Wayne Gross Notable

b. January 14, 1952 · Oakland Athletics 1976–1983, 1986, Baltimore Orioles 1984–1985

Wayne Gross divided 11 seasons between two clubs as a third baseman: the Oakland Athletics from 1976, then the Oakland Athletics through 1986.

Across 1,106 games he batted .233, with 727 hits and 373 runs. He finished with 121 home runs, 126 doubles and 24 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 2 innings in 1 game.

He played 903 games at third base, with 1,437 assists and 134 errors. He turned 149 double plays. He also played 151 games at first base.

He was an All-Star in 1977.

He was born in Riverside, CA, USA on January 14, 1952. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1977

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1976	OAK	10	18	0	4	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	.222
1977	OAK	146	485	66	113	21	1	22	63	86	84	5	.233
1978	OAK	118	285	18	57	10	2	7	23	40	63	0	.200
1979	OAK	138	442	54	99	19	1	14	50	72	62	4	.224
1980	OAK	113	366	45	103	20	3	14	61	44	39	5	.281
1981	OAK	82	243	29	50	7	1	10	31	34	28	2	.206
1982	OAK	129	386	43	97	14	0	9	41	53	50	3	.251
1983	OAK	137	339	34	79	18	0	12	44	36	52	3	.233
1984	BAL	127	342	53	74	9	1	22	64	68	69	1	.216
1985	BAL	103	217	31	51	8	0	11	18	46	48	1	.235
1986	OAK	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Career	—	1106	3125	373	727	126	9	121	396	482	496	24	.233

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1983	OAK	0	0	1	0	0	2.1	2	0	1	0	0.00
Career	—	0	0	1	0	0	2.1	2	0	1	0	0.00

On this day & linked events

1952

Born January 14, 1952

Riverside, CA, USA

1976

Major-league debut: Wayne Gross

Wayne Gross made a major-league debut on August 21, 1976.

1986

Final major-league game: Wayne Gross

Wayne Gross played a final major-league game on October 1, 1986.

Image: Hostess, public domain