Lee Grissom

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

6-3, 200lb (190cm, 90kg)

Born: October 23, 1907 in Sherman, TX us

Died: October 4, 1998 in Corning, CA

Buried: Sunset Hill Cemetery, Corning, CA

Debut: September 2, 1934 (Age 26-314d, 6,482nd in MLB history)
vs. PIT 3.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 24, 1941 (Age 33-336d)
vs. NYG 7.1 IP, 4 H, 6 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1936 season

Full Name: Lee Theo Grissom

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Relatives: Brother of Marv Grissom

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.1

W

L

ERA

3.89

G

162

GS

SV

IP

701.2

SO

384

WHIP

1.387

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1934	26	CIN-min	C	10	10	.500	4.10	29						178.0	177	101	81		81									1.449	8.9		4.1			BEC MATL
1934	26	CIN	NL	0	1	.000	15.43	4	1	2	0	0	0	7.0	13	12	12	0	7	0	4	0	0	0	42	27	4.98	2.857	16.7	0.0	9.0	5.1	0.57
1935	27	CIN	NL	1	1	.500	3.86	3	3	0	1	0	0	21.0	31	10	9	0	4	0	13	0	0	0	97	104	2.39	1.667	13.3	0.0	1.7	5.6	3.25
1936	28	CIN-min	A1	4	1	.800		7						40.0	37				20									1.425	8.3		4.5			NVL SOUA
1936	28	CIN	NL	1	1	.500	6.29	6	4	1	0	0	0	24.1	33	18	17	1	9	0	13	0	0	1	113	62	3.84	1.726	12.2	0.4	3.3	4.8	1.44
1937	29	CIN	NL	12	17	.414	3.26	50	30	16	14	5	6	223.2	193	89	81	7	93	5	149	4	2	8	939	114	3.42	1.279	7.8	0.3	3.7	6.0	1.60	AS,MVP-19
1938	30	CIN	NL	2	3	.400	5.29	14	7	3	0	0	0	51.0	60	38	30	4	22	1	16	2	0	2	230	70	4.73	1.608	10.6	0.7	3.9	2.8	0.73
1939	31	CIN	NL	9	7	.563	4.10	33	21	5	3	0	0	153.2	145	77	70	14	56	1	53	1	0	4	648	95	4.58	1.308	8.5	0.8	3.3	3.1	0.95
1940	32	BRO-min	AA	5	4	.556	4.55	16	13					97.0	103	68	49		45									1.526	9.6		4.2			MTL IL
1940	32	TOT	MLB	2	5	.286	2.64	19	10	6	3	1	0	78.1	63	30	23	3	36	0	57	0	0	1	330	154	3.26	1.264	7.2	0.3	4.1	6.5	1.58
1940	32	NYY	AL	0	0		0.00	5	0	5	0	0	0	4.2	4	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	19		3.69	1.286	7.7	0.0	3.9	1.9	0.50
1940	32	BRO	NL	2	5	.286	2.81	14	10	1	3	1	0	73.2	59	30	23	3	34	0	56	0	0	1	311	145	3.23	1.262	7.2	0.4	4.2	6.8	1.65
1941	33	TOT	NL	2	13	.133	3.85	33	19	7	2	0	1	142.2	130	72	61	6	78	5	79	2	0	8	626	96	3.78	1.458	8.2	0.4	4.9	5.0	1.01
1941	33	BRO	NL	0	0		2.38	4	1	2	0	0	1	11.1	10	3	3	2	8	1	5	0	0	0	52	161	6.19	1.588	7.9	1.6	6.4	4.0	0.63
1941	33	PHI	NL	2	13	.133	3.97	29	18	5	2	0	0	131.1	120	69	58	4	70	4	74	2	0	8	574	93	3.58	1.447	8.2	0.3	4.8	5.1	1.06
8 Yrs				29	48	.377	3.89	162	95	40	23	6	7	701.2	668	346	303	35	305	12	384	9	2	24	3025	98	3.82	1.387	8.6	0.4	3.9	4.9	1.26
162 Game Avg.				8	13	.377	3.89	43	25	11	6	2	2	186	177	92	80	9	81	3	102	2	1	6	800	98	3.82	1.387	8.6	0.4	3.9	4.9	1.26

CIN (6 yrs)				25	30	.455	4.10	110	66	27	18	5	6	480.2	475	244	219	26	191	7	248	7	2	15	2069	93	3.93	1.386	8.9	0.5	3.6	4.6	1.30
BRO (2 yrs)				2	5	.286	2.75	18	11	3	3	1	1	85.0	69	33	26	5	42	1	61	0	0	1	363	146	3.63	1.306	7.3	0.5	4.4	6.5	1.45
PHI (1 yr)				2	13	.133	3.97	29	18	5	2	0	0	131.1	120	69	58	4	70	4	74	2	0	8	574	93	3.58	1.447	8.2	0.3	4.8	5.1	1.06
NYY (1 yr)				0	0		0.00	5	0	5	0	0	0	4.2	4	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	19		3.69	1.286	7.7	0.0	3.9	1.9	0.50

NL (8 yrs)				29	48	.377	3.91	157	95	35	23	6	7	697.0	664	346	303	35	303	12	383	9	2	24	3006	97	3.82	1.387	8.6	0.5	3.9	4.9	1.26
AL (1 yr)				0	0		0.00	5	0	5	0	0	0	4.2	4	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	19		3.69	1.286	7.7	0.0	3.9	1.9	0.50