Tom Grieve
[edit] Biography
Tom Grieve (Thomas Alan Grieve) was born on March 4, 1948 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He made his Major League debut on July 5, 1970 for the Washington Senators. In 1972, his rookie year, he hit .204 with 3 home runs and 11 RBI. Grieve played for the Washington Senators, Texas Rangers, New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Tom Grieve's best season was 1976, when he slugged 20 home runs and knocked in 81 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1970
| WAS
| A
| 47
| 116
| 12
| 23
| 3
| 10
| .198
| .290
| .336
| 5
| 1
| 14
| 38
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1972
| TEX
| A
| 64
| 142
| 12
| 29
| 3
| 11
| .204
| .271
| .296
| 2
| 1
| 11
| 39
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| 1973
| TEX
| A
| 66
| 123
| 22
| 38
| 7
| 21
| .309
| .348
| .528
| 6
| 0
| 7
| 25
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| 1974
| TEX
| A
| 84
| 259
| 30
| 66
| 9
| 32
| .255
| .311
| .429
| 10
| 4
| 20
| 48
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 9
|
| 1975
| TEX
| A
| 118
| 369
| 46
| 102
| 14
| 61
| .276
| .316
| .442
| 17
| 1
| 22
| 74
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 11
|
| 1976
| TEX
| A
| 149
| 546
| 57
| 139
| 20
| 81
| .255
| .301
| .418
| 23
| 3
| 35
| 119
| 4
| 8
| 4
| 5
| 18
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| 79
| 236
| 24
| 53
| 7
| 30
| .225
| .273
| .352
| 9
| 0
| 13
| 57
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 4
|
| 1978
| NY
| N
| 54
| 101
| 5
| 21
| 2
| 8
| .208
| .273
| .297
| 3
| 0
| 9
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| 9
| 15
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .368
| .267
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 63
| 116
| 6
| 24
| 2
| 8
| .207
| .287
| .293
| 4
| 0
| 13
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 607
| 1791
| 203
| 450
| 63
| 246
| .251
| .302
| .408
| 72
| 10
| 122
| 400
| 13
| 26
| 7
| 8
| 48
|
| Total
|
|
| 670
| 1907
| 209
| 474
| 65
| 254
| .249
| .301
| .401
| 76
| 10
| 135
| 424
| 13
| 26
| 7
| 9
| 51
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1970
| WAS
| A
| LF
| 16
| 10
| 83.2
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| 1970
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 39
| 31
| 258.1
| 46
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1970
| WAS
| A
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1970
| WAS
| A
| RF
| 24
| 20
| 168.2
| 29
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1972
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 45
| 35
| 298
| 61
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1972
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 5
| 0
| 14.1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 49
| 35
| 318.1
| 60
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1972
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 19
| 14
| 127
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 59
| 32
| 320.1
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 10
| 6
| 54.1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 35
| 12
| 139
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 40
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 7
| 4
| 41
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 38
| 34
| 270.1
| 62
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| TEX
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 31
| 30
| 229.1
| 52
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 46
| 36
| 328
| 75
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1975
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 45
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 63
| 51
| 464
| 93
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1975
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 16
| 14
| 126
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 44
| 42
| 368
| 100
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1976
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 96
| 95
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 9
| 7
| 63.1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 52
| 49
| 431.1
| 112
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 32
| 27
| 235.2
| 44
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 30
| 25
| 207.2
| 35
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 60
| 52
| 443.1
| 77
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 13
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| NY
| N
| OF
| 26
| 20
| 159
| 43
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1978
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 8.1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| NY
| N
| RF
| 24
| 19
| 149.1
| 41
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1978
| NY
| N
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 9.2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| OF
| 5
| 5
| 33
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| LF
| 5
| 5
| 33
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 136
| 105
| 925.1
| 181
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 3
| 1
| 10.1
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 254
| 196
| 1696.1
| 375
| 20
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 16
| 8
| 76.1
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 391
| 309
| 2698
| 568
| 26
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 198
| 181
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Washington Senators in the 1st round (6th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1966).
- Traded by Texas Rangers to New York Mets as part of 4-team trade in which Texas Rangers sent Adrian Devine, Tommy Boggs and Eddie Miller to Atlanta Braves; Atlanta Braves sent Willie Montanez to New York Mets; New York Mets sent Jon Matlack to Texas Rangers; New York Mets sent John Milner to Pittsburgh Pirates; Texas Rangers sent Bert Blyleven to Pittsburgh Pirates; Pittsburgh Pirates sent Al Oliver and Nelson Norman to Texas Rangers (December 8, 1977); and Texas Rangers sent Ken Henderson to New York Mets (March 15, 1978).
- Traded by New York Mets with Kim Seaman to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Pete Falcone (December 5, 1978).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (May 9, 1979).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (May 21, 1979).
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