Tidewater that year until September. Oops. Mr Topps October 13, 2003 I was watching ESPN classic's This Week In Baseball last week when they showed Gary's great catch against the Reds in 1982. It was very similar to Ron Swoboda's 1969 World Series catch except he dove to his left. Joe P. September 24, 2004 I remember him putting a hole in the rightfield scoreboard at Shea after blasting one early in his career for the Mets. Paul January 14, 2009 Brian Olin's memory of Gary Rajsich is a little fuzzy. Rajsich did hit a single in the tenth inning of Terry Leach's 10-inning one-hitter in 1982, but that just advanced the winning run to third base. Hubie Brooks' subsequent sacrifice fly drove in the only run of the game. Vito November 20, 2013 Hard to believe he is in the list of least popular Mets player searches. I am still waiting for Gary Rajsich to become a star. He was a big lug, much like Lucas Duda, who was going to be the next Dave Kingman. I remember being very excited to see him arrive from the minors after the big build up in the press. The only problem was that he swung really hard but could not hit and the Mets gave up on him pretty quickly (or so I thought at the time). I believe he had a brother who was a pitcher and if I recall, threw really hard but couldn't pitch. Must have been a fun wiffle ball game when the Rajsich boys squared off in the back yard. Richard September 18, 2022 I grew up with Gary and his 4 brothers. The oldest, Tim, was an All American at Northern Arizona University, then an NAIA school (I think) and is a member of NAU's athletic Hall of Fame.) Dennis, the next oldest, played baseball at the University of Arizona. (His daughter was later a world class racquetball player.). Dave, the middle brother, played basketball and baseball at Phoenix College before pitching at the University of Arizona and then signed as an undrafted free agent with (I think) the Texas Rangers. He later pitched briefly for the Rangers and later the Yankees. Gary played for Arizona State before signing as an 11th round pick of the Astros in 1976. He played for the Mets, the Giants and the Cardinals and, later, for the Chunichi Dragons. The youngest, Rob, played football, basketball and baseball at Phoenix College before pitching for the Miami Hurricanes and punting for the Hurricanes' football team. Last time I looked, Rob still held the Hurricanes' record for the longest punt. What an incredibly talented family of five brothers. While none of them achieved greatness, it's hard to imagine such success among a family of brothers (other than, perhaps, the family of Ken, Clete, Cloyd and the four other Boyer brothers.) Michael Trzinski March 28, 2024 Dennis was actually the oldest, and then Tim. Dennis passed away in 2016, while Rob passed in 2018. Met Fan August 7, 2024 I just finished watching a This Week In Baseball episode from August 1982, which someone thoughtfully posted onto YouTube. Gary Rajsich showed up twice near the end, both for spectacular catches. https://youtu.be/MsAl7HXYN8A?si=kmCyTwS5RsV6zkFH

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