Marv Grissom

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: March 31, 1918 in Los Molinos, CA us

Died: September 19, 2005 in Red Bluff, CA

Buried: Cremated

Debut: September 10, 1946 (Age 28-163d, 10,176th in major league history)
vs. PIT 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 11, 1959 (Age 41-072d)
vs. MLN 0.0 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: Marvin Edward Grissom

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Relatives: Brother of Lee Grissom; Uncle of Jim Davis

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.8

ERA

3.41

356

810.0

459

WHIP

1.375

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
1941	23	NYG-min	C	2	4	.333	4.67	10						52.0	72	51	27		27									1.904	12.5		4.7			SBR CALL
1942			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1943			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1944			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1945			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1946	28	NYG-min	AAA	4	10	.286	4.16	34	15		5	2		119.0	105	70	55		81		75	10	1	5				1.563	7.9		6.1	5.7	0.93	JER IL
1946	28	NYG	NL	0	2	.000	4.34	4	3	1	0	0	0	18.2	17	11	9	1	13	1	9	1	0	3	84	81	4.56	1.607	8.2	0.5	6.3	4.3	0.69

1947	29	NYG-min	AAA	9	16	.360	6.26	37	25	7	7	1		151.0	162	118	105		89		92	6	0	4				1.662	9.7		5.3	5.5	1.03	MNE AA
1949	31	DET	AL	2	4	.333	6.41	27	2	3	0	0	0	39.1	56	32	28	6	34	1	17	1	0	2	206	65	6.30	2.288	12.8	1.4	7.8	3.9	0.50

1950	32	DET-min	AAA	9	10	.474	3.46	28	20		8	1		156.0	157	70	60		54		99	7	0	2				1.353	9.1		3.1	5.7	1.83	TOL AA
1952	34	CHW	AL	12	10	.545	3.74	28	24	1	7	1	0	166.0	156	79	69	6	79	7	97	3	0	5	715	97	3.17	1.416	8.5	0.3	4.3	5.3	1.23
1953	35	TOT	MLB	6	8	.429	4.26	34	18	8	4	1	0	143.2	144	74	68	11	61	6	77	2	0	5	626	100	3.83	1.427	9.0	0.7	3.8	4.8	1.26
1953	35	BOS	AL	2	6	.250	4.70	13	11	1	1	1	0	59.1	61	34	31	5	30	0	31	1	0	2	263	89	4.21	1.534	9.3	0.8	4.6	4.7	1.03
1953	35	NYG	NL	4	2	.667	3.95	21	7	7	3	0	0	84.1	83	40	37	6	31	6	46	1	0	3	363	110	3.57	1.352	8.9	0.6	3.3	4.9	1.48
1954	36	NYG	NL	10	7	.588	2.35	56	3	36	1	1	17	122.1	100	37	32	13	50	11	64	7	1	1	512	174	4.13	1.226	7.4	1.0	3.7	4.7	1.28	AS,MVP-24
1955	37	NYG	NL	5	4	.556	2.92	55	0	32	0	0	8	89.1	76	35	29	6	41	5	49	6	0	1	383	140	3.72	1.310	7.7	0.6	4.1	4.9	1.20
1956	38	NYG	NL	1	1	.500	1.56	43	2	20	0	0	7	80.2	71	15	14	3	16	3	49	1	0	2	323	243	2.27	1.079	7.9	0.3	1.8	5.5	3.06
1957	39	NYG	NL	4	4	.500	2.61	55	0	38	0	0	14	82.2	74	36	24	6	23	6	51	2	0	1	338	151	3.07	1.173	8.1	0.7	2.5	5.6	2.22
1958	40	SFG	NL	7	5	.583	3.99	51	0	35	0	0	11	65.1	71	34	29	11	26	7	46	5	0	3	285	97	4.68	1.485	9.8	1.5	3.6	6.3	1.77
1959	41	STL	NL	0	0		22.50	3	0	2	0	0	0	2.0	6	5	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	22	15.54	3.000	27.0	9.0	0.0	0.0
10 Yrs				47	45	.511	3.41	356	52	176	12	3	57	810.0	771	358	307	65	343	47	459	28	1	23	3484	116	3.73	1.375	8.6	0.7	3.8	5.1	1.34
162 Game Avg.				8	8	.511	3.41	59	9	29	2	0	10	135	128	60	51	11	57	8	76	5	0	4	581	116	3.73	1.375	8.6	0.7	3.8	5.1	1.34

SFG (7 yrs)				31	25	.554	2.88	285	15	169	4	1	57	543.1	492	208	174	46	200	39	314	23	1	14	2288	139	3.62	1.274	8.1	0.8	3.3	5.2	1.57
STL (1 yr)				0	0		22.50	3	0	2	0	0	0	2.0	6	5	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	22	15.54	3.000	27.0	9.0	0.0	0.0
BOS (1 yr)				2	6	.250	4.70	13	11	1	1	1	0	59.1	61	34	31	5	30	0	31	1	0	2	263	89	4.21	1.534	9.3	0.8	4.6	4.7	1.03
DET (1 yr)				2	4	.333	6.41	27	2	3	0	0	0	39.1	56	32	28	6	34	1	17	1	0	2	206	65	6.30	2.288	12.8	1.4	7.8	3.9	0.50
CHW (1 yr)				12	10	.545	3.74	28	24	1	7	1	0	166.0	156	79	69	6	79	7	97	3	0	5	715	97	3.17	1.416	8.5	0.3	4.3	5.3	1.23

NL (8 yrs)				31	25	.554	2.95	288	15	171	4	1	57	545.1	498	213	179	48	200	39	314	23	1	14	2300	136	3.66	1.280	8.2	0.8	3.3	5.2	1.57
AL (3 yrs)				16	20	.444	4.35	68	37	5	8	2	0	264.2	273	145	128	17	143	8	145	5	0	9	1184	88	3.87	1.572	9.3	0.6	4.9	4.9	1.01

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