1931
Born June 30, 1931
Weidman, MI, USA
Don Gross Notable
Don Gross divided six seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Cincinnati Redlegs from 1955, then the Pittsburgh Pirates through 1960.
He went 20 and 22 with a 3.73 earned run average, pitching 398 innings in 145 games. He struck out 230 and threw 1 shutouts. Across 145 games he batted .106, with 11 hits and 4 runs.
He was born in Weidman, MI, USA on June 30, 1931, and died on August 10, 2017. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | CIN | 17 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .158 |
| 1956 | CIN | 19 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .105 |
| 1957 | CIN | 43 | 46 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .109 |
| 1958 | PIT | 40 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .056 |
| 1959 | PIT | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1960 | PIT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 145 | 104 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 0 | .106 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | CIN | 4 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 67.1 | 79 | 31 | 16 | 33 | 4.14 |
| 1956 | CIN | 3 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 69.1 | 69 | 15 | 20 | 47 | 1.95 |
| 1957 | CIN | 7 | 9 | 43 | 16 | 1 | 148.1 | 152 | 71 | 33 | 73 | 4.31 |
| 1958 | PIT | 5 | 7 | 40 | 3 | 7 | 74.2 | 67 | 33 | 38 | 59 | 3.98 |
| 1959 | PIT | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 33.0 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 3.55 |
| 1960 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3.38 |
| Career | — | 20 | 22 | 145 | 37 | 10 | 398.0 | 400 | 165 | 117 | 230 | 3.73 |
On this day & linked events
2017
Died August 10, 2017
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