| Marquis Grissom | ||
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| Outfielder | ||
| Born: April 17, 1967 Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| August 22, 1989 for the Montréal Expos |
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| Final game | ||
| July 31, 2005 for the San Francisco Giants |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | . Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over San Francisco Giants (4-0 Dave Stewart, Franchise history Creation of the franchise In 1960 Montreal lost its International League team the Montreal Royals (an affiliate of Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 272 | |
| Home runs | 227 | |
| Runs batted in | 967 | |
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Marquis Deon Grissom, nicknamed "Grip" (first name pronounced /mɑrˈkiːs/) (born 17 April 1967) is a former Major League Baseball player. Franchise history Creation of the franchise In 1960 Montreal lost its International League team the Montreal Royals (an affiliate of Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over San Francisco Giants (4-0 Dave Stewart, Headline events of the year As a result of a players' strike the MLB season ends prematurely on August 11, 1994. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Atlanta Braves over Cleveland Indians (4-2 Tom Glavine, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-2 John Wetteland, MVP The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández, The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League Headline events of the year Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series 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 other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1995 World Series matched the Atlanta Braves against the Cleveland Indians, with the Braves winning in six games to capture its third World Championship in For the award given to amateur boxers see Golden Gloves. In American Baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. He excelled in baseball at Lakeshore High School, under the tutelage of baseball coach Mike Juenger. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and currently resides in College Park, Georgia. College Park is a city located partly in Fulton County Georgia and partially in Clayton County Georgia, in the United States.
Baseball career
Grissom played baseball at Florida A&M University, and in 1988, the Montreal Expos selected him with the 76th overall pick in the June draft, as part of that draft's third round. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, commonly known as Florida A&M or FAMU, is a historically black university located in Tallahassee Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Franchise history Creation of the franchise In 1960 Montreal lost its International League team the Montreal Royals (an affiliate of He had been considered a prospect as both a pitcher and an outfielder, but the Expos decided to have him abandon the mound and work solely as a position player. He made his professional debut with the Jamestown Expos of the New York-Penn League that fall and advanced quickly through the system, first appearing in the majors on August 22, 1989. The Vermont Lake Monsters are a Short-Season A classification Minor league baseball team in Burlington, Vermont, USA. The New York - Penn League is a Minor league baseball league which operates in the northeastern United States. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) He showed steady improvement for the next few seasons, gradually developing into a star as Montreal's leadoff hitter and center fielder. The batting order, or batting lineup, in Baseball is the sequence in which the nine members of the offense take their turns in batting against the A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the Outfielder in Baseball who plays defense in center field - the baseball fielding position He led the National League in stolen bases in 1991 and 1992, was a member of the NL All-Star team in 1993 and 1994, and won four consecutive Gold Gloves, the first coming in 1993. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) All-star (also allstar or all star) is a term with meanings in both the worlds of Sports and Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) For the award given to amateur boxers see Golden Gloves. In American Baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to
The Expos enjoyed success on the field, but a strike ended the 1994 season before the playoffs, and after baseball resumed the team was forced to trade many of their stars for financial reasons. Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work. In April of 1995, the Expos traded Grissom to the Atlanta Braves, in exchange for pitcher Esteban Yan and outfielders Roberto Kelly and Tony Tarasco. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Esteban Luis Yan (born on June 22, 1975 in Campiña del Seibo, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher Roberto Conrado (Gray Kelly (born October 1, 1964 in Panama City Panama) is a former Outfielder in Major League Baseball and is Anthony Giacinto Tarasco (born December 9, 1970 in New York City) is a former Major league Outfielder for the Atlanta Braves The Braves were just beginning a run of dominance in the NL East, and in his first season in Atlanta, they won the World Series with Marquis securing the final out by catching a routine fly ball by Carlos Baerga. They returned to the fall classic the next season, but failed to defend their title against the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York.
Teams' financial motivations continued to affect the course of Grissom's career, and in March of 1997, he was involved in a blockbuster trade with the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Hoping to save money that had been committed to long-term contracts, Atlanta traded Grissom and two-time All-Star David Justice to the Indians, receiving in return three-time All-Star Kenny Lofton and setup man Alan Embree. David Justice (born April 14 1966 in Cincinnati Ohio) is a former Right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Kenneth Lofton (born May 31, 1967 in East Chicago Indiana) is a veteran Major League Baseball Outfielder. Alan Duane Embree (born January 23, 1970 in The Dalles Oregon) is a Major League Baseball Relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics The deal worked out well for Cleveland, as the team went all the way to the World Series, ultimately losing to the Florida Marlins in seven games. The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. Grissom performed exceptionally well in that postseason, winning the MVP award in the ALCS. The 1997 American League Championship Series pitted the Cleveland Indians, who won coming back against the defending World Series champion
That offseason, however, the Indians re-signed Lofton as a free agent, subsequently trading Grissom and pitcher Jeff Juden to the Milwaukee Brewers for pitchers Ben McDonald, Ron Villone, and Mike Fetters. Jeffrey Daniel Juden (born January 19, 1971 in Salem Massachusetts) is a former Major League Baseball player The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League Larry Benard McDonald (born November 24, 1967 in Baton Rouge Louisiana) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher Ronald Thomas Villone Jr (born January 16, 1970 in Englewood New Jersey) is a Major League Baseball Left-handed Relief Michael Lee Fetters (born December 19, 1964 in Van Nuys, California) is a former Major League Baseball Relief pitcher who Grissom's production declined as he spent three seasons with the struggling club, and a trade in the spring of 2001 made him a Los Angeles Dodger, sending Devon White to the Brewers in return. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Devon Markes White, aka "Devo", (born December 29 1962 in Kingston Jamaica) is a former Major League Baseball center fielder Grissom continued to struggle that year, but he enjoyed a strong bounce-back season as a part time player in 2002, and as a free agent he subsequently attracted the attention of the San Francisco Giants, who had just been defeated in the World Series. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. San Francisco signed Grissom, and he enjoyed two more productive seasons as their starting center fielder. The Giants were successful as well, winning the NL West in 2003 and missing the wild card by one game in 2004. The term wild card refers broadly to a Tournament or Playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play Marquis won the 2003 Willie Mac Award for his spirit and leadership. The Willie Mac Award is named in honor of Willie McCovey. It has been presented annually since 1980 Grissom's production dipped again in 2005, and in a season of struggles by the Giants, he was released. On 3 January 2006, the Chicago Cubs signed him to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training as a non-roster player. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. [1]
Off-the-diamond stats: Dubbed a 'Class Act' and 'Clubhouse Leader' by his Giants teammates during the 2005 season, Marquis Grissom leads by example off the field. Grissom has bought farmland for his folk and a tractor for his father. He sponsors 12 Little League teams and helps fund a home school that provides food and shelter for kids without parents.
On March 28, 2006, Grissom retired after a 17-year career [2].
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 1000 runs
- List of Major League Baseball stolen base champions
- List of Major League Baseball players with 400 stolen bases
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Grissom's minor league statistics at The Baseball Cube
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