Jerry Grote
Jerry Grote
Full name: Gerald Wayne Grote
Born: October 6, 1942, San Antonio, Texas
First Game: September 21, 1963 ; Final Game: October 3, 1981
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 10" Weight: 185
Photo by Legend in Time, © 2006 BaseballChronology.com
Jerry Grote
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
1963 HOU N Daily Splits 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .286 .200 -0.1 1963 HOU N
1964 HOU N Daily Splits 100 298 26 54 9 3 3 24 20 5 75 4 0 3 0 5 6 0 2 .181 .240 .262 -1.9 1964 HOU N
1966 NY N Daily Splits 120 317 26 75 12 2 3 31 40 8 81 3 3 1 0 4 9 4 3 .237 .327 .315 -0.5 1966 NY N
1967 NY N Daily Splits 120 344 25 67 8 0 4 23 14 8 65 1 4 4 0 13 5 2 2 .195 .226 .253 -2.6 1967 NY N
1968 NY N Daily Splits 124 404 29 114 18 0 3 31 44 11 81 3 3 0 0 8 6 1 5 .282 .357 .349 1.9 1968 NY N
1969 NY N Daily Splits 113 365 38 92 12 3 6 40 32 5 59 1 6 2 0 12 10 2 1 .252 .313 .351 1.6 1969 NY N
1970 NY N Daily Splits 126 415 38 106 14 1 2 34 36 8 39 1 6 5 0 6 14 2 1 .255 .313 .308 0.2 1970 NY N
1971 NY N Daily Splits 125 403 35 109 25 0 2 35 40 4 47 2 4 1 0 7 19 1 4 .270 .339 .347 0.8 1971 NY N
1972 NY N Daily Splits 64 205 15 43 5 1 3 21 26 8 27 3 4 3 0 4 5 1 0 .210 .304 .288 0.0 1972 NY N
1973 NY N Daily Splits 84 285 17 73 10 2 1 32 13 1 23 1 5 1 0 6 11 0 0 .256 .290 .316 0.1 1973 NY N
1974 NY N Daily Splits 97 319 25 82 8 1 5 36 33 4 33 2 4 5 0 8 11 0 1 .257 .326 .335 -0.1 1974 NY N
1975 NY N Daily Splits 119 386 28 114 14 5 2 39 38 8 23 1 0 3 0 9 11 0 1 .295 .357 .373 1.5 1975 NY N
1976 NY N Daily Splits 101 323 30 88 14 2 4 28 38 4 19 1 3 1 0 3 15 1 2 .272 .350 .365 2.0 1976 NY N
1977 NY N Daily Splits 42 115 8 31 3 1 0 7 9 1 12 2 2 0 0 1 5 0 0 .270 .333 .313 -0.5 1977 NY N
1977 LA N Daily Splits 18 27 3 7 0 0 0 4 2 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 .259 .310 .259 0.1 1977 LA N
1977 TOT N 60 142 11 38 3 1 0 11 11 2 17 2 3 0 0 2 7 0 1 .268 .329 .303 -0.4 1977 TOT N
1978 LA N Daily Splits 41 70 5 19 5 0 0 9 10 1 5 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .271 .354 .343 0.6 1978 LA N
1981 KC A Daily Splits 22 56 4 17 3 1 1 9 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 .304 .344 .446 0.2 1981 KC A
1981 LA N Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1981 LA N
1981 Total 24 58 4 17 3 1 1 9 3 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 .293 .333 .431 0.2 1981 Total
Total NL 1399 4283 348 1075 157 21 38 395 396 77 598 25 46 32 0 89 130 14 23 .251 .316 .324 3.1 Total NL
Total AL 22 56 4 17 3 1 1 9 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 .304 .344 .446 0.2 Total AL
Total Splits 1421 4339 352 1092 160 22 39 404 399 77 600 26 47 33 0 90 131 15 23 .252 .316 .326 3.3 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
League Championship Series Batting Record League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1969 NY N Daily Splits 3 12 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .231 .250 1969 NY N
1973 NY N Daily Splits 5 19 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .211 .250 .211 1973 NY N
1977 LA N Daily Splits 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1.000 - 1977 LA N
1978 LA N Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1978 LA N
Total Splits 11 31 5 6 1 0 0 3 3 0 7 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 .194 .265 .226 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1969 NY N Daily Splits 5 19 1 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .211 .250 .316 1969 NY N
1973 NY N Daily Splits 7 30 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 .267 .290 .267 1973 NY N
1977 LA N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1977 LA N
1978 LA N Daily 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1978 LA N
Total Splits 15 50 3 12 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 .240 .269 .280 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1968 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1968 NL
1974 NL Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1974 NL
