Kelly Gruber

Positions: Third Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: February 26, 1962 in Houston, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (10th) of the 1980 MLB June Amateur Draft from Westlake HS (Austin, TX).

High School: Westlake HS (Austin, TX)

Debut: April 20, 1984 (Age 22-054d, 14,884th in major league history)
vs. CAL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 29, 1993 (Age 31-123d)
vs. OAK 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1986 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: Kelly Wayne Gruber

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.4

3159

818

117

.259

431

RBI

443

OBP

.307

SLG

.432

OPS

.739

OPS+

102

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	TOR		CLE	W,7-3	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
2	2	Apr 8	TOR		CLE	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	3B
3	4 (1)	Apr 10	TOR	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
4	12 (7)	Apr 19	TOR		BOS	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
5	13	Apr 20	TOR	@	CLE	W,8-7	GS	48	10.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B SS
6	14	Apr 21	TOR	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
7	15	Apr 22	TOR	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
8	16	Apr 24	TOR	@	CHW	W,4-2	GF	13	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	21 (4)	May 1	TOR		TEX	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 3B
10	22	May 2	TOR		TEX	W,9-8	GF	14	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 3B
11	23	May 3	TOR		TEX	W,3-1	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
12	24	May 5	TOR	@	KCR	L,4-6	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
13	25	May 6	TOR	@	KCR	L,3-6	GS	33	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B 2B
14	26	May 8	TOR	@	TEX	W,7-4	GF	17	4.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
15	27	May 9	TOR	@	TEX	W,15-4	GS	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B SS
16	28	May 10	TOR	@	TEX	L,8-9	GS	41	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B 2B
17	29	May 11	TOR		KCR	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
18	30	May 12	TOR		KCR	L,1-3	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
19	31	May 13	TOR	@	MIN	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
20	32	May 14	TOR	@	MIN	W,16-4	CG	35	9.0	0	5	1	6	2	3B
21	33	May 15	TOR	@	OAK	W,3-2	GS	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS 3B
22	34	May 16	TOR	@	OAK	L,3-10	GF	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
23	36 (1)	May 18	TOR	@	CAL	W,12-0	GS	29	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B SS
24	37	May 19	TOR	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B
25	38	May 20	TOR	@	CAL	L,4-5	GS	29	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
26	39	May 22	TOR	@	SEA	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
27	40	May 23	TOR	@	SEA	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
28	41	May 24	TOR	@	SEA	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
29	42	May 25	TOR	@	SEA	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	3	2	1	6	0	3B
30	43	May 27	TOR		OAK	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
31	44	May 28	TOR		OAK	L,3-4	GF	16	3.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
32	45	May 29	TOR		CAL	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
33	46	May 30	TOR		CAL	W,4-3	GS	36	10.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B 2B
34	47	May 31	TOR		CAL	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	48	Jun 1	TOR		SEA	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
36	49	Jun 2	TOR		SEA	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
37	50	Jun 3	TOR		SEA	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
38	51	Jun 5	TOR		BAL	W,6-2	GS	19	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
39	57 (5)	Jun 11	TOR	@	BAL	W,8-6	GF	16	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	PR 3B
40	58	Jun 12	TOR	@	BAL	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
41	59	Jun 13	TOR	@	BAL	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
42	60	Jun 14	TOR	@	BAL	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
43	61	Jun 15	TOR		DET	L,1-2	CG	30	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
44	62	Jun 16	TOR		DET	W,10-4	GF	19	5.0	1	2	0	3	0	PH 3B
45	63	Jun 17	TOR		DET	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
46	64	Jun 18	TOR		MIL	L,3-6	GS	42	9.0	0	7	0	7	0	3B 2B
47	65	Jun 19	TOR		MIL	W,15-6	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
48	66	Jun 20	TOR		MIL	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	2	2	0	3B
49	67	Jun 21	TOR		MIL	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	3B
50	68	Jun 22	TOR	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
51	69	Jun 23	TOR	@	DET	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	1	2	2	5	1	3B
52	70	Jun 24	TOR	@	DET	W,5-3	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
53	71	Jun 26	TOR	@	MIL	L,5-10	GF	18	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 3B
54	72	Jun 27	TOR	@	MIL	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
55	73	Jun 28	TOR	@	MIL	L,5-11	GS	46	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B 2B
56	74	Jun 29	TOR		NYY	L,14-15	GS	44	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	2B 3B
57	75	Jun 30	TOR		NYY	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	76	Jul 1	TOR		NYY	L,1-6	CG	51	12.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
59	78 (1)	Jul 3 (2)	TOR	@	KCR	L,4-5	CG	41	8.2	1	2	0	3	0	3B
60	79	Jul 4	TOR	@	KCR	L,1-9	GS	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B CF
61	80	Jul 5	TOR	@	KCR	L,3-4	GS	22	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
62	81	Jul 6	TOR		TEX	W,6-4	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
63	82	Jul 7	TOR		TEX	W,6-2	GF	12	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
