| Mark Grace | ||
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| First baseman | ||
| Born: June 28, 1964 Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | ||
| May 2, 1988 for the Chicago Cubs |
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| Final game | ||
| September 28, 2003 for the Arizona Diamondbacks |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | . First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Winston-Salem is a city in the US state of North Carolina. As of the 2000 census the city population was 185776 in 2004 the city annexed an additional 17483 North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix Arizona. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 303 | |
| Home runs | 173 | |
| RBI | 1146 | |
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Mark Eugene Grace (born June 28, 1964 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is a former Major League Baseball player for 16 seasons with the Chicago Cubs and Arizona Diamondbacks. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches In Baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching Second base without being called out by the Umpire A base on balls ( BB) is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in Baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire In Baseball, a batted ball is considered a sacrifice fly if the following four criteria are met There are fewer than two outs when the ball is hit Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Winston-Salem is a city in the US state of North Carolina. As of the 2000 census the city population was 185776 in 2004 the city annexed an additional 17483 The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix Arizona. His defensive position was first base. First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run He batted left-handed and wore jersey number 17.
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Career with the Chicago Cubs
After playing baseball for San Diego State University, Grace was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1985. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each History Established on March 13 1897 San Diego State University first began as the San Diego Normal School intended to educate local future female elementary school teachers Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Kansas City Royals over St He spent three years playing in the Cubs farm system before making his major league debut May 2, 1988. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. See also 1988 Major League Baseball season Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers
Mark Grace was never a flashy power hitter, and was often overlooked on Cubs teams that included Sammy Sosa, Andre Dawson and Ryne Sandberg. Samuel Peralta Sosa (born November 12, 1968 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a Right fielder who is currently Andre Nolan Dawson (born July 10, 1954, Miami Florida) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder. Ryne Dee Sandberg (born September 18 1959 in Spokane Washington) nicknamed "Ryno" is a former Second baseman in Major League Baseball who However, Grace was a consistent, steady hitter, compiling almost 2,500 hits and more than 500 doubles during his 16-year career. He had a career on-base percentage of . In Baseball statistics, on-base percentage (OBP (sometimes referred to as on-base average ', as the statistic is rarely presented as a true Percentage) 383 and collected four Gold Glove Awards. For the award given to amateur boxers see Golden Gloves. In American Baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to
Grace holds the distinction of collecting the most hits (1,754) in the decade of the 1990s. Currently Grace and Pete Rose are the only major league baseball players to lead a decade in hits and not be in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Grace also had the most doubles in the 1990s with 364 and the most sacrifice flies with 73.
He was the last Cub to have hit for the cycle, doing so on Sunday, May 9, 1993. [1]
In 2000, Grace and the Chicago Cubs management had a falling out and the Cubs decided not to renew his contract. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series:
Career with the Arizona Diamondbacks
Upon leaving Chicago, the Diamondbacks proceeded to sign him, where he played for three more seasons, including helping the Diamondbacks to a World Series victory in 2001. The 2001 World Series (the "November Series") took place between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the New York Yankees. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: Grace was responsible for leading off the bottom of the 9th inning with a single off Yankee pitcher Mariano Rivera which rallied the Arizona Diamondbacks to an improbable come-from-behind victory in Game 7. Mariano Rivera (born November 29, 1969 in Panama City, Panama) is a Professional baseball player
Broadcasting career
On September 26, 2003, Mark Grace announced his retirement from baseball. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to He continues his involvement in the game as a television color commentator for the Diamondbacks and for FOX Saturday Baseball. Grace's trademark unusual style and off-the-wall terms (such as "slumpbuster" and "never-say-die-mondbacks" as well as "GAS!" whenever a pitcher strikes out a hitter with a fastball) bring a unique quality to the Diamondbacks' broadcast team. Mark has stated a desire to coach a major league team in the future. He was considered for the Diamondbacks' managerial position following the 2004 season, but the Diamondbacks hired Bob Melvin instead. Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. Robert Paul Melvin (born October 28, 1961, in Palo Alto, California) is a former Major League Baseball Catcher and the
On August 3, 2006, Mark returned to Wrigley Field and sang "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" during the 7th-inning stretch for the first time. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Wrigley Field is a Baseball Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago " Take Me Out to the Ball Game " is an early-20th century Tin Pan Alley song which became the unofficial anthem of Baseball although neither of its authors The seventh-inning stretch is a tradition in Baseball that takes place between the halves of the seventh Inning of any game
He was paired with Thom Brennaman on television from 2004 to 2006 and will be paired with Daron Sutton beginning in 2007. Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman (born September 12, 1963) is an American Sportscaster, and the son of sportscaster Marty Brennaman Daron Sutton (born October 21, 1969) is the television Play-by-play voice of Major League Baseball 's Arizona Diamondbacks. His current contract with the Diamondbacks runs through the 2010 season.
Grace also agreed to a deal with Fox Sports in 2007. See also Fox Sports (Australia and Fox Sports Net. Fox Sports is a division of the Fox Broadcasting Company (part of He will work on regional telecasts of Fox Saturday Baseball beginning in the 2007 season. Major League Baseball on FOX or MLB on FOX is a weekly presentation of Major League Baseball games on the Fox television network
Personal
His ex-wife, Michelle, was also married to Ray Liotta, who played baseball player "Shoeless" Joe Jackson in Field of Dreams. Raymond Liotta (born December 18, 1954) is an Emmy Award -winning and Golden Globe -nominated American Actor, best known Field of Dreams is a 1989 American fantasy / Drama film, directed and adapted by Phil Alden Robinson from the novel
He currently resides in Paradise Valley, Arizona with his sons Jackson Gene and Preston Torre. Paradise Valley is a prestigious Affluent town in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA.
As of 2006, he is divorced from second wife Tanya.
Mark played high school baseball and basketball at Tustin High School in Tustin, California.
References
See also
- Top 500 home run hitters of all time
- List of major league players with 2,000 hits
- List of Major League Baseball players with 400 doubles
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI
- List of Major League Baseball doubles champions
- Hitting for the cycle
- Arizona Diamondbacks all-time roster
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=4194
- The Mark Grace Website at MarkGrace.com
- The Ultimate Mark Grace Collection at gracecollector.com
| Preceded by Howard Johnson |
National League Player of the Month July, 1989 |
Succeeded by Pedro Guerrero |
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