Gerald Lee Staley (August 21, 1920 – January 2, 2008) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball.

In 1955 and 1956, he pitched for three teams, including the Yankees, before ending up with the Chicago White Sox, whom he helped to the 1959 American League pennant as a reliever.

He finished 28th in voting for the AL's 1959 Most Valuable Player Award after leading the league in games with 67 and games finished with 37, and had an 8–5 record, 14 saves in 116+1⁄3 innings, 54 strikeouts, and a 2.24 earned run average.

He finished 23rd in voting for the 1960 Most Valuable Player Award for having a 13–8 record in 64 games and 115+1⁄3 innings, with 10 saves, 14 blown saves, 52 strikeouts and a 2.42 earned run average.

In 15 years, he had a 134–111 record in 640 games, 186 games started, 58 complete games, 9 shutouts, 246 games finished, 61 saves, 1,981+2⁄3 innings, 2,070 hits allowed, 946 runs allowed (814 earned), 187 home runs allowed, 529 walks (37 intentional), 727 strikeouts, 63 hit batsmen, 27 wild pitches, 8,398 batters faced, 2 balks and a 3.70 earned run average.