Jerry Grote
Gerald Wayne Grote
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: October 6, 1942 in San Antonio, TX
Signed: 1962 by the Houston Colt .45s
Acquired: traded from the Houston Astros for a player to be named later (Tom Parsons) and cash, October 1965
Departed: traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for two players to be named later (Dan Smith and Randy Rogers), August 1977
Jerry was a superb defensive catcher who was named to two NL All-Star teams while he was with the Mets. This is his card from the 1976 Hostess set. Eight Topps cards spanning Jerry's fine career appear below the stats box.
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BATTING RECORD (team-leading totals in red)YEAR CLUB G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SB CS SO BB HBP SAC SF OBP SLG AVG 1964 Hou NL 100 298 26 54 9 3 3 24 78 0 2 75 20 4 0 3 .240 .262 .181 1966 *METS* 120 317 26 75 12 2 3 31 100 4 3 81 40 3 3 1 .327 .315 .237 1967 *METS* 120 344 25 67 8 0 4 23 87 2 2 65 14 1 4 4 .226 .253 .195 1968 *METS* 124 404 29 114 18 0 3 31 141 1 5 81 44 3 3 0 .357 .349 .282 1969 *METS* 113 365 38 92 12 3 6 40 128 2 1 59 32 1 6 2 .313 .351 .252 1970 *METS* 126 415 38 106 14 1 2 34 128 2 1 39 36 1 6 5 .313 .308 .255 1971 *METS* 125 403 35 109 25 0 2 35 140 1 4 47 40 2 4 1 .339 .347 .270 1972 *METS* 64 205 15 43 5 1 3 21 59 1 0 27 26 3 4 3 .304 .288 .210 1973 *METS* 84 285 17 73 10 2 1 32 90 0 0 23 13 1 5 1 .290 .316 .256 1974 *METS* 97 319 25 82 8 1 5 36 107 0 1 33 33 2 4 5 .326 .335 .257 1975 *METS* 119 386 28 114 14 5 2 39 144 0 1 23 38 1 0 3 .357 .373 .295 1976 *METS* 101 323 30 88 14 2 4 28 118 1 2 19 38 1 3 1 .350 .365 .272 1977 2teams 60 142 11 38 3 1 0 11 43 0 1 17 11 2 3 0 .329 .303 .268 1978 L A NL 41 70 5 19 5 0 0 9 24 0 0 5 10 0 1 2 .354 .343 .271 1981 2teams 24 58 4 17 3 1 1 9 25 1 0 3 3 1 1 1 .332 .431 .293 METS TOTALS 1235 3881 314 994 143 18 35 357 1278 14 20 509 363 21 44 26 .321 .329 .256 OTHER CLUBS 186 458 38 98 17 4 4 47 135 1 3 91 36 5 3 7 .275 .295 .214 CAREER TOTS 1421 4339 352 1092 160 22 39 404 1413 15 23 600 399 26 47 33 .316 .326 .252 |
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SPLIT SEASONS YEAR CLUB G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SB CS SO BB HBP SAC SF OBP SLG AVG |
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This is a list of the Jerry Grote cards that I already have in my collection. If you have any cards that are not listed here, and you are willing to donate or trade them, contact me at
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1965 Topps |
1967 Topps |
1969 Topps |
1964 Topps #226 (Colts Rookies)
1965 Topps #504
1966 Topps #328
1967 Topps #413
1969 Milton Bradley game card
1969 MLB Official Stamps
1969 The News Portfolio of Stars by Stark reprint
1969 Topps #55
1969 Topps Stamps
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1970 Topps |
1971 Topps |
1976 Topps |
1979 Topps |
1970 Topps #183
1971 Dell MLB Official Stamps
1971 Topps #278
1971 Topps (blank back)
1972 Topps #655
1973 Topps #113
1974 Topps #311
1974 Topps #478 (World Series Game 7)
1974 Topps Stamps
1975 Dairylea Picture Pak
1975 Topps #158
1976 Hostess #78
1976 Topps #143
1977 Dairylea Mets Photo Album
1978 Topps #464
1979 Topps #279
1981 TCMA The 1960's #438
1987 TCMA Baseball's Greatest Teams 1969 Mets #8-1969
1989 Susan Rini 1969 Mets Postcards #11
1989-90 T&M Senior League #41
1990 Pacific Senior League #125
1990 Swell (Impel) Baseball Greats #36
1990 Target Dodgers #303
1991 WIZ Mets #153
1994 Ron Lewis '69 Mets 25th Anniversary Postcards #17 (02767 of 25,000)
1994 Spectrum Miracle of '69 #8, #46, #66
1994 Upper Deck All-Time Heroes #181
2002 Topps Super Teams #95
2002 Topps Super Teams Retrofractor #95 (1723/1969)
2005 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites #70
2006 Hero Decks Mets Heroes (two of clubs)
Other Jerry Grote memorabilia in my collection:
1967 Coca-Cola bottle cap #V34
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