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Jerry Grote

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Full Name: Gerald Wayne Grote Primary Position: C
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/185 First Game: September 21, 1963
Birthdate: October 6, 1942 Final Game: October 3, 1981
Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas MLB Experience: 16 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right


Biography

Jerry Grote (Gerald Wayne Grote) was born on October 6, 1942 in San Antonio, Texas. He made his Major League debut on September 21, 1963 for the Houston Colt .45s. In 1964, his rookie year, he hit .181 with 3 home runs and 24 RBI. Grote played for the Houston Colt .45s, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 16 year career.

Most people believe that Jerry Grote's best season was 1975, when he hit for a .295 average.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1963 HOU N 3 5 0 1 0 1 .200 .286 .200 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
1964 HOU N 100 298 26 54 3 24 .181 .240 .262 9 3 20 75 4 0 0 5 6
1966 NY N 120 317 26 75 3 31 .237 .327 .315 12 2 40 81 3 3 4 8 9
1967 NY N 120 344 25 67 4 23 .195 .226 .253 8 0 14 65 1 4 2 8 5
1968 NY N 124 404 29 114 3 31 .282 .357 .349 18 0 44 81 3 3 1 11 6
1969 NY N 113 365 38 92 6 40 .252 .313 .351 12 3 32 59 1 6 2 5 10
1970 NY N 126 415 38 106 2 34 .255 .313 .308 14 1 36 39 1 6 2 8 14
1971 NY N 125 403 35 109 2 35 .270 .339 .347 25 0 40 47 2 4 1 4 19
1972 NY N 64 205 15 43 3 21 .210 .304 .288 5 1 26 27 3 4 1 8 5
1973 NY N 84 285 17 73 1 32 .256 .290 .316 10 2 13 23 1 5 0 1 11
1974 NY N 97 319 25 82 5 36 .257 .326 .335 8 1 33 33 2 4 0 4 11
1975 NY N 119 386 28 114 2 39 .295 .357 .373 14 5 38 23 1 0 0 8 11
1976 NY N 101 323 30 88 4 28 .272 .350 .365 14 2 38 19 1 3 1 4 15
1977 NY N 42 115 8 31 0 7 .270 .333 .313 3 1 9 12 2 2 0 1 5
1977 LA N 18 27 3 7 0 4 .259 .310 .259 0 0 2 5 0 1 0 1 2
1977 TOT N 60 142 11 38 0 11 .268 .329 .303 3 1 11 17 2 3 0 2 7
1978 LA N 41 70 5 19 0 9 .271 .354 .343 5 0 10 5 0 1 0 1 0
1981 LA N 2 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
1981 KC A 22 56 4 17 1 9 .304 .344 .446 3 1 3 2 1 1 1 0 1
1981 Total 24 58 4 17 1 9 .293 .333 .431 3 1 3 3 1 1 1 0 2
Total NL 1399 4283 348 1075 38 395 .251 .316 .324 157 21 396 598 25 46 14 77 130
Total AL 22 56 4 17 1 9 .304 .344 .446 3 1 3 2 1 1 1 0 1
Total 1421 4339 352 1092 39 404 .252 .316 .326 160 22 399 600 26 47 15 77 131

Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1963 HOU N C 3 2 19 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
1964 HOU N C 98 88 793.1 522 52 9 5 0 11 51 27 1 .985
1966 NY N C 115 101 857 516 55 11 7 0 8 38 25 4 .981
1966 NY N 3B 2 1 9 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 NY N C 119 111 900.2 609 62 7 8 0 12 38 37 3 .990
1968 NY N C 115 109 1005.2 754 60 5 8 0 1 39 30 2 .994
1969 NY N C 112 100 918.2 718 63 7 11 0 4 31 40 5 .991
1970 NY N C 125 121 1064 855 46 8 12 0 6 40 26 3 .991
1971 NY N C 122 118 1042.2 892 41 9 4 0 10 51 18 4 .990
1972 NY N 3B 3 1 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 NY N OF 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 NY N C 59 58 530 405 42 1 5 0 2 18 20 1 .998
1972 NY N RF 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 NY N C 81 76 684 545 34 3 0 0 3 31 17 0 .995
1973 NY N 3B 2 0 5.1 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .800
1974 NY N C 94 92 792 549 36 7 1 0 3 51 28 1 .988
1975 NY N C 111 108 945 706 55 4 8 0 6 67 35 6 .995
1976 NY N LF 1 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1976 NY N C 95 88 786.1 617 49 5 6 0 3 61 30 0 .993
1976 NY N RF 1 1 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1976 NY N OF 2 1 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 NY N 3B 11 8 74 7 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .913
1977 NY N C 28 23 193.1 124 15 0 0 0 1 20 8 1 1.000
1977 LA N C 16 4 64.1 47 7 0 1 0 1 9 3 0 1.000
1977 LA N 3B 2 0 7 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 TOT N 3B 13 8 81 9 18 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .931
1977 TOT N C 44 27 257.2 171 22 0 1 0 2 29 11 1 1.000
1978 LA N C 32 15 172 123 12 2 0 0 4 19 2 1 .985
1978 LA N 3B 7 0 25 2 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .917
1981 LA N C 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 KC A C 22 20 171 87 6 0 0 0 0 14 4 0 1.000
1981 Total C 23 20 173 89 6 0 0 0 0 14 4 0 1.000
Total LF 1 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total 3B 27 10 135.1 16 31 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 .922
Total OF 3 2 24 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total C 1348 1234 10941 8081 635 78 76 0 75 579 350 32 .991
Total RF 2 2 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Houston Colt .45s (June 13, 1962).
  • Traded by Houston Astros to New York Mets in exchange for cash and a player to be named later (October 19, 1965); Houston Astros received Tom Parsons (November 24, 1965).
  • Traded by New York Mets to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for 2 players to be named later (August 31, 1977); New York Mets received Dan Smith and Randy Rogers (October 24, 1977).
  • Granted free agency (November 2, 1978).
  • Signed by Kansas City Royals (April 7, 1981).
  • Released by Kansas City Royals (September 1, 1981).
  • Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (September 8, 1981).
  • Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (October 14, 1981).

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