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Mark Fidrych League
10-13-2157
A. Grogars Second Base
Retired (1996, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .298 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .858 Status Deceased (2025) Option Years 0  
H 2251 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 05-10-1957
HR 309 Drafted Round 1, Pick 6
(1975)
Majors Svc Time 15 years
(24 games)
RBI 1037
SB 161
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C- Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS D+ (27.5%) Range WS Rings 1
1B C- (28.1%) LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 2
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 5
3B C- (33.3%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1975 Minors 18 69.00 9 / 10 9 / 10 5 / 5 5 / 7 4 / 9 15 / 15 13 / 13 60 / 69
1975 Pos (SS) 18 158.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 17 / 158
1976 Minors 19 72.00 5 / 12 10 / 14 7 / 11 10 / 17 2 / 8 4 / 4 6 / 6 44 / 72
1976 Pos (SS) 19 17.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 3 / 17
1977 Minors 20 68.00 3 / 5 15 / 18 6 / 12 5 / 8 0 / 4 6 / 6 13 / 15 48 / 68
1977 Pos (1B) 20 149.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 20 / 149
1978 Minors 21 60.00 2 / 7 2 / 11 2 / 8 5 / 8 3 / 11 4 / 6 7 / 9 25 / 60
1978 Pos (SS) 21 41.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 2 / 41
1979 Minors 22 61.00 3 / 7 2 / 8 8 / 15 3 / 7 2 / 5 7 / 9 4 / 10 29 / 61
1980 Minors 23 48.00 1 / 6 1 / 6 4 / 8 2 / 5 1 / 7 4 / 6 3 / 10 16 / 48
1981 Minors 24 47.00 0 / 5 3 / 8 2 / 9 2 / 9 1 / 10 2 / 3 2 / 3 12 / 47
1981 Majors 24 7.41 16 14 0 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 7
1982 Majors 25 61.35 136 114 26 2 / 6 2 / 10 2 / 11 2 / 8 1 / 7 4 / 10 6 / 9 19 / 61
1983 Majors 26 71.44 162 132 0 2 / 10 4 / 9 1 / 8 1 / 7 1 / 16 1 / 9 3 / 12 13 / 71
1984 Majors 27 71.91 162 131 0 0 / 6 2 / 11 0 / 13 0 / 9 3 / 9 2 / 12 2 / 11 9 / 71
1985 Majors 28 67.67 162 135 0 0 / 7 1 / 7 2 / 14 0 / 6 0 / 11 0 / 10 0 / 12 3 / 67
1986 Majors 29 56.65 136 114 26 0 / 13 0 / 10 0 / 7 1 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 4 1 / 56
1987 Majors 30 67.12 162 135 0 2 / 14 0 / 16 0 / 10 1 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 8 1 / 6 4 / 67
1988 Majors 31 67.18 162 135 0 0 / 12 1 / 14 0 / 8 1 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 10 2 / 67
1989 Majors 32 67.32 162 135 0 0 / 11 0 / 10 1 / 17 0 / 6 0 / 4 1 / 10 0 / 9 2 / 67
1990 Majors 33 64.91 162 132 0 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 12 0 / 6 0 / 13 1 / 8 0 / 9 1 / 64
1991 Majors 34 67.72 162 135 0 -1 / 9 -6 / 8 -4 / 8 0 / 10 -1 / 16 -1 / 12 -2 / 4 -15 / 67
1992 Majors 35 67.32 162 135 0 -3 / 12 -5 / 10 -1 / 8 -2 / 6 -1 / 12 -1 / 9 -2 / 10 -15 / 67
1993 Majors 36 58.54 141 116 21 -3 / 9 -4 / 9 -3 / 2 -2 / 8 0 / 11 -4 / 10 -3 / 9 -19 / 58
1994 Majors 37 57.54 162 104 0 -4 / 7 -3 / 8 0 / 6 -5 / 7 -7 / 9 -2 / 13 -2 / 7 -23 / 57
1995 Majors 38 60.43 146 112 16 -1 / 10 -5 / 13 -2 / 4 -3 / 8 -8 / 9 -1 / 9 -3 / 7 -23 / 60
1996 Minors 39 1.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1
1996 Majors 39 35.64 109 63 24 -2 / 2 0 / 8 0 / 4 -2 / 8 -6 / 8 -4 / 2 -2 / 3 -16 / 35
Total 2304 1842 113 15 / 190 29 / 226 30 / 200 24 / 177 -5 / 204 39 / 183 46 / 188 220 / 1733
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1996-11-01A. Grogars has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1996-09-17The Los Angeles Quake have waived A. Grogars.
1996-08-30The Los Angeles Quake have promoted Gary Herbert to the major league team. The Los Angeles Quake have promoted Matt Forster to the major league team. The Los Angeles Quake have promoted Joe Uhle to the major league team. The Los Angeles Quake have designated A. Grogars for assignment. The Los Angeles Quake have designated Earl Duran for assignment.
1996-05-27A. Grogars of the Los Angeles Quake is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1995-07-11A. Grogars of the Los Angeles Quake is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1993-06-22A. Grogars of the Los Angeles Quake is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1988-08-27A trade has been completed between the Los Angeles Quake and the Toronto Sasquatch. The Toronto Sasquatch receive Chris Saier, Reese Koskie, Joe Brondell from the Los Angeles Quake in exchange for A. Grogars.
1986-05-19A. Grogars of the Toronto Sasquatch is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1982-08-16A. Grogars of the Toronto Hot Dogs is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1981-09-14The Toronto Red Jays have promoted A. Grogars to the major league team. The Toronto Red Jays have sent Julio Doster to the minors.
1975-04-01The Toronto Red Jays have renamed A. Grogan to A. Grogars.
1975-04-01The Toronto Red Jays have renamed Randy Cumberland to A. Grogan.