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Rickey Henderson League
4-8-2071
Gates Grow First Base
Retired (1999, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .260 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .734 Status Deceased (2037) Option Years 0  
H 2278 Age at Death 75 Date of Birth 10-24-1962
HR 297 Drafted Round 1, Pick 11
(1980)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(11 games)
RBI 1240
SB 214
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A- Velocity D    Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A+ WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF F  (1.6%)   Health B  LCS Appearances 0
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
1983 CIN
107
360
49
84
16
2
6
29
29
 75 0 1
7
 3 5
.629
.290
.339
.106
.233
1984 HOU-BAL
55
211
26
52
9
3
5
27
13
 49 1 1
0
 0 1
.681
.292
.389
.142
.246
1985 BAL
130
518
53
131
16
2
13
72
29
 80 1 4
8
 2 0
.658
.292
.367
.114
.253
1986 BAL
148
565
64
140
25
4
18
90
48
 117 0 3
10
 4 2
.707
.305
.402
.154
.248
1987 BAL
148
585
90
151
23
5
24
82
48
 121 1 2
11
 4 2
.752
.314
.438
.179
.258
1988 BAL
136
537
67
137
25
7
22
84
37
 120 1 0
5
 2 4
.755
.304
.451
.196
.255
1989 BAL
140
537
64
136
13
5
18
73
51
 97 1 3
5
 4 5
.714
.318
.397
.143
.253
1990 BAL
148
563
59
137
32
3
13
66
52
 110 2 3
2
 1 4
.688
.308
.380
.137
.243
1991 CLE
157
577
75
149
24
1
19
72
46
 99 3 1
17
 17 0
.718
.316
.402
.144
.258
1992 CLE
156
591
88
176
27
6
22
100
49
 118 2 6
25
 15 1
.826
.350
.475
.178
.298
1993 CLE
159
556
89
154
29
7
23
100
53
 135 1 2
28
 19 1
.818
.340
.478
.201
.277
1994 CLE
155
565
74
146
22
2
19
83
40
 93 0 2
13
 18 3
.712
.306
.405
.147
.258
1995 CLE
156
571
69
148
20
6
18
76
45
 117 1 2
22
 16 3
.723
.313
.410
.151
.259
1996 CLE
154
532
61
148
22
5
25
87
45
 109 2 5
19
 13 5
.813
.334
.479
.201
.278
1997 CLE
155
540
71
157
20
3
25
85
52
 115 2 2
22
 17 3
.832
.354
.478
.187
.291
1998 CLE
145
500
69
131
21
6
13
52
48
 99 6 1
13
 11 1
.739
.333
.406
.144
.262
1999 CLE
131
470
53
101
18
0
14
62
43
 112 0 4
7
 7 1
.621
.279
.343
.128
.215
Total
2380
8778
1121
2278
362
67
297
1240
728
 1766 24 42
214
 153 41
.734
.317
.418
.158
.260
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1999-11-01Gates Grow has retired from the Cleveland Spiders
1999-09-02Gates Grow of the Cleveland Spiders is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1998-04-21Gates Grow of the Cleveland Spiders is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1991-03-07A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Brawlers and the Cleveland Spiders. The Cleveland Spiders receive Gates Grow from the Baltimore Brawlers in exchange for Chris Thrasher.
1989-08-31Gates Grow of the Baltimore Brawlers is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1988-06-13Gates Grow of the Baltimore Brawlers is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1985-04-23The Baltimore Brawlers have promoted Gates Grow to the major league team. The Baltimore Brawlers have designated Albie Terrell for assignment.
1984-06-08The Baltimore Browns have promoted Vic Jeffcoat to the major league team. The Baltimore Browns have sent Gates Grow to the minors.
1984-06-08A trade has been completed between the Houston Atoms and the Baltimore Browns. The Baltimore Browns receive Gates Grow from the Houston Atoms in exchange for Dick Husting.
1984-04-14The Houston Atoms have renamed Gates "Giant Man" Grow to Gates Grow.
1984-04-01The Houston Atoms have renamed Gates Grow to Gates "Giant Man" Grow.
1983-06-30Gates Grow of the Cincinnati Moths is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1983-06-21The Cincinnati Moths have promoted Gates Grow to the major league team. The Cincinnati Moths have sent Steve Gehring to the minors.
1983-06-21The Cincinnati Moths have promoted Mickey Dolenz to the major league team. The Cincinnati Moths have promoted Greg Hooton to the major league team. The Cincinnati Moths have promoted Erik Peters to the major league team. The Cincinnati Moths have sent Gates Grow to the minors. The Cincinnati Moths have designated Orber Skaff for assignment. The Cincinnati Moths have sent Glen Benton to the minors.
1983-05-29The Cincinnati Moths have promoted Gates Grow to the major league team. The Cincinnati Moths have promoted Andy Scala to the major league team. The Cincinnati Moths have sent Mike Dennehey to the minors. The Cincinnati Moths have sent Rawly Bader to the minors.
1983-05-25The Cincinnati Moths have promoted Harry McLean to the major league team. The Cincinnati Moths have promoted Xavier Nady to the major league team. The Cincinnati Moths have sent Andy Scala to the minors. The Cincinnati Moths have sent Gates Grow to the minors. The Cincinnati Moths have waived Thurman Dart.
1983-04-14The Cincinnati Moths have promoted Mike Dennehey to the major league team. The Cincinnati Moths have promoted Charlie Dwyer to the major league team. The Cincinnati Moths have promoted Kevin Randall to the major league team. The Cincinnati Moths have promoted Jim Calhoun to the major league team. The Cincinnati Moths have promoted Gates Grow to the major league team. The Cincinnati Moths have promoted Harry Chitren to the major league team. The Cincinnati Moths have designated John Griffin for assignment. The Cincinnati Moths have sent Curtis Lister to the minors. The Cincinnati Moths have designated George Lindstrom for assignment. The Cincinnati Moths have sent Mike Jok to the minors. The Cincinnati Moths have designated Eddie Kipper for assignment. The Cincinnati Moths have designated George Beebe for assignment.
1980-04-01The Cincinnati Red Runners have renamed Gates Guerrero to Gates Grow.