Jerry Grote

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: October 6, 1942 in San Antonio, TX us

Died: April 7, 2024 in Austin, TX

High School: Douglas MacArthur HS (San Antonio, TX)

School: Trinity University (San Antonio, TX)

Debut: September 21, 1963 (Age 20-350d, 12,173rd in major league history)
vs. PHI 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1981 (Age 38-362d)
vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1964 season

Full Name: Gerald Wayne Grote

Pronunciation: \GROW-tee\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.0

4339

1092

.252

352

RBI

404

OBP

.316

SLG

.326

OPS

.642

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-14 / in Starts: 8-12
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	1 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 64 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	29 (11-11-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 64 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	38 (19-12-6)

Most Driven In
F White	4
C Hurdle	2
J Wathan	1
L May	1
Self	1
D Chalk	0

Most Driven In By
W Wilson	1
Self	1
U Washington	1
H McRae	1
J Wathan	0

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 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	1398	6 (5)	Apr 19	KCR		BAL	W,3-2	CG	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	1.000	1.667	9	.70	0.096	.32	0.03%	1.03	C
2	1399	8 (1)	Apr 21	KCR		CLE	L,1-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.400	.733	9	.96	-0.041	.40	-0.01%	-0.41	C
3	1400	9	Apr 22	KCR		CLE	L,0-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.400	.733	6						C
4	1401	12 (2)	Apr 26	KCR	@	MIL	L,1-11	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.444	.429	.873	9	.69	0.016	.19	0.00%	0.28	C
5	1402	13	Apr 30	KCR	@	TEX	L,0-7	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.417	.400	.817	9	.53	-0.008	.14	0.00%	-0.30	C
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
6	1403	18 (4)	May 5	KCR		BOS	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.333	.667	9	1.62	0.033	.38	0.01%	-0.16	C
7	1404	19	May 6	KCR		BOS	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.294	.286	.580	9	.59	-0.029	.15	0.00%	-0.30	C
8	1405	22 (2)	May 11	KCR		TEX	L,1-9	GS-9	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.294	.350	.353	.703	9	.60	0.079	.12	0.01%	0.85	C
9	1406	23	May 12	KCR		TEX	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.304	.300	.604	9	1.37	-0.151	.23	-0.02%	-1.03	C
10	1407	27 (3)	May 17	KCR	@	BOS	W,5-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.269	.261	.530	9	.91	-0.071	.16	-0.01%	-0.61	C
11	1408	28	May 18	KCR	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.241	.231	.472	9	1.34	-0.105	.25	-0.01%	-0.65	C
12	1409	31 (2)	May 22	KCR		MIN	L,0-7	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.258	.250	.508	9	1.74	0.009	.30	0.00%	-0.03	C
13	1410	35 (3)	May 25 (2)	KCR	@	SEA	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.242	.233	.476	9	.66	-0.033	.08	0.00%	-0.32	C
14	1411	39 (3)	May 30	KCR	@	MIN	W,6-5	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.235	.226	.461	8	.48	-0.012	.08	0.00%	-0.15	C
15	1412	40	May 31	KCR	@	MIN	L,4-5	GS-7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.257	.250	.507	8	1.17	0.022	.23	0.00%	0.21	C
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
16	1413	42 (1)	Jun 2	KCR		SEA	L,3-4	GS-8	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.308	.333	.641	8	1.35	0.085	.24	0.01%	0.71	C
17	1414	43	Jun 3	KCR		SEA	W,12-9	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.325	.349	.475	.824	9	1.03	0.303	.14	0.03%	5.03	C
18	1415	44	Jun 5	KCR		MIL	L,2-6	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.370	.476	.846	9	1.20	0.040	.19	0.00%	0.36	C
19	1416	48 (3)	Jun 9	KCR		NYY	L,5-8	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.348	.380	.522	.902	9	.99	0.041	.09	0.00%	0.40	C
20	1417	49	Jun 10	KCR	@	TOR	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.352	.480	.832	9	.44	-0.053	.03	0.00%	-0.93	C
21	1418	50	Jun 11	KCR	@	TOR	W,10-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321	.362	.472	.834	9	.81	0.024	.06	0.00%	-0.17	C
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
22	1419	70 (19)	Aug 29	KCR	@	TOR	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.344	.446	.791	8	.56	-0.042	.67	-0.03%	-0.48	C
				Player went from Kansas City Royals to Los Angeles Dodgers
23	1420	107	Oct 1	LAD		SDP	L,0-1	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.298	.339	.439	.777	2	7.07	-0.393	.00	0.00%	-1.47	PH
24	1421	109 (1)	Oct 3	LAD		HOU	W,7-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.333	.431	.764	7	.07	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.41	PH C
							10-14		64	58	4	17	3	1	1	9	3	0	3	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	.293	.333	.431	.764		1.03	-0.192	.20	0.00%	1.44

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