RF Grover Lay Jr. #37
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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RF GROVER LAY JR. #37 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/23/1942
Born in:Kingsgate, WA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, 158 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 Years, 158 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1960, 1st Pick in Round 8
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1968 Pittsburgh - FABL 25 7 9 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 108 116 0.0
1969 Pittsburgh - FABL 26 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667 371 387 0.1
1970 Pittsburgh - FABL 27 5 5 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000 153 157 -0.0
Total FABL 15 17 6 1 0 1 5 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 .353 .353 .588 .941 168 176 0.1
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1960 Jackson - R 17 7 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762 95 109 -0.0
1961 Jackson - R 18 28 95 32 8 2 0 19 18 27 2 3 11 3 1 .337 .480 .463 .943 139 152 0.7
1961 Spokane - A 18 29 64 17 7 1 1 10 11 4 1 0 9 1 2 .266 .319 .453 .772 116 115 0.0
1962 Spokane - A 19 23 86 24 5 2 1 8 9 4 2 2 8 1 1 .279 .319 .419 .738 110 101 -0.0
1962 Gary - A 19 96 223 53 15 3 2 27 33 50 0 2 39 3 3 .238 .375 .359 .733 93 97 -0.2
1963 Spokane - A 20 23 90 25 2 1 2 9 10 6 0 3 11 1 5 .278 .313 .389 .702 96 96 -0.2
1963 Gary - A 20 90 326 93 15 1 7 50 60 57 2 7 48 4 4 .285 .388 .402 .790 113 114 1.0
1963 Birmingham - AA 20 21 73 14 1 1 1 14 8 7 0 1 8 1 1 .192 .259 .274 .533 44 37 -0.3
1964 Gary - A 21 93 337 124 19 3 15 74 75 74 4 1 33 1 3 .368 .486 .576 1.061 176 182 4.2
1964 Birmingham - AA 21 23 40 9 1 0 1 4 4 6 0 0 9 2 0 .225 .326 .325 .651 73 72 -0.3
1965 Spokane - A 22 6 26 10 4 0 1 6 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 .385 .385 .654 1.038 179 200 0.3
1965 Gary - A 22 56 156 48 10 3 4 30 25 27 1 1 13 2 1 .308 .411 .487 .898 135 134 1.0
1965 Birmingham - AA 22 31 84 27 2 1 3 13 17 13 0 1 7 3 0 .321 .408 .476 .884 132 129 0.5
1965 Houston - AAA 22 8 8 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .375 .500 .375 .875 147 117 0.1
1966 Birmingham - AA 23 41 126 39 9 2 2 18 26 24 1 1 12 1 3 .310 .421 .460 .881 141 148 0.7
1966 Houston - AAA 23 61 121 34 10 1 1 10 14 15 3 0 18 0 0 .281 .374 .405 .779 123 134 0.6
1967 Houston - AAA 24 97 262 79 16 4 5 46 39 27 1 3 27 4 2 .302 .365 .450 .816 145 144 1.6
1968 Houston - AAA 25 61 154 31 3 0 4 15 14 12 2 1 27 2 3 .201 .266 .299 .565 63 70 -0.5
1969 Birmingham - AA 26 9 33 8 1 0 0 4 8 5 0 0 3 0 0 .242 .342 .273 .615 77 85 -0.1
1969 Tucson - AAA 26 80 290 83 26 6 4 39 40 33 0 2 29 5 3 .286 .357 .459 .816 134 138 1.1
1970 Birmingham - AA 27 66 245 69 12 1 2 30 29 35 2 0 25 7 3 .282 .376 .363 .739 118 122 0.9
1970 Tucson - AAA 27 9 23 6 3 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 4 0 0 .261 .370 .391 .762 110 123 0.2
1971 Gary - A 28 67 230 62 13 4 9 39 47 52 2 2 44 6 3 .270 .406 .478 .884 151 143 1.2
1971 Birmingham - AA 28 48 154 38 6 1 3 13 24 29 3 1 23 5 2 .247 .374 .357 .731 115 113 0.2
1972 Modesto - A 29 9 34 14 4 0 1 4 6 7 0 0 7 1 1 .412 .512 .618 1.130 197 218 0.5
1972 Jersey City - A 29 55 161 46 8 0 4 25 24 32 0 1 28 4 1 .286 .402 .410 .812 133 139 1.1
1972 Montgomery - AA 29 54 167 47 6 2 6 20 26 25 0 2 29 3 3 .281 .371 .449 .820 144 138 0.3
1972 Tulsa - AAA 29 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 120 122 0.0
1973 Modesto - A 30 15 50 8 3 0 2 7 4 8 1 0 12 0 2 .160 .288 .340 .628 66 66 -0.3
1973 Jersey City - A 30 95 343 101 25 4 9 56 59 63 4 2 73 6 4 .294 .408 .469 .877 143 145 2.1
1973 Montgomery - AA 30 28 99 27 3 0 2 12 10 13 1 1 13 1 0 .273 .360 .364 .723 98 95 0.1
Total DIX 321 1021 278 41 8 20 128 152 157 7 7 129 23 12 .272 .371 .387 .758 116 116
Total GWL 316 858 236 58 11 14 113 110 93 6 6 106 11 8 .275 .348 .417 .765 123 127
Total HL 402 1272 380 72 14 37 220 240 260 9 13 177 16 14 .299 .418 .465 .882 136 137
