Greg Gross
[edit] Biography
Greg Gross (Gregory Eugene Gross) was born on August 1, 1952 in York, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on September 5, 1973 for the Houston Astros. In 1974, his rookie year, he hit .314 with 0 home runs and 36 RBI. Gross played for the Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 17 year career.
Most people believe that Greg Gross's best season was 1974, when he hit for a .314 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1973
| HOU
| N
| 14
| 39
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 1
| .231
| .302
| .333
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| 1974
| HOU
| N
| 156
| 589
| 78
| 185
| 0
| 36
| .314
| .393
| .377
| 21
| 8
| 76
| 39
| 1
| 9
| 12
| 4
| 13
|
| 1975
| HOU
| N
| 132
| 483
| 67
| 142
| 0
| 41
| .294
| .373
| .364
| 14
| 10
| 63
| 37
| 0
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 11
|
| 1976
| HOU
| N
| 128
| 426
| 52
| 122
| 0
| 27
| .286
| .375
| .329
| 12
| 3
| 64
| 39
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 3
| 8
|
| 1977
| CHI
| N
| 115
| 239
| 43
| 77
| 5
| 32
| .322
| .397
| .460
| 10
| 4
| 33
| 19
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 6
|
| 1978
| CHI
| N
| 124
| 347
| 34
| 92
| 1
| 39
| .265
| .323
| .349
| 12
| 7
| 33
| 19
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 5
| 6
|
| 1979
| PHI
| N
| 111
| 174
| 21
| 58
| 0
| 15
| .333
| .422
| .402
| 6
| 3
| 29
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 3
|
| 1980
| PHI
| N
| 127
| 154
| 19
| 37
| 0
| 12
| .240
| .346
| .312
| 7
| 2
| 24
| 7
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 4
|
| 1981
| PHI
| N
| 83
| 102
| 14
| 23
| 0
| 7
| .225
| .319
| .304
| 6
| 1
| 15
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 4
|
| 1982
| PHI
| N
| 119
| 134
| 14
| 40
| 0
| 10
| .299
| .386
| .328
| 4
| 0
| 19
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 3
| 6
|
| 1983
| PHI
| N
| 136
| 245
| 25
| 74
| 0
| 29
| .302
| .385
| .376
| 12
| 3
| 34
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 6
|
| 1984
| PHI
| N
| 112
| 202
| 19
| 65
| 0
| 16
| .322
| .393
| .376
| 9
| 1
| 24
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 4
|
| 1985
| PHI
| N
| 93
| 169
| 21
| 44
| 0
| 14
| .260
| .374
| .314
| 5
| 2
| 32
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 5
|
| 1986
| PHI
| N
| 87
| 101
| 11
| 25
| 0
| 8
| .248
| .379
| .297
| 5
| 0
| 21
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 4
|
| 1987
| PHI
| N
| 114
| 133
| 14
| 38
| 1
| 12
| .286
| .395
| .353
| 4
| 1
| 25
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 2
|
| 1988
| PHI
| N
| 98
| 133
| 10
| 27
| 0
| 5
| .203
| .291
| .211
| 1
| 0
| 16
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1989
| HOU
| N
| 60
| 75
| 2
| 15
| 0
| 4
| .200
| .310
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 1809
| 3745
| 449
| 1073
| 7
| 308
| .287
| .372
| .351
| 130
| 46
| 523
| 250
| 8
| 40
| 39
| 51
| 90
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1973
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 9
| 9
| 78
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| HOU
| N
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 5
| 5
| 44
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| HOU
| N
| RF
| 3
| 3
| 26
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 56
| 4
| 145.1
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 151
| 145
| 1310.2
| 296
| 15
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1974
| HOU
| N
| RF
| 143
| 141
| 1165.1
| 259
| 15
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1975
| HOU
| N
| RF
| 60
| 59
| 532
| 114
| 6
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1975
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 121
| 120
| 1061.2
| 216
| 14
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1975
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 61
| 61
| 529.2
| 106
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1976
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 115
| 110
| 981.1
| 208
| 13
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1976
| HOU
| N
| RF
| 115
| 110
| 981.1
| 211
| 13
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1977
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 25
| 20
| 188.1
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 71
| 52
| 484.2
| 109
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1977
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 9
| 4
| 37.2
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 40
| 28
| 258.2
| 40
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1978
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 71
| 56
| 491
| 127
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1978
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 41
| 15
| 191.1
| 40
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1978
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 111
| 76
| 744.1
| 182
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1978
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 12
| 5
| 62
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 72
| 29
| 351.1
| 82
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1979
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 11
| 3
| 38.1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 50
| 15
| 189.1
| 41
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1979
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 19
| 11
| 123.2
| 39
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1980
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 26
| 7
| 98
| 24
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1980
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 91
| 21
| 343.2
| 68
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1980
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 14
| 6
| 65.2
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1980
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 58
| 8
| 180
| 33
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1.2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 55
| 11
| 202.1
| 48
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1981
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 4
| 1
| 20
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 38
| 8
| 144.1
| 36
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1981
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 14
| 2
| 38
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 18
| 8
| 88.1
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 70
| 15
| 224
| 55
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1982
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 12
| 7
| 64.1
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 49
| 0
| 71.1
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1983
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 78
| 27
| 312.2
| 59
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 28
| 19
| 141.2
| 35
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1983
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 111
| 51
| 522.2
| 104
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1983
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 26
| 5
| 68.1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 28
| 12
| 131.1
| 128
| 11
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1984
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 48
| 27
| 234.1
| 67
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1984
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 20
| 16
| 123
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 30
| 11
| 110.1
| 29
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1985
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 9
| 5
| 42
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 52
| 31
| 298.1
| 48
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 8
| 1
| 22.1
| 18
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 46
| 26
| 256.1
| 39
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 21
| 6
| 84.2
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| PHI
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 6
| 3
| 30
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 27
| 9
| 116.2
| 32
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 5
| 1
| 15.2
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 50
| 15
| 193.1
| 34
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 11
| 1
| 19.2
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 51
| 16
| 200.1
| 33
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 37
| 8
| 113.2
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 14
| 9
| 89
| 86
| 6
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1988
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 20
| 4
| 59.1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 19
| 4
| 54.1
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| HOU
| N
| 1B
| 6
| 3
| 27.1
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 12
| 7
| 65.2
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1989
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 5
| 3
| 28
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1989
| HOU
| N
| RF
| 7
| 4
| 37.2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| HOU
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 74
| 27
| 309
| 286
| 25
| 2
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1204
| 737
| 7333.2
| 1596
| 83
| 31
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 176
| 121
| 1105.2
| 290
| 6
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 2
| 0
| 1.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 624
| 230
| 2692.1
| 520
| 27
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 523
| 386
| 3535.2
| 782
| 48
| 15
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1986
| PHI
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0.2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| HOU
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18.00
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.80
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.2
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Houston Astros in the 4th round of the free-agent draft (June 4, 1970 - signed June 9, 1970).
- Traded by Houston Astros to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Julio Gonzalez (December 8, 1976).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Manny Trillo and Dave Rader to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Barry Foote, Ted Sizemore, Jerry Martin, Derek Botelho and Henry Mack (February 23, 1979).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 1979).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (December 13, 1979).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 1988).
- Signed by Houston Astros (April 5, 1989).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1989).
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