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	27-33 / in Starts: 15-20
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	52 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 158 PAs	11
Actual Runners on Base	96 (48-34-14)
Avg. MLBer w/ 158 PAs	17
Avg. Runners on Base	96 (47-32-16)

Most Driven In
D Kingman	3
D Baker	1
E Kranepool	1
S Garvey	1
J Simpson	1
B Russell	1
B Harrelson	1
M Vail	1

Most Driven In By
B Harrelson	2
E Kranepool	1
F MillÃ¡n	1
B Hooton	1
S Garvey	1
D Lopes	1
L Mazzilli	1
M Vail	1

1977 Batting Game Log

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1977 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	1297	6 (5)	Apr 14	NYM		STL	L,1-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	7	.82	-0.037	1.39	-0.04%	-0.46	C
2	1298	8 (1)	Apr 16	NYM		CHC	W,4-1	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	7	1.95	0.093	2.85	0.08%	1.62	PH C
3	1299	13 (4)	Apr 22	NYM		PIT	L,3-4	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	6	.96	-0.007	1.46	-0.01%	0.36	C
4	1300	14	Apr 23	NYM		PIT	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	9	6.51	-0.163	9.05	-0.14%	-0.41	PH
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
5	1301	20 (5)	May 3	NYM	@	LAD	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	6	.65	-0.068	.73	-0.05%	-0.91	C
6	1302	25 (4)	May 8 (1)	NYM	@	SFG	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	5.69	-0.143	3.81	-0.06%	-0.76	PH
7	1303	26	May 8 (2)	NYM	@	SFG	L,0-10	CG(7)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.235	.471	7	.31	0.005	.19	0.00%	0.28	C
8	1304	27	May 11 (1)	NYM		SDP	L,3-6	3-GF	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.286	.250	.536	9	.70	-0.002	.32	0.00%	0.20	PH C 3B
9	1305	28	May 11 (2)	NYM		SDP	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.292	.261	.553	7	1.39	-0.073	.54	-0.02%	-0.55	3B
10	1306	30 (1)	May 13	NYM		LAD	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.259	.231	.490	7	.44	-0.034	.14	-0.01%	-0.80	3B
11	1307	31	May 14	NYM		LAD	L,4-5	CG	5	3	0	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.344	.345	.689	7	2.34	0.282	.82	0.06%	2.46	3B
12	1308	32	May 15	NYM		LAD	L,3-4	CG(12)	6	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.342	.343	.685	7	2.66	-0.399	.75	-0.07%	-0.29	3B
13	1309	33	May 17	NYM		SFG	W,8-1	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.357	.324	.681	7	1.02	-0.060	.20	-0.01%	-0.29	3B C
14	1310	34	May 18	NYM		SFG	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.348	.317	.665	2	.63	0.036	.14	0.01%	0.67	3B C
15	1311	35	May 19	NYM		SFG	W,4-3	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.314	.283	.596	2	.64	-0.081	.17	-0.01%	-1.64	3B
16	1312	36	May 20	NYM	@	CIN	L,2-6	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.339	.300	.639	2	.80	0.096	.23	0.02%	0.66	3B
17	1313	38 (1)	May 22 (1)	NYM	@	CIN	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.317	.278	.594	6	.48	-0.050	.12	-0.01%	-0.99	C
18	1314	39	May 22 (2)	NYM	@	CIN	W,4-3	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.317	.278	.594	8						PH
19	1315	40	May 24	NYM	@	PIT	L,2-5	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.311	.273	.584	9	.74	-0.021	.24	0.00%	-0.23	PH C
20	1316	43 (2)	May 29	NYM	@	PHI	L,6-7	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.313	.310	.623	5	.54	0.049	.08	0.00%	0.41	C
21	1317	45 (1)	May 30 (2)	NYM		MON	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.246	.324	.311	.635	6	1.59	-0.050	.13	0.00%	-0.21	C 3B
22	1318	46	May 31	NYM		MON	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.333	.323	.656	6	1.10	0.010	.08	0.00%	0.12	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
23	1319	50 (3)	Jun 4	NYM		PHI	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.275	.342	.333	.675	6	1.48	0.129	.18	0.01%	0.52	C
24	1320	51	Jun 5 (1)	NYM		PHI	W,6-5	7-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.342	.333	.675	9	3.90	0.003	.54	0.00%	-0.08	PH
25	1321	52	Jun 5 (2)	NYM		PHI	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.329	.319	.649	6	.37	-0.027	.06	0.00%	-0.34	C
26	1322	57 (4)	Jun 11 (2)	NYM	@	HOU	W,6-4	CG(10)	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.267	.337	.320	.657	7	1.44	0.244	.13	0.01%	1.42	C
27	1323	60 (2)	Jun 14	NYM	@	ATL	L,5-8	GS-6	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.349	.333	.682	6	.54	0.011	.09	0.00%	0.15	C
28	1324	62 (1)	Jun 16	NYM		HOU	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.268	.333	.317	.650	6	1.73	-0.202	.24	-0.02%	-1.71	C 3B
29	1325	63	Jun 17	NYM		HOU	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.330	.314	.644	6	.94	-0.091	.18	-0.01%	-0.53	C
30	1326	66 (2)	Jun 21	NYM		ATL	W,5-2	10-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.326	.310	.637	9	2.22	-0.055	.33	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
31	1327	67	Jun 22	NYM		ATL	L,1-4	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.333	.310	.644	6	.96	0.041	.15	0.00%	0.37	C
