#64 Orval Grove, Starting Pitcher, 25 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox Thursday, 10/26/1944 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Orval Grove
8/29/1919 25 USA,KS,MINERAL 6"3 196
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 0 / 6 (Unknown) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Average GREAT Normal 2.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 300,000 1944 (Arbitration eligible) 3 Year(s), 111 Days (627 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 111 Days (627 total Days) 4 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 3 | 6 | 10 | 89-92 Mph |
Versus LHB | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
Versus RHB | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
Talent | 4 | 6 | 9 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 8 69 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Splitfinger-Fastball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 7 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 3
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 28 | 28 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 4.87 | 223.2 | 242 | 141 | 121 | 96 | 93 | 21 | 75.0 | 0 | 7 | 25.0 |
Projected | 28 | 28 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 4.87 | 223.0 | 242 | 141 | 121 | 96 | 93 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 13.8 | 9.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 8 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.39 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 409 | 115 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 62 | 64 | 55 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .281 | .364 | .423 | .787 |
vs. RHB | 472 | 127 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 75 | 77 | 41 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .269 | .321 | .392 | .713 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 13 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 4.60 | 101.2 | 110 | 61 | 52 | 38 | 39 |
Road | 15 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 5.09 | 122.0 | 132 | 80 | 69 | 58 | 54 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.36 | 7.1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
May | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.13 | 47.1 | 51 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 24 |
June | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3.90 | 60.0 | 51 | 33 | 26 | 33 | 24 |
July | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.36 | 42.0 | 53 | 29 | 25 | 13 | 16 |
August | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.82 | 46.2 | 53 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 22 |
Sept./Oct. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.31 | 20.1 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 5 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1941 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 5.23 | 206.1 | 253 | 138 | 120 | 15 | 79 | 91 | 16 | 0 | 1.61 | .327 | CHA |
1942 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4.84 | 221.1 | 249 | 140 | 119 | 20 | 115 | 98 | 17 | 1 | 1.64 | .302 | CHA |
1943 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 5.49 | 123.0 | 139 | 88 | 75 | 9 | 64 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 1.65 | .297 | CHA |
1944 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 4.87 | 223.2 | 242 | 141 | 121 | 17 | 96 | 93 | 21 | 0 | 1.51 | .292 | CHA |
Total | 101 | 98 | 30 | 55 | 0 | 5.06 | 774.1 | 883 | 507 | 435 | 61 | 354 | 334 | 64 | 2 | 1.60 | .305 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1940, AAA | 14 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3.51 | 92.1 | 91 | 40 | 36 | 7 | 36 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 1.38 | .268 |
1941, AAA | 15 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4.34 | 114.0 | 135 | 58 | 55 | 5 | 46 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 1.59 | .330 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1941 | 26 | 81 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | .099 | .099 | .148 | .247 | CHA |
1942 | 28 | 73 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | .068 | .068 | .164 | .232 | CHA |
1943 | 19 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | .116 | .133 | .140 | .273 | CHA |
1944 | 28 | 87 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .080 | .101 | .103 | .205 | CHA |
Total | 101 | 284 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 98 | 0 | 1 | .088 | .097 | .137 | .234 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 28 | 28 | 17 | 72 | 4 | 93 | 4 | .957 | 223.2 | 3.74 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by Chicago (A) in 1940... Injured on 4/23/1940 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 8 weeks... Injured on 7/14/1940 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4 weeks... Earned first career win on 6/26/1941... Had first career hit on 7/7/1941, off Carlos Moore (CLE)... Hit first career homerun on 9/10/1941, off Bob Carpenter (DET)... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1942, going 6-1, 2.96... Injured on 7/23/1942 with a Ruptured Disc Back, out for full season... Injured on 7/28/1943 with a Fractured Hand, out for 5-6 weeks... Injured on 5/25/1944 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week... Injured on 9/8/1944 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week... Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1944...
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