Don Gross Stats

Don Gross was born on Tuesday, June 30, 1931, in Weidman, Michigan. Gross was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 21, 1955, with the Cincinnati Redlegs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Don Gross baseball stats page.

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Don Gross
 
 
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Birth Name:   Donald John Gross
Nickname:   Don
Born On:   06-30-1931  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Weidman, Michigan
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Michigan State College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   186
First Game:   07-21-1955 (Age 24)
Last Game:   05-25-1960
Draft:   Not Applicable
Don Gross

Don Gross Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1955 24 Redlegs 17 11 6 4 5 .444 4.14 2 1 0 67.1 287 79 31 33 11 16 0 33 0 1 0 -
1956 25 Redlegs 19 7 4 3 0 1.000 1.95 2 0 0 69.1 295 69 15 25 4 20 2 47 1 1 0 -
1957 26 Redlegs 43 16 9 7 9 .438 4.31 5 0 1 148.1 626 152 71 75 21 33 3 73 2 3 0 -
1958 27 Pirates 40 3 23 5 7 .417 3.98 0 0 7 74.2 324 67 33 37 5 38 7 59 3 1 0 -
1959 28 Pirates 21 0 10 1 1 .500 3.55 0 0 2 33.0 136 28 13 16 3 10 3 15 0 1 0 -
1960 29 Pirates 5 0 3 0 0 .000 3.38 0 0 0 5.1 21 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
6 Years 145 37 55 20 22 .476 3.73 9 1 10 398.0 1,689 400 165 188 45 117 15 230 6 7 0 -
Don Gross

Don Gross Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1955 24 Redlegs 17 19 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 3 0 0 0 .158 .200 .158
1956 25 Redlegs 19 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 .105 .190 .105
1957 26 Redlegs 43 46 2 5 0 1 0 0 6 1 0 14 6 1 0 1 .109 .125 .152
1958 27 Pirates 40 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 .056 .105 .056
1959 28 Pirates 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1960 29 Pirates 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 145 104 4 11 0 1 0 0 10 5 0 32 11 1 0 1 .106 .145 .125
Don Gross

Don Gross Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1955 Redlegs P 17 11 202 17 1.0 15 3 12 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .882 2.00
1956 Redlegs P 19 7 208 19 1.0 19 6 13 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.47
1957 Redlegs P 43 16 445 36 0.8 36 14 22 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.18
1958 Pirates P 40 3 224 19 0.5 19 5 14 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.29
1959 Pirates P 21 0 99 12 0.6 12 1 11 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.27
1960 Pirates P 5 0 16 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 145 37 1,194 103 0.7 101 29 72 2 6 n/a n/a n/a .981 2.28
6 Years 145 37 1,194 103 0.7 101 29 72 2 6 n/a n/a n/a .981 2.28
Don Gross

Don Gross Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1955 Redlegs 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.2 19.0 2.06 4.41 2.14
1956 Redlegs 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.8 19.0 2.35 6.10 2.60
1957 Redlegs 0 1 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.3 7.7 2.21 4.43 2.00
1958 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.6 9.0 1.55 7.11 4.58
1959 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.50 4.09 2.73
1960 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 5.06 0.00
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 0 1 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.3 10.4 1.97 5.20 2.65
Don Gross

Don Gross Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1955 Cincinnati Redlegs 31 Undetermined - -
1956 Cincinnati Redlegs 31 Undetermined - -
1957 Cincinnati Redlegs 31 Undetermined - -
1958 Pittsburgh Pirates 38 Undetermined - -
1959 Pittsburgh Pirates 37 Undetermined - -
1960 Pittsburgh Pirates 38 Undetermined - -


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