But Jerry Grote stood alone, both as the behind-the ... But even in 1975, the grind of snagging balls in the dirt and of baseball travel were getting to him. “I think after the ’69 season ...

By Richard Goldstein Jerry Grote, who was among the National League ... who was an adviser to the Trinity baseball team, tutored him in catching skills. The Houston Colt .45s (the future Astros ...