Don Gross

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 186lb (180cm, 84kg)

Born: June 30, 1931 in Weidman, MI us

Died: August 10, 2017 in Weidman, MI

Buried: St. Joseph the Worker Cemetery, Beal City, MI

High School: Weidman HS (Weidman, MI)

School: Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)

Debut: July 21, 1955 (Age 24-021d, 11,278th in major league history)
vs. PHI 5.0 IP, 6 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: May 25, 1960 (Age 28-330d)
vs. LAD 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Donald John Gross

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Relatives: Uncle of Todd Benzinger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.9

ERA

3.73

145

398.0

230

WHIP

1.299

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	17-26 / in Starts: 9-7
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 54 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	44 (22-14-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 54 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	33 (17-10-5)

Most Driven In
D Hoak	2
E Bailey	1
F Robinson	1
S Burgess	1
R McMillan	1

Most Driven In By
G Bell	1
W Post	1

1957 Batting Game Log

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1957 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	37	1	Apr 16	CIN		STL	L,4-13	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	38	7 (5)	Apr 24	CIN		CHC	W,9-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.05	-0.001	.11	0.00%	-0.24	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	39	13 (5)	May 1	CIN	@	PHI	W,8-6	8-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	40	14	May 2	CIN	@	NYG	W,9-7	1-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.64	-0.217	3.47	-0.28%	-1.58	P
5	41	18 (3)	May 5 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.90	-0.024	2.59	-0.04%	-1.02	P
6	42	23 (4)	May 12 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,7-1	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	.125	.200	.125	.325	9	.57	0.049	2.24	0.12%	0.79	P
7	43	27 (3)	May 17	CIN		NYG	W,11-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.231	.182	.413	9	.62	-0.013	2.79	-0.04%	-0.23	P
8	44	33 (5)	May 23	CIN		STL	W,6-2	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.133	.176	.133	.310	9	.38	0.025	1.78	0.07%	-0.52	P
9	45	35 (1)	May 25	CIN		STL	L,4-12	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.176	.133	.310	9						P
10	46	38 (2)	May 28	CIN	@	MLN	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.150	.111	.261	9	1.12	-0.083	6.39	-0.28%	-0.52	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	47	42 (3)	Jun 2 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,6-4	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.150	.111	.261	9						P
12	48	46 (3)	Jun 6	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.143	.105	.248	9	.86	-0.021	4.86	-0.07%	-0.22	P
13	49	52 (5)	Jun 11	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-8	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.136	.100	.236	9	.45	-0.012	1.97	-0.03%	-0.10	P
14	50	57 (4)	Jun 16	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.160	.130	.290	9	.70	0.060	2.70	0.14%	0.74	P
15	51	63 (5)	Jun 22	CIN		PIT	W,6-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.143	.115	.258	9	1.33	-0.098	4.47	-0.20%	-0.92	P
16	52	68 (4)	Jun 27	CIN		NYG	L,2-7	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.115	.143	.115	.258	9						P
17	53	72 (3)	Jun 30 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,6-2	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.111	.138	.111	.249	9	.01	0.001	.05	0.00%	0.34	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	54	74 (1)	Jul 2	CIN	@	CHC	W,8-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.133	.107	.240	9	2.75	0.013	12.81	0.04%	0.04	P
19	55	76 (1)	Jul 4	CIN		MLN	L,7-10	6-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.133	.107	.240	9	1.75	-0.025	11.60	-0.10%	-0.21	P
20	56	77	Jul 5	CIN	@	STL	L,3-4	9-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.107	.133	.107	.240	9						P
21	57	78	Jul 6	CIN	@	STL	L,3-13	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.107	.133	.107	.240	1						P
22	58	83 (4)	Jul 14 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,9-6	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.107	.133	.107	.240	9						P
23	59	89 (5)	Jul 20	CIN	@	PHI	L,5-7	3-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.121	.097	.218	9	1.58	-0.210	7.61	-0.61%	-1.73	P
24	60	97 (7)	Jul 28	CIN		BRO	L,2-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.097	.121	.097	.218	9						P
25	61	98	Jul 30	CIN		PHI	L,5-8	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.097	.121	.097	.218	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	62	102 (3)	Aug 3	CIN		NYG	L,4-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.097	.121	.097	.218	5						P
27	63	103	Aug 4 (1)	CIN		NYG	L,6-7	12-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.097	.121	.097	.218	8						P
28	64	105 (1)	Aug 6	CIN	@	MLN	L,4-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.097	.121	.097	.218	9						P
29	65	106	Aug 7	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-12	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.097	.121	.097	.218	9						P
30	66	108 (1)	Aug 9 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,9-7	3-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.094	.118	.094	.211	9	1.46	0.057	2.32	0.06%	0.61	P
31	67	112 (3)	Aug 14	CIN		MLN	L,3-13	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.094	.118	.094	.211	9						P
32	68	113	Aug 15	CIN		MLN	L,1-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.094	.118	.094	.211	9						P
33	69	114	Aug 16	CIN	@	CHC	L,6-8	2-GF(12)	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.132	.167	.298	9	1.42	-0.039	.89	-0.01%	0.74	P
34	70	120 (5)	Aug 22	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.108	.128	.162	.290	9	1.67	-0.038	.14	0.00%	-0.35	P
35	71	123 (2)	Aug 25	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.108	.128	.162	.290	9						P
36	72	124	Aug 26	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-17	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.108	.128	.162	.290	9						P
37	73	126 (1)	Aug 28	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.108	.128	.162	.290	9						P
38	74	127	Aug 30	CIN		MLN	L,5-9	3-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.125	.158	.283	9	.49	-0.013	.01	0.00%	-0.11	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
39	75	131 (3)	Sep 2 (2)	CIN		STL	W,3-1	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.098	.116	.146	.263	9	1.83	-0.097	.00	0.00%	-0.74	P
40	76	136 (4)	Sep 6	CIN	@	STL	W,5-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.093	.111	.140	.251	9	.79	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.45	P
41	77	146 (9)	Sep 20	CIN		STL	L,5-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.109	.136	.245	9	.86	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
42	78	148 (1)	Sep 22	CIN		STL	L,5-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.109	.136	.245	9						P
43	79	150 (1)	Sep 24 (2)	CIN		CHC	W,11-9	4-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.125	.152	.277	9	.74	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.05	P
							17-26		54	46	2	5	0	1	0	6	1	0	14	0	6	1	3	1	0	1	.109	.125	.152	.277		1.04	-0.767	2.79	-1.24%	-6.08

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