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	17-15 / in Starts: 14-11
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	19 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 85 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	41 (22-14-5) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 85 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	54 (28-17-8)

Most Driven In
W Moses	1
L Appling	1
D Kolloway	1
J Kuhel	1
T Turner	0
M Tresh	0

Most Driven In By
R Hodgin	2
L Appling	1
T Tucker	1
W Moses	1

1943 Batting Game Log

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1943 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	18	3 (2)	Apr 25	CHW	@	SLB	L,1-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	19	4	Apr 27	CHW		CLE	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						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
3	20	8 (3)	May 2 (2)	CHW		SLB	L,1-5	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0					9						P
4	21	12 (3)	May 6	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0					9						P
5	22	28 (15)	May 31 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	W,10-5	7-GF(10)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.78	-0.077	3.60	-0.09%	0.48	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
6	23	31 (2)	Jun 3	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-4	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	24	34 (2)	Jun 6 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS-0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	25	37 (2)	Jun 10	CHW	@	DET	W,11-5	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9	.47	-0.023	1.25	-0.04%	-0.20	P
9	26	43 (5)	Jun 16 (2)	CHW		SLB	W,9-0	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	2	1		1	0	0			0	0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298	9						P
10	27	48 (4)	Jun 20 (1)	CHW		CLE	W,10-6	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1		1	0	1			0	0	0	.143	.294	.143	.437	9						P
11	28	52 (3)	Jun 24 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	L,7-8	GS-6	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	1.09	-0.003	1.97	0.00%	0.02	P
12	29	58 (5)	Jun 30	CHW		WSH	W,7-1	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.409	.278	.687	9	.45	0.092	1.00	0.12%	2.08	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	30	63 (4)	Jul 4 (2)	CHW		PHA	W,5-1	CG	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.440	.263	.703	9	1.50	0.077	3.59	0.11%	1.17	P
14	31	67 (3)	Jul 8	CHW		NYY	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.393	.227	.620	9	.53	-0.040	2.07	-0.09%	-0.47	P
15	32	72 (4)	Jul 15	CHW		DET	W,7-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.375	.200	.575	9	.24	-0.019	.46	-0.02%	-0.30	P
16	33	78 (5)	Jul 21 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	W,8-6	GS-7	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.185	.371	.185	.557	9	.31	0.006	.33	0.00%	-0.06	P
17	34	84 (5)	Jul 25 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.161	.333	.161	.495	9	1.00	-0.102	2.36	-0.15%	-0.82	P
18	35	91 (6)	Jul 31 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.147	.310	.147	.457	9	.77	-0.063	.97	-0.05%	-1.22	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	36	95 (3)	Aug 6	CHW	@	DET	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.162	.311	.162	.473	9						P
20	37	100 (4)	Aug 11	CHW		BOS	L,0-10	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.333	.179	.513	9	.92	0.016	1.12	0.01%	0.12	P
21	38	105 (4)	Aug 15 (1)	CHW		NYY	L,2-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.175	.327	.175	.502	9	.57	-0.014	.71	-0.01%	-0.13	P
22	39	111 (5)	Aug 19	CHW		WSH	L,3-4	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.346	.190	.537	9	.60	0.014	.17	0.00%	0.23	P
23	40	117 (5)	Aug 23 (2)	CHW		PHA	W,7-0	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	.178	.327	.178	.505	9	.61	0.004	.13	0.00%	-0.55	P
24	41	123 (5)	Aug 29 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.310	.167	.477	9	.94	-0.066	.10	0.00%	-0.35	P
Sep/Oct		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
25	42	125 (1)	Sep 2	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.157	.295	.157	.452	9	1.48	-0.104	.01	0.00%	-0.91	P
26	43	129 (3)	Sep 7 (2)	CHW	@	DET	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.167	.297	.167	.464	9	.98	0.016	.00	0.00%	0.48	P
27	44	133 (3)	Sep 12 (2)	CHW	@	SLB	L,2-6	GS-0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.196	.318	.196	.515	9						P
28	45	137 (3)	Sep 17	CHW		SLB	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0			0	0	0	.203	.319	.203	.522	9						P
29	46	143 (5)	Sep 23	CHW	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	1	0			0	0	0	.194	.315	.194	.509	9						P
30	47	146 (2)	Sep 25 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	W,5-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.315	.194	.509	9						P
31	48	150 (3)	Sep 27 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	W,2-1	GS-8	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	.190	.320	.190	.510	9	.49	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.06	P
32	49	155 (4)	Oct 3 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0			0	0	0	.185	.321	.185	.505	9						P
							17-15		85	65	9	12	0	0	0	7	12	0	21	1	7		3	0	0	0	.185	.321	.185	.505		.79	-0.273	1.10	-0.21%	-0.37

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