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Minnie Minoso League
8-13-2068
Kip Gross Left Field
Retired (1963, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .263 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .720 Status Deceased (1997) Option Years 0  
H 779 Age at Death 69 Date of Birth 08-24-1928
HR 65 Drafted Round 2, Pick 18
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(6 games)
RBI 327
SB 48
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C+ Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt B  Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 2
1B D- (5.2%) LF A+ (100%) Arm B- WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF A  (84.8%)   Health C  LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF ---   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
1951 BOS-STL
62
253
43
68
12
2
4
18
21
 37 4 0
3
 1 4
.714
.335
.379
.111
.269
1952 STL
134
548
99
161
24
2
13
60
62
 82 3 2
8
 8 5
.784
.367
.416
.122
.294
1953 STL
118
472
70
117
18
2
10
39
39
 68 2 3
7
 2 4
.664
.306
.358
.110
.248
1954 STL
79
205
37
56
11
3
7
37
26
 28 1 3
0
 1 5
.812
.353
.459
.185
.273
1955 STL
48
147
30
42
7
3
2
11
16
 17 0 1
3
 3 4
.769
.354
.415
.129
.286
1956 STL
51
144
15
39
4
0
1
11
9
 24 1 0
2
 2 1
.638
.318
.319
.049
.271
1957 STL
85
232
36
67
16
0
8
44
29
 34 1 2
2
 2 7
.829
.367
.461
.172
.289
1958 STL
45
108
11
28
9
1
3
14
17
 19 1 1
1
 0 4
.807
.362
.444
.185
.259
1959 STL
103
296
35
74
14
1
5
31
17
 52 2 6
3
 1 3
.644
.290
.355
.105
.250
1960 STL
87
196
24
45
12
0
2
23
25
 30 1 1
8
 6 0
.640
.318
.321
.092
.230
1961 STL-CHA
71
88
16
24
7
1
6
14
5
 18 1 0
3
 2 0
.899
.319
.580
.307
.273
1961 STL
28
31
7
8
1
0
3
8
0
 7 0 0
1
 0 0
.839
.258
.581
.323
.258
1961 CHA
43
57
9
16
6
1
3
6
5
 11 1 0
2
 2 0
.928
.349
.579
.298
.281
1962 STL
88
152
21
36
4
4
2
15
12
 23 1 0
5
 1 1
.652
.297
.355
.118
.237
1963 STL
55
118
10
22
2
2
2
10
6
 20 0 0
3
 1 1
.514
.226
.288
.102
.186
Total
1026
2959
447
779
140
21
65
327
284
 452 18 19
48
 30 39
.720
.330
.391
.127
.263
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01Kip Gross has retired from the St. Louis Pioneers
1962-04-01A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Pioneers and the Chicago Rounders. The Chicago Rounders receive Stan "Hobo"Ripken from the St. Louis Pioneers in exchange for Kip Gross.
1961-07-26The Chicago Rounders have acquired Kip Gross from the waiver wire.
1961-07-26The Chicago Rounders have demoted Hawk Allougie to the minor leagues.
1961-07-22The St. Louis Pioneers have promoted Charlie Cohen to the major league team. The St. Louis Pioneers have designated Kip Gross for assignment.
1956-04-01The St. Louis River Rats have promoted Kip Gross to the major league team. The St. Louis River Rats have promoted Jim Power to the major league team. The St. Louis River Rats have promoted Reggie Turner to the major league team.
1955-07-25The St. Louis River Rats have promoted Jerome Dickey to the major league team. The St. Louis River Rats have sent Kip Gross to the minors.
1951-08-08The St. Louis River Rats have promoted Kip Gross to the major league team. The St. Louis River Rats have designated Leroy Johnson for assignment.
1951-07-27The St. Louis River Rats have sent Kip Gross to the minors.
1951-07-05The St. Louis River Rats have promoted Ed Smith to the major league team. The St. Louis River Rats have promoted Kip Gross to the major league team.
1951-06-24A trade has been completed between the Boston Haymakers and the St. Louis River Rats. The St. Louis River Rats receive Jeff Mabry, Kip Gross, Draft Pick - 1952 Round 3 (BOS), Draft Pick - 1952 Round 2 (BOS), Draft Pick - 1952 Round 1 (BOS) from the Boston Haymakers in exchange for Gorilla Goletz.