#54 Jerry Grote, Catcher, 27 yrs, Houston Astros Saturday, 10/21/1969 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Jerry Grote
10/6/1942 27 USA,TX, 5"10 190
Catcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1969 (Automatic) 4 Year(s), 58 Days (746 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 58 Days (746 total Days) 5 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Talent | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 2 4 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings C : 7 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 8 Infield Arm : 8 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/25 | ATL | L 2-11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/26 | ATL | W 8-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/28 | CIN | W 4-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/29 | CIN | L 5-14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/1 | STL | W 9-8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/2 | @PHI | L 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/4 | @PIT | L 5-12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/5 | CIN | L 1-7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/6 | NYM | L 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/7 | @STL | L 2-13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 146 | 541 | 154 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 54 | 70 | 55 | 46 | .285 | .355 | .384 | .739 | .667 | .100 |
Projected | 146 | 541 | 154 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 54 | 70 | 55 | 46 | .285 | .355 | .384 | .739 | .667 | .100 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 132 | 609 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 208 | 36 | 0 | 1 | .0 | 75.2 | 4.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 169 | 56 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .331 | .390 | .450 | .840 |
vs. RHP | 372 | 98 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 46 | 38 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 5 | .263 | .338 | .355 | .693 |
Close/Late | 70 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .300 | .400 | .429 | .829 |
Scoring Position | 127 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .268 | .340 | .370 | .710 |
Pinch Hitting | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .455 | .538 | .727 | 1.266 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 71 | 256 | 67 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 34 | 29 | 25 | .262 | .336 | .348 | .683 |
Road | 75 | 285 | 87 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 36 | 26 | 21 | .305 | .366 | .418 | .783 |
March/April | 22 | 91 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 7 | .297 | .340 | .385 | .725 |
May | 23 | 83 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | .277 | .333 | .337 | .671 |
June | 25 | 95 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 7 | .274 | .377 | .347 | .725 |
July | 20 | 83 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | .349 | .375 | .446 | .821 |
August | 25 | 85 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | .247 | .343 | .424 | .767 |
Sept/Oct | 31 | 104 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 12 | .269 | .339 | .375 | .714 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1965 | 27 | 82 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .300 | .293 | .593 | HOU |
1966 | 63 | 176 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | .284 | .333 | .364 | .697 | HOU |
1967 | 63 | 166 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | .271 | .339 | .355 | .694 | HOU |
1968 | 118 | 360 | 104 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 1 | .289 | .333 | .369 | .703 | HOU |
1969 | 146 | 541 | 154 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 54 | 70 | 55 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 1 | .285 | .355 | .384 | .739 | HOU |
Total | 417 | 1325 | 372 | 62 | 6 | 14 | 155 | 148 | 109 | 15 | 6 | 119 | 0 | 4 | .281 | .341 | .368 | .709 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1964, AA | 121 | 472 | 139 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 65 | 65 | 40 | 54 | 4 | 5 | .294 | .339 | .424 | .763 |
1964, AAA | 15 | 60 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .217 | .242 | .300 | .542 |
1965, AA | 71 | 275 | 83 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 44 | 40 | 24 | 30 | 5 | 6 | .302 | .350 | .495 | .844 |
1965, AAA | 42 | 129 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .302 | .366 | .372 | .738 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 142 | 132 | 849 | 54 | 1 | 907 | 4 | .996 | 1217.0 | 6.71 | 5 | 56 | 26 | 46.4 |
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Drafted in 3rd round, 56th overall pick, by Houston in 1964... Had first career hit (double) on 8/14/1965, off Dom Zanni (NYM)... Hit first career homerun on 4/21/1966, off Dennis Higgins (CIN)... Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1969...
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