Jerry Grote Trades and Transactions

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

"Two years ago I retired from baseball to be closer to my family. Last October my wife left me." - Jerry Grote (1983)

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Jerry Grote

Jerry Grote Autograph on a 1973 Topps (#113)

Jerry Grote Autograph on a 1973 Topps (#113)
 

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Birth Name:   Gerald Wayne Grote
Nickname:   Jerry
Born On:   10-06-1942  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   San Antonio, Texas
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   McArthur High School (San Antonio, TX)
College:   Trinity University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   09-21-1963 (Age 20)
Last Game:   10-03-1981
Draft:   Not Applicable
Jerry Grote

Trades & Transactions

06-13-1962: Signed as an amateur free agent by Houston Astros.
10-19-1965: Traded by Houston Astros to New York Mets for Tom Parsons.
08-31-1977: Traded by New York Mets to Los Angeles Dodgers.
11-02-1978: Granted free agency.
04-07-1981: Signed by Kansas City Royals.
09-01-1981: Released by Kansas City Royals.
09-08-1981: Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers.
10-14-1981: Released by Los Angeles Dodgers.


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 Jerry Grote 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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