Jerry Grote was born on Tuesday, October 6, 1942, in San Antonio, Texas. Grote was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 21, 1963, with the Houston Colt .45s. 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 Jerry Grote baseball stats page.
"The (1970 All-Star) game allowed (Tom) Seaver to get to know (Johnny) Bench better. There was a sense of rivalry between the two men, fellow superstars, but Bench heard whispers that Tom though Jerry Grote was his defensive equal. 'Talk to Seaver, (Jerry) Koosman, (Tug) McGraw, talk to them,' Ron Swoboda said of Grote. 'They will wave his flag. They will burnish his apple. And rightfully so.'" - Author Steven Travers in The Last Icon: Tom Seaver and His Times (Taylor Trade Publishing, 11/15/2011, 'The Downfall: 1969-1970', Page 135)
Jerry GroteJerry Grote Autograph on a 1973 Topps Baseball Card (#113) |
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Jerry GroteJerry Grote Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Jerry GroteJerry Grote Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1963 | 21 | Colt .45s | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .286 | .200 |
1964 | 22 | Colt .45s | 100 | 298 | 26 | 54 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 75 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | .181 | .240 | .262 |
1966 | 24 | Mets | 120 | 317 | 26 | 75 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 40 | 8 | 81 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | .237 | .327 | .315 |
1967 | 25 | Mets | 120 | 344 | 25 | 67 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 65 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .195 | .226 | .253 |
1968 | 26 | Mets | 124 | 404 | 29 | 114 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 44 | 11 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .282 | .357 | .349 |
1969 | 27 | Mets | 113 | 365 | 38 | 92 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 32 | 5 | 59 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | .252 | .313 | .351 |
1970 | 28 | Mets | 126 | 415 | 38 | 106 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 36 | 8 | 39 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 14 | .255 | .313 | .308 |
1971 | 29 | Mets | 125 | 403 | 35 | 109 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 40 | 4 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | .270 | .339 | .347 |
1972 | 30 | Mets | 64 | 205 | 15 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .210 | .304 | .288 |
1973 | 31 | Mets | 84 | 285 | 17 | 73 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .256 | .290 | .316 |
1974 | 32 | Mets | 97 | 319 | 25 | 82 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 33 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | .257 | .326 | .335 |
1975 | 33 | Mets | 119 | 386 | 28 | 114 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 38 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | .295 | .357 | .373 |
1976 | 34 | Mets | 101 | 323 | 30 | 88 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 38 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .272 | .350 | .365 |
1977 | 35 | Mets | 42 | 115 | 8 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .270 | .333 | .313 |
1977 | 35 | Dodgers | 18 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .259 | .310 | .259 |
1978 | 36 | Dodgers | 41 | 70 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .354 | .343 |
1981 | 39 | Royals | 22 | 56 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .304 | .344 | .446 |
1981 | 39 | Dodgers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
16 Years | 1,421 | 4,339 | 352 | 1,092 | 160 | 22 | 39 | 2 | 404 | 399 | 77 | 600 | 47 | 33 | 26 | 131 | .252 | .316 | .326 |
Jerry GroteJerry Grote Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1963 Colt .45s | C | 3 | 2 | 57 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.74 |
1964 Colt .45s | C | 98 | 88 | 2,380 | 583 | 5.9 | 574 | 522 | 52 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 51 | 27 | .985 | 6.51 |
1966 Mets | 3B | 2 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1966 Mets | C | 115 | 101 | 2,571 | 582 | 5.1 | 571 | 516 | 55 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 25 | .981 | 6.00 |
1967 Mets | C | 119 | 111 | 2,702 | 678 | 5.7 | 671 | 609 | 62 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 37 | .990 | 6.71 |
1968 Mets | C | 115 | 109 | 3,017 | 819 | 7.1 | 814 | 754 | 60 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 30 | .994 | 7.28 |
1969 Mets | C | 112 | 100 | 2,756 | 788 | 7.0 | 781 | 718 | 63 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 31 | 40 | .991 | 7.65 |
1970 Mets | C | 125 | 121 | 3,192 | 909 | 7.3 | 901 | 855 | 46 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 40 | 26 | .991 | 7.62 |
1971 Mets | C | 122 | 118 | 3,128 | 942 | 7.7 | 933 | 892 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 51 | 18 | .990 | 8.05 |
1972 Mets | 3B | 3 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.20 |
1972 Mets | C | 59 | 58 | 1,590 | 448 | 7.6 | 447 | 405 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 20 | .998 | 7.59 |
1972 Mets | RF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.00 |
1973 Mets | 3B | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 7.20 |
1973 Mets | C | 81 | 76 | 2,052 | 582 | 7.2 | 579 | 545 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 17 | .995 | 7.62 |
1974 Mets | C | 94 | 92 | 2,379 | 592 | 6.3 | 585 | 549 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 28 | .988 | 6.64 |
1975 Mets | C | 111 | 108 | 2,835 | 765 | 6.9 | 761 | 706 | 55 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 67 | 35 | .995 | 7.25 |
1976 Mets | C | 95 | 88 | 2,359 | 671 | 7.1 | 666 | 617 | 49 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 30 | .993 | 7.62 |
1976 Mets | LF | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.57 |
1976 Mets | RF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 |
1977 Mets | 3B | 11 | 8 | 222 | 23 | 2.1 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .913 | 2.55 |
1977 Mets | C | 28 | 23 | 580 | 139 | 5.0 | 139 | 124 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 1.000 | 6.47 |
1977 Dodgers | 3B | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.71 |
1977 Dodgers | C | 16 | 4 | 193 | 54 | 3.4 | 54 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1.000 | 7.55 |
1978 Dodgers | 3B | 7 | 0 | 75 | 12 | 1.7 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 3.96 |
1978 Dodgers | C | 32 | 15 | 516 | 137 | 4.3 | 135 | 123 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 2 | .985 | 7.06 |