Total Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1963 HOU N Daily C 3 2 0 19 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000
1964 HOU N Daily C 98 88 85 793.1 522 52 9 5 0 11 27 51 1 .985
1966 NY N Daily C 115 101 74 857 516 55 11 7 0 8 25 38 4 .981
1966 NY N 3B 2 1 0 9 3 0 0 1 0 1.000
1967 NY N Daily C 119 111 80 900.2 609 62 7 8 0 12 37 38 3 .990
1968 NY N Daily C 115 109 108 1005.2 754 60 5 8 0 1 30 39 2 .994
1969 NY N Daily C 112 100 95 918.2 718 63 7 11 0 4 40 31 5 .991
1970 NY N Daily C 125 121 105 1064 855 46 8 12 0 6 26 40 3 .991
1971 NY N Daily C 122 118 108 1042.2 892 41 9 4 0 10 18 51 4 .990
1972 NY N Daily C 59 58 58 530 405 42 1 5 0 2 20 18 1 .998
1972 NY N 3B 3 1 1 15 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1972 NY N OF 1 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
1972 NY N RF 1 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 NY N Daily C 81 76 68 684 545 34 3 0 0 3 17 31 0 .995
1973 NY N 3B 2 0 0 5.1 1 3 1 1 0 .800
1974 NY N Daily C 94 92 76 792 549 36 7 1 0 3 28 51 1 .988
1975 NY N Daily C 111 108 99 945 706 55 4 8 0 6 35 67 6 .995
1976 NY N Daily C 95 88 79 786.1 617 49 5 6 0 3 30 61 0 .993
1976 NY N OF 2 1 1 15 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 1
1976 NY N LF 1 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1976 NY N RF 1 1 1 8 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 NY N Daily C 28 23 16 193.1 124 15 0 0 0 1 8 20 1 1.000
1977 NY N 3B 11 8 5 74 7 14 2 2 0 .913
1977 LA N Daily C 16 4 2 64.1 47 7 0 1 0 1 3 9 0 1.000
1977 LA N 3B 2 0 0 7 2 4 0 1 0 1.000
1977 TOT N C 44 27 18 257.2 171 22 0 1 0 2 11 29 1 1.000
1977 TOT N 3B 13 8 5 81 9 18 2 3 0 .931
1978 LA N Daily C 32 15 12 172 123 12 2 0 0 4 2 19 1 .985
1978 LA N 3B 7 0 0 25 2 9 1 0 0 .917
1981 KC A Daily C 22 20 14 171 87 6 0 0 0 0 4 14 0 1.000
1981 LA N Daily C 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 Total C 23 20 14 173 89 6 0 0 0 0 4 14 0 1.000
Total C 1348 1234 1079 10941 8081 635 78 76 0 75 350 579 32 .991
Total 3B 27 10 6 135.1 16 31 4 5 0 .922
Total OF 3 2 2 24 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 2
Total RF 2 2 2 17 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total LF 1 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding Record League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1969 NY N Daily C 3 3 3 27 22 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1.000
1973 NY N Daily C 5 5 5 47.1 42 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
1977 LA N Daily C 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1978 LA N Daily C 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total C 10 8 8 77.1 66 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1969 NY N Daily C 5 5 5 45 29 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000
1973 NY N Daily C 7 7 7 65 66 5 0 1 0 1 4 3 0 1.000
1977 LA N Daily C 1 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 LA N Daily C 2 0 0 3.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total C 15 12 12 116.2 101 10 0 1 0 1 5 4 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1968 NL Daily C 1 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1974 NL Daily C 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total C 2 1 0 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
Transactions Transactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by Houston Colt .45s (June 13, 1962 ).
Traded by Houston Astros to New York Mets in exchange for cash and a player to be
named later (October 19, 1965 ); Houston Astros received Tom Parsons (November 24,
1965 ).
Traded by New York Mets to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for 2 players to be named
later (August 31, 1977 ); New York Mets received Dan Smith and Randy Rogers (October
24, 1977 ).
Granted free agency (November 2, 1978 ).
Signed by Kansas City Royals (April 7, 1981 ).
Released by Kansas City Royals (September 1, 1981 ).
Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (September 8, 1981 ).
Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (October 14, 1981 ).
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