Greg Brock (baseball)
Greg Brock | |
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First baseman | |
Born: McMinnville, Oregon | June 14, 1957|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 1, 1982, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 28, 1991, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .248 |
Home runs | 110 |
Runs batted in | 462 |
Teams | |
Gregory Allen Brock (born June 14, 1957) is a retired baseball player who played for 10 seasons in Major League Baseball. A first baseman for his entire major league career, he split his big league career evenly with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers. He lives in Placentia, California.
Early life
Brock was born in McMinnville, Oregon, the son of Joe Brock, who coached baseball at Stayton High School.[1] Greg played for his father at the high school, and in 1995 had his jersey retired at the school.[1][2] For college, Brock attended the University of Wyoming.[3]
Career statistics
In 1013 games over 10 major league seasons, Brock posted a .248 batting average (794-for-3202) with 420 runs, 141 doubles, 6 triples, 110 home runs, 462 RBI, 41 stolen bases, 434 bases on balls, .338 on-base percentage and .399 slugging percentage. Defensively, he recorded a .994 fielding percentage as a first baseman. In the 1983 and 1985 National League Championship Series, he hit only .048 (1-for-21) with 3 runs, 1 home run, 2 RBI and 2 walks in 8 games.
References
- ^ a b Nolen, John; Steve Hunter (January 5, 1995). "Brocks dinner/roast". The Oregonian. p. F2.
- ^ From wire reports (July 4, 1991). "Around the Horn". The Oregonian. p. E2.
- ^ Baseball Reference
External links
- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Greg Brock at Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Professional Baseball League)
- 1957 births
- Living people
- American expatriate baseball players in Canada
- Albuquerque Dukes players
- Baseball players from Oregon
- Beloit Brewers players
- Lethbridge Dodgers players
- Lodi Dodgers players
- Los Angeles Dodgers players
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Milwaukee Brewers players
- Navegantes del Magallanes players
- Sportspeople from McMinnville, Oregon
- San Antonio Dodgers players
- Vancouver Canadians players
- Wyoming Cowboys baseball players
- American baseball first baseman stubs