Orval Grove

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 196lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: August 29, 1919 in Mineral, KS us

Died: April 20, 1992 in Carmichael, CA

Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Citrus Heights, CA

School: Elmhurst University (Elmhurst, IL)

Debut: May 28, 1940 (Age 20-273d, 8,898th in major league history)
vs. SLB 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: April 27, 1949 (Age 29-241d)
vs. CLE 0.2 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: Orval Leroy Grove

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.7

ERA

3.78

207

152

1176.2

374

WHIP

1.429

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-8 / in Starts: 3-5
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 25 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	14 (11-1-2) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 25 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	16 (8-5-2)

Most Driven In
Self	1

Most Driven In By
Self	1
T Wright	1

1942 Batting Game Log

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1942 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	6	17 (16)	May 2	CHW	@	PHA	L,6-7	2-GF	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	1.000	1.250	9	1.00	-0.034	.78	-0.02%	0.46	P
2	7	25 (7)	May 10 (2)	CHW	@	SLB	W,9-7	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.200	.200	.800	1.000	9						P
3	8	31 (5)	May 18	CHW		WSH	W,7-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.500	.625	9	2.18	-0.188	1.43	-0.07%	-1.34	P
4	9	36 (4)	May 24 (2)	CHW		DET	L,0-14	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.444	.556	9	.76	-0.019	.39	-0.01%	-0.15	P
5	10	40 (3)	May 28	CHW	@	SLB	L,4-6	GS-8	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.417	.583	9	.83	0.004	.39	0.00%	-0.33	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	11	48 (7)	Jun 6	CHW	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.333	.467	9	1.33	-0.115	.24	-0.01%	-1.15	P
7	12	56 (7)	Jun 16	CHW		PHA	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	9	.94	-0.023	.11	0.00%	-0.10	P
8	13	61 (4)	Jun 21 (2)	CHW		BOS	L,0-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.158	.316	.474	9	.45	-0.011	.07	0.00%	-0.10	P
9	14	65 (3)	Jun 27	CHW		NYY	L,3-7	GS-9	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.227	.364	.591	9	1.37	0.042	.30	0.01%	0.28	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	15	70 (4)	Jul 1	CHW		CLE	L,2-7	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.227	.364	.591	9						P
11	16	73 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	CHW		SLB	L,7-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.227	.364	.591	9						P
12	17	75 (1)	Jul 5 (2)	CHW		SLB	L,2-13	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.227	.364	.591	9						P
							4-8		25	22	2	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	3		0	0	0	0	.227	.227	.364	.591		1.23	-0.344	.54	-0.11%	-2.42

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