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Amos Otis League
6-1-2134
Kelly Gruber Shortstop
Retired (1984, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .242 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .656 Status Deceased (2027) Option Years 0  
H 536 Age at Death 78 Date of Birth 11-01-1949
HR 49 Drafted Round 2, Pick 17
(1967)
Majors Svc Time 11 years
(133 games)
RBI 276
SB 40
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C- Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range WS Rings 0
1B (0.3%) LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (98.8%) CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 3
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
1972 CLE
52
107
11
25
4
1
3
14
4
23 0 0
0
2 2
.635
.261
.374
.140
.234
1973 CLE
65
161
17
39
5
1
4
18
15
25 0 1
6
1 5
.665
.305
.360
.118
.242
1974 CLE
111
426
50
113
16
4
7
50
31
80 2 1
4
2 15
.688
.317
.371
.106
.265
1975 CLE
109
362
38
82
12
1
6
47
31
77 3 6
7
1 12
.603
.289
.315
.088
.227
1976 CLE
85
200
21
46
3
3
4
22
12
39 1 2
6
1 8
.609
.274
.335
.105
.230
1977 CLE
66
193
19
42
3
2
5
30
13
32 1 4
3
1 5
.597
.265
.332
.114
.218
1978 CLE-PIT
74
206
28
59
15
1
6
22
20
40 1 1
4
2 5
.807
.351
.456
.170
.286
1979 PIT
90
201
25
40
5
0
5
16
12
34 2 0
10
1 4
.550
.251
.299
.100
.199
1980 KC
65
113
14
27
4
2
1
13
6
20 1 2
0
1 3
.615
.279
.336
.097
.239
1981 KC
25
56
7
17
5
0
3
17
6
5 0 1
0
1 1
.919
.365
.554
.250
.304
1982 KC
26
69
10
15
1
0
1
7
6
12 2 0
0
0 1
.574
.299
.275
.058
.217
1983 KC-NYN
47
125
20
31
4
5
4
20
10
25 0 1
0
0 2
.757
.301
.456
.208
.248
1984 NYN
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0 0
0
0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
Total
815
2219
260
536
77
20
49
276
166
412 13 19
40
13 63
.656
.296
.361
.119
.242
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1984-11-01Kelly Gruber has retired from the New York Hurricanes
1984-04-08The New York Hurricanes have promoted Tony Perez to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have designated Kelly Gruber for assignment.
1984-03-01The New York Hurricanes have renamed Kelly Gardner to Kelly Gruber.
1983-05-05The New York Hurricanes have acquired Kelly Gardner from the waiver wire.
1983-05-01The Kansas City Royals have promoted Spud DeRosa to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have designated Kelly Gardner for assignment.
1980-04-10The Kansas City Royals have promoted Kelly Gardner to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have designated Jim Babitt for assignment.
1980-04-09The Kansas City Royals have acquired Kelly Gardner from the waiver wire.
1980-04-05The Pittsburgh River Cats have waived Kelly Gardner.
1980-04-01The Pittsburgh River Cats have promoted Howard Gallagher to the major league team. The Pittsburgh River Cats have promoted Steve Burke to the major league team. The Pittsburgh River Cats have promoted Wayne Gonzales to the major league team. The Pittsburgh River Cats have designated Paddy Ramirez for assignment. The Pittsburgh River Cats have designated Kelly Gardner for assignment. The Pittsburgh River Cats have designated John Lintz for assignment.
1978-04-29The Pittsburgh River Cats have acquired Kelly Gardner from the waiver wire.
1978-04-25The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Ray Hershberger to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have designated Kelly Gardner for assignment.
1975-07-22Kelly Gardner of the Cleveland Spiders is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1975-04-01The Cleveland Spiders have renamed Jim Schuble to Kelly Gardner.
1972-04-01The Cleveland Indians have promoted Jim Schuble to the major league team.