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	9-10 / in Starts: 7-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 21 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	13 (7-4-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 21 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	13 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
A Grammas	1

Most Driven In By
J Temple	1

1956 Batting Game Log

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1956 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	18	7 (6)	Apr 24	CIN	@	STL	L,3-5	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
Jul		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
2	19	68 (60)	Jul 1 (2)	CIN	@	STL	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.40	0.062	2.06	0.19%	-0.12	P
3	20	70 (1)	Jul 3	CIN		MLN	L,0-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
4	21	73 (2)	Jul 6	CIN		STL	W,6-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.15	-0.092	6.05	-0.29%	-0.96	P
5	22	77 (3)	Jul 13	CIN		PHI	L,4-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
6	23	80 (2)	Jul 15 (2)	CIN		NYG	W,4-3	GS-8	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	1.21	-0.006	6.02	-0.02%	-0.09	P
7	24	85 (4)	Jul 20	CIN		PIT	W,6-4	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	9	1.05	0.044	5.04	0.13%	0.38	P
8	25	87 (1)	Jul 22 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,6-8	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	9						P
9	26	89 (1)	Jul 23	CIN		PIT	W,4-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	9						P
10	27	90	Jul 24	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-10	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	9						P
11	28	96 (5)	Jul 29 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	W,3-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.308	.182	.490	9	.89	-0.005	3.73	-0.01%	0.00	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
12	29	107 (10)	Aug 9	CIN		CHC	W,5-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.308	.182	.490	7						P
13	30	110 (2)	Aug 12	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-8	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.308	.182	.490	9						P
14	31	111	Aug 13	CIN	@	MLN	L,1-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.308	.182	.490	9						P
15	32	120 (8)	Aug 21	CIN		PIT	W,7-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	.54	-0.042	2.36	-0.11%	-0.63	P
16	33	122 (1)	Aug 23	CIN		BRO	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9						P
17	34	126 (3)	Aug 26 (2)	CIN		PHI	L,4-11	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.235	.133	.369	9	1.25	-0.032	5.06	-0.08%	-0.24	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
18	35	146 (19)	Sep 18 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-7	2-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	.56	-0.014	.51	-0.01%	-0.15	P
19	36	151 (4)	Sep 23 (1)	CIN		STL	W,3-2	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.190	.105	.296	9	.95	-0.079	3.85	-0.19%	-0.66	P
							9-10		21	19	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.190	.105	.296		.83	-0.164	3.76	-0.39%	-2.45

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