Gary Green was a Major League Baseball

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 shortstop for the San Diego Padres

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, Texas Rangers

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, and Cincinnati Reds

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. He appeared in 106 games for his career with a .222 batting average in 180 at-bats. Green's father Fred Green

Fred Green (baseball)

Fred Allen Green is a former professional baseball player. He was a pitcher over parts of 5 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Senators. Green was a member of the 1960 World Series champion Pirates...

 had pitched for the World Series champion 1960

1960 World Series

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 Pittsburgh Pirates

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 team.

Green attended Oklahoma State University. He was selected three different times in baseball's amateur draft: a 29th round pick by the San Francisco Giants

San Francisco Giants

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 in 1980, a second round pick by the St. Louis Cardinals

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 in 1983 and finally a first round choice of the Padres in 1984.

Green's best season came in 1990 when the Texas Rangers used him as their starting shortstop in 31 games. The most hits he ever recorded in a game came during that time when he was 3 for 4 against the Seattle Mariners

Seattle Mariners

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 in a 6 to 5 Rangers victory on Monday, August 20, 1990.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1990/B08200TEX1990.htm

He is currently a manager for the Class A West Virginia Power

West Virginia Power

This article is about the baseball team, for the electric utility serving southeast West Virginia from 1986-99, see Allegheny Energy.The West Virginia Power is a minor league baseball team of the South Atlantic League, and is the Class A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. They are located in...

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