Total MAL 150 504 147 33 4 13 81 83 95 4 3 101 10 5 .292 .406 .450 .856 139 143
Total COW 105 350 98 25 4 8 44 44 29 4 5 50 4 11 .280 .338 .443 .780 115 116
Total GSL 35 101 34 8 2 0 19 18 28 2 3 11 3 1 .337 .478 .455 .933 137 150
Total CL 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 120 122
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1960 Jackson - R 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Jackson - R LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.7 .000
1960 Jackson - R CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Jackson - R RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1961 Spokane - A LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1961 Jackson - R LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.3 .937
1961 Spokane - A CF 3 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 8.2 4.15 +0.1 1.015
1961 Spokane - A RF 14 11 28 0 0 28 0 1.000 100.0 2.52 -1.9 .889
1961 Jackson - R RF 25 24 40 0 0 41 1 .976 207.2 1.73 -3.3 .862
1962 Gary - A LF 6 5 7 0 0 8 1 .875 43.0 1.47 -1.3 .732
1962 Gary - A CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .993
1962 Gary - A RF 51 45 70 0 0 71 1 .986 405.0 1.56 -5.9 .897
1962 Spokane - A RF 22 22 34 1 0 36 1 .972 188.0 1.68 -2.5 .903
1963 Birmingham - AA LF 12 12 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 104.0 1.30 +1.4 1.122
1963 Gary - A LF 69 69 107 1 1 109 1 .991 576.0 1.69 -4.5 .973
1963 Spokane - A LF 20 20 34 0 0 34 0 1.000 175.0 1.75 -1.9 .909
1963 Birmingham - AA RF 6 6 5 0 0 6 1 .833 49.0 0.92 -0.2 .990
1963 Gary - A RF 20 12 20 2 0 22 0 1.000 143.0 1.38 -0.8 .960
1963 Spokane - A RF 6 3 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 31.2 2.56 -0.2 .951
1964 Birmingham - AA LF 3 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 19.2 2.29 -2.0 .635
1964 Gary - A LF 9 5 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 53.2 1.01 +0.1 1.054
1964 Gary - A CF 2 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 22.0 2.45 -1.5 .762
1964 Birmingham - AA RF 5 5 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 42.0 1.29 -1.3 .744
1964 Gary - A RF 77 75 120 7 1 133 6 .955 673.0 1.70 -6.5 .947
1965 Houston - AAA LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 +0.2 1.001
1965 Birmingham - AA LF 3 3 9 0 0 10 1 .900 27.0 3.00 +0.4 1.017
1965 Gary - A LF 5 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 24.0 2.25 -0.5 .864
1965 Spokane - A LF 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 18.0 0.50 +0.0 1.047
1965 Birmingham - AA CF 2 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 18.2 2.41 -0.3 1.022
1965 Gary - A CF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 +0.1 1.031
1965 Houston - AAA RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.017
1965 Birmingham - AA RF 17 13 19 3 0 25 3 .880 124.0 1.60 -2.4 .899
1965 Gary - A RF 32 32 61 7 0 69 1 .986 275.1 2.22 -1.9 .980
1965 Spokane - A RF 4 4 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 34.0 2.12 -0.4 .915
1966 Houston - AAA LF 11 7 12 0 0 13 1 .923 77.0 1.40 -1.1 .931
1966 Birmingham - AA LF 6 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 22.0 0.82 -1.7 .497
1966 Birmingham - AA CF 3 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 26.0 2.77 -1.5 .813
1966 Houston - AAA RF 18 17 40 2 0 42 0 1.000 149.2 2.53 -1.5 .929
1966 Birmingham - AA RF 26 25 32 2 0 37 3 .919 220.1 1.39 -0.5 .992
1967 Houston - AAA LF 9 1 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 29.0 1.86 -1.1 .710
1967 Houston - AAA CF 3 3 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 26.0 3.81 -0.4 .931
1967 Houston - AAA RF 54 50 79 2 0 84 3 .964 454.2 1.60 -5.1 .906
1968 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1968 Houston - AAA LF 17 16 13 0 0 15 2 .867 148.0 0.79 -0.9 .949
1968 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Houston - AAA CF 6 6 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 45.0 3.60 -0.9 .957
1968 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 -0.1 .990
