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

Born: June 30, 1931 in Weidman, MI
Schools: 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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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1955 24 CIN NL 4 5 .444 4.14 17 11 6 2 1 0 67.1 79 33 31 11 16 0 33 1 0 0 287 100 1.411 10.6 1.5 2.1 4.4 2.06
1956 25 CIN NL 3 0 1.000 1.95 19 7 4 2 0 0 69.1 69 25 15 4 20 2 47 1 0 1 295 201 1.284 9.0 0.5 2.6 6.1 2.35
1957 26 CIN NL 7 9 .438 4.31 43 16 9 5 0 1 148.1 152 75 71 21 33 3 73 3 0 2 626 95 1.247 9.2 1.3 2.0 4.4 2.21
1958 27 PIT NL 5 7 .417 3.98 40 3 23 0 0 7 74.2 67 37 33 5 38 7 59 1 0 3 324 97 1.406 8.1 0.6 4.6 7.1 1.55
1959 28 PIT NL 1 1 .500 3.55 21 0 10 0 0 2 33.0 28 16 13 3 10 3 15 1 0 0 136 109 1.152 7.6 0.8 2.7 4.1 1.50
1960 29 PIT NL 0 0 3.38 5 0 3 0 0 0 5.1 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 21 112 0.938 8.4 1.7 0.0 5.1
6 Seasons 20 22 .476 3.73 145 37 55 9 1 10 398.0 400 188 165 45 117 15 230 7 0 6 1689 107 1.299 9.0 1.0 2.6 5.2 1.97
162 Game Avg. 7 8 .476 3.73 54 14 21 3 0 4 149 149 70 62 17 44 6 86 3 0 2 631 107 1.299 9.0 1.0 2.6 5.2 1.97
PIT (3 yrs) 6 8 .429 3.82 66 3 36 0 0 9 113.0 100 55 48 9 48 10 77 2 0 3 481 101 1.310 8.0 0.7 3.8 6.1 1.60
CIN (3 yrs) 14 14 .500 3.69 79 34 19 9 1 1 285.0 300 133 117 36 69 5 153 5 0 3 1208 110 1.295 9.5 1.1 2.2 4.8 2.22
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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
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1955 CIN NL 24 P 17 11 67.1 17 3 12 2 1 .882 0.0 0.0 2.00 0.88 .953 2.05 0.83
1956 CIN NL 25 P 19 7 69.1 19 6 13 0 3 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.47 1.00 .963 2.05 0.83
1957 CIN NL 26 P 43 16 148.1 36 14 22 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.18 0.84 .961 2.06 0.82
1958 PIT NL 27 P 40 3 75.0 19 5 14 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.28 0.48 .953 1.97 0.77
1959 PIT NL 28 P 21 0 33.0 12 1 11 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 3.27 0.57 .950 1.99 0.82
1960 PIT NL 29 P 5 0 5.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.02 0.88
6 Seasons P 145 37 398.1 103 29 72 2 6 .981 0.0 0.0 2.28 0.70 .957 2.03 0.81
6 Seasons TOT 145 37 398.1 103 29 72 2 6 .981 0.0 0.0 2.28 0.70 .938 2.03 0.81

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Saves s c a p y
1958 NL--7--10th

Games Finished s c a p y
1958 NL--23--9th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 3 (2228), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

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  4. Clyde Wright (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Stan Baumgartner (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1950 Season: Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent.

December 9, 1957: Traded by the Cincinnati Redlegs to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Bob Purkey.

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