1981 Royals | C | 22 | 20 | 513 | 93 | 4.2 | 93 | 87 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1.000 | 4.89 |
1981 Dodgers | C | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
C Totals | 1,348 | 1,234 | 32,826 | 8,794 | 6.5 | 8,716 | 8,081 | 635 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 579 | 351 | .991 | 7.17 | |
3B Totals | 27 | 10 | 405 | 51 | 1.9 | 47 | 16 | 31 | 4 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .922 | 3.13 | |
RF Totals | 2 | 2 | 51 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.12 | |
LF Totals | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.57 | |
16 Years | 1,378 | 1,246 | 33,303 | 8,851 | 6.4 | 8,769 | 8,103 | 666 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 579 | 351 | .991 | 7.11 |
Jerry GroteJerry Grote Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1963 Colt .45s | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.7 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
1964 Colt .45s | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 1 | n/a | 99.3 | 4.0 | 12.4 | - | - | - |
1966 Mets | 4 | 3 | .571 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 105.7 | 3.9 | 10.2 | - | - | - |
1967 Mets | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 2 | n/a | 86.0 | 5.3 | 15.0 | - | - | - |
1968 Mets | 1 | 5 | .167 | 14 | 0 | n/a | 134.7 | 5.0 | 13.0 | - | - | - |
1969 Mets | 2 | 1 | .667 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 60.8 | 6.2 | 9.1 | - | - | - |
1970 Mets | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 207.5 | 10.6 | 12.2 | - | - | - |
1971 Mets | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 201.5 | 8.6 | 11.5 | - | - | - |
1972 Mets | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 68.3 | 7.6 | 9.8 | - | - | - |
1973 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 285.0 | 12.4 | 8.9 | - | - | - |
1974 Mets | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 63.8 | 9.7 | 8.9 | - | - | - |
1975 Mets | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10 | 0 | n/a | 193.0 | 16.8 | 9.9 | - | - | - |
1976 Mets | 1 | 2 | .333 | 11 | 0 | n/a | 80.8 | 17.0 | 11.5 | - | - | - |
1977 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 11 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.6 | 16.4 | - | - | - |
1977 Dodgers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.4 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
1978 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 14.0 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
1981 Royals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.0 | 28.0 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
1981 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
16 Years | 15 | 23 | .395 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 111.3 | 7.2 | 10.7 | - | - | - |
Jerry GroteJerry Grote Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1963 Houston Colt .45s | 6 | Undetermined | - | - |
1964 Houston Colt .45s | 8 | Undetermined | - | - |
1966 New York Mets | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
1967 New York Mets | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
1968 New York Mets | 15 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1969 New York Mets | 15 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1970 New York Mets | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
1971 New York Mets | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
1972 New York Mets | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
1973 New York Mets | 15 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1974 New York Mets | 15 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1975 New York Mets | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
1976 New York Mets | 15 | $95,000.00 | - | - |
1977 New York Mets | 15 | $125,000.00 | - | Stats |
1977 Los Angeles Dodgers | 9 | " " | - | Stats |
1978 Los Angeles Dodgers | 9 | $135,000.00 | - | Stats |
1981 Kansas City Royals | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
1981 Los Angeles Dodgers | 9 | Undetermined | - | - |
Jerry Grote Stats by Baseball Almanac |
In 1963, Jerry Grote appeared in three Major League games for the newest expansion team, the 1963 Houston Colt .45s. On September 27, 1963, Grote was behind the plate when the first pitch was thrown and every starter in the lineup was a rookie! Grote wore #6 that year making him the first franchise player in Astros history to utilize the number.
1969 New York Mets | Opening Day Litho by Ron Lewis | 25th Anniversary (1994)Baseball Almanac Research Library
The 1969 New York Mets won the 1969 World Series, Jerry Grote was an integral part of that group of Miracle Mets. Before the season had started, in Spring Training, Grote was quoted (source) as saying, "We're a young team. We're just coming. We all played together last year and we're together again this year. When you play together a few years, you get to know each other and things improve. Yes sir, there's a different feeling on the team this year. There’s more togetherness. There's more pride. We're a close-knit team."
JERRY'S STATEMENT
I have experienced the thrills and excitement of playing professional baseball and I fulfilled my childhood dreams of reaching the big leagues.
As a member of three National League Champions, two World Series championship teams and being selected to play in two All Star games were great chapters in my career. But there was nothing any more exciting than squatting behind the plate and giving the fastball sign to legendary Nolan Ryan or calling for Tom Seaver to put one low and outside.
For 16 years my knees proved to be my best friends as they allowed me to bend, kneel, squat and run as I became the man in the mask for the New York Mets. Little did I realize when I first put on the chest protector and shin guards as a little leaguer that someday I would be playing in the same city where baseball was as big as King Kong and the Boys of Summer were more popular in Brooklyn than the Beach Boys at a California rock concert.
For almost two decades I lived with excitement, energy and electricity of playing in the Big Apple. It was a script to compare with Robert Redford's "The Natural" and it didn't take Hollywood special effects to light up Shea Stadium.
Jerry Grote (Catcher)
1969 World Champion New York Mets
Did you know that Jerry Grote, a 2-time National League All-Star (1968 & 1974), was the first catcher from the Mets to be appear in a Midsummer Classic? Too easy? Did you know that when Grote drove in seven runs on June 3, 1981, as a member of the Kansas City Royals, he set a new team record for RBIs in a game that has been tied several times, but never surpassed?