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).
