Rafael Gross
Rafael (Santana) Gross
Born: August 8, 1974
San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, CF, LF, OF, RF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 155
Draft: Round 1 (1996 Rule V (3A phase), Cleveland Indians)
School: N/A
Career: 1994-2007
Rafael (Santana) Gross compiled a career record of 48 wins and 17 losses, with 13 saves, and a 3.38 ERA in his 158-game pitching career with the Great Falls Dodgers, Yakima Bears, Vero Beach Dodgers, San Bernardino Stampede, Kinston Indians, Akron Aeros, Columbus RedStixx, Winnipeg Goldeyes, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx, Sioux Falls Canaries and Sioux City Explorers. He began playing during the 1994 season and last took the field during the 2007 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Advanced A | CARL | Kinston Indians | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1999 | A | SALL3 | Columbus RedStixx | 6 | 1 | .857 | 2.60 | 42 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 62.3 | 51 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 249 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | CARL | Kinston Indians | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| 2000 | Advanced A | CARL | Kinston Indians | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.59 | 29 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 52.7 | 50 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 225 |
| 2000 | A | SALL3 | Columbus RedStixx | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.50 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| 2001 | Ind | NORL | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 14 | 2 | .875 | 2.30 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 121.3 | 102 | 39 | 31 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 88 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 469 |
| 2002 | Ind | NORL | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 9 | 4 | .692 | 3.78 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 114.3 | 123 | 55 | 48 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 71 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 483 |
| 2002 | AA | SOUL | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 2003 | Ind | NORL | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 13 | 2 | .867 | 2.28 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 114.7 | 102 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 69 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 457 |
| 2004 | Ind | NORL | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.86 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 2005 | Ind | NORL | Sioux Falls Canaries | 0 | 4 | .000 | 6.75 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.3 | 64 | 40 | 40 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 232 |
| 2007 | Ind | AA | Sioux City Explorers | 2 | 1 | .667 | 5.67 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 41 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 123 |
| Totals | 48 | 17 | .738 | 3.38 | 158 | 71 | 58 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 582.7 | 568 | 249 | 219 | 42 | 109 | 4 | 406 | 32 | 6 | 9 | 2391 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | R | PION | Great Falls Dodgers | 65 | 299 | 258 | 39 | 60 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 48 | .233 | .321 | .391 | .712 | 101 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1995 | Advanced A | FLOR | Vero Beach Dodgers | 35 | 124 | 115 | 18 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | .252 | .285 | .304 | .589 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | Short Season A | NORW | Yakima Bears | 40 | 158 | 142 | 17 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 17 | .254 | .318 | .359 | .678 | 51 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | Advanced A | CALL | San Bernardino Stampede | 112 | 389 | 362 | 58 | 85 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 31 | 14 | 18 | 68 | .235 | .273 | .345 | .619 | 125 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | 19 | 51 | 49 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | .286 | .314 | .367 | .681 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | CARL | Kinston Indians | 73 | 302 | 266 | 53 | 71 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 30 | 68 | .267 | .348 | .444 | .791 | 118 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | Advanced A | CARL | Kinston Indians | 43 | 157 | 145 | 19 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 42 | .228 | .274 | .303 | .577 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | 25 | 68 | 58 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 21 | .069 | .179 | .069 | .248 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | Advanced A | CARL | Kinston Indians | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2002 | AA | SOUL | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | Ind | NORL | Sioux Falls Canaries | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 454 | 1550 | 1397 | 218 | 332 | 69 | 13 | 23 | 150 | 88 | 46 | 105 | 292 | .238 | .300 | .355 | .655 | 496 | 26 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 2 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | R | PION | Great Falls Dodgers | SS | 42 | 77 | 137 | 19 | 25 | .918 | 5.095 |
| 1994 | R | PION | Great Falls Dodgers | 3B | 20 | 11 | 52 | 6 | 4 | .913 | 3.150 |
