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| Name | Team | Age |
| Sam Grote | Retired (1961, Age 34) | Died (2005, Age 79) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 24 (1950) |
1B | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Kevin Brown League | 0 | 9 years (116 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 11/18/1926 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Alt Pos (3B) | Alt Pos (2B) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (71.8 %) | (64.4 %) | (0.0 %) |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (C) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
| Alt Pos (SS) | Alt Pos (RF) | |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Team | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | PH |
| 1950 | CHA-PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1952 | PIT | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 |
| 1953 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| 1954 | PIT | 1 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| 1955 | PIT | 2 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| 1956 | PIT | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| 1957 | PIT | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| 1958 | PIT | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 1959 | PIT | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 1960 | PIT | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| 1961 | PIT | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 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. |