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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   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 Endurance B-   Ldrship
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 LCS Appearances 0
3B (3.9%) RF (1.4%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT GG
1977 1B TOR 112 102 906.2 1024 982 36 6 78 -5 10.11 .994
C TOR 1 1 8.0 6 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.0% 0 5.62 .833
1978 1B TOR 114 108 960.2 1085 1053 30 2 88 -2 10.15 .998
1979 1B TOR 113 103 914.1 962 927 32 3 66 -9 9.44 .997
C TOR 1 1 9.0 8 6 0 2 0 0 3 0 0.0% 0 6.00 .750
1980 1B TOR 108 107 960.2 1023 981 38 4 81 +4 9.55 .996
RF TOR 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
1981 1B TOR 120 117 1058.1 1108 1069 35 4 86 +2 9.39 .996
C TOR 1 1 9.0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 NaN% 0 5.00 1.000
1982 1B TOR 64 61 549.1 620 604 15 1 36 -1 10.14 .998
2B TOR 2 2 19.0 14 7 7 0 0 0 6.63 1.000
RF TOR 2 2 18.0 6 6 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
CF TOR 1 1 9.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4.00 1.000
3B TOR 1 1 8.0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.25 1.000
1983 1B TOR 31 31 269.0 281 263 14 4 18 -1 9.27 .986
RF TOR 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
1984 1B DET 117 100 922.1 908 880 26 2 61 -4 8.84 .998
C DET 3 3 26.0 22 21 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.0% +1 7.62 1.000
1985 1B DET 95 86 788.0 818 793 24 1 42 +4 9.33 .999
3B DET 31 31 284.0 72 11 57 4 2 -7 2.15 .944
1986 1B DET 54 27 295.1 322 318 4 0 21 +1 9.81 1.000
3B DET 10 10 79.0 19 4 14 1 2 -1 2.05 .947
1987 1B DET 119 94 893.1 937 899 27 11 71 -2 9.33 .988
C DET 1 1 9.0 8 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0% 0 8.00 1.000
1988 1B DET 4 2 21.0 20 20 0 0 1 +1 8.57 1.000
3B DET 1 1 14.0 9 1 7 1 2 0 5.14 .889
RF DET 1 1 10.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
CF DET 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
Pos Total 1B 1051 938 8539.0 9108 8789 281 38 649 -12 9.56 .996
3B 43 43 385.0 102 16 80 6 6 -8 2.24 .941
C 7 7 61.0 49 45 1 3 0 0 9 0 0.0% +1 6.79 .939
RF 5 5 46.0 10 10 0 0 0 0 1.96 1.000
2B 2 2 19.0 14 7 7 0 0 0 6.63 1.000
CF 2 2 18.0 7 7 0 0 0 0 3.50 1.000
Total 1110 997 9068.0 9290 8874 369 47 655 0 9 0 0.0% -19 9.17 .995

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.