| Kelly Gruber | ||
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| Third Baseman | ||
| Born: February 26, 1962 | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| April 20, 1984 for the Toronto Blue Jays |
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| Final game | ||
| June 29, 1993 for the California Angels |
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| Home Runs | 117 | |
| RBI | 443 | |
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Kelly Wayne Gruber (born February 26, 1962 in Houston, Texas), played at Westlake High School where his number was later retired and was a Major League Baseball third baseman. The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League For the award given to amateur boxers see Golden Gloves. In American Baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to In Baseball, a player hits for the cycle when he hits a single, a double, a triple and a Home run in the same game though not necessarily Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Superstars is an all-around sports competition that pits elite athletes from different sports against one another in a Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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Early career
Kelly was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft but did not see time with the team. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. On December 5, 1983, the Toronto Blue Jays picked him up in the Rule 5 draft. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Rule 5 draft is a Major League Baseball player draft that occurs each year in December at the annual Winter Meeting of general managers Kelly saw his first Major League action shortly after, playing in his first game on April 20, 1984. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Over the next three seasons, he split time between the Majors and the minors, eventually earning an every day spot in the Toronto line-up by 1987.
Best years
On April 16th, 1989, Kelly Gruber was the first Blue Jay in history to hit for the cycle when he went 4 for 6 with 6 RBI and 4 runs scored. His cycle occurred in the following order: home run, double, triple, and single. [1] He was told to stop at first for his single even though a double was easily attainable. Kelly had his best season in 1990, hitting . 274 with 31 HRs, 118 RBIs and 14 SBs, winning Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards and ending up fourth in MVP balloting that year. In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate
The relationship between Kelly and the team soured over the next few years, however. After the Blue Jays won the World Series in 1992 — thanks in large part to Gruber's game-tying home run in the game 3 of the World Series — Kelly was traded to the California Angels for Luis Sojo. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. Luis Beltrán Sojo (ˈsoʊhoʊ SOE-ho) (born January 3, 1966 in Petare Miranda State, Venezuela) is a former Major League Baseball He appeared in interviews to be very bitter about the move, feeling that he deserved better treatment from the team he had been so loyal to.
Kelly's career was cut short in 1993 due to a bone spur on his spinal cord. Bone spurs, also known as osteophytes, are bony projections that form along Joints Bone spurs form due to the increase in a damaged joint's surface area He played 63 games for the Angels. Due to growing threats of paralysis, Kelly had surgery performed on the bone spur that ended his career in 1993. Paralysed redirects here For other uses see xx Paralysed (disambiguation Paralysis is the complete loss of Muscle function The surgery was successful.
In 1997, Gruber attempted a comeback with the Baltimore Orioles. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. While his performance was good enough to impress coaches and staff with the Orioles, Kelly decided to retire for good due to health-related concerns.
Shortly after retirement, Gruber made a failed attempt to take over the production company Rocco's Jobbers by attempting to buy ownership interest from various principals in the company. This take over attempt was blocked by Gruber's former team mate David Wells, who did not think that Gruber's leadership skills would be beneficial to the continued growth of the company. David Lee Wells (born May 20, 1963 in Torrance California) is a former Major League Baseball Starting pitcher. It was thought that this act was motivated partly by the uneasy relationship between Wells and Gruber that dated back to their days as Blue Jay team mates.
Today, Kelly Gruber owns and runs a sports marketing firm based in Toronto, Ontario. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario He resides in his home state of Texas and has three boys. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. however often makes public appearances as a motivational speaker for charitable organizations.
Autobiography
In 1992 Gruber published his autobiography "Kelly, At Home on Third".
See also
References
- ^ AMERICAN LEAGUE; Blue Jays, Down by 6, Defeat Royals, 15-8. In Baseball, a player hits for the cycle when he hits a single, a double, a triple and a Home run in the same game though not necessarily NY Times. Retrieved on 2008-04-24. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Short biography
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