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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
B  C- B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A  A+ B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C  B- C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D+ D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- C+ C+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 11/18/1926
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 3 5
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (---)
B+ (71.8 %) B  (64.4 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1950 CHA-PIT 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 .500 .500 .500
1952 PIT 135 186 21 44 3 0 2 20 24 34 0 0 4 .607 .322 .285 .237
1953 PIT 40 37 2 6 0 0 2 5 3 5 0 0 0 .549 .225 .324 .162
1954 PIT 121 247 24 68 12 0 6 38 18 37 0 0 1 .719 .322 .397 .275
1955 PIT 134 287 38 78 16 2 5 35 30 46 0 0 1 .740 .346 .394 .272
1956 PIT 131 244 35 65 9 2 4 21 33 31 0 0 3 .722 .354 .369 .266
1957 PIT 79 181 26 49 5 2 3 27 24 27 0 0 1 .728 .357 .370 .271
1958 PIT 83 211 29 56 7 1 3 22 36 42 0 0 3 .727 .376 .351 .265
1959 PIT 63 90 12 25 5 0 1 16 15 13 0 0 0 .740 .374 .367 .278
1960 PIT 66 91 10 18 4 0 1 11 11 17 0 0 3 .559 .284 .275 .198
1961 PIT 27 42 5 12 3 0 1 5 2 9 0 0 1 .740 .311 .429 .286
Total 881 1618 202 422 64 7 28 201 196 261 0 0 17 .702 .341 .361 .261
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1961-11-01Sam Grote has retired from the Pittsburgh Pounders
1961-07-30The Pittsburgh Pounders have placed Sam Grote on the trade block.
1961-04-08Sam Grote of the Pittsburgh Pounders is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1958-08-18Sam Grote of the Pittsburgh Pounders is injured and is expected to be out 44 days.
1958-04-09Sam Grote of the Pittsburgh Pounders is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1955-03-29The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Sam Grote to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have sent Mike Larkin to the minors.
1955-03-29Sam Grote has signed with the Pittsburgh Pounders for $0.55M per year for 7 years.
1954-06-20Sam Grote of the Pittsburgh Pounders is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1954-03-29The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Sam Grote to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Tug McGraw to the major league team.
1953-05-30The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Nick Blanding to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have sent Sam Grote to the minors.
1952-10-03The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Sam Grote to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have sent Randy Myers to the minors.
1952-10-01The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Randy Myers to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have sent Sam Grote to the minors.
1952-03-28The 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.
1950-06-11A 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.
1950-03-29The Chicago Creeps have promoted Juan Wallace to the major league team. The Chicago Creeps have promoted Sam Grote to the major league team.