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

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

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	CIN		STL	L,4-13		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	7 (5)	Apr 24	CIN		CHC	W,9-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	13 (5)	May 1	CIN	@	PHI	W,8-6		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	14	May 2	CIN	@	NYG	W,9-7		29	6.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
5	18 (3)	May 5 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
6	23 (4)	May 12 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
7	27 (3)	May 17	CIN		NYG	W,11-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
8	33 (5)	May 23	CIN		STL	W,6-2	GS	32	8.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	35 (1)	May 25	CIN		STL	L,4-12		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	38 (2)	May 28	CIN	@	MLN	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	42 (3)	Jun 2 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,6-4	GS	11	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	46 (3)	Jun 6	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-6	GS	18	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	52 (5)	Jun 11	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-8	GS	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	57 (4)	Jun 16	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-4	GS	32	7.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
15	63 (5)	Jun 22	CIN		PIT	W,6-3	GS	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
16	68 (4)	Jun 27	CIN		NYG	L,2-7	GS	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	72 (3)	Jun 30 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,6-2		11	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	74 (1)	Jul 2	CIN	@	CHC	W,8-6	GS	14	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	76 (1)	Jul 4	CIN		MLN	L,7-10		11	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	77	Jul 5	CIN	@	STL	L,3-4	GF	9	2.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
21	78	Jul 6	CIN	@	STL	L,3-13	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
22	83 (4)	Jul 14 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,9-6		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	89 (5)	Jul 20	CIN	@	PHI	L,5-7	GF	24	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	97 (7)	Jul 28	CIN		BRO	L,2-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	98	Jul 30	CIN		PHI	L,5-8	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	102 (3)	Aug 3	CIN		NYG	L,4-5		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	103	Aug 4 (1)	CIN		NYG	L,6-7		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	105 (1)	Aug 6	CIN	@	MLN	L,4-5		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	106	Aug 7	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-12		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	108 (1)	Aug 9 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,9-7		16	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	112 (3)	Aug 14	CIN		MLN	L,3-13		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	113	Aug 15	CIN		MLN	L,1-8		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	114	Aug 16	CIN	@	CHC	L,6-8	GF	41	10.1	3	3	0	6	0	P
34	120 (5)	Aug 22	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-8	GS	14	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	123 (2)	Aug 25	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-10	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	124	Aug 26	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-17	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	126 (1)	Aug 28	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-5		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	127	Aug 30	CIN		MLN	L,5-9		19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	131 (3)	Sep 2 (2)	CIN		STL	W,3-1	CG	37	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	136 (4)	Sep 6	CIN	@	STL	W,5-4	GS	22	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
41	146 (9)	Sep 20	CIN		STL	L,5-7	GS	12	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
42	148 (1)	Sep 22	CIN		STL	L,5-7		6	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
43	150 (1)	Sep 24 (2)	CIN		CHC	W,11-9		12	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							43gm		148.1	14	22	0	36	1