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+

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

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	NYM		ATL	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
2	4 (2)	Apr 19	NYM		STL	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
3	6 (1)	Apr 22	NYM	@	ATL	L,4-8	GF	10	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
4	8 (1)	Apr 24 (1)	NYM	@	ATL	L,2-5	CG	40	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
5	9	Apr 24 (2)	NYM	@	ATL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
6	10	Apr 26	NYM	@	CHC	W,14-11	CG	50	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
7	11	Apr 29	NYM	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	41	11.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	12	May 1	NYM	@	PIT	L,0-8	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
9	13	May 3	NYM	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
10	14	May 4	NYM	@	STL	W,8-0	CG	29	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
11	15	May 6	NYM		CHC	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	C
12	16	May 7	NYM		CHC	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
13	17	May 8 (1)	NYM		CHC	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
14	19 (1)	May 10	NYM		HOU	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
15	20	May 11	NYM		HOU	L,4-6	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
16	21	May 13	NYM		SFG	L,4-5	CG	65	17.0	10	2	0	12	0	C
17	25 (3)	May 18	NYM		CIN	L,2-4	GS	37	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
18	29 (3)	May 22 (2)	NYM	@	SFG	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
19	30	May 24	NYM	@	HOU	L,3-5	GS	20	3.0	1	0	2	3	0	C
20	32 (1)	May 27	NYM	@	LAD	L,0-4	GS	31	7.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
21	34 (1)	May 29	NYM	@	LAD	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
22	36 (1)	May 30 (2)	NYM		PHI	W,3-1	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
23	37	May 31	NYM		PHI	L,4-6	GS	30	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	40 (2)	Jun 3	NYM		LAD	W,6-2	CG	31	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
25	41	Jun 4	NYM		LAD	L,3-6	GS	31	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
26	42	Jun 5 (1)	NYM		LAD	L,3-16	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
27	43	Jun 5 (2)	NYM		LAD	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
28	44	Jun 7	NYM		ATL	L,6-11	GS	38	7.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
29	45	Jun 8	NYM		ATL	L,6-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
30	46	Jun 9	NYM		ATL	L,4-8	GS	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
31	50 (3)	Jun 12	NYM		CIN	W,3-2	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
32	52 (1)	Jun 13 (2)	NYM		STL	L,1-4	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH C
33	54 (1)	Jun 15	NYM	@	ATL	W,5-4	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
34	56 (1)	Jun 17 (1)	NYM	@	CIN	W,6-5	GS	31	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
35	58 (1)	Jun 18	NYM	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
36	59	Jun 19 (1)	NYM	@	CIN	L,0-5	GS	27	6.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
37	62 (2)	Jun 21	NYM	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
38	63	Jun 22	NYM	@	STL	W,2-0	CG	36	10.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
39	64	Jun 24	NYM	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
40	65	Jun 25	NYM	@	CHC	W,9-3	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
41	66	Jun 26 (1)	NYM	@	CHC	L,0-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
42	67	Jun 26 (2)	NYM	@	CHC	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
43	68	Jun 28	NYM		PHI	L,0-1	GS	23	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
44	69	Jun 29	NYM		PHI	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
45	70	Jun 30	NYM		PHI	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	71	Jul 1	NYM		PIT	L,0-12	CG	47	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
47	72	Jul 2	NYM		PIT	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
48	73	Jul 3 (1)	NYM		PIT	L,7-8	GS	34	7.0	3	1	0	4	1	C
49	74	Jul 3 (2)	NYM		PIT	W,9-8	CG	45	9.0	10	0	1	11	0	C
50	75	Jul 4 (1)	NYM	@	PHI	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
51	77 (1)	Jul 5	NYM	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
52	79 (1)	Jul 7	NYM	@	PHI	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
53	80	Jul 8 (1)	NYM	@	PIT	L,2-10	GS	37	7.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
54	82 (1)	Jul 9	NYM	@	PIT	L,3-6	GS	29	6.0	1	0	1	2	0	C
55	83	Jul 10	NYM	@	PIT	L,4-9	CG	45	8.0	7	2	0	9	1	C
56	84	Jul 14	NYM		LAD	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
57	85	Jul 15	NYM		LAD	L,3-4	GF	14	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
58	86	Jul 16	NYM		LAD	L,1-7	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
