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Santo Rodriguez League
4-1-2082
Joe Grover First Base
Retired (1988, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .277 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .797 Status Deceased (2036) Option Years 0  
H 1213 Age at Death 85 Date of Birth 02-25-1951
HR 159 Drafted Round 1, Pick 2
(1969)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(70 games)
RBI 608
SB 31
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B  LCS Appearances 0
3B F  (3.9%) RF F  (1.4%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1977 TOR
138
444
73
128
20
6
15
76
43
 86 2 1
6
 2 7
.815
.353
.462
.173
.288
1978 TOR
137
461
67
125
19
5
19
71
40
 95 1 3
3
 7 2
.786
.329
.458
.187
.271
1979 TOR
144
439
64
135
26
5
15
60
34
 78 2 4
4
 2 5
.849
.357
.492
.185
.308
1980 TOR
150
452
73
117
23
6
13
48
44
 77 1 2
6
 5 4
.747
.325
.423
.164
.259
1981 TOR
153
482
71
139
25
2
24
72
51
 107 0 1
5
 2 4
.854
.356
.498
.210
.288
1982 TOR
137
315
39
77
16
3
8
35
35
 69 1 2
5
 2 1
.711
.320
.390
.146
.244
1983 TOR
131
205
24
59
13
0
8
27
22
 32 0 1
2
 4 4
.824
.355
.468
.180
.288
1984 DET
153
466
73
130
29
10
17
62
43
 75 0 2
0
 0 2
.832
.339
.494
.215
.279
1985 DET
151
503
75
139
25
4
16
67
56
 95 4 5
0
 0 5
.788
.350
.437
.161
.276
1986 DET
111
198
31
58
4
0
10
29
15
 30 0 0
0
 0 1
.807
.343
.465
.172
.293
1987 DET
127
363
42
96
9
1
14
56
45
 69 2 1
0
 0 11
.758
.348
.410
.146
.264
1988 DET
35
44
5
10
3
0
0
5
6
 8 0 1
0
 0 1
.609
.314
.295
.068
.227
Total
1567
4372
637
1213
212
42
159
608
434
 821 13 23
31
 24 47
.797
.343
.454
.177
.277

Statistics prior to 1970 were earned in the Ron Santo League.

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1988-11-01Joe Grover has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1988-09-19The Detroit Tigers have waived Joe Grover.
1988-09-02The Detroit Tigers have designated Joe Grover for assignment.
1988-07-30The Detroit Tigers have promoted Joe Grover to the major league team.
1988-06-25The Detroit Tigers have designated Joe Grover for assignment.
1986-09-02The Detroit Tigers have promoted Joe Grover to the major league team.
1986-07-30The Detroit Tigers have designated Joe Grover for assignment.
1980-08-18Joe Grover of the Toronto Fatality is injured and is expected to be out 3 days.
1977-04-06The Toronto Poutines have promoted Yale Mason to the major league team. The Toronto Poutines have promoted Ken Kennedy to the major league team. The Toronto Poutines have promoted Jack Holland to the major league team. The Toronto Poutines have promoted George Henderson to the major league team. The Toronto Poutines have promoted Jose Moriwaki to the major league team. The Toronto Poutines have promoted Joe Grover to the major league team. The Toronto Poutines have designated Al Pyznarski for assignment. The Toronto Poutines have sent Jeff Roof to the minors. The Toronto Poutines have sent Hub McDonald to the minors. The Toronto Poutines have sent Arthur Connolly to the minors. The Toronto Poutines have sent Ernie Pellagrini to the minors. The Toronto Poutines have sent Jay Higginbotham to the minors.