Gary Weiss (baseball)

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1955)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Gary Weiss |image= |width= |position=Shortstop |bats=Switch |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1955|12|27}} |birth_place=Brenham, Texas, U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=September 13 |debutyear=1980 |debutteam=Los Angeles Dodgers |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=October 4 |finalyear=1981 |finalteam=Los Angeles Dodgers |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Batting average |stat1value=.105 |stat2label=Home runs |stat2value=0 |stat3label=Runs batted in |stat3value=1 |teams= *Los Angeles Dodgers ({{mlby|1980}}–{{mlby|1981}}) }}

'''Gary Lee Weiss''' (born December 27, 1955) is an American former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1980-1981.<ref name="bbref" />

Weiss was selected by the Dodgers in the 19th round of the 1978 Major League Baseball draft from the University of Houston.<ref>{{cite web |title=19th Round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1978&draft_round=19&draft_type=junreg&query_type=year_round |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=23 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref> He made his Major League debut on September 13, 1980 in a game against the Cincinnati Reds. In his debut season, he was used as a pinch runner in all eight games in which he appeared.<ref name="bbref">{{cite web |title=Gary Weiss Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/weissga01.shtml |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=23 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Weiss appeared in 14 games in his second season in 1981, recording two hits.<ref name="bbref" />

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