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.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	8 (7)	Apr 17	NYM		CHC	L,0-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
2	9	Apr 18	NYM		CHC	L,0-1	GF	9	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
3	10	Apr 19 (1)	NYM		CHC	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
4	12 (1)	Apr 21	NYM		MON	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
5	13	Apr 22 (1)	NYM		MON	L,1-2	CG	39	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
6	15 (1)	Apr 24	NYM	@	HOU	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
7	16	Apr 25	NYM	@	HOU	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
8	19 (2)	Apr 28	NYM	@	ATL	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
9	20	Apr 29	NYM	@	ATL	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	21	May 2	NYM		CIN	L,1-6	CG	37	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	C
11	22	May 3	NYM		CIN	L,5-6	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	C
12	23	May 4	NYM		HOU	L,5-9	CG	61	14.0	16	1	0	17	0	C
13	24	May 5	NYM		HOU	L,2-9	GF	15	3.1	2	0	0	2	0	C
14	25	May 6	NYM		HOU	L,8-14	CG	53	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
15	26	May 7	NYM		ATL	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
16	27	May 8	NYM		ATL	L,6-10	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
17	28	May 9	NYM		ATL	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
18	29	May 11	NYM	@	PIT	W,4-3	GS	27	6.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	85 (55)	Jul 13 (2)	NYM	@	CIN	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
20	86	Jul 14	NYM	@	CIN	W,5-2	GS	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
21	87	Jul 15	NYM	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
22	89 (1)	Jul 17	NYM	@	ATL	W,8-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
23	92 (2)	Jul 21	NYM	@	HOU	W,5-3	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
24	93	Jul 22	NYM	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
25	95 (1)	Jul 26 (2)	NYM	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
26	96	Jul 27	NYM	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
27	98 (1)	Jul 29	NYM		MON	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
28	100 (1)	Jul 30 (2)	NYM		MON	L,2-5	CG	43	10.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	102 (1)	Aug 1 (1)	NYM		PIT	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
30	104 (1)	Aug 2	NYM		PIT	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
31	105	Aug 3	NYM		STL	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
32	106	Aug 4	NYM		STL	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
33	107	Aug 5 (1)	NYM		STL	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
34	109 (1)	Aug 6	NYM		STL	W,10-3	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
35	111 (1)	Aug 8	NYM	@	LAD	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
36	112	Aug 9	NYM	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	C
37	113	Aug 10	NYM	@	SFG	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
38	114	Aug 11	NYM	@	SFG	L,7-8	GF	21	4.1	1	3	1	5	1	3B
39	115	Aug 12	NYM	@	SFG	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
40	116	Aug 13	NYM	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	12	0	0	12	0	C
41	117	Aug 14	NYM	@	SDP	L,0-9	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
42	118	Aug 15	NYM	@	SDP	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
43	119	Aug 17	NYM		CIN	L,1-2	CG	37	10.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
44	120	Aug 18	NYM		CIN	W,12-1	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
45	121	Aug 19	NYM		CIN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
46	122	Aug 20	NYM		CIN	L,3-8		16	4.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
47	123	Aug 21	NYM		LAD	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
48	124	Aug 22	NYM		LAD	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
49	125	Aug 23	NYM		LAD	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
50	126	Aug 24	NYM		SFG	W,1-0	GS	34	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
51	127	Aug 25	NYM		SFG	L,0-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
52	128	Aug 26	NYM		SFG	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
53	129	Aug 27	NYM		SDP	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
54	130	Aug 28	NYM		SDP	W,8-6	GF	4	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
55	131	Aug 29	NYM		SDP	W,3-0	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
56	132	Aug 30	NYM	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	39	9.1	10	1	0	11	0	C
57	133	Aug 31	NYM	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	38	10.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	135 (1)	Sep 2	NYM	@	STL	L,4-7	CG	44	8.0	10	0	1	11	0	C
59	136	Sep 3 (1)	NYM		PHI	W,5-0	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
60	138 (1)	Sep 4	NYM		PHI	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	C
61	139	Sep 5	NYM		PHI	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
62	140	Sep 7 (1)	NYM	@	MON	W,1-0	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
63	141	Sep 7 (2)	NYM	@	MON	W,4-2	GS	25	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
64	142	Sep 8	NYM	@	MON	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
65	143	Sep 9	NYM	@	MON	W,3-0	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
66	144	Sep 11	NYM	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	8	0	1	9	0	C
67	145	Sep 12	NYM	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	15	1	0	16	0	C
68	146	Sep 13	NYM	@	PHI	W,4-2	GS	45	11.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
69	147	Sep 15 (1)	NYM		CHC	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
70	148	Sep 15 (2)	NYM		CHC	L,0-7	GS	32	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
71	149	Sep 16	NYM		CHC	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
72	150	Sep 17	NYM	@	PIT	L,3-10	GS	31	5.2	5	0	0	5	0	C
73	151	Sep 18	NYM	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
74	152	Sep 19	NYM		PIT	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
75	153	Sep 20	NYM		PIT	W,4-3	GS	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
76	154	Sep 21	NYM		PIT	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
77	155	Sep 22	NYM		STL	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
78	156	Sep 23	NYM		STL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
79	157	Sep 25	NYM		MON	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
80	158	Sep 26	NYM		MON	L,5-8	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
81	159	Sep 30 (1)	NYM	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
82	160	Sep 30 (2)	NYM	@	CHC	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
83	161	Oct 1	NYM	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
							83gm		689.1	546	37	4	587	1