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Harold Baines League
4-1-2053
Jack Grote Shortstop
Retired (1969, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .273 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .763 Status Deceased (2002) Option Years 0  
H 2036 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 10-06-1931
HR 195 Drafted Round 1, Pick 16
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(100 games)
RBI 879
SB 228
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C+ Control D+   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 0
2B A- (80.6%) CF ---   Health D  LCS Appearances 2
3B D  (17.3%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* League requires 50% 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 
1953 Minors 22 67.00 5 / 7 5 / 10 5 / 14 4 / 10 5 / 9 7 / 9 4 / 8 35 / 67
1953 Pos (3B) 22 66.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 19 / 66
1954 Majors 23 69.80 162 135 0 3 / 6 5 / 11 6 / 11 7 / 11 4 / 12 6 / 11 5 / 7 36 / 69
1955 Majors 24 71.63 162 135 0 4 / 8 4 / 9 5 / 15 2 / 7 2 / 10 5 / 12 6 / 10 28 / 71
1956 Majors 25 65.40 162 135 0 4 / 9 3 / 8 2 / 11 3 / 9 3 / 9 3 / 13 2 / 6 20 / 65
1957 Majors 26 70.03 162 135 0 4 / 11 2 / 8 2 / 8 2 / 7 0 / 7 3 / 13 7 / 16 20 / 70
1958 Majors 27 70.51 162 135 0 2 / 15 3 / 6 1 / 4 1 / 8 2 / 10 2 / 12 3 / 15 14 / 70
1959 Majors 28 70.04 162 135 0 1 / 14 1 / 5 0 / 8 2 / 14 1 / 11 1 / 9 0 / 9 6 / 70
1960 Majors 29 67.32 162 135 0 1 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 12 3 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 12 4 / 67
1961 Majors 30 46.38 109 93 53 0 / 7 0 / 6 1 / 6 0 / 10 0 / 4 0 / 6 1 / 7 2 / 46
1962 Majors 31 65.73 162 135 0 0 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 11 0 / 7 0 / 12 1 / 6 0 / 11 1 / 65
1963 Majors 32 60.34 147 123 15 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 18 0 / 10 0 / 60
1964 Majors 33 65.73 162 135 0 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 11 0 / 10 1 / 4 0 / 10 1 / 65
1965 Majors 34 66.22 162 135 0 1 / 11 -5 / 11 -1 / 9 -4 / 8 -7 / 6 -3 / 8 -1 / 13 -20 / 66
1966 Majors 35 66.42 162 135 0 -2 / 14 -7 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 7 -5 / 11 -2 / 9 -4 / 8 -20 / 66
1967 Majors 36 35.02 107 51 37 0 / 5 -4 / 7 0 / 7 -7 / 4 -1 / 2 -1 / 6 -4 / 4 -17 / 35
1968 Majors 37 50.17 162 70 0 -3 / 2 -2 / 7 -2 / 10 -4 / 7 -1 / 7 -2 / 8 0 / 9 -14 / 50
1969 Majors 38 25.79 136 14 20 -5 / 3 -7 / 5 -5 / 3 -2 / 5 -5 / 0 -3 / 3 -1 / 6 -28 / 25
Total 2443 1836 125 15 / 145 -2 / 136 14 / 148 4 / 144 1 / 136 18 / 157 18 / 161 87 / 1093
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1969-11-01Jack Grote has retired from the Seattle Green Socks
1969-09-26The Seattle Green Socks have designated Jack Grote for assignment.
1969-05-03Jack Grote of the Seattle Green Socks is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1967-08-23Jack Grote of the Seattle Green Socks is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1967-05-01Jack Grote of the Seattle Green Socks is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1963-04-10Jack Grote of the Detroit Hammering Hanks is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1961-07-13Jack Grote of the Detroit Hammering Hanks is injured and is expected to be out 43 days.
1961-05-09Jack Grote of the Detroit Hammering Hanks is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1954-03-25The Detroit Hammering Hanks have promoted Jack Grote to the major league team.
1951-04-09A trade has been completed between the Detroit Hammering Hanks and the San Francisco Giants. The San Francisco Giants receive Fred Knicely, Angel Ferguson, Jim Sheerin, Jim Amelung, Abie Hallman, German Mercker, Ed Davenport, Ensign Baskette from the Detroit Hammering Hanks in exchange for Johnny Antonelli, Wes Westrum, Eddie Stanky, Max Lanier, Whitey Lockman, Hoyt Wilhelm, Monte Kennedy, Adrian Zabala, Draft Pick 1953 Round 1 SF (Jack Grote), Draft Pick 1954 Round 1 SF (Mike Atwood).