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Mike Piazza League
8-16-2121
Foster Grant Center Field
Retired (1971, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .234 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .666 Status Deceased (2012) Option Years 0  
H 394 Age at Death 76 Date of Birth 07-31-1936
HR 43 Drafted Round 3, Pick 42
(1955)		 Majors Svc Time 7 years
(154 games)
RBI 194
SB 49
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B+ Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed A- Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (98.9%) Arm C  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health B+ LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% 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
1958 ARI
13
23
2
5
1
0
0
2
4
 6 0 0
2
 1 0
.594
.333
.261
.043
.217
1959 ARI-BOS
48
114
14
21
3
0
0
8
13
 24 0 1
1
 2 2
.476
.266
.211
.026
.184
1959 ARI
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
1959 BOS
47
113
14
21
3
0
0
8
13
 24 0 1
1
 2 2
.480
.268
.212
.027
.186
1960 BOS
53
136
8
25
4
1
3
17
7
 26 1 0
0
 1 0
.523
.229
.294
.110
.184
1965 BOS
87
303
25
80
11
2
10
49
26
 60 0 1
13
 6 4
.734
.321
.413
.149
.264
1966 BOS
38
88
12
20
2
2
2
12
9
 19 0 1
2
 0 0
.660
.296
.364
.136
.227
1967 BOS
83
240
40
67
10
5
9
38
23
 52 1 0
4
 2 0
.820
.345
.475
.196
.279
1968 BOS
112
202
25
49
7
2
6
21
16
 47 2 2
5
 1 1
.688
.302
.386
.144
.243
1969 BOS
99
174
21
38
6
4
2
9
19
 37 1 0
8
 0 1
.632
.299
.333
.115
.218
1970 SF
128
321
44
66
14
0
9
27
34
 72 1 2
12
 3 0
.615
.282
.333
.128
.206
1971 SF
39
84
10
23
5
0
2
11
3
 9 1 0
2
 2 0
.712
.307
.405
.131
.274
Total
700
1685
201
394
63
16
43
194
154
 352 7 7
49
 18 8
.666
.300
.367
.133
.234
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Foster Grant has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1971-09-26The San Francisco Golden Gates have waived Foster Grant.
1971-09-19The San Francisco Golden Gates have designated Foster Grant for assignment. The San Francisco Golden Gates have designated Don Jackson for assignment.
1970-03-25The San Francisco Golden Gates have promoted Foster Grant to the major league team.
1970-03-25The San Francisco Golden Gates have acquired Foster Grant from the waiver wire.
1969-09-08The Boston Sand Cats have waived Foster Grant.
1969-08-19The Boston Sand Cats have promoted Watty Upton to the major league team. The Boston Sand Cats have promoted Ken Hicks to the major league team. The Boston Sand Cats have designated Scranton Dye for assignment. The Boston Sand Cats have designated Foster Grant for assignment.
1967-04-14The Boston Sand Cats have re-claimed Foster Grant from the waiver wire.
1967-04-12The Boston Sand Cats have designated Foster Grant for assignment.
1966-06-15The Boston Sand Cats have promoted Foster Grant to the major league team. The Boston Sand Cats have designated Alex Foster for assignment.
1966-04-01The Boston Sand Cats have promoted King Reese to the major league team. The Boston Sand Cats have promoted Paul Dean to the major league team. The Boston Sand Cats have promoted Duke Ballenger to the major league team. The Boston Sand Cats have designated Mike Patrick for assignment. The Boston Sand Cats have designated Foster Grant for assignment. The Boston Sand Cats have designated Boris Roberts for assignment.
1966-03-25The Boston Sand Cats have renamed Gabby Giffords to Foster Grant.
1965-03-25The Boston Sand Cats have promoted Pascual Guinn to the major league team. The Boston Sand Cats have promoted Gabby Giffords to the major league team. The Boston Sand Cats have promoted Herb Gregory to the major league team. The Boston Sand Cats have designated Dave Mouton for assignment.
1960-09-12The Boston Sand Cats have sent Gabby Giffords to the minors.
1960-04-08The Boston Sand Cats have promoted Gabby Giffords to the major league team.
1960-04-01The Boston Sand Cats have promoted Augie Chapman to the major league team. The Boston Sand Cats have promoted Red Gilliam to the major league team. The Boston Sand Cats have sent Gabby Giffords to the minors. The Boston Sand Cats have sent Mike Sisler to the minors. The Boston Sand Cats have sent Russ Sisler to the minors.
1959-07-27The Boston Sand Cats have promoted Gabby Giffords to the major league team.
1959-06-08The Boston Sand Cats have promoted Red Whitehill to the major league team. The Boston Sand Cats have sent Gabby Giffords to the minors.
1959-04-14The Boston Sand Cats have promoted Gabby Giffords to the major league team. The Boston Sand Cats have sent Lou Smith to the minors.
1959-04-14A trade has been completed between the Arizona American Heroes and the Boston Sand Cats. The Boston Sand Cats receive Mike Perry, Gabby Giffords from the Arizona American Heroes in exchange for Zach Hamilton.
1959-04-01The Arizona American Heroes have promoted Gabby Giffords to the major league team.
1958-10-23The Arizona American Heroes have sent Gabby Giffords to the minors. The Arizona American Heroes have sent Kelly Mattingly to the minors.
1958-09-12The Arizona American Heroes have promoted Kelly Mattingly to the major league team. The Arizona American Heroes have promoted Gabby Giffords to the major league team.
1955-04-01The Arizona American Heroes have renamed Val Bankhead to Gabby Giffords.