59	87	Jul 17 (1)	NYM		HOU	W,4-2	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
60	88	Jul 17 (2)	NYM		HOU	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
61	90 (1)	Jul 18 (2)	NYM		HOU	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
62	91	Jul 20	NYM	@	SFG	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
63	92	Jul 21	NYM	@	SFG	W,14-3	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
64	93	Jul 22	NYM	@	LAD	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
65	94	Jul 23	NYM	@	LAD	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
66	96 (1)	Jul 24 (2)	NYM	@	LAD	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
67	97	Jul 25	NYM	@	HOU	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
68	98	Jul 26	NYM	@	HOU	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	8	0	1	9	0	C
69	99	Jul 27	NYM	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
70	100	Jul 29	NYM		CHC	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
71	101	Jul 30	NYM		CHC	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
72	102	Jul 31	NYM		CHC	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	103	Aug 1	NYM		SFG	L,2-4	GS	24	5.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
74	104	Aug 2	NYM		SFG	L,4-5	GF	10	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	C
75	105	Aug 3	NYM		SFG	L,1-11	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
76	106	Aug 4	NYM		SFG	W,8-6	GS	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
77	107	Aug 5	NYM		STL	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
78	108	Aug 6	NYM		STL	L,8-10	GS	37	7.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
79	110 (1)	Aug 7 (2)	NYM		STL	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
80	111	Aug 9	NYM	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
81	112	Aug 10	NYM	@	PIT	L,4-10	GS	27	5.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
82	113	Aug 11	NYM	@	PIT	L,5-7	GF	13	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	C
83	114	Aug 12	NYM	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
84	115	Aug 13	NYM	@	STL	L,6-9	GS	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
85	116	Aug 14 (1)	NYM	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
86	117	Aug 14 (2)	NYM	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	42	8.2	9	0	0	9	0	C
87	118	Aug 16	NYM		PIT	L,0-3	CG	32	6.2	1	0	0	1	0	C
88	119	Aug 17	NYM		PIT	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
89	120	Aug 18	NYM		PIT	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	C
90	121	Aug 19	NYM	@	PHI	L,4-5	GS	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
91	122	Aug 20	NYM	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	42	10.2	5	0	0	5	0	C
92	123	Aug 21 (1)	NYM	@	PHI	W,6-5	GS	30	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
93	124	Aug 21 (2)	NYM	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
94	125	Aug 22	NYM	@	CHC	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
95	126	Aug 23	NYM	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
96	127	Aug 24	NYM	@	CHC	L,5-6	GF	14	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	C
97	128	Aug 25	NYM	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	31	8.1	9	0	0	9	0	C
98	129	Aug 26	NYM	@	ATL	L,3-6	CG	32	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
99	131 (1)	Aug 28	NYM	@	ATL	L,4-8	GS	30	6.0	5	2	0	7	1	C
100	132	Aug 29	NYM		LAD	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
101	133	Aug 30	NYM		LAD	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
102	134	Aug 31	NYM		SFG	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	136 (1)	Sep 2	NYM		PHI	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
104	137	Sep 3	NYM		PHI	L,4-8	GS	36	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
105	138	Sep 4	NYM		PHI	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
106	140 (1)	Sep 5 (2)	NYM		CIN	L,5-8	GS	33	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
107	141	Sep 6	NYM		CIN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
108	142	Sep 9	NYM		ATL	L,3-8	GS	36	8.0	8	0	1	9	0	C
109	144 (1)	Sep 11	NYM		ATL	L,3-8	GS	26	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
110	145	Sep 12	NYM	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
111	146	Sep 13	NYM	@	LAD	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
112	147	Sep 15	NYM	@	SFG	L,4-10	GS	29	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
113	148	Sep 16	NYM	@	SFG	W,5-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
114	150 (1)	Sep 18 (1)	NYM	@	HOU	L,2-9	CG	44	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
115	152 (1)	Sep 19	NYM	@	HOU	W,1-0	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
116	158 (5)	Sep 28 (2)	NYM		CHC	W,1-0	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	1	3B
117	161 (2)	Oct 2 (2)	NYM		HOU	L,2-8	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
							117gm		866.0	519	55	11	585	8