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Don Gross

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Full Name: Donald John Gross Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/186 First Game: July 21, 1955
Birthdate: June 30, 1931 Final Game: May 25, 1960
Birthplace: Weidman, Michigan MLB Experience: 6 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Left
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on June 30, 1931 in Weidman, Michigan, Don Gross (Donald John Gross) played for the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 6 year career. Gross broke into the bigs on July 21, 1955 with the Cincinnati Reds, and put up a 4.14 ERA in 67.1 innings pitched in 1955, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Don Gross's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1957, when he posted a 4.31 ERA and struck out 73 batters. However, others believe that it was 1956, when he posted a 1.95 ERA.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1955 CIN N 17 11 4 5 4.14 33 33 31 2 1 0 67.1 79 11 16 0 0 1
1956 CIN N 19 7 3 0 1.95 47 25 15 2 0 0 69.1 69 4 20 2 1 1
1957 CIN N 43 16 7 9 4.31 73 75 71 5 0 1 148.1 152 21 33 3 2 3
1958 PIT N 40 3 5 7 3.98 59 37 33 0 0 7 74.2 67 5 38 7 3 1
1959 PIT N 21 0 1 1 3.55 15 16 13 0 0 2 33 28 3 10 3 0 1
1960 PIT N 5 0 0 0 3.38 3 2 2 0 0 0 5.1 5 1 0 0 0 0
Total 145 37 20 22 3.73 230 188 165 9 1 10 398 400 45 117 15 6 7

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1955 CIN N P 17 0 0 3 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .882
1956 CIN N P 19 0 0 6 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 CIN N P 43 16 148.1 14 22 0 1 0 2 2 4 0 1.000
1958 PIT N P 40 3 75 5 14 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 1.000
1959 PIT N P 21 0 33 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1960 PIT N P 5 0 5.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Total P 145 19 261.2 29 72 2 6 0 4 3 8 0 .981

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1955 CIN N 17 19 0 3 0 1 .158 .200 .158 0 0 1 6 0 3 0 0 0
1956 CIN N 19 19 1 2 0 1 .105 .190 .105 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0
1957 CIN N 43 46 2 5 0 6 .109 .125 .152 0 1 1 14 0 6 0 0 1
1958 PIT N 40 18 1 1 0 2 .056 .105 .056 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0
1959 PIT N 21 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
1960 PIT N 5 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 145 104 4 11 0 10 .106 .145 .125 0 1 5 32 0 11 0 0 1

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Cincinnati Reds (1950).
  • Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Bob Purkey (December 9, 1957).

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