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	10-15 / in Starts: 8-11
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 54 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	33 (15-11-7) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 54 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	35 (18-11-5)

Most Driven In
F Baker	1

Most Driven In By
D Kolloway	1

1947 Batting Game Log

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1947 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	150	3 (2)	Apr 21	CHW	@	DET	W,6-4	GS-5	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.42	-0.039	1.24	-0.07%	-1.35	P
May		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
2	151	15 (11)	May 4 (2)	CHW		PHA	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.64	-0.047	2.03	-0.09%	-0.56	P
3	152	18 (2)	May 9	CHW		DET	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.08	-0.156	6.90	-0.31%	-1.43	P
4	153	23 (4)	May 14	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-5	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.42	0.013	1.01	0.02%	0.13	P
5	154	28 (4)	May 18 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	.85	-0.019	1.79	-0.02%	-0.17	P
6	155	33 (4)	May 24	CHW	@	DET	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.99	-0.151	5.48	-0.25%	-1.29	P
7	156	38 (4)	May 29	CHW		SLB	L,2-4	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1			0	0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9						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
8	157	42 (3)	Jun 2 (2)	CHW		BOS	W,6-5	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.67	-0.018	.92	-0.02%	-0.30	P
9	158	44 (1)	Jun 4	CHW		PHA	L,3-10	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.190	.333	9	.59	0.084	.95	0.08%	0.80	P
10	159	50 (5)	Jun 9	CHW		NYY	W,9-8	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.136	.136	.182	.318	9	.65	-0.016	1.07	-0.02%	-0.14	P
11	160	55 (4)	Jun 15 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,4-8	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.120	.154	.160	.314	9						P
12	161	65 (9)	Jun 28	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.143	.148	.291	9	1.34	-0.074	1.50	-0.05%	-0.71	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
13	162	69 (3)	Jul 2	CHW	@	SLB	L,1-7	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.103	.133	.138	.271	9						P
14	163	74 (4)	Jul 6 (2)	CHW		CLE	L,1-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.129	.133	.262	9	1.92	-0.048	1.40	-0.02%	-0.40	P
15	164	76 (1)	Jul 10 (2)	CHW		WSH	L,2-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.129	.133	.262	9						P
16	165	86 (9)	Jul 20 (1)	CHW		PHA	W,6-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.129	.133	.262	9						P
17	166	91 (4)	Jul 25	CHW	@	NYY	L,4-12	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.097	.125	.129	.254	9	.07	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
18	167	96 (4)	Jul 29	CHW	@	PHA	L,2-5	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.094	.121	.125	.246	9	1.16	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.28	P
Aug		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
19	168	100 (3)	Aug 2	CHW	@	WSH	W,13-1	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.135	.158	.189	.347	9	.42	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
20	169	106 (5)	Aug 9	CHW	@	DET	L,4-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.128	.150	.179	.329	9	.98	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.46	P
21	170	121 (14)	Aug 24 (2)	CHW		NYY	L,6-16	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.128	.150	.179	.329	9						P
Sept		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
22	171	130 (8)	Sep 3 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.122	.182	.171	.353	9	.49	0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.51	P
23	172	137 (6)	Sep 10	CHW	@	WSH	L,1-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.116	.191	.163	.354	9	.93	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
24	173	142 (4)	Sep 15 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-3	GS-9	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.152	.235	.196	.431	9	1.37	-0.089	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
25	174	154 (11)	Sep 27 (2)	CHW	@	SLB	L,2-3	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.146	.226	.188	.414	9						P
							10-15		54	48	2	7	2	0	0	1	5	0	16	0	1		0	1	0	0	.146	.226	.188	.414		.94	-0.688	1.42	-0.74%	-7.51

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