Kelly Gruber

Positions: Third Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: February 26, 1962 in Houston, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (10th) of the 1980 MLB June Amateur Draft from Westlake HS (Austin, TX).

High School: Westlake HS (Austin, TX)

Debut: April 20, 1984 (Age 22-054d, 14,884th in major league history)
vs. CAL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 29, 1993 (Age 31-123d)
vs. OAK 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1986 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: Kelly Wayne Gruber

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.4

3159

818

117

.259

431

RBI

443

OBP

.307

SLG

.432

OPS

.739

OPS+

102

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	TOR	@	KCR	W,5-3	GF	6	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
2	2	Apr 6	TOR	@	KCR	W,11-4	CG	41	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	3B
3	3	Apr 7	TOR	@	KCR	L,4-7	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 3B
4	5 (1)	Apr 9	TOR	@	MIN	W,10-0	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
5	6	Apr 10	TOR	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
6	7	Apr 11	TOR		NYY	W,17-9	GF	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
7	8	Apr 12	TOR		NYY	L,3-12	CG	49	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
8	9	Apr 13	TOR		NYY	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
9	10	Apr 14	TOR		NYY	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
10	11	Apr 16	TOR		MIN	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
11	12	Apr 17	TOR		MIN	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
12	13	Apr 19	TOR		KCR	W,12-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
13	14	Apr 20	TOR		KCR	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
14	15	Apr 22	TOR	@	NYY	W,6-4	CG	47	12.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
15	16	Apr 23	TOR	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
16	17	Apr 24	TOR	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
17	18	Apr 26	TOR		OAK	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
18	19	Apr 27	TOR		OAK	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
19	20	Apr 28	TOR		OAK	L,2-6	CG	44	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
20	21	Apr 29	TOR		CAL	L,5-9	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
21	22	Apr 30	TOR		CAL	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	23	May 1	TOR		CAL	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
23	24	May 2	TOR	@	SEA	L,5-7	GS	36	8.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B 3B
24	25	May 3	TOR	@	SEA	W,9-2	GS	35	9.0	0	5	1	6	0	3B 2B
25	26	May 4	TOR	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
26	27	May 5	TOR	@	OAK	L,5-8	GS	40	8.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B 2B
27	28	May 6	TOR	@	CAL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
28	29	May 7	TOR	@	CAL	W,9-4	CG	41	9.0	0	4	1	5	0	3B
29	30	May 8	TOR	@	CAL	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	3B
30	31	May 10	TOR		SEA	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	2B
31	32	May 11	TOR		SEA	W,9-3	GS	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B 2B
32	33	May 12	TOR		SEA	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
33	34	May 13	TOR	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
34	35	May 14	TOR	@	CHW	L,5-7	CG	35	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
35	36	May 15	TOR	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	46	10.1	2	1	0	3	0	3B
36	37	May 16	TOR	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
37	38	May 17	TOR		TEX	L,6-7	GS	66	14.0	2	8	0	10	1	3B 2B
38	39	May 18	TOR		TEX	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
39	40	May 20	TOR	@	MIL	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	0	4	1	5	0	3B
40	41	May 21	TOR	@	MIL	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
41	42	May 22	TOR	@	MIL	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
42	43	May 23	TOR	@	MIL	L,7-9	CG	41	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
43	44	May 24	TOR	@	TEX	W,13-2	CG	38	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
44	45	May 25	TOR	@	TEX	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
45	46	May 26	TOR	@	TEX	L,7-8	CG	39	8.1	1	2	0	3	0	3B
46	47	May 27	TOR		CHW	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
47	48	May 28	TOR		CHW	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
48	49	May 29	TOR		CHW	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
49	50	May 30	TOR		MIL	L,1-4	GS	40	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B 2B
50	51	May 31	TOR		MIL	W,9-0	GS	28	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	52	Jun 1	TOR		MIL	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
52	53	Jun 2	TOR	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
53	54	Jun 3	TOR	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
54	55	Jun 4	TOR	@	BOS	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	0	4	0	4	2	3B
55	56	Jun 5	TOR	@	BOS	W,12-4	CG	44	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
56	57	Jun 6	TOR	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
57	58	Jun 7	TOR	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
58	59	Jun 8	TOR	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
59	60	Jun 10	TOR		BOS	W,3-0	CG	39	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B
60	61	Jun 11	TOR		BOS	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
61	62	Jun 12	TOR		BOS	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	3B
62	63	Jun 13	TOR		CLE	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
63	64	Jun 14	TOR		CLE	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
64	65	Jun 15	TOR		CLE	W,15-3	GS	25	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
65	66	Jun 16	TOR	@	DET	W,13-5	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
66	67	Jun 17	TOR	@	DET	L,5-12	CG	43	8.0	4	1	1	6	0	3B
67	68	Jun 18	TOR	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
68	69	Jun 19	TOR	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
69	70	Jun 20	TOR		BAL	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
70	71	Jun 21	TOR		BAL	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
71	72	Jun 22	TOR		BAL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
72	73	Jun 23	TOR		BAL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
73	74	Jun 24	TOR		DET	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
74	75	Jun 25	TOR		DET	L,2-7	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
75	76	Jun 26	TOR		DET	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
