Ben Grieve

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-4, 200lb (193cm, 90kg)

Born: May 4, 1976 in Arlington, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (2nd) of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from James W. Martin HS (Arlington, TX).

High School: James W. Martin HS (Arlington, TX)

Debut: September 3, 1997 (Age 21-122d, 17,150th in major league history)
vs. SFG 4 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 5 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 2005 (Age 29-151d)
vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1998 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: Benjamin Grieve

Pronunciation: \GREEV\

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Relatives: Son of Tom Grieve

Rookie of the Year
1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.4

3215

864

118

.269

471

RBI

492

OBP

.368

SLG

.442

OPS

.809

OPS+

113

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-12 / in Starts: 11-11
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 108 PAs	24
Actual Runners on Base	83 (43-26-14)
Avg. MLBer w/ 108 PAs	13
Avg. Runners on Base	67 (33-22-11)

Most Driven In
J McDonald	9
D Magadan	7
Self	3
T Brito	2
S Brosius	1
M Tejada	1
S Spiezio	1
B Mayne	0

Most Driven In By
J Giambi	3
Self	3
S Spiezio	2
B Lesher	1
B Mayne	1
M Stairs	1

1997 Batting Game Log

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1997 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	ROE	GDP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	139 (138)	Sep 3	OAK		SFG	W,12-3	CG	5	4	2	3	3	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750	.800	1.500	2.300	3	.50	0.148	.00	0.00%	4.31	RF
2	2	140	Sep 4	OAK	@	KCR	L,6-7	CG(12)	6	6	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.500	.545	.900	1.445	3	.82	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.42	RF
3	3	141	Sep 5	OAK	@	KCR	W,9-6	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	.467	.500	.733	1.233	3	1.41	-0.081	.00	0.00%	-0.56	RF
4	4	142	Sep 6	OAK	@	KCR	W,9-3	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.368	.429	.579	1.008	3	.55	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.51	RF
5	5	143	Sep 7	OAK	@	KCR	W,9-4	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.391	.462	.565	1.027	3	.41	0.047	.00	0.00%	1.22	RF
6	6	144	Sep 8	OAK	@	MIN	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.370	.433	.519	.952	3	.63	0.071	.00	0.00%	0.58	RF
7	7	145	Sep 9	OAK	@	MIN	W,5-1	CG	5	5	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.406	.457	.531	.988	3	.80	0.166	.00	0.00%	1.10	RF
8	8	146	Sep 10	OAK		TOR	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.361	.410	.472	.882	3	.96	-0.100	.00	0.00%	-0.86	RF
9	9	147	Sep 11	OAK		TOR	W,8-7	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.350	.409	.450	.859	3	1.98	0.114	.00	0.00%	0.30	RF
10	10	148	Sep 12	OAK		DET	L,2-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	.326	.396	.419	.814	3	1.05	-0.085	.00	0.00%	-0.64	RF
11	11	149	Sep 13	OAK		DET	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.319	.385	.468	.853	3	1.27	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.14	RF
12	12	150	Sep 14	OAK		DET	L,5-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.314	.375	.510	.885	3	1.02	0.062	.00	0.00%	1.28	RF
13	13	151	Sep 15	OAK		DET	L,3-6	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.304	.361	.482	.843	3	.98	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.45	RF
14	14	152	Sep 17	OAK	@	ANA	L,4-8	CG	5	4	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.317	.379	.500	.879	3	.66	0.064	.00	0.00%	1.52	RF
15	15	153	Sep 18	OAK	@	ANA	W,7-3	CG	5	3	0	2	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.408	.524	.932	3	.52	0.162	.00	0.00%	2.45	RF
16	16	154	Sep 19	OAK		SEA	L,4-9	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.318	.400	.500	.900	3	.62	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.28	RF
17	17	155	Sep 20	OAK		SEA	W,4-3	CG(15)	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	.296	.383	.465	.848	3	1.94	-0.264	.00	0.00%	-1.16	RF
18	18	156	Sep 21	OAK		SEA	L,2-9	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.372	.447	.819	3	1.01	-0.128	.00	0.00%	-1.20	RF
19	19	157	Sep 22	OAK		SEA	L,2-4	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.282	.364	.436	.800	4	3.26	-0.171	.00	0.00%	-0.91	PH RF
20	20	158	Sep 23	OAK		TEX	L,6-14	GS-9	4	4	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.305	.380	.451	.832	3	.49	0.034	.00	0.00%	1.10	RF
21	21	159	Sep 24	OAK		TEX	L,4-8	CG	4	3	1	1	0	1	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.306	.385	.482	.868	3	1.07	0.035	.00	0.00%	2.28	RF
22	22	160	Sep 26	OAK	@	SEA	W,8-5	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.307	.396	.477	.873	3	.75	0.071	.00	0.00%	0.46	RF
23	23	161	Sep 27	OAK	@	SEA	L,3-9	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.308	.400	.473	.873	3	.46	0.038	.00	0.00%	0.10	RF
24	24	162	Sep 28	OAK	@	SEA	W,9-7	7-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.312	.402	.473	.875	9	1.39	0.123	.00	0.00%	0.58	PH RF
							12-12		108	93	12	29	6	3	24	13	1	25	1	1	1	1	.312	.402	.473	.875		.99	0.253	.00	0.00%	10.41

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