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Mickey Grasso
Newton Michael Grasso

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 195 lb.

Debut September 18, 1946
Final Game May 8, 1955
Born May 10, 1920 in Newark, NJ
Died October 15, 1975 in Miami, FL

Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)

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Batting Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1946 26 NYG NL   7   22    1    3   0  0   0    1   0      0   3  .136  .136  .136  -23    3   0           0   3
 1950 30 WSH AL  75  195   25   56   4  1   1   22   1  1  25  31  .287  .374  .333   86   65   1           2   4
 1951 31 WSH AL  52  175   16   36   3  0   1   14   0  0  14  17  .206  .268  .240   39   42   2           1   9
 1952 32 WSH AL 115  361   22   78   9  0   0   27   1  0  29  36  .216  .276  .241   47   87   3           1  12
 1953 33 WSH AL  61  196   13   41   7  0   2   22   0  0   9  20  .209  .251  .276   43   54   0           2   8
 1954 34 CLE AL   4    6    1    2   0  0   1    1   0  0   1   1  .333  .500  .833  258    5   0   0       1   0
 1955 35 NYG NL   8    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   3   0  .000  .600  .000   78    0   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      322  957   78  216  23  1   5   87   2  1  81 108  .226  .291  .268   54  256   6   0   0   7  37
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        481   39  109  12  1   3   44   1  1  41  54  .226  .291  .268   54  129   3   0   0   4  19
 Career High    115  361   25   78   9  1   2   27   1  1  29  36  .216  .276  .241   47   87   3   0   0   2  12

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1946 26 NYG NL   22   22    0   0.0    93| .136  .264| .136  .339| .136  .369| .272  .708| -23  .000  -3.6  -0.4     
 1950 30 WSH AL  223  145   24   4.4   109| .287  .272| .374  .358| .333  .408| .707  .766|  86  .444  -3.0  -0.3  50%
 1951 31 WSH AL  192  150   11   2.0   100| .206  .265| .268  .346| .240  .389| .508  .735|  39  .180 -15.1  -1.5   0%
 1952 32 WSH AL  394  298   24   2.2    94| .216  .257| .276  .336| .241  .375| .517  .710|  47  .234 -25.8  -2.7 100%
 1953 33 WSH AL  207  163   13   2.1   101| .209  .267| .251  .343| .276  .393| .527  .736|  43  .207 -16.0  -1.6   0%
 1954 34 CLE AL    8    4    2  13.4   100| .333  .268| .500  .344| .833  .391|1.333  .735| 258  .891   1.4   0.1   0%
 1955 35 NYG NL    5    3    0   0.0   106| .000  .266| .600  .338| .000  .422| .600  .760|  78  .000   0.4   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons      1051  785   74   2.5   100| .226  .264| .291  .344| .268  .388| .559  .732|  54  .262 -61.7  -6.4     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1946 26 NYG NL   C    7     24    5    1    0  .967  .980  4.14  4.24               0             
 1950 30 WSH AL   C   69    238   38   17    6  .942  .985  4.00  4.21               3             
 1951 31 WSH AL   C   49    182   26    7    6  .967  .982  4.24  4.40               4             
 1952 32 WSH AL   C  114    485   64   17    4  .970  .985  4.82  4.70               8             
 1953 33 WSH AL   C   59    219   24    4    4  .984  .985  4.12  4.44               4             
 1954 34 CLE AL   C    4      9    1    2    0  .833  .990  2.50  4.75               1             
 1955 35 NYG NL   C    8      9    0    1    0  .900  .989  1.12  4.83               1             
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1946 26 NYG NL   C    7     24    5    1    0  .967  .980  4.14  4.24               0             
 1950 30 WSH AL   C   69    238   38   17    6  .942  .985  4.00  4.21               3             
 1951 31 WSH AL   C   49    182   26    7    6  .967  .982  4.24  4.40               4             
 1952 32 WSH AL   C  114    485   64   17    4  .970  .985  4.82  4.70               8             
 1953 33 WSH AL   C   59    219   24    4    4  .984  .985  4.12  4.44               4             
 1954 34 CLE AL   C    4      9    1    2    0  .833  .990  2.50  4.75               1             
 1955 35 NYG NL   C    8      9    0    1    0  .900  .989  1.12  4.83               1             
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+
 Position Total   C  310   1166  158   49   20  .964  .984  4.27  4.49              21             
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+
 Overall Total       310   1166  158   49   20  .964  .984  4.27  4.49

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1954   WS    CLE NYG     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Transactions
Before 1941 Season: Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent.
April 3, 1948: Purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the New York Giants.
Before 1949 Season: Returned to the Seattle (PCL) by the Detroit Tigers after expiration of minor league working agreement.
November 17, 1949: Drafted by the Washington Senators from the Seattle (PCL) in the 1949 rule 5 draft.
January 20, 1954: Traded by the Washington Senators to the Cleveland Indians for Joe Tipton.
November 22, 1954: Drafted by the New York Giants from the Cleveland Indians in the 1954 rule 5 draft.
May 16, 1955: Released by the New York Giants.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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