Greg Gross

Quick Facts

Full Name	Greg Gross
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 1, 1952(1952-08-01)
Age	72
Birthplace	Goldsboro
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Leo

Greg Gross Biography

Greg Gross is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on August 1, 1952 in Goldsboro, Pennsylvania, United States. Gregory Eugene Gross (born August 1st 1952) was an American former professional baseball outfielder/pinch hitter which played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies, from 1973-1989. He was the Phillies hit coach and currently serves as a head coach of the Reno Aces, the Arizona Diamondbacks Triple-A affiliate.

in 1974. Gross was named the Astros starting right fielder and leadoff hitter. He played in 156 games, and batting .314. Gross earned the title of The Sporting News’ National League Rookie Player of the Year. He also was second in the vote of the National League Rookie of the Year. Gross completed the season with an .393 on-base percent, making Gross one of the top on-base percentages for any rookie player since 1970. The year 1974 was also a record- breaking season for Gross. Gross established a major league record for the most stolen times during the first season of a rookie with 20. In 1975 and 1976 Gross continued to play in the outfield as a starter for the Astros and hit .294 and .286 in each of the two seasons.

After a busy 1978 season, Gross was traded by the Cubs on February 23, 1979 to the Philadelphia Phillies with Manny Trillo and Dave Rader for Jerry Martin, Barry Foote, Ted Sizemore, Derek Botelho and Henry Mack. Gross established himself as a key platoon outfielder and first baseman for the Phillies, getting to play in the 1980 National League Championship Series (he went 3-for-4—all pinch hits—with one RBI in four games), the 1980 World Series (0-for-2 in four games), the 1983 NL Championship Series (0-for-5 in four games with a run scored), and in the 1983 World Series (0-for-6 in 2 games). Gross was an invaluable pinch hitter. In 1982, he led the league in pinch hits with 19.

Both in 1986 and in 1989, Gross was called to the pitcher’s mound during blowouts. On June 8, 1986, Gross pitched the final two-thirds of the eighth inning in a 12-0 Phillies loss to the Montreal Expos. Gross gave up a double to Andrés Galarraga, and then struck out Casey Candaele and Herm Winningham to end the rout. And on May 21, 1989, Gross took the mound in the ninth inning of what wound up being a 17-5 loss by the Astros to the Pittsburgh Pirates. In that game, Gross had relieved shortstop Craig Reynolds, who had pitched the eighth inning. In the ninth inning, Gross gave up three hits and two earned runs. However, he also struck out José Lind swinging. “The worst part is how close you are to the batter after you throw the ball,” Gross told the Sporting News in its June 5, 1989 issue. “I throw batting practice, but you’ve got the screen. I was looking for a way to sneak the screen out there.”

The Astros chose to invite Gross at the end of 1973. On the 5th of September 1973 Gross was able to make his MLB debut for the Astros and was 1 for 1 (ground down to 3rd Baseman Denis Menke) as a pinch-hitter with pitching coach Pedro Borbon. The final out of the 9th in an extra innings, and concluded in an 8-3 loss against the Cincinnati Reds at the Astrodome. Gross completed the season by going 9-for-39 with an .231 average.

Greg Gross Net Worth

Greg Gross is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Greg Gross 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

On the 4th of June on the 4th of June, 1970 Gross received a call from the Houston Astros in the fourth round (79th overall) of the June Baseball draft. Gross led the league in hits in the year 1970, when he played in the league of Covington as a member of the Appalachian League, batting .351. He also shared the league’s top spot in double plays played by outfielders.

In the year 1971, Gross was promoted to the Columbus Astros of the Southern League which was where Gross played outfield and at first base. After 1972, Gross played most of the season with Columbus and was then transferred to the Oklahoma City 89ers, which was the Astros AAA farm club. After 1973, Gross started the season with the Denver Bears, which by this point was the Astros’ brand new AAA farm club.

On December 8, 1976, the Astros traded Gross to the Chicago Cubs for Julio González. In 1977, Gross hit his first major-league home run, connecting a total of five times while hitting .322 in 115 games.

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Gross again tried to extend his baseball career. On February 7, 1991, the San Diego Padres announced that they had invited Gross to spring training. Gross came to spring training at the recommendation of his old teammate and then- Phillies coach Larry Bowa, who had asked then-Padres manager Greg Riddoch to invite Gross to camp. “I love this game so much,” Gross told the Los Angeles Times in an article that appeared on February 28, 1991. “I can’t leave it alone. It’s not the money. It’s not the attention. It’s just being around this game. And I’m not going to cheat myself from playing as long as someone will let me.”

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After his baseball career ended, Gross worked as a color commentator for several games for SportsChannel Philadelphia in 1991. He dabbled in real estate and coached at Malvern Prep High School. He returned to professional baseball on February 6, 1995, when the Colorado Rockies announced that Gross would make his debut as a professional coach with the Rockies’ AA New Haven Ravens minor-league affiliate in New Haven, Connecticut. In 1995, Gross worked as a first-base coach for the Ravens, and then stayed with the club for the 1996 season as well. On October 24, 1996, the Rockies promoted Gross to become the Rockies’ roving minor-league hitting instructor. He served in that capacity in 1997 through 2000. Gross quit the Rockies at the end of the 2000 season to become a bench coach for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2001. In 2002, Gross became the Phillies’ hitting instructor. He remained the Phillies’ hitting instructor through 2004.

How old is Greg Gross?

69 years (August 1, 1952)

Where is Greg Gross today?

For the past two decades Gross, 64, has been able to share his batting knowledge as both a major and minor league hitting coach with the Rockies, Phillies and Diamondbacks, most recently working with Arizona’s Triple-A affiliate in Reno, Nevada , since 2013.