Position: First BasemanBats: Left • Throws: Left6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)Born: June 28, 1964 in Winston-Salem, NCDraft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 15th round of the 1984 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Saddleback College (Mission Viejo, CA) and the Chicago Cubs in the 24th round of the 1985 MLB June Amateur Draft from San Diego State University (San Diego, CA).High School: Tustin HS (Tustin, CA)Schools: Saddleback College (Mission Viejo, CA), San Diego State University (San Diego, CA)Debut: May 2, 1988 (15,468th in major league history)vs. SDP 5 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: September 28, 2003vs. STL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBFull Name: Mark Eugene GraceNicknames: Amazing, Gracie or Little HurtView Player Info from the B-R Bullpen
Played ForChicago Cubs (1988-2000)Arizona Diamondbacks (2001-2003)
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Awards and Honors1992 NL Gold Glove1993 NL Gold Glove1995 NL Gold Glove1996 NL Gold Glove
Post-Season Appearances1989 National League Championship Series1998 National League Divisional Series2001 National League Championship Series2001 National League Divisional Series2001 World Series2002 National League Divisional Series
All-Star Selections1993 NL1995 NL1997 NL
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A career .300 hitter, Mark Grace collected more hits in the 1990s than any other player. He spent his first 13 seasons with the Cubs, solidyfing the first base position with his line drive swing and four Gold Gloves. In 2001, he signed as a free agent with the Diamondbacks and delivered several clutch hits to help them reach the World Series. In his first game at Yankee Stadium, the popular Grace belted a home run in Game Four of the 2001 World Series. His .515 batting average in League Championship Series play is a record for players in at least 10 games.
Only a 24th-round pick in the 1985 draft, Grace was The Sporting News NL Rookie of the Year in 1988, hitting .296 with seven homers and 57 RBI in 486 at-bats. However, he tied for the National League lead in errors by a first baseman. In 1989 he hit .314 and led the Cubs with 79 RBI, and led Chicago regulars in the LCS with eight RBI and a .647 batting average.Grace spent the next eleven years on the hapless Cubs, reaching the postseason just one more time — as a wildcard team — in 1998, the year his teammate Sammy Sosa slugged 66 homers. In contrast to his superstar teammate, the first baseman didn’t have a huge home run swing (his season high was 17 dingers in ’98), but he did bat over .300 every year from ’89 on, except 1991 (.278) and 1994 (298).
Grace’s line-drive power to all parts of the field has enabled him to keep his batting average and run production above average. In fact, the first baseman tallied more hits as well as more doubles than other ballplayer from 1990 to 1999. On August 2, 1999, Grace lined his 2000th hit — a double — off Dustin Hermanson of the Expos.
Throughout his career in Wrigley Field, Grace was often nationally overlooked for the more stylish players on the Cubbies, like Ryne Sandberg, Andre Dawson, and Sosa. In fact, Grace himself mentioned in an interview in 1992 that he didn’t “really want to become a guy that gets a lot of attention…I just want to be able to blend in.”
But “Amazing Grace” has always been a Chicago favorite for his consistency in the field as well as at the plate. Since his ’88 season, Grace has become the model of smooth at first, his sure hands snagging four Gold Gloves along the way. And Cub fans appreciated him as much as the other stars — in 1998, a marketing promotion for Beanie Babies gave away “Gracie the swan” in honor of the first baseman.
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Relationships with the Cubs front office would soon sour. Thought to be a Cub for life, Grace became disenchanted in 2000, the last year of his contract with Chicago. After breaking a finger and tearing a hamstring in the spring, Grace was limited to just 34 games through April and May. Later in the season, Cubs’ president and GM Andy MacPhail made it clear that Grace would not be re-signed. The veteran finished with his worst batting average since 1991. The final week of the 2000 season saw Chicago-based sportswriters extolling Grace’s virtues, and fans lining the stadium with signs begging the powers that be to keep the Cub icon.
It didn’t happen. In the offseason, still slighted by MacPhail, Grace signed a two-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, and took his dependable bat and glove to Bank One Ballpark. Rebounding from the injury and finally free of distractions, Grace had a good 2001 season, batting .298 with 78 RBI while helping the D-Backs to an NL West crown.
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