Don Gross

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 186lb (180cm, 84kg)

Born: June 30, 1931 in Weidman, MI us

Died: August 10, 2017 in Weidman, MI

Buried: St. Joseph the Worker Cemetery, Beal City, MI

High School: Weidman HS (Weidman, MI)

School: Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)

Debut: July 21, 1955 (Age 24-021d, 11,278th in major league history)
vs. PHI 5.0 IP, 6 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: May 25, 1960 (Age 28-330d)
vs. LAD 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Donald John Gross

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Relatives: Uncle of Todd Benzinger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.9

ERA

3.73

145

398.0

230

WHIP

1.299

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-11 / in Starts: 6-5
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 23 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	16 (11-4-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 23 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	14 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
M Batts	1
R McMillan	0

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	91 (90)	Jul 21	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.91	-0.098	.00	0.00%	-0.87	P
2	2	98 (6)	Jul 28	CIN		BRO	L,2-10	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	3	102 (3)	Jul 31 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,6-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	1.01	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	4	107 (4)	Aug 4	CIN		PHI	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.86	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
5	5	108	Aug 5	CIN		NYG	L,9-12	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
6	6	111 (2)	Aug 7 (2)	CIN		NYG	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
7	7	113 (1)	Aug 10 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,7-2	GS-6	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	.79	0.050	.00	0.00%	0.47	P
8	8	116 (2)	Aug 12	CIN	@	STL	L,7-8	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	1.00	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.44	P
9	9	120 (3)	Aug 17	CIN		CHC	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.273	.606	9	1.66	0.121	.00	0.00%	0.64	P
10	10	124 (3)	Aug 21	CIN		STL	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	9	.69	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.53	P
11	11	129 (4)	Aug 26	CIN	@	BRO	W,4-2	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	9	1.44	-0.096	.00	0.00%	-0.77	P
12	12	135 (5)	Aug 30 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	L,7-9	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9	.45	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	13	139 (3)	Sep 3	CIN	@	MLN	L,5-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	9	.72	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
14	14	141 (1)	Sep 5	CIN	@	STL	L,2-3	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	7						P
15	15	143 (1)	Sep 8	CIN		PHI	L,4-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	9						P
16	16	147 (3)	Sep 11 (2)	CIN		BRO	W,5-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	9	1.71	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.46	P
17	17	151 (3)	Sep 20	CIN		MLN	L,0-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	8						P
							6-11		23	19	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	6	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358		1.14	-0.252	.00	0.00%	-2.72

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