1968 Houston - AAA RF 11 10 22 2 0 24 0 1.000 90.0 2.40 -1.4 .884
1969 Tucson - AAA LF 6 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 38.0 1.18 +0.0 1.032
1969 Birmingham - AA LF 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 13.0 1.38 -0.6 .685
1969 Tucson - AAA CF 13 13 26 0 0 26 0 1.000 114.0 2.05 -0.1 .922
1969 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Tucson - AAA RF 52 50 73 5 0 80 2 .975 455.1 1.54 -12.0 .816
1969 Birmingham - AA RF 7 7 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 58.0 0.93 -0.9 .857
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 -0.6 .498
1970 Tucson - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Tucson - AAA RF 7 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 39.0 2.08 +0.3 1.018
1970 Birmingham - AA RF 62 62 90 8 0 101 3 .970 544.0 1.62 -5.3 .930
1971 Gary - A 1B 2 2 13 1 6 15 1 .933 16.0 7.88 -0.7 .696
1971 Birmingham - AA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Gary - A LF 11 10 12 0 0 13 1 .923 91.0 1.19 -1.9 .895
1971 Birmingham - AA RF 40 40 49 4 0 57 4 .930 353.1 1.35 -6.0 .910
1971 Gary - A RF 53 48 77 11 1 91 3 .967 431.1 1.84 -6.3 .912
1972 Montgomery - AA 1B 15 15 127 11 8 141 3 .979 127.1 9.75 -1.8 .920
1972 Jersey City - A 1B 15 14 117 9 13 128 2 .984 125.0 9.07 -2.5 .883
1972 Modesto - A 1B 9 9 55 4 5 60 1 .983 73.0 7.27 -1.1 .817
1972 Montgomery - AA LF 14 14 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 131.0 1.03 -5.8 .695
1972 Jersey City - A LF 3 3 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 27.0 2.67 -0.1 1.001
1972 Tulsa - AAA RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.0 1.015
1972 Montgomery - AA RF 17 13 18 2 0 21 1 .952 119.2 1.50 -0.1 .929
1972 Jersey City - A RF 25 22 34 6 0 40 0 1.000 197.2 1.82 +0.1 .991
1972 Modesto - A RF 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.043
1973 Montgomery - AA 1B 20 20 145 14 18 165 6 .964 155.2 9.19 -2.1 .937
1973 Jersey City - A 1B 77 77 568 35 69 613 10 .984 621.0 8.74 -6.3 .919
1973 Modesto - A 1B 6 6 38 2 5 40 0 1.000 50.0 7.20 -0.4 .972
1973 Montgomery - AA LF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 17.0 1.06 -0.5 .683
1973 Jersey City - A LF 8 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 47.0 1.53 -1.0 .766
1973 Modesto - A LF 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 10.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1973 Montgomery - AA CF 2 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 18.0 3.50 +0.6 1.021
1973 Montgomery - AA RF 6 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 32.0 2.25 +0.5 1.030
1973 Jersey City - A RF 15 8 18 3 0 21 0 1.000 81.0 2.33 -1.0 .970
1973 Modesto - A RF 5 5 9 1 0 11 1 .909 42.0 2.14 -0.3 .951
TOTAL 1B 145 143 1063 76 124 1162 23 .980 1169.0 8.77 -15.0 .913
TOTAL LF 234 186 276 3 1 287 8 .972 1727.1 1.45 -24.5 .900
TOTAL CF 38 33 90 0 0 90 0 1.000 298.1 2.72 -3.9 .927
TOTAL RF 690 617 987 70 2 1092 35 .968 5567.2 1.71 -66.7 .918
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1960 Drafted in the 1960 first-year player draft out of high school (Tumwater; Tumwater, WA) by the Pittsburgh Miners. (Round 8, Pick 1, 113rd overall pick).
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
05/11/1964 Wins the HL Player of the Week Award.
08/19/1964 Goes 5-7 against the Rockford Wildcats, with 2 2B, 3 RBI and 2 R.
08/24/1964 Wins the HL Player of the Week Award.
04/30/1970 Injured (sore groin),day-to-day for 2 days.
05/18/1970 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
08/04/1970 Injured (calf strain),out for 3-4 weeks.
09/01/1971 Wins the HL Batter of the Month Award.
04/05/1972 Released by the Pittsburgh organization.
04/14/1972 Signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Arrows organization.
10/03/1972 Injured (food poisoning),out for 1 day.
04/04/1974 Released by the Milwaukee organization.
10/20/1974 Retired from professional baseball.
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