64	83	Jul 8	TOR		TEX	W,5-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
65	84	Jul 9	TOR		KCR	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
66	85	Jul 10	TOR		KCR	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
67	86	Jul 11	TOR		KCR	L,1-2	GS	28	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
68	87	Jul 12	TOR		KCR	W,3-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
69	88	Jul 16	TOR	@	MIN	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
70	89	Jul 17	TOR	@	MIN	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
71	90	Jul 18	TOR	@	MIN	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
72	91	Jul 19	TOR	@	MIN	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
73	92	Jul 20	TOR	@	TEX	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
74	93	Jul 21	TOR	@	TEX	L,4-6	CG	39	8.1	0	3	0	3	0	3B
75	94	Jul 22	TOR	@	TEX	L,3-5	GF	19	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
76	96 (1)	Jul 24	TOR		MIN	W,8-6	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
77	97	Jul 25	TOR		MIN	L,9-13	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
78	98	Jul 26	TOR		MIN	W,4-2	CG	31	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
79	99	Jul 27	TOR		BOS	W,10-8	GF	12	2.2	0	1	1	2	0	3B
80	100	Jul 28	TOR		BOS	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
81	101	Jul 29	TOR		BOS	L,5-6	GS	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
82	102	Jul 31	TOR		CLE	W,8-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
83	103	Aug 1	TOR		CLE	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
84	104	Aug 2	TOR		CLE	W,11-5	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 3B
85	105	Aug 3	TOR	@	CHW	W,14-5	GS	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B SS
86	106	Aug 4	TOR	@	CHW	W,4-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
87	107	Aug 5	TOR	@	CHW	W,3-2	GS	32	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
88	108	Aug 6	TOR	@	CLE	L,5-14	GS	42	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B CF
89	109	Aug 7	TOR	@	CLE	W,15-1	GF	10	3.0	1	3	0	4	1	PH SS
90	110	Aug 8	TOR	@	CLE	L,1-3	GF	21	5.0	0	2	0	2	1	SS
91	111	Aug 9	TOR	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
92	112	Aug 10	TOR	@	BOS	L,1-9	GF	32	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	PR SS
93	113	Aug 11	TOR	@	BOS	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
94	114	Aug 12	TOR	@	BOS	W,10-4	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR SS
95	115	Aug 13	TOR		CHW	L,3-10	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
96	116	Aug 14	TOR		CHW	W,3-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
97	117	Aug 15	TOR		CHW	L,0-1	GF	19	5.0	1	1	1	3	0	SS
98	118	Aug 16	TOR		CHW	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	SS
99	119	Aug 18	TOR	@	OAK	W,2-1	GS	32	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS 3B
100	120	Aug 19	TOR	@	OAK	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
101	121	Aug 20	TOR	@	OAK	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	SS
102	122	Aug 21	TOR	@	CAL	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	SS
103	123	Aug 22	TOR	@	CAL	W,2-0	GS	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	SS 3B
104	125 (1)	Aug 24	TOR	@	SEA	W,7-3	GF	13	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 3B
105	126	Aug 25	TOR	@	SEA	W,6-3	GF	11	3.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
106	127	Aug 27	TOR		OAK	W,9-4	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
107	128	Aug 28	TOR		OAK	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
108	129	Aug 29	TOR		OAK	L,5-6	GS	46	10.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B SS
109	130	Aug 30	TOR		OAK	W,13-3	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 3B SS
110	131	Aug 31	TOR		CAL	L,7-8	GS	35	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
111	133 (1)	Sep 2	TOR		CAL	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
112	134	Sep 4	TOR		SEA	W,6-5	GF	20	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
113	135	Sep 5	TOR		SEA	W,3-0	GS	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
114	136	Sep 6	TOR		SEA	W,3-2	GF	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
115	137	Sep 7	TOR	@	MIL	W,5-3	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
116	138	Sep 8	TOR	@	MIL	L,4-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
117	139	Sep 9	TOR	@	MIL	L,4-6	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
118	140	Sep 11	TOR		NYY	W,6-5	CG	48	10.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
119	141	Sep 12	TOR		NYY	W,13-1	GF	15	4.0	0	2	0	2	0	PH 3B
120	142	Sep 13	TOR		NYY	L,5-8	GS	33	7.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
121	143	Sep 14	TOR		BAL	W,18-3	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
122	144	Sep 15	TOR		BAL	W,6-2	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	PR 3B
123	145	Sep 16	TOR		BAL	W,7-0	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
124	146	Sep 17	TOR	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	41	8.2	0	2	0	2	0	3B
125	147	Sep 18	TOR	@	NYY	W,6-3	GF	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
126	149 (1)	Sep 20	TOR	@	NYY	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
127	150	Sep 21	TOR	@	BAL	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
128	151	Sep 22	TOR	@	BAL	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
129	152	Sep 23	TOR	@	BAL	W,6-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
130	155 (2)	Sep 26	TOR		DET	W,10-9	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
131	156	Sep 27	TOR		DET	L,2-3	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
132	157	Sep 28	TOR		MIL	L,4-6	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
133	160 (2)	Oct 2	TOR	@	DET	L,3-4	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PR 3B
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