| 1995 | Short Season A | NORW | Yakima Bears | 3B | 40 | 28 | 97 | 10 | 5 | .926 | 3.125 |
| 1995 | Advanced A | FLOR | Vero Beach Dodgers | 3B | 35 | 21 | 69 | 5 | 6 | .947 | 2.571 |
| 1995 | Short Season A | NORW | Yakima Bears | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1995 | Short Season A | NORW | Yakima Bears | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1996 | Advanced A | CALL | San Bernardino Stampede | 2B | 85 | 147 | 209 | 20 | 33 | .947 | 4.188 |
| 1996 | Advanced A | CALL | San Bernardino Stampede | SS | 5 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.200 |
| 1996 | Advanced A | CALL | San Bernardino Stampede | 3B | 22 | 14 | 46 | 5 | 5 | .923 | 2.727 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | CARL | Kinston Indians | RF | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | Advanced A | CARL | Kinston Indians | OF | 66 | 114 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .976 | 1.818 |
| 1997 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | 2B | 6 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 3.833 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | CARL | Kinston Indians | CF | 58 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | CF | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | OF | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.800 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | CARL | Kinston Indians | 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .750 |
| 1997 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | 3B | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 2.667 |
| 1997 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | SS | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .769 | 3.333 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | CARL | Kinston Indians | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1998 | Advanced A | CARL | Kinston Indians | RF | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1998 | Advanced A | CARL | Kinston Indians | 3B | 23 | 17 | 45 | 7 | 4 | .899 | 2.696 |
| 1998 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | OF | 20 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.800 |
| 1998 | Advanced A | CARL | Kinston Indians | OF | 17 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.529 |
| 1998 | Advanced A | CARL | Kinston Indians | LF | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 1998 | Advanced A | CARL | Kinston Indians | 2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2.000 |
| 1998 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1998 | Advanced A | CARL | Kinston Indians | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1999 | A | SALL3 | Columbus RedStixx | P | 42 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .917 | .262 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | CARL | Kinston Indians | P | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 2000 | A | SALL3 | Columbus RedStixx | P | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .125 |
| 2000 | Advanced A | CARL | Kinston Indians | P | 29 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .276 |
| 2001 | Ind | NORL | Winnipeg Goldeyes | P | 18 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.278 |
| 2002 | Ind | NORL | Winnipeg Goldeyes | P | 17 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 4 | .966 | 1.647 |
| 2002 | AA | SOUL | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2003 | Ind | NORL | Winnipeg Goldeyes | P | 18 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.278 |
| 2004 | Ind | NORL | Winnipeg Goldeyes | P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
| 2005 | Ind | NORL | Sioux Falls Canaries | P | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .900 |
| 2007 | Ind | AA | Sioux City Explorers | P | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .714 |
| Totals | 648 | 567 | 793 | 83 | 101 | .942 | 2.099 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | R | Pioneer League | Great Falls Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1995 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Yakima Bears | LAN | ||
| 1995 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Vero Beach Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1996 | Advanced A | California League | San Bernardino Stampede | LAN | ||
| 1997 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Kinston Indians | CLE | ||
| 1997 | AA | Eastern League | Akron Aeros | CLE | ||
| 1998 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Kinston Indians | CLE | ||
| 1998 | AA | Eastern League | Akron Aeros | CLE | ||
| 1999 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbus RedStixx | CLE | ||
| 1999 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Kinston Indians | CLE | ||
| 2000 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbus RedStixx | CLE | ||
| 2000 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Kinston Indians | CLE | ||
| 2001 | Ind | Northern League Central | Winnipeg Goldeyes | |||
| 2002 | Ind | Northern League Central | Winnipeg Goldeyes | |||
| 2002 | AA | Southern League | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | CHN | ||
| 2003 | Ind | Northern League | Winnipeg Goldeyes | |||
| 2004 | Ind | Northern League | Winnipeg Goldeyes | May 20, 2004 | September 5, 2004 | |
| 2005 | Ind | Northern League | Sioux Falls Canaries | |||
| 2007 | Ind | American Association | Sioux City Explorers |
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