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b. January 15, 1949 · Baltimore Orioles 1970–1976, California Angels 1977–1986

He drew 1,087 walks against 1,833 hits, won the Gold Glove at second base four years running from 1973, and was chosen for six All-Star teams. In the strike-shortened 1981 season he hit .304 with 22 home runs, tying Tony Armas, Dwight Evans and Eddie Murray for the American League lead, and won a Silver Slugger.

Seventeen seasons gave him 224 home runs, 1,033 runs, 320 doubles and a .266 average, seven years in Baltimore and ten with the Angels. The average is the number the voters looked at. The walks, the fielding and the power from the position are what the measures built later look at, and by those he is among the best second basemen anyone has had.

He signed with California as one of the first free agents after the 1976 season and hurt his back moving an air conditioner that winter, which cost him most of 1977. The 1992 ballot gave him 11 votes of 430 and he came off after one year.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	6	1972, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982
Gold Glove	4	1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
The Sporting News All-Star	3	1976, 1979, 1981
Player of the Week	1	1984
Silver Slugger	1	1981

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1970	BAL	30	95	11	20	1	3	0	8	9	21	1	.211
1971	BAL	7	30	7	9	0	0	1	6	5	8	1	.300
1972	BAL	133	460	66	128	21	3	12	50	53	96	13	.278
1973	BAL	162	581	82	146	29	7	12	50	107	91	17	.251
1974	BAL	160	582	92	153	29	6	19	82	90	117	17	.263
1975	BAL	150	524	81	136	26	4	13	57	107	88	14	.260
1976	BAL	144	518	93	138	31	4	13	54	86	99	14	.266
1977	CAL	52	181	24	44	6	0	7	23	37	40	6	.243
1978	CAL	144	487	68	122	16	2	6	42	75	83	4	.251
1979	CAL	153	534	78	157	30	5	30	101	59	84	1	.294
1980	CAL	150	498	60	135	22	2	14	62	84	108	3	.271
1981	CAL	100	352	56	107	14	2	22	61	40	71	2	.304
1982	CAL	145	506	74	132	28	5	19	65	82	109	3	.261
1983	CAL	120	387	65	113	17	0	16	62	76	62	2	.292
1984	CAL	116	363	60	93	15	1	18	58	57	70	2	.256
1985	CAL	144	479	74	116	17	3	13	53	81	77	3	.242
1986	CAL	98	313	42	84	18	0	9	30	39	54	1	.268
Career	—	2008	6890	1033	1833	320	47	224	864	1087	1278	104	.266

On this day & linked events

1949

Born January 15, 1949

Muskegon, MI, USA

1970

Major-league debut: Bobby Grich

Bobby Grich made a major-league debut on June 29, 1970.

1974

Bobby Grich's Three-Home-Run Game, 1974

Bobby Grich hit three home runs for the Baltimore Orioles against the Minnesota Twins on June 18, 1974.

1986

Final major-league game: Bobby Grich

Bobby Grich played a final major-league game on October 2, 1986.

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