Date of Birth
17 April 1965,
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Marquis Deon Grissom
Height
5' 11" (1.80 m)
Spouse
Trivia
Outfielder for Montreal Expos (1989-94), Atlanta Braves (1995-96), Cleveland Indians (1997), Milwaukee Brewers (1998-2000), Los Angeles Dodgers (2001-02) and San Francisco Giants (2003).
Member of 1994 National League Eastern Division Champion Montreal Expos team. Member of 1995 World Series Champion Atlanta Braves team. Member of 1996 National League Champion Atlanta Braves team. Member of 1997 American League Champion Cleveland Indians team. Member of 2003 National League Western Division Champion San Francisco Giants team.
Named to 1993 and 1994 National League All Star Team.
Won 4 National League Gold Glove Awards as Outfielder (1993-96).
1997 American League Championship Series MVP for hitting .261 Batting Average (6 for 23), 2 Runs, 1 Home Run, 4 RBI, 1 Walk and 3 Stolen Bases.
Finished 9th in voting for 1992 National League MVP for leading League in At Bats (653) and Stolen Bases (78). Also had .276 Batting Average, 99 Runs, 180 Hits, 273 Total bases, 39 Doubles and 59 Extra-Base Hits in 159 Games.
Finished 8th in voting for 1993 National League MVP for having .298 Batting Average, 630 At Bats, 104 Runs, 188 Hits, 53 Stolen Bases and 8 Sacrifice Flies.
Led National League in Stolen Bases (76) in 1991.
Named after the Mercury Marquis automobile.
Where Are They Now
(April 2003) plays baseball for the San Francisco Giants
(2006) (January 3) Agreed to a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs and will attend spring training as a non-roster invitee.
(2006) (March 28) Announced his retirement. Grissom - who batted .272 with 227 homers and 967 RBIs in 2,165 Games - is one of seven players with 2,000 hits, 200 Home runs and 400 stolen Bases; the others are: Craig Biggio, Roberto Alomar, Barry Bonds, Rickey Henderson, Paul Molitor and 'Joe Morgan'.
Mar
29 2008 11:59 AM
