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Ben Grieve

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Full Name: Benjamin Grieve Primary Position: OF,RF,LF
Height/Weight: 6' 4"/200 First Game: September 3, 1997
Birthdate: May 4, 1976 Final Game: October 2, 2005
Birthplace: Arlington, Texas MLB Experience: 9 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Ben Grieve (Benjamin Grieve) was born on May 4, 1976 in Arlington, Texas. He made his Major League debut on September 3, 1997 for the Oakland Athletics. In 1998, his rookie year, he hit .288 with 18 home runs and 89 RBI. Grieve played for the Oakland Athletics, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 9 year career.

Most people believe that Ben Grieve's best season was 2000, when he slugged 27 home runs, hit for a .279 average and knocked in 104 runs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1997 OAK A 24 93 12 29 3 24 .312 .402 .473 6 0 13 25 1 1 0 1 1
1998 OAK A 155 583 94 168 18 89 .288 .386 .458 41 2 85 123 9 0 2 3 18
1999 OAK A 148 486 80 129 28 86 .265 .358 .481 21 0 63 108 8 0 4 2 17
2000 OAK A 158 594 92 166 27 104 .279 .359 .487 40 1 73 130 3 0 3 2 32
2001 TB A 154 542 72 143 11 72 .264 .372 .387 30 2 87 159 8 0 7 2 13
2002 TB A 136 482 62 121 19 64 .251 .353 .432 30 0 69 121 8 0 8 5 15
2003 TB A 55 165 28 38 4 17 .230 .371 .345 7 0 32 41 6 0 0 1 3
2004 MIL N 108 234 28 61 7 29 .261 .364 .415 15 0 39 65 0 0 0 5 4
2004 CHI N 15 16 2 4 1 6 .250 .316 .563 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0
2004 TOT N 123 250 30 65 8 35 .260 .361 .424 17 0 39 70 2 0 0 5 4
2005 CHI N 23 20 1 5 0 1 .250 .400 .250 0 0 5 7 0 0 0 1 0
Total NL 146 270 31 70 8 36 .259 .364 .411 17 0 44 77 2 0 0 6 4
Total AL 830 2945 440 794 110 456 .270 .368 .444 175 5 422 707 43 1 24 16 99
Total 976 3215 471 864 118 492 .269 .367 .442 192 5 466 784 45 1 24 22 103

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1997 OAK A OF 24 22 208.1 39 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1997 OAK A RF 24 22 208.1 39 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1998 OAK A OF 151 150 1280.2 262 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1998 OAK A RF 151 150 1280.2 261 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1998 OAK A DH 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 OAK A OF 137 132 1038.2 232 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1999 OAK A DH 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 OAK A LF 131 127 989.2 220 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1999 OAK A RF 8 5 49 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2000 OAK A LF 144 144 1161.1 239 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .988
2000 OAK A DH 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 OAK A OF 144 144 1161.1 239 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .988
2001 TB A RF 64 62 540.2 117 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .975
2001 TB A LF 56 56 471.2 123 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .992
2001 TB A OF 120 118 1012.1 240 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .984
2001 TB A DH 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 TB A OF 118 117 1039.1 249 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .988
2002 TB A RF 118 117 1039.1 249 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .988
2002 TB A DH 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 TB A DH 37 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 TB A RF 10 10 85 17 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .947
2003 TB A OF 10 10 85 17 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .947
2004 MIL N OF 65 64 470.1 106 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .964
2004 MIL N RF 65 64 470.1 106 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .964
2004 MIL N DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 CHI N OF 4 2 13.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2004 CHI N RF 3 2 12.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2004 CHI N LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2004 TOT N OF 69 66 484 109 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .965
2004 TOT N RF 68 66 483 108 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .964
2005 CHI N OF 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 CHI N LF 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total LF 333 328 2630.2 583 15 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 .988
Total OF 774 760 6316.2 1387 30 20 6 0 0 0 0 0 .986
Total DH 105 103 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total RF 443 432 3686 803 15 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 .984

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (2nd pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1994 - signed June 9, 1994).
  • Traded by Oakland Athletics to Tampa Bay Devil Rays as part of 3-team trade in which Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Roberto Hernandez to Kansas City Royals; Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Cory Lidle to Oakland Athletics; Kansas City Royals sent Johnny Damon and Mark Ellis to Oakland Athletics; and Oakland Athletics sent Angel Berroa and A.J. Hinch to Kansas City Royals (January 8, 2001).
  • Granted free agency (October 28, 2003).
  • Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (December 23, 2003).
  • Traded by Milwaukee Brewers to Chicago Cubs in exchange for cash and a player to be named later (August 31, 2004); Milwaukee Brewers received Andy Pratt (September 3, 2004).
  • Granted free agency (October 29, 2004).
  • Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (January 21, 2005).
  • Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (April 1, 2005).
  • Signed by Chicago Cubs (April 1, 2005).
  • Granted free agency (October 6, 2005).

[edit] Trivia

  • 1 Time All-Star: 1998

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