description: Grich: An Outstanding Career is the story of one of the grittiest second basemen in the history of Major League Baseball. It follows his career, from his first game as a professional ballplayer with the Bluefield Orioles of the Appalachian League as a teenager, where he went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts and three errors, to twenty years later when he had played in his final game and then tearfully announced his retirement to a group of reporters gathered around him inside the visitor’s clubhouse at Fenway Park in 1986.  In between thee two extremes, Bobby Grich had a career most ball players can only dream of. He was able to help the Orioles to the playoffs twice and the Angels three times. He was selected to All-Star games and won Gold Gloves. He was teammates with several legends of the game, like Frank Robinson, Brooks Robinson, Jim Palmer, Nolan Ryan, Rod Carew, and Reggie Jackson. He led the American League in home runs and set Major League defensive records. He played in a perfect game, hit a game-winning home run in the playoffs, and was one of the most coveted players in baseball’s first-ever free agency class. His career was so full and eventful, he even got to pour a can of beer on Richard Nixon’s head! 
language: English
title: Grich: An Outstanding Career