Don Gross
Donald John Gross
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 186 lb.

Born: June 30, 1931 in Weidman, MI
School: Michigan State University
Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 21, 1955
Final Game: May 25, 1960
Relatives: Uncle of Todd Benzinger
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1955 24 CIN NL 17 23 19 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .158 .200 .158 .358 -5 3 0 0 3 0 0 1
1956 25 CIN NL 19 21 19 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 .105 .190 .105 .296 -19 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1957 26 CIN NL 43 54 46 2 5 0 1 0 6 0 1 1 14 .109 .125 .152 .277 -28 7 1 0 6 1 0 1
1958 27 PIT NL 40 20 18 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 .056 .105 .056 .161 -55 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1959 28 PIT NL 21 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1960 29 PIT NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
6 Seasons 145 121 104 4 11 0 1 0 10 0 1 5 32 .106 .145 .125 .270 -28 13 1 0 11 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 135 116 4 12 0 1 0 11 0 1 6 36 .106 .145 .125 .270 -28 15 1 0 12 1 0
PIT (3 yrs) 66 23 20 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 .050 .095 .050 .145 -59 1 0 0 2 0 0
CIN (3 yrs) 79 98 84 3 10 0 1 0 8 0 1 4 25 .119 .157 .143 .300 -20 12 1 0 9 1 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1955 24 CIN NL 23 19 1 1.4 110 .231 .158 .271 .200 .343 .158 .429 .358 .772 -5 .100 -3.0 -0.3 .250 .053 .000
1956 25 CIN NL 21 17 0 0.0 108 .143 .105 .271 .190 .339 .105 .428 .296 .766 -19 .000 -3.3 -0.3 .235 .105 .000
1957 26 CIN NL 54 50 1 0.5 108 .152 .109 .275 .125 .340 .152 .426 .277 .766 -28 .019 -8.7 -0.9 .163 .043 .043
1958 27 PIT NL 20 18 0 0.0 103 .077 .056 .266 .105 .333 .056 .416 .161 .749 -55 .000 -4.0 -0.4 .118 .056 .000
1959 28 PIT NL 3 3 0 0.0 104 .000 .269 .000 .335 .000 .416 .000 .751 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
6 Seasons 121 107 2 0.5 107 .151 .106 .272 .145 .339 .125 .425 .270 .764 -28 .017 -19.7 -2.0 .179 .058 .019
162 Game Avg. 135 120 2 0.5 107 .151 .106 .272 .145 .339 .125 .425 .270 .764 -28 .017 -19.7 -2.0 .179 .058 .019
CIN (3 yrs) 98 86 2 0.6 108 .167 .119 .273 .157 .340 .143 .427 .300 .768 -20 .025 -15.1 -1.5 .197 .060 .024
PIT (3 yrs) 23 21 0 0.0 104 .077 .050 .266 .095 .334 .050 .416 .145 .749 -59 .000 -4.6 -0.5 .105 .050 .000

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1955 24 CIN NL 23 0.0% 26.1% 4.4% 0.0% 0% 6.00 3.2 19.0 1.33 57%
1956 25 CIN NL 21 0.0% 23.8% 9.5% 0.0% 0% 2.50 3.8 19.0 1.00 67%
1957 26 CIN NL 54 0.0% 25.9% 1.9% 1.9% 20% 14.00 3.3 7.7 2.56 61%
1958 27 PIT NL 20 0.0% 25.0% 5.0% 0.0% 0% 5.00 3.6 9.0 0.50 65%
1959 28 PIT NL 3 0.0% 66.7% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
6 Seasons 121 0.0% 26.5% 4.1% 0.8% 9% 6.40 3.3 10.4 1.45 60%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1955 24 CIN NL 0 0 0% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 25 CIN NL 0 0 25% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 26 CIN NL 3 0 33% 17 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1958 27 PIT NL 0 0 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 28 PIT NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 3 0 25% 33 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 17% 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1955 24 CIN NL 23 57% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 5 0 0% 4 1 25% 16 1 6% 0 0 0 0 0
1956 25 CIN NL 21 81% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 3 0 0% 13 1 8% 0 0 0 0 0
1957 26 CIN NL 54 78% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 100% 14 1 7% 18 4 22% 44 6 14% 7 5 71% 8 5 63% 0
1958 27 PIT NL 18 61% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 3 1 33% 11 2 18% 0 0 1 0 0% 2
1959 28 PIT NL 3 67% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 119 71% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 11 85% 25 1 4% 29 7 24% 85 10 12% 7 5 71% 9 5 56% 2
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1955 24 17 23 19 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .158 .200 .158 .358 -5 3 0 0 3 0 0
1956 25 36 44 38 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 11 .132 .195 .132 .327 -12 5 0 0 3 0 0
1957 26 79 98 84 3 10 0 1 0 8 0 1 4 25 .119 .157 .143 .300 -20 12 1 0 9 1 0
1958 27 119 118 102 4 11 0 1 0 10 0 1 5 30 .108 .148 .127 .276 -26 13 1 0 10 1 0
1959 28 140 121 104 4 11 0 1 0 10 0 1 5 32 .106 .145 .125 .270 -28 13 1 0 11 1 0
1960 29 145 121 104 4 11 0 1 0 10 0 1 5 32 .106 .145 .125 .270 -28 13 1 0 11 1 0

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1955 24 18 22 21 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 .190 .227 .190 .418 1 17
1956 25 20 22 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000 .091 .000 .091 0 19
1957 26 45 51 49 3 6 0 1 0 8 0 1 15 .122 .137 .163 .301 1 43
1958 27 42 20 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .050 .000 .050 0 40
1959 28 22 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 21
5 Seasons 147 117 111 3 10 0 1 0 9 0 5 33 .090 .128 .108 .236 2 140
162 Game Avg. 162 129 122 3 11 0 1 0 10 0 6 36 .090 .128 .108 .236 2 140

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