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	4-28 / in Starts: 1-10
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 23 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	11 (8-1-2) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 23 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	15 (7-5-2)

Most Driven In
D Philley	0

1948 Batting Game Log

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1948 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	175	2 (1)	Apr 21	CHW		DET	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.05	-0.051	2.31	-0.07%	-0.46	P
2	176	5 (2)	Apr 25 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0			1	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
3	177	10 (4)	May 1	CHW		SLB	L,2-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.73	-0.019	1.38	-0.02%	-0.16	P
4	178	14 (3)	May 8	CHW	@	PHA	L,1-16	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	179	18 (3)	May 12	CHW	@	BOS	L,5-6	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	1.20	0.024	.88	0.01%	0.29	P
6	180	21 (2)	May 16 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	1.11	-0.027	.75	-0.01%	-0.30	P
7	181	24 (2)	May 20	CHW		NYY	L,2-13	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	.76	-0.019	.27	0.00%	-0.24	P
8	182	26 (1)	May 22	CHW		NYY	L,2-10	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9						P
9	183	30 (3)	May 26	CHW		PHA	L,1-7	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	1.31	-0.020	.37	0.00%	-0.21	P
10	184	35 (4)	May 31 (1)	CHW	@	DET	L,4-5	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9						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	185	39 (3)	Jun 5	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-3	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9						P
12	186	40	Jun 6 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,10-4	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9						P
13	187	44 (3)	Jun 11	CHW	@	BOS	L,4-12	3-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9	1.02	-0.030	.08	0.00%	-0.25	P
14	188	47 (2)	Jun 16	CHW		NYY	L,1-3	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9	1.55	-0.040	.11	0.00%	-0.24	P
15	189	51 (3)	Jun 20 (2)	CHW		WSH	L,1-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9						P
16	190	52	Jun 22	CHW		BOS	L,6-11	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9	.27	-0.007	.02	0.00%	-0.11	P
17	191	57 (4)	Jun 27 (1)	CHW		PHA	L,5-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	9	1.84	0.034	.06	0.00%	0.34	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
18	192	66 (8)	Jul 5 (1)	CHW		SLB	W,3-2	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	9						P
19	193	67	Jul 5 (2)	CHW		SLB	W,5-4	0-GF(13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	9						P
20	194	68	Jul 6	CHW		SLB	L,6-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	9						P
21	195	70 (1)	Jul 8	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-14	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	9						P
22	196	72 (1)	Jul 10	CHW	@	DET	L,4-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	9						P
23	197	80 (7)	Jul 19 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	L,4-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.053	.100	.053	.153	9	.99	-0.118	.00	0.00%	-1.65	P
24	198	84 (3)	Jul 22 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,0-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.053	.100	.053	.153	9						P
25	199	90 (5)	Jul 25 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-7	4-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.143	.100	.243	9	1.26	0.049	.00	0.00%	0.27	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
26	200	109 (18)	Aug 15 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,2-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.143	.100	.243	9						P
27	201	116 (6)	Aug 23	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-11	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.143	.100	.243	9						P
28	202	119 (2)	Aug 26	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.143	.100	.243	9						P
29	203	120	Aug 27	CHW	@	BOS	L,5-10	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.143	.100	.243	9						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
30	204	134 (13)	Sep 10	CHW		SLB	L,7-10	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.143	.100	.243	9						P
31	205	143 (8)	Sep 19 (2)	CHW		WSH	L,6-8	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.095	.136	.095	.232	9						P
32	206	151 (7)	Oct 1 (1)	CHW		SLB	L,0-4	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.095	.136	.095	.232	9						P
							4-28		23	21	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	0	1		1	2	0	0	.095	.136	.095	.232		1.09	-0.224	.60	-0.10%	-2.73

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