Wayne Gross
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[edit] Biography
Wayne Gross (Wayne Dale Gross) was born on January 14, 1952 in Riverside, California. He made his Major League debut on August 21, 1976 for the Oakland Athletics. In 1977, his rookie year, he hit .233 with 22 home runs and 63 RBI. Gross played for the Oakland Athletics and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Wayne Gross's best season was 1977, when he slugged 22 home runs and knocked in 63 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | OAK | A | 10 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .300 | .222 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | OAK | A | 146 | 485 | 66 | 113 | 22 | 63 | .233 | .352 | .416 | 21 | 1 | 86 | 84 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 1978 | OAK | A | 118 | 285 | 18 | 57 | 7 | 23 | .200 | .308 | .323 | 10 | 2 | 40 | 63 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1979 | OAK | A | 138 | 442 | 54 | 99 | 14 | 50 | .224 | .332 | .367 | 19 | 1 | 72 | 62 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
| 1980 | OAK | A | 113 | 366 | 45 | 103 | 14 | 61 | .281 | .355 | .467 | 20 | 3 | 44 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 1981 | OAK | A | 82 | 243 | 29 | 50 | 10 | 31 | .206 | .304 | .366 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 1982 | OAK | A | 129 | 386 | 43 | 97 | 9 | 41 | .251 | .342 | .358 | 14 | 0 | 53 | 50 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 1983 | OAK | A | 137 | 339 | 34 | 79 | 12 | 44 | .233 | .311 | .392 | 18 | 0 | 36 | 52 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 1984 | BAL | A | 127 | 342 | 53 | 74 | 22 | 64 | .216 | .346 | .442 | 9 | 1 | 68 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1985 | BAL | A | 103 | 217 | 31 | 51 | 11 | 18 | .235 | .369 | .424 | 8 | 0 | 46 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1986 | OAK | A | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1106 | 3125 | 373 | 727 | 121 | 396 | .233 | .337 | .395 | 126 | 9 | 482 | 496 | 20 | 29 | 24 | 34 | 45 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | OAK | A | OF | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1976 | OAK | A | 1B | 3 | 3 | 23 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .966 |
| 1976 | OAK | A | RF | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1976 | OAK | A | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1977 | OAK | A | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1977 | OAK | A | 3B | 144 | 144 | 1260.2 | 126 | 242 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .932 |
| 1978 | OAK | A | 3B | 107 | 80 | 731.1 | 72 | 150 | 20 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .917 |
| 1978 | OAK | A | 1B | 15 | 3 | 46 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .960 |
| 1979 | OAK | A | OF | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1979 | OAK | A | 3B | 119 | 116 | 999.2 | 120 | 211 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .943 |
| 1979 | OAK | A | LF | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1979 | OAK | A | 1B | 18 | 12 | 118.1 | 129 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .993 |
| 1979 | OAK | A | RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1980 | OAK | A | 3B | 99 | 91 | 764.2 | 69 | 130 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .948 |
| 1980 | OAK | A | 1B | 10 | 5 | 57 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1980 | OAK | A | DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1981 | OAK | A | 3B | 74 | 65 | 599 | 65 | 127 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .946 |
| 1981 | OAK | A | 1B | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 |
| 1981 | OAK | A | DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1982 | OAK | A | 3B | 107 | 87 | 831 | 113 | 182 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .970 |
| 1982 | OAK | A | OF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1982 | OAK | A | 1B | 16 | 9 | 94 | 90 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .980 |
| 1982 | OAK | A | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1982 | OAK | A | DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1983 | OAK | A | 3B | 68 | 44 | 413.1 | 47 | 92 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .952 |
| 1983 | OAK | A | OF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1983 | OAK | A | RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1983 | OAK | A | P | 1 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1983 | OAK | A | 1B | 72 | 47 | 433.2 | 426 | 21 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .996 |
| 1983 | OAK | A | DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1984 | BAL | A | 1B | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1984 | BAL | A | DH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1984 | BAL | A | 3B | 117 | 108 | 852 | 64 | 205 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .937 |
| 1985 | BAL | A | DH | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1985 | BAL | A | 1B | 9 | 5 | 44 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1985 | BAL | A | 3B | 67 | 57 | 445.2 | 41 | 98 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .933 |
| 1986 | OAK | A | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Total | P | 1 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Total | 1B | 149 | 84 | 826 | 825 | 53 | 9 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .990 | ||
| Total | LF | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | RF | 4 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | 3B | 903 | 792 | 6898.1 | 717 | 1437 | 134 | 149 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .941 | ||
| Total | OF | 7 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | DH | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
[edit] Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | OAK | A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 9th round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1973).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Tim Stoddard (December 8, 1983).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (April 3, 1986).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (May 12, 1986).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (December 8, 1986).
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