1948
Born March 4, 1948
Pittsfield, MA, USA
Tom Grieve Notable
b. March 4, 1948 · Washington Senators 1970, Texas Rangers 1972–1977, New York Mets 1978, St. Louis Cardinals 1979
Tom Grieve played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Washington Senators in 1970 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1979. His longest stay was with the Texas Rangers, from 1972 to 1977.
Across 670 games he batted .249, with 474 hits and 209 runs. He finished with 65 home runs, 76 doubles and 7 stolen bases.
He played 391 games in the outfield, with 568 putouts and 11 errors.
He was born in Pittsfield, MA, USA on March 4, 1948. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | WSA | 47 | 116 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 0 | .198 |
| 1972 | TEX | 64 | 142 | 12 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 1 | .204 |
| 1973 | TEX | 66 | 123 | 22 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 25 | 1 | .309 |
| 1974 | TEX | 84 | 259 | 30 | 66 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 20 | 48 | 0 | .255 |
| 1975 | TEX | 118 | 369 | 46 | 102 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 61 | 22 | 74 | 0 | .276 |
| 1976 | TEX | 149 | 546 | 57 | 139 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 81 | 35 | 119 | 4 | .255 |
| 1977 | TEX | 79 | 236 | 24 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 13 | 57 | 1 | .225 |
| 1978 | NYM | 54 | 101 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 0 | .208 |
| 1979 | STL | 9 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| Career | — | 670 | 1907 | 209 | 474 | 76 | 10 | 65 | 254 | 135 | 424 | 7 | .249 |
On this day & linked events
1970
Major-league debut: Tom Grieve
Tom Grieve made a major-league debut on July 5, 1970.
1979
Final major-league game: Tom Grieve
Tom Grieve played a final major-league game on May 1, 1979.
Image: Ben White, CC BY 2.5