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Name Team Age
Bill Grotewold Retired (1999, Age 36) Died (2026, Age 64)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 19
(1983)		 LF L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Barry Zito League 0 9 years (150 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B+ B 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A  B+ C 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- C+ C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D+ 0 12/8/1962
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 1
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (---)
A  (91.7 %) D- (5.6 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1988 ATL-MON 2 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .250 .250 .250
1989 MON 103 384 48 105 12 0 14 37 36 66 6 4 3 .752 .338 .414 .273
1990 MON 128 469 83 147 28 4 15 56 51 63 4 2 5 .866 .380 .486 .313
1991 SF 117 450 74 134 29 1 16 55 48 77 0 0 0 .841 .367 .473 .298
1992 SF 134 506 70 141 20 2 14 61 58 87 0 0 4 .763 .354 .409 .279
1993 SF 135 519 65 136 25 2 14 78 62 86 0 0 0 .741 .342 .399 .262
1994 SF 110 424 54 106 16 1 20 68 40 68 0 0 0 .753 .319 .434 .250
1995 SF 112 380 36 91 15 3 5 41 32 62 0 0 0 .639 .305 .334 .239
1996 SF 106 296 43 88 14 2 9 42 37 53 0 0 0 .822 .373 .449 .297
1997 SF 109 437 54 123 21 2 13 56 40 72 0 0 2 .772 .344 .428 .281
1998 SF 91 302 40 80 10 2 7 37 18 55 0 0 0 .690 .310 .381 .265
Total 1147 4175 567 1153 190 19 127 531 422 691 10 6 14 .766 .344 .422 .276
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1999-11-01Bill Grotewold has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1997-05-05Bill Grotewold of the San Francisco EDGE is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1996-05-30Bill Grotewold of the San Francisco EDGE is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1995-07-07Bill Grotewold of the San Francisco EDGE is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1994-06-19Bill Grotewold of the San Francisco EDGE is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1991-08-19Bill Grotewold of the San Francisco EDGE is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1991-03-29The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Bill Grotewold to the major league team. The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Jack Phillips to the major league team. The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Johnny Wasdell to the major league team. The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Grant Hoerman to the major league team.
1991-03-29Bill Grotewold has signed with the San Francisco EDGE for $4.66M per year for 8 years.
1990-06-04Bill Grotewold of the Montreal Royals is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1989-04-25The Montreal Royals have promoted Bill Grotewold to the major league team.
1988-05-05The Montreal Royals have acquired Bill Grotewold from the waiver wire.
1988-04-28The Atlanta Red Caps have waived Bill Grotewold.
1988-04-28The Atlanta Red Caps have promoted Max Nelson to the major league team. The Atlanta Red Caps have sent Bill Grotewold to the minors.
1988-04-25The Atlanta Red Caps have promoted Bill Grotewold to the major league team.
1988-03-31The Atlanta Red Caps have promoted Joe Pye to the major league team. The Atlanta Red Caps have sent Bill Grotewold to the minors.
1988-03-30The Atlanta Red Caps have promoted Bill Grotewold to the major league team. The Atlanta Red Caps have promoted Randy Culberson to the major league team.