1 9 6 0 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁former ▁professional ▁baseball ▁jour ne yman ▁out f iel der , ▁who ▁played ▁in ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁( ML B ) ▁for ▁seven ▁teams , ▁during ▁his ▁nine - year ▁big ▁league ▁career ▁( – ). ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Gall ag her ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Tr ent on , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁sub urban ▁Hamilton ▁Square ▁section ▁of ▁Hamilton ▁Township , ▁Mer cer ▁County , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁He ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁Not ting ham ▁Little ▁League ▁and ▁— ▁as ▁a ▁center f iel der ▁— led ▁Stein ert ▁High ▁School ▁to ▁the ▁Central ▁Jersey ▁title ▁in ▁its ▁group ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁title ▁for ▁that ▁group . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Gall ag her ▁played ▁college ▁baseball ▁at ▁Mer cer ▁County ▁Community ▁College . ▁ ▁Gall ag her ▁was ▁originally ▁draft ed ▁third ▁overall ▁by ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Athletics ▁in ▁the ▁January ▁ ▁amateur ▁draft , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁sign . ▁Five ▁months ▁later , ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Indians ▁selected ▁him ▁e ighth ▁overall ▁in ▁the ▁June ▁secondary ▁draft , ▁and ▁he ▁signed . ▁ ▁He ▁spent ▁seven ▁seasons ▁in ▁the ▁min ors , ▁batt ing ▁. 2 7 1 ▁with ▁ 3 9 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 3 1 6 ▁runs ▁batt ed ▁in , ▁when ▁he ▁attended ▁spring ▁training ▁with ▁the ▁Indians ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁cut ▁just ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Spring , ▁but ▁was ▁immediately ▁re - added ▁to ▁the ▁major