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Kevin Brown League 3-28-2195 |
| Sam Grote |  First BaseRetired (1961, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .261 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .702 | Status | Deceased (2005) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 422 | Age at Death | 79 | Date of Birth | 11-18-1926 | |
| HR | 28 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 24 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 9 years (116 games) |
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| RBI | 201 | |||||
| SB | 0 | Salary | $0.55M | Final Contract Year | 1961 | |
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 1 | |||
| 1B | (100%) | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 3 | |||
| 2B | (64.4%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 5 | |||
| 3B | (71.8%) | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1950 | Minors | 24 | 39.00 | 3 / 4 | 4 / 7 | 1 / 3 | 5 / 8 | 5 / 9 | 4 / 4 | 4 / 4 | 26 / 39 | |||
| 1950 | Majors | 24 | 6.43 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 6 |
| 1950 | Pos (2B) | 24 | 101.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 9 / 101 | |||
| 1951 | Minors | 25 | 49.00 | 3 / 4 | 3 / 10 | 0 / 7 | 5 / 10 | 1 / 7 | 6 / 6 | 5 / 5 | 23 / 49 | |||
| 1951 | Pos (1B) | 25 | 105.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 16 / 105 | |||
| 1951 | Pos (2B) | 25 | 57.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 10 / 57 | |||
| 1952 | Majors | 26 | 36.02 | 161 | 22 | 0 | 0 / 6 | 2 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 3 | 2 / 5 | 5 / 36 |
| 1953 | Minors | 27 | 44.00 | 0 / 5 | 3 / 7 | 0 / 10 | 3 / 6 | 1 / 3 | 4 / 5 | 8 / 8 | 19 / 44 | |||
| 1953 | Majors | 27 | 10.14 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 10 |
| 1954 | Majors | 28 | 40.20 | 142 | 46 | 20 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 4 | 2 / 6 | 3 / 40 |
| 1955 | Majors | 29 | 45.87 | 162 | 64 | 0 | 0 / 6 | 2 / 6 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 9 | 4 / 45 |
| 1956 | Majors | 30 | 42.31 | 162 | 51 | 0 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 42 |
| 1957 | Majors | 31 | 37.30 | 162 | 44 | 0 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 5 | 2 / 37 |
| 1958 | Majors | 32 | 32.33 | 94 | 56 | 68 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 32 |
| 1959 | Majors | 33 | 27.34 | 162 | 15 | 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 27 |
| 1960 | Majors | 34 | 26.72 | 162 | 11 | 0 | -6 / 3 | -4 / 5 | -3 / 6 | -1 / 3 | -3 / 3 | -2 / 4 | -2 / 2 | -21 / 26 |
| 1961 | Majors | 35 | 18.83 | 153 | 5 | 9 | -3 / 3 | -6 / 2 | -5 / 1 | -2 / 2 | -7 / 4 | -1 / 4 | -3 / 2 | -27 / 18 |
| Total | 1472 | 314 | 97 | -3 / 60 | 4 / 69 | -7 / 67 | 10 / 79 | -2 / 61 | 15 / 52 | 20 / 63 | 72 / 714 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1961-11-01 | Sam Grote has retired from the Pittsburgh Pounders |
| 1961-07-30 | The Pittsburgh Pounders have placed Sam Grote on the trade block. |
| 1961-04-08 | Sam Grote of the Pittsburgh Pounders is injured and is expected to be out 10 days. |
| 1958-08-18 | Sam Grote of the Pittsburgh Pounders is injured and is expected to be out 44 days. |
| 1958-04-09 | Sam Grote of the Pittsburgh Pounders is injured and is expected to be out 33 days. |
| 1955-03-29 | The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Sam Grote to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have sent Mike Larkin to the minors. |
| 1955-03-29 | Sam Grote has signed with the Pittsburgh Pounders for $0.55M per year for 7 years. |
| 1954-06-20 | Sam Grote of the Pittsburgh Pounders is injured and is expected to be out 24 days. |
| 1954-03-29 | The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Sam Grote to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Tug McGraw to the major league team. |
| 1953-05-30 | The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Nick Blanding to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have sent Sam Grote to the minors. |
| 1952-10-03 | The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Sam Grote to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have sent Randy Myers to the minors. |
| 1952-10-01 | The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Randy Myers to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have sent Sam Grote to the minors. |
| 1952-03-28 | The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Dave Curd to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Sam Grote to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Ron Schneider to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Nick Blanding to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Patrick DeVormer to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Mike King to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Tom Easter to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Dale Raney to the major league team. |
| 1950-06-11 | A trade has been completed between the Chicago Creeps and the Pittsburgh Pounders. The Pittsburgh Pounders receive Sam Grote, Draft Pick 1952 Round 3 CHA (Tommy Encarnacion) from the Chicago Creeps in exchange for Pinky Koy. |
| 1950-03-29 | The Chicago Creeps have promoted Juan Wallace to the major league team. The Chicago Creeps have promoted Sam Grote to the major league team. |