#64 Orval Grove, Starting Pitcher, 26 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox Monday, 10/23/1945 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Orval Grove
8/29/1919 26 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 $ 1,342,857 1945 (Arbitration eligible) 4 Year(s), 107 Days (795 total Days) 168 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 111 Days (799 total Days) 5 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 2 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 | 10 | |
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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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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
8/12 | PHA | W 3-2 | * | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | W | PoG | | | |
8/17 | @DET | W 15-11 | * | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | W | | | | |
8/22 | SLA | W 2-1 | * | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | W | PoG | | | |
8/28 | @NYY | W 5-4 | * | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | W | | | | |
9/2 | @BOS | L 4-6 | * | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | L | | | | |
9/7 | WAS | W 5-0 | * | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | W | PoG | | | |
9/14 | CLE | W 7-0 | * | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | W | PoG | | | |
9/19 | @PHA | W 3-0 | * | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | W | PoG | | | |
9/26 | @BOS | W 14-7 | * | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | W | | | | |
10/1 | @CLE | W 7-2 | * | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | W | PoG | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 30 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 4.99 | 232.2 | 280 | 151 | 129 | 107 | 109 | 17 | 56.7 | 3 | 10 | 33.3 |
Projected | 30 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 4.99 | 232.0 | 280 | 151 | 129 | 107 | 109 | | | | | |
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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 | 15.2 | 10.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 5.19 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 473 | 151 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 70 | 74 | 64 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .319 | .400 | .448 | .848 |
vs. RHB | 457 | 129 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 72 | 77 | 43 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .339 | .392 | .730 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 15 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4.19 | 122.1 | 141 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 51 |
Road | 15 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5.87 | 110.1 | 139 | 82 | 72 | 60 | 58 |
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 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5.44 | 46.1 | 54 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 23 |
May | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.76 | 31.1 | 52 | 29 | 27 | 18 | 16 |
June | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6.43 | 49.0 | 71 | 45 | 35 | 22 | 22 |
July | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.14 | 14.0 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
August | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.56 | 43.0 | 45 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 24 |
Sept./Oct. | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.57 | 49.0 | 38 | 15 | 14 | 25 | 19 |
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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 |
1945 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 4.99 | 232.2 | 280 | 151 | 129 | 14 | 107 | 109 | 17 | 3 | 1.66 | .330 | CHA |
Total | 131 | 128 | 46 | 66 | 0 | 5.04 | 1007.0 | 1163 | 658 | 564 | 75 | 461 | 443 | 81 | 5 | 1.61 | .311 | |
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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 |
1945, AAA | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.34 | 32.1 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1.36 | .286 |
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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 |
1945 | 30 | 89 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | .079 | .099 | .135 | .234 | CHA |
Total | 131 | 373 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 31 | 4 | 132 | 0 | 1 | .086 | .097 | .137 | .234 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 30 | 30 | 20 | 49 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 1.000 | 232.2 | 2.67 | | | | |
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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... 1/31/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,342,857 through salary arbitration... Injured on 5/22/1945 with a Sore Elbow, out for one week...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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Losses 1944 - 20 - 5th
| SHO 1942 - 1 - 10th
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