Greg Gross Trades and Transactions

The Greg Gross trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Greg Gross has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"He's (Greg Gross) got more concentration than any rookie I've ever seen. He's got an eye at the plate like Joe Morgan and a great realization of the strike zone." - Teammate Bob Watson in Baseball Digest (November 1974)

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Greg Gross

Greg Gross Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#18)

Greg Gross Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#18)
 

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Birth Name:   Gregory Eugene Gross
Nickname:   Greg
Born On:   08-01-1952  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   York, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Redland High School (Etters, PA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   09-05-1973 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-27-1989
Draft:   1970 : 4th Round (79th)
Greg Gross

Trades & Transactions

06-04-1970: Selected by Houston Astros in the 4th round — free-agent draft.
12-08-1976: Traded by Houston Astros to Chicago Cubs for Julio Gonzalez.
02-23-1979: Traded by Chicago Cubs (with Manny Trillo and Dave Rader) to Philadelphia Phillies for Barry Foote, Ted Sizemore, Jerry Martin and Derek Botelho.
11-01-1979: Granted free agency.
12-13-1979: Signed by Philadelphia Phillies.
11-04-1988: Granted free agency.
04-05-1989: Signed by Houston Astros.
11-13-1989: Granted free agency.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

Baseball trades & transactions, like the Greg Gross trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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