#64 Orval Grove, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, Cincinnati Reds Wednesday, 10/25/1948 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Orval Grove
8/29/1919 29 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 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Average GREAT Normal 3.5 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 $ 12,500,000 1954 7 Year(s), 107 Days (1311 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 111 Days (1315 total Days) 8 Year(s) Not eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 4 | 6 | 10 | 89-92 Mph |
Versus LHB | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
Versus RHB | 4 | 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 | 40 | 40 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 4.66 | 330.1 | 337 | 184 | 171 | 131 | 183 | 28 | 70.0 | 1 | 15 | 37.5 |
Projected | 40 | 40 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 4.66 | 330.0 | 337 | 184 | 171 | 131 | 183 | | | | | |
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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 | 12.8 | 9.2 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 2 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.87 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 665 | 191 | 35 | 9 | 13 | 104 | 105 | 87 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .287 | .366 | .426 | .792 |
vs. RHB | 608 | 146 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 72 | 79 | 44 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .287 | .337 | .624 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 19 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4.26 | 164.2 | 158 | 85 | 78 | 66 | 90 |
Road | 21 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5.05 | 165.2 | 179 | 99 | 93 | 65 | 93 |
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 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.36 | 33.0 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 17 |
May | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3.84 | 58.2 | 52 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 30 |
June | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.48 | 50.0 | 62 | 39 | 36 | 25 | 29 |
July | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3.29 | 63.0 | 48 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 32 |
August | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.43 | 56.0 | 69 | 44 | 40 | 23 | 36 |
Sept./Oct. | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4.00 | 69.2 | 72 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 39 |
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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 |
1947 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 4.42 | 326.0 | 362 | 186 | 160 | 17 | 135 | 180 | 26 | 2 | 1.52 | .319 | CHA,AL |
1948 | 40 | 40 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 4.66 | 330.1 | 337 | 184 | 171 | 22 | 131 | 183 | 28 | 1 | 1.42 | .295 | CIN |
Total | 246 | 243 | 114 | 100 | 0 | 4.63 | 1955.1 | 2101 | 1149 | 1006 | 134 | 856 | 962 | 160 | 12 | 1.51 | .300 | |
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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 |
1947 | 40 | 113 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .118 | .115 | .233 | CHA,AL |
1948 | 40 | 121 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 0 | .074 | .081 | .083 | .164 | CIN |
Total | 246 | 720 | 58 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 50 | 15 | 282 | 0 | 1 | .081 | .100 | .122 | .222 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 40 | 40 | 22 | 68 | 7 | 91 | 1 | .989 | 330.1 | 2.48 | | | | |
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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... 1/31/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,642,857 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game... Signed as a free agent by Cincinnati on 2/26/1948 to a 7-year deal worth $12,500,000 per year...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1946 - 3.42 - 3rd 1947 - 4.42 - 9th
| WHIP 1946 - 1.26 - 7th
| Wins 1946 - 24 - 2nd 1947 - 20 - 5th
| Losses 1944 - 20 - 5th
| IP 1947 - 326.0 - 9th
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K's 1947 - 180 - 7th
| CG 1947 - 26 - 7th
| SHO 1942 - 1 - 10th 1945 - 3 - 5th 1946 - 4 - 4th 1947 - 2 - 6th
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