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	19-21 / in Starts: 1-2
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 20 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	12 (6-3-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 20 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	12 (6-3-1)

Most Driven In
B Mazeroski	1
D Groat	1
B Hall	0

Most Driven In By
B Virdon	1

1958 Batting Game Log

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1958 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	80	1	Apr 15	PIT	@	MLN	W,4-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	81	3 (1)	Apr 18	PIT		CIN	L,1-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	82	6 (2)	Apr 22	PIT		MLN	L,2-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	83	10 (3)	Apr 26	PIT	@	CIN	W,8-4	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.39	-0.020	.91	-0.03%	-0.41	P
May		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
5	84	14 (3)	May 2	PIT	@	LAD	L,5-9	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	85	18 (3)	May 5	PIT	@	SFG	W,11-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	86	25 (6)	May 13	PIT		CIN	W,6-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.11	-0.003	.42	-0.01%	-0.22	P
8	87	33 (7)	May 21	PIT		CHC	L,1-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2						P
9	88	34	May 23	PIT		STL	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	89	41 (6)	May 30 (2)	PIT		MLN	W,12-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.19	-0.005	.55	-0.01%	-0.35	P
Jun		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
11	90	46 (4)	Jun 4	PIT	@	STL	L,3-6	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.92	-0.023	2.11	-0.03%	-0.17	P
12	91	49 (2)	Jun 7	PIT	@	CHC	W,8-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.41	-0.100	2.51	-0.11%	-0.67	P
13	92	55 (5)	Jun 14	PIT	@	LAD	L,2-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
14	93	59 (3)	Jun 19	PIT		SFG	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
15	94	64 (4)	Jun 23	PIT		STL	L,5-7	GS-7	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9	1.63	-0.015	4.96	-0.03%	-0.06	P
16	95	71 (6)	Jun 29 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,3-8	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9	.85	-0.045	1.52	-0.05%	-0.38	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
17	96	74 (2)	Jul 4 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9						P
18	97	80 (5)	Jul 12	PIT	@	STL	L,0-2	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9						P
19	98	81	Jul 13 (1)	PIT	@	STL	W,10-8	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	2						P
20	99	83 (1)	Jul 15	PIT	@	LAD	W,6-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9						P
21	100	87 (3)	Jul 19	PIT	@	SFG	L,4-5	2-4	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9	2.26	0.154	4.03	0.16%	1.54	P
22	101	88	Jul 20	PIT	@	SFG	L,3-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	8						P
23	102	91 (2)	Jul 24	PIT		LAD	W,5-3	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9	.08	-0.002	.09	0.00%	-0.10	P
24	103	94 (2)	Jul 27 (1)	PIT		SFG	W,2-1	14-GF(14)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9						P
25	104	98 (3)	Jul 31	PIT		CHC	L,4-5	8-GF(8)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9						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
26	105	105 (6)	Aug 6	PIT	@	MLN	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9						P
27	106	106	Aug 7	PIT	@	MLN	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9						P
28	107	109 (2)	Aug 10 (1)	PIT		CIN	W,3-2	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9						P
29	108	113 (3)	Aug 13	PIT	@	PHI	W,10-9	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9	.24	-0.009	1.14	-0.03%	-0.44	P
30	109	116 (2)	Aug 17 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9						P
31	110	117	Aug 17 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,5-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9						P
32	111	119 (1)	Aug 20 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9						P
33	112	125 (5)	Aug 24 (2)	PIT	@	STL	L,8-12	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	9	.70	-0.018	2.94	-0.04%	-0.17	P
34	113	127 (1)	Aug 26	PIT	@	STL	W,5-3	3-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	9	.37	-0.019	.83	-0.03%	-0.35	P
35	114	129 (1)	Aug 29	PIT	@	MLN	W,3-2	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	9						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
36	115	133 (3)	Sep 1 (2)	PIT		PHI	L,0-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	9						P
37	116	135 (1)	Sep 3	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	9						P
38	117	140 (4)	Sep 8	PIT		CIN	W,4-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	9	.22	-0.006	.17	0.00%	-0.23	P
39	118	149 (8)	Sep 20	PIT	@	PHI	W,4-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	9						P
40	119	154 (4)	Sep 28	PIT		PHI	L,4-6	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	9						P
							19-21		20	18	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161		.88	-0.111	1.97	-0.19%	-2.00

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