#64 Orval Grove, Starting Pitcher, 30 yrs, Cincinnati Reds
Friday, 10/20/1949 |
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| Orval Grove
8/29/1919
30
USA,KS,MINERAL
6"3
196
Starting Pitcher
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R
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4 / 6 (Popular)
2 / 6 (Fair)
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4.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 12,500,000
1954
8 Year(s), 107 Days (1483 total Days)
172 Day(s)
8 Year(s), 111 Days (1487 total Days)
9 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
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8
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4
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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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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 | | | | |
| 8/25 | @PIT | W 7-2 | * | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | W | | | | |
| 8/30 | STL | W 2-1 | * | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | W | PoG | | | |
| 9/3 | BRO | W 8-7 | * | 10 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | W | | | | |
| 9/7 | @NYN | W 4-1 | * | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | W | PoG | | | |
| 9/12 | PHI | W 4-3 | * | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | W | PoG | | | |
| 9/16 | @BSN | W 4-1 | * | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | W | PoG | | | |
| 9/20 | STL | L 2-10 | * | 5 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | L | | | | |
| 9/26 | @BRO | W 4-3 | * | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | W | PoG | | | |
| 9/30 | STL | W 7-3 | * | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | W | | | | |
| 10/4 | BSN | L 2-5 | * | 9 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | L | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 43 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 3.43 | 364.2 | 336 | 165 | 139 | 169 | 191 | 32 | 74.4 | 2 | 26 | 60.5 |
| Projected | 43 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 3.43 | 364.0 | 336 | 165 | 139 | 169 | 191 | | | | | |
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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 | 12.5 | 8.3 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.62 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 731 | 204 | 46 | 4 | 21 | 107 | 110 | 108 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .279 | .368 | .439 | .807 |
| vs. RHB | 628 | 132 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 55 | 61 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .210 | .273 | .274 | .547 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 19 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3.94 | 162.0 | 155 | 81 | 71 | 73 | 79 |
| Road | 24 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3.02 | 202.2 | 181 | 84 | 68 | 96 | 112 |
| 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 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 | 61.0 | 38 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 32 |
| May | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.92 | 62.0 | 56 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 30 |
| June | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.05 | 60.0 | 52 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 33 |
| July | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4.10 | 52.2 | 56 | 37 | 24 | 26 | 33 |
| August | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.75 | 60.0 | 61 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 31 |
| Sept./Oct. | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3.52 | 69.0 | 73 | 30 | 27 | 37 | 32 |
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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 |
| 1949 | 43 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 3.43 | 364.2 | 336 | 165 | 139 | 26 | 169 | 191 | 32 | 2 | 1.38 | .271 | CIN,NL |
| Total | 289 | 286 | 139 | 112 | 0 | 4.44 | 2320.0 | 2437 | 1314 | 1145 | 160 | 1025 | 1153 | 192 | 14 | 1.49 | .296 | |
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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 |
| 1949 | 43 | 133 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 74 | 0 | 0 | .060 | .079 | .098 | .177 | CIN,NL |
| Total | 289 | 853 | 66 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 56 | 18 | 356 | 0 | 1 | .077 | .097 | .118 | .215 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 43 | 43 | 16 | 86 | 7 | 103 | 1 | .990 | 364.2 | 2.54 | | | | |
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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...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1949, going 5-0, 1.33...
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game...
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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
1948 - 1.42 - 8th
| Wins
1946 - 24 - 2nd
1947 - 20 - 5th
1948 - 24 - 4th
| Losses
1944 - 20 - 5th
| IP
1947 - 326.0 - 9th
1948 - 330.1 - 5th
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K's
1947 - 180 - 7th
1948 - 183 - 7th
| BB
1948 - 131 - 10th
| CG
1947 - 26 - 7th
1948 - 28 - 4th
| SHO
1942 - 1 - 10th
1945 - 3 - 5th
1946 - 4 - 4th
1947 - 2 - 6th
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