76	77	Jun 27	TOR	@	BAL	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	4	4	0	8	0	3B
77	78	Jun 28	TOR	@	BAL	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
78	79	Jun 29	TOR	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
79	80	Jul 1	TOR		OAK	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
80	81	Jul 2	TOR		OAK	L,3-11	CG	45	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
81	82	Jul 3	TOR		OAK	L,8-9	GS	66	16.0	6	1	0	7	2	3B CF
82	83	Jul 4	TOR		CAL	L,6-11	CG	44	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
83	84	Jul 5	TOR		CAL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
84	85	Jul 6	TOR		CAL	L,4-5	GS	43	10.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B CF
85	86	Jul 8	TOR		SEA	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
86	87	Jul 9	TOR		SEA	L,3-9	GS	42	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B
87	88	Jul 10	TOR		SEA	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
88	89	Jul 14	TOR	@	OAK	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	3B
89	90	Jul 15	TOR	@	OAK	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	3B
90	91	Jul 16	TOR	@	OAK	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
91	92	Jul 17	TOR	@	OAK	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
92	93	Jul 18	TOR	@	CAL	W,12-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
93	94	Jul 19	TOR	@	CAL	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
94	95	Jul 20	TOR	@	CAL	L,6-7	CG	42	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
95	96	Jul 21	TOR	@	SEA	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
96	97	Jul 22	TOR	@	SEA	L,9-10	CG	49	9.1	2	5	0	7	0	3B
97	98	Jul 23	TOR	@	SEA	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
98	99	Jul 24	TOR	@	SEA	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
99	100	Jul 25	TOR	@	MIN	L,4-5	GF	10	1.2	0	1	0	1	1	3B
100	101	Jul 26	TOR	@	MIN	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
101	102	Jul 27	TOR	@	MIN	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
102	103	Jul 29	TOR		NYY	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
103	104	Jul 30	TOR		NYY	L,1-3	CG	41	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
104	105	Jul 31	TOR		NYY	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
105	106	Aug 1	TOR		MIN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
106	107	Aug 2	TOR		MIN	W,11-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
107	108	Aug 3	TOR		MIN	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
108	109	Aug 4	TOR		MIN	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	3	4	1	8	1	3B
109	110	Aug 5	TOR		KCR	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
110	111	Aug 6	TOR		KCR	L,1-11	GS	35	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
111	112	Aug 7	TOR		KCR	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
112	113	Aug 8	TOR		KCR	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	3B
113	114	Aug 9	TOR	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
114	115	Aug 10	TOR	@	NYY	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
115	116	Aug 11	TOR	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	47	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
116	117	Aug 12	TOR	@	KCR	W,3-2	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
117	118	Aug 13	TOR	@	KCR	W,2-0	GF	7	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
118	122 (3)	Aug 19	TOR		MIL	L,4-7	CG	46	10.0	0	7	0	7	1	3B
119	123	Aug 20	TOR		MIL	L,1-8	CG	44	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
120	124	Aug 21	TOR		MIL	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
121	125	Aug 22	TOR		CHW	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
122	126	Aug 23	TOR		CHW	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
123	127	Aug 24	TOR		CHW	L,4-6	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
124	128	Aug 26	TOR	@	TEX	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
125	129	Aug 27	TOR	@	TEX	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
126	130	Aug 28	TOR	@	TEX	W,6-5	CG	43	11.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
127	131	Aug 29	TOR	@	MIL	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
128	132	Aug 30	TOR	@	MIL	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
129	133	Aug 31	TOR	@	MIL	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
130	134	Sep 1	TOR		TEX	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
131	135	Sep 2	TOR		TEX	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	3B
132	136	Sep 3	TOR		TEX	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
133	137	Sep 4	TOR		TEX	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
134	138	Sep 5	TOR	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	40	10.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
135	139	Sep 6	TOR	@	DET	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
136	140	Sep 7	TOR	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	35	8.2	0	3	0	3	0	3B
137	141	Sep 9	TOR	@	BAL	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
138	142	Sep 10	TOR	@	BAL	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
139	143	Sep 11	TOR	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
140	144	Sep 12	TOR		DET	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
141	145	Sep 13	TOR		DET	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
142	146	Sep 14	TOR		DET	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
143	147	Sep 15	TOR		CLE	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
144	148	Sep 16	TOR		CLE	W,4-3	CG	46	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
145	149	Sep 17	TOR		CLE	L,3-12	GS	39	7.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
146	150	Sep 18	TOR		CLE	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
147	151	Sep 19	TOR		BOS	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
148	152	Sep 20	TOR		BOS	L,2-13	GS	40	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
149	153	Sep 21	TOR		BOS	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
150	154	Sep 23	TOR	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
151	155	Sep 24	TOR	@	CLE	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
152	156	Sep 25	TOR	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	38	8.2	0	2	0	2	1	3B
153	157	Sep 26	TOR	@	BOS	W,11-1	CG	36	9.0	0	5	1	6	0	3B
154	158	Sep 27	TOR	@	BOS	W,15-9	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
155	159	Sep 28	TOR	@	BOS	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
156	160	Sep 30	TOR		BAL	W,4-0	CG	28	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
157	161	Oct 1	TOR		BAL	W,7-3	GS	26	7.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
							166gm		1350.0	121	365	16	502	35