Jul		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
32	1328	81 (13)	Jul 6	NYM	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.323	.300	.623	6	.79	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.49	C
33	1329	85 (3)	Jul 10	NYM		MON	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.324	.301	.625	7	.98	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-0.71	C
34	1330	88 (2)	Jul 15 (1)	NYM		PIT	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.258	.321	.299	.620	6	1.13	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.11	C
35	1331	92 (3)	Jul 17 (2)	NYM		PIT	W,9-3	GS-7	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.263	.330	.313	.643	6	1.25	0.084	.00	0.00%	0.25	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
36	1332	104 (11)	Aug 2	NYM		LAD	L,2-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.327	.310	.637	9	.06	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH
37	1333	105	Aug 3	NYM		LAD	W,4-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.324	.307	.631	9	1.08	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PH
38	1334	108 (2)	Aug 7	NYM		SFG	L,4-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.321	.304	.625	2	.15	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
39	1335	115 (6)	Aug 13	NYM	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.322	.305	.627	6	.96	-0.007	.00	0.00%	0.08	C
40	1336	116	Aug 14	NYM	@	PIT	L,3-6	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.328	.312	.640	6	.43	0.033	.00	0.00%	0.17	C
41	1337	122 (5)	Aug 20	NYM		CIN	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.325	.310	.635	7	.23	0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.27	C
42	1338	125 (2)	Aug 23	NYM		HOU	W,2-1	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.333	.313	.646	6	1.30	0.022	.00	0.00%	0.26	C
Sep/Oct		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
				Player went from New York Mets to Los Angeles Dodgers
43	1339	134	Sep 2	LAD		PIT	W,10-2	6-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.274	.336	.316	.652	8	.04	0.003	.02	0.00%	0.36	PH C
44	1340	136 (1)	Sep 4	LAD		PIT	W,8-2	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.333	.314	.647	3	.02	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.43	C
45	1341	137	Sep 5	LAD	@	SDP	L,0-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.333	.314	.647	8						C
46	1342	140 (2)	Sep 8	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-4	CG(11)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.328	.303	.632	8	2.02	-0.131	.02	0.00%	-1.18	C
47	1343	143 (2)	Sep 11	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.326	.301	.627	8	.34	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.24	C
48	1344	144	Sep 12	LAD		SDP	W,7-6	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.260	.326	.301	.627	8						C
49	1345	147 (2)	Sep 15	LAD		CIN	L,2-3	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.324	.298	.622	9	1.91	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.23	C
50	1346	148	Sep 16	LAD		ATL	W,3-2	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.324	.298	.622	8	3.29	0.123	.00	0.00%	0.85	C
51	1347	150 (1)	Sep 18	LAD		ATL	L,8-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.258	.324	.298	.622	8						C
52	1348	153 (2)	Sep 23	LAD	@	HOU	L,3-4	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.321	.297	.618	8	1.29	0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.18	C
53	1349	154	Sep 24	LAD	@	HOU	W,1-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.258	.321	.297	.618	8						C
54	1350	156 (1)	Sep 26	LAD		SFG	L,1-9	4-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.324	.300	.624	8	.48	-0.017	.00	0.00%	0.10	C
55	1351	157	Sep 27	LAD		SFG	W,5-2	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.267	.329	.305	.634	4	.29	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.17	3B
56	1352	158	Sep 28	LAD		SFG	W,2-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.269	.329	.306	.635	8	.98	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.70	C 3B
57	1353	159	Sep 29	LAD		HOU	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.327	.304	.630	5	1.62	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.32	C
58	1354	160	Sep 30	LAD		HOU	W,6-5	9-GF(14)	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.327	.299	.626	2	1.79	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.07	C
59	1355	161	Oct 1	LAD		HOU	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.331	.305	.636	8	.78	0.023	.00	0.00%	0.33	C
60	1356	162	Oct 2	LAD		HOU	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.329	.303	.632	6	.17	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
							27-33		158	142	11	38	3	1	0	11	11	2	17	2	3	0	1	7	0	1	.268	.329	.303	.632		1.14	-0.750	.32	-0.25%	-3.87

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