#64 Orval Grove, Starting Pitcher, 27 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox Monday, 10/23/1946 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Orval Grove
8/29/1919 27 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 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Average GREAT Normal 3.0 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 $ 1,700,000 1946 (Arbitration eligible) 5 Year(s), 107 Days (967 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 111 Days (971 total Days) 6 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 | 5 | 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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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 35 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 3.42 | 292.0 | 239 | 121 | 111 | 129 | 156 | 25 | 71.4 | 4 | 21 | 60.0 |
Projected | 35 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 3.42 | 292.0 | 239 | 121 | 111 | 129 | 156 | | | | | |
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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 | 11.6 | 7.4 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.05 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 503 | 119 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 62 | 64 | 74 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .237 | .335 | .338 | .673 |
vs. RHB | 569 | 120 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 52 | 57 | 55 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .211 | .282 | .318 | .600 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 17 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4.24 | 140.0 | 130 | 71 | 66 | 63 | 72 |
Road | 18 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2.66 | 152.0 | 109 | 50 | 45 | 66 | 84 |
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 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.80 | 45.0 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 27 |
May | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.64 | 39.1 | 51 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 17 |
June | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.70 | 48.2 | 39 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 27 |
July | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6.42 | 40.2 | 41 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 23 |
August | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.79 | 55.1 | 40 | 13 | 11 | 29 | 26 |
Sept./Oct. | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2.57 | 63.0 | 33 | 21 | 18 | 29 | 36 |
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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 |
1946 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 3.42 | 292.0 | 239 | 121 | 111 | 20 | 129 | 156 | 25 | 4 | 1.26 | .244 | CHA,AL |
Total | 166 | 163 | 70 | 73 | 0 | 4.68 | 1299.0 | 1402 | 779 | 675 | 95 | 590 | 599 | 106 | 9 | 1.53 | .297 | |
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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 |
1946 | 35 | 113 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 0 | .080 | .111 | .124 | .235 | CHA,AL |
Total | 166 | 486 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 39 | 8 | 170 | 0 | 1 | .084 | .101 | .134 | .234 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 35 | 35 | 15 | 61 | 5 | 77 | 1 | .987 | 292.0 | 2.37 | | | | |
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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... 1/31/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,700,000 through salary arbitration... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1946, going 5-0, 0.80... Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1946, going 5-2, 1.79...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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Losses 1944 - 20 - 5th
| SHO 1942 - 1 - 10th 1945 - 3 - 5th
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