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.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 12	LAD	@	HOU	L,10-11	CG	45	8.1	7	1	0	8	0	C
2	13 (6)	Apr 21	LAD		HOU	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	21 (7)	May 2	LAD	@	CHC	L,4-5	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	C
4	23 (1)	May 4	LAD	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
5	24	May 5	LAD	@	PIT	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
6	29 (4)	May 11	LAD		STL	L,0-2	GF	10	2.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
7	32 (2)	May 14	LAD		CHC	L,7-10	GF	12	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH C
8	33	May 15	LAD		PIT	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
9	34	May 16	LAD		PIT	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	C
10	41 (6)	May 24	LAD	@	SDP	L,3-9	GF	17	3.1	5	0	0	5	0	C
11	43 (1)	May 27	LAD	@	SFG	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
12	46 (2)	May 30	LAD		SDP	W,10-2	GF	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR 3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	48 (1)	Jun 2	LAD	@	PHI	L,2-4	GF	10	3.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
14	49	Jun 3	LAD	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
15	50	Jun 4	LAD	@	PHI	L,4-9	CG	40	8.0	9	1	1	11	0	C
16	51	Jun 5	LAD	@	NYM	L,8-9	CG	44	8.2	6	0	0	6	0	C
17	54 (2)	Jun 8	LAD	@	MON	L,1-4	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
18	56 (1)	Jun 10	LAD	@	MON	W,5-4	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
19	57	Jun 11	LAD	@	MON	W,11-4	GS	35	7.1	5	0	0	5	0	C
20	66 (8)	Jun 21	LAD		HOU	W,5-4	CG	46	11.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
21	69 (2)	Jun 24	LAD		CIN	W,4-3	GF	18	4.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
22	70	Jun 25	LAD		CIN	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
23	75 (4)	Jun 30 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-3	GF	12	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
24	76	Jun 30 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-2	GS	27	7.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	115 (38)	Aug 10	LAD		SFG	W,12-2	GF	11	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
26	126 (10)	Aug 23	LAD	@	MON	W,4-2	GF	16	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
27	127	Aug 24	LAD		PHI	W,5-4		29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
28	128	Aug 25	LAD		PHI	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
29	129	Aug 26	LAD		PHI	L,1-3	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	141 (11)	Sep 8	LAD	@	HOU	L,0-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
31	145 (3)	Sep 12	LAD	@	SFG	W,8-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
32	150 (4)	Sep 17	LAD		ATL	L,2-3		6	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
33	151	Sep 18	LAD		CIN	L,0-4	GF	9	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
34	154 (2)	Sep 22	LAD		SDP	L,3-12	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
35	157 (2)	Sep 26	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-6	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
36	158	Sep 27	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-5	GF	12	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
37	159	Sep 28	LAD	@	CIN	L,7-8	GF	27	3.2	0	2	1	3	0	3B
38	161 (1)	Sep 30	LAD	@	SDP	W,7-0		9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
39	162	Oct 1	LAD	@	SDP	L,3-4	GF	35	8.1	2	6	0	8	0	3B
							39gm		197.0	125	21	3	149	0