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Bobby Grich
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Birthdate: 1/15/1949    
Height / Weight: 6' 2" / 190 lbs. Place of Birth: Muskegon, MI, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

In 1967, Bobby Grich was the Baltimore Orioles first round draft pick and in 1971 was named the 'Minor League Player of the Year'. In his 1st full season in 1972, Grich hit .278 with 12 homers. Bobby Grich went on to become one of the better fielding second basemen of his era and won four 'Gold Glove Awards'. In 1973, he committed only five errors and set a major league record with a .995 fielding percentage. Bobby Grich's power, (he launched 224 home runs) and clutch hitting helped the Orioles throughout this time in their famous pennant battles. He was traded to the California Angels in 1977, however he hurt his back lifting an air-conditioner and underwent surgery for a herniated disk. Bobby Grich came back in 1979 with his career highs - with 30 doubles, 30 HR's and 101 RBI's and led the Angels to a AL West Title.

In 1982, the Angels took the AL West Title only to lose to the Brewers for the pennant. Grich helped them captured another AL West Crown in 1986. Bobby Grich retired with the highest career fielding mark .984 in history for second basemen, (Later Ryne Sandberg set a new record). Bobby Grich's career stats: 2008 games, 6890 at bats, 1033 runs scored, 1833 hits, 320 doubles, 224 HR's, 864 RBI's and had a .266 batting average... baseballhistorian.com


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
17 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1970 BAL (AL) 30 95 11 20 1 3 0 8 9 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 .211 .279 SLG
1971 BAL (AL) 7 30 7 9 0 0 1 6 5 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .400 SLG
1972 BAL (AL) 133 460 66 128 21 3 12 50 53 96 13 6 3 7 3 5 .278 .358 SLG
1973 BAL (AL) 162 581 82 146 29 7 12 50 107 91 17 9 3 7 3 2 .251 .373 SLG
1974 BAL (AL) 160 582 92 153 29 6 19 82 90 117 17 11 6 20 7 8 .263 .376 SLG
1975 BAL (AL) 150 524 81 136 26 4 13 57 107 88 14 10 4 8 9 7 .260 .389 SLG
1976 BAL (AL) 144 518 93 138 31 4 13 54 86 99 14 6 1 3 7 1 .266 .373 SLG
1977 CAL (AL) 52 181 24 44 6 0 7 23 37 40 6 6 4 1 3 3 .243 .369 SLG
1978 CAL (AL) 144 487 68 122 16 2 6 42 75 83 4 3 1 7 19 3 .251 .357 SLG
1979 CAL (AL) 153 534 78 157 30 5 30 101 59 84 1 0 10 2 12 2 .294 .365 SLG
1980 CAL (AL) 150 498 60 135 22 2 14 62 84 108 3 7 2 4 5 5 .271 .377 SLG
1981 CAL (AL) 100 352 56 107 14 2 22 61 40 71 2 4 4 4 5 3 .304 .378 SLG
1982 CAL (AL) 145 506 74 132 28 5 19 65 82 109 3 3 3 8 6 3 .261 .371 SLG
1983 CAL (AL) 120 387 65 113 17 0 16 62 76 62 2 4 2 7 4 3 .292 .414 SLG
1984 CAL (AL) 116 363 60 93 15 1 18 58 57 70 2 5 3 2 6 4 .256 .357 SLG
1985 CAL (AL) 144 479 74 116 17 3 13 53 81 77 3 5 3 3 8 0 .242 .355 SLG
1986 CAL (AL) 98 313 42 84 18 0 9 30 39 54 1 3 1 3 10 1 .268 .354 SLG
17 years   2008 6890 1033 1833 320 47 224 864 1087 1278 104 83 50 86 107 50 .266 .371 .SLG



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