Greg Brock (baseball)

Greg Brock
Greg Brock
	First baseman
	Born: June 14, 1957; McMinnville, Oregon
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
	Los Angeles Dodgers (1982–1986); Milwaukee Brewers (1987–1991);

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]

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.

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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

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Greg Brock at Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Professional Baseball League)

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