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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
Grich 71 never can get my head around that one.
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Grich was one of my favorite players, and I always felt he was underrated. As a 2B in the 70s and 80s, he was one of the best at his position, when many 2Bs were not good offensively.
The thing about Grich was his consistency. In his first 9 major league seasons, he had 3,432 ABs and hit 161 home runs and batted .260.
In his final 8 seasons, he had 3,458 ABs and hit 159 home runs and batted .273.
So that's 17 seasons of averaging around 20 home runs per season and batting around .265!
IMO, that's a great player, particularly for a second baseman in the 1970s / 80s.
Is he HOF worthy? Probably not, but a great player nonetheless.