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	12-21 / in Starts: 12-14
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	19 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 75 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	38 (18-14-6) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 75 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	48 (25-15-7)

Most Driven In
G Dickey	1
M Tresh	1
B Kennedy	0

Most Driven In By
R Hodgin	1
L Appling	0
T Tucker	0

1946 Batting Game Log

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1946 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	117	2 (1)	Apr 17	CHW		CLE	L,1-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	118	6 (3)	Apr 22	CHW		DET	L,0-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	119	10 (3)	Apr 27	CHW		SLB	L,0-2	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.70	-0.017	1.50	-0.02%	-0.14	P
4	120	12 (1)	Apr 28 (2)	CHW		SLB	L,8-11	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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
5	121	17 (4)	May 8	CHW	@	BOS	L,10-14	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	122	19 (1)	May 11	CHW	@	DET	L,1-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	123	21 (1)	May 13	CHW	@	DET	L,5-6	2-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.76	-0.055	.79	-0.03%	-0.68	P
8	124	25 (3)	May 18	CHW		NYY	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.48	-0.046	.35	-0.02%	-0.76	P
9	125	30 (4)	May 24	CHW		DET	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.13	-0.059	.46	-0.01%	-0.44	P
10	126	34 (3)	May 28	CHW	@	SLB	W,9-2	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.38	-0.034	.18	-0.01%	0.26	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
11	127	40 (5)	Jun 5	CHW	@	NYY	L,6-9	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
12	128	44 (3)	Jun 8 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	L,6-7	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
13	129	49 (4)	Jun 14	CHW		BOS	W,9-5	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
14	130	54 (4)	Jun 20 (2)	CHW		NYY	L,1-6	3-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.42	-0.021	.06	0.00%	-0.30	P
15	131	57 (2)	Jun 23 (1)	CHW		PHA	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.86	-0.096	.04	0.00%	-1.47	P
16	132	63 (5)	Jun 29	CHW		CLE	L,0-2	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	1	.095	.174	.095	.269	9	1.70	-0.038	.03	0.00%	-0.14	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
17	133	67 (3)	Jul 2	CHW	@	DET	W,8-7	GS-0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		2	0	0			0	0	0	.083	.185	.083	.269	9						P
18	134	73 (5)	Jul 7 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.074	.167	.074	.241	9	1.13	-0.086	.00	0.00%	-0.55	P
19	135	78 (4)	Jul 14 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.067	.152	.067	.218	9	1.49	-0.119	.01	0.00%	-1.01	P
20	136	83 (4)	Jul 17 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-6	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.094	.171	.094	.265	9	.58	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
21	137	90 (6)	Jul 24	CHW		BOS	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.088	.162	.088	.250	9	1.23	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.42	P
22	138	96 (5)	Jul 29	CHW		NYY	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.081	.150	.081	.231	9	.69	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.70	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
23	139	101 (4)	Aug 3	CHW		WSH	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	1	.103	.167	.103	.269	9	.95	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.35	P
24	140	106 (4)	Aug 8 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,0-5	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0			0	0	0	.098	.159	.098	.257	9						P
25	141	112 (5)	Aug 13 (2)	CHW	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.149	.091	.240	9	1.36	-0.103	.00	0.00%	-0.55	P
26	142	116 (3)	Aug 18 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-4	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.106	.176	.106	.283	9	1.06	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.20	P
27	143	122 (5)	Aug 24 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,5-6	GS-9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.102	.185	.102	.287	9	.53	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.62	P
28	144	128 (5)	Aug 28	CHW	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG(12)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.094	.186	.094	.281	9	1.64	-0.124	.00	0.00%	-0.46	P
Sept		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
29	145	131 (2)	Sep 2 (1)	CHW		DET	L,1-2	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.091	.180	.091	.271	9	1.56	-0.130	.00	0.00%	-0.85	P
30	146	136 (4)	Sep 7	CHW	@	DET	L,4-10	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.088	.175	.088	.262	9	1.36	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.73	P
31	147	141 (4)	Sep 13 (1)	CHW		PHA	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1			0	0	0	.083	.167	.083	.250	9						P
32	148	148 (6)	Sep 21 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	W,11-10	GS-0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.097	.176	.097	.273	9						P
33	149	155 (6)	Sep 29	CHW		SLB	L,7-8	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.108	.194	.138	.333	9	.30	0.107	.00	0.00%	0.37	P
							12-21		75	65	2	7	0	1	0	2	7	0	27	0	3		0	2	0	2	.108	.194	.138	.333		.96	-1.059	.11	-0.11%	-9.57

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