Mickey Grasso
Newton Michael Grasso
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: May 10, 1920 in Newark, NJ
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1946
Final Game: May 8, 1955
Died: October 15, 1975 in Miami, FL
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1946 26 NYG NL 7 22 22 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .136 .136 .136 .273 -23 3 3 0 0 /2
1950 30 WSH AL 75 223 195 25 56 4 1 1 22 1 1 25 31 .287 .374 .333 .707 86 65 4 2 1 2
1951 31 WSH AL 52 192 175 16 36 3 0 1 14 0 0 14 17 .206 .268 .240 .508 39 42 9 1 2 2
1952 32 WSH AL 115 394 361 22 78 9 0 0 27 1 0 29 36 .216 .276 .241 .517 47 87 12 1 3 *2
1953 33 WSH AL 61 207 196 13 41 7 0 2 22 0 0 9 20 .209 .251 .276 .527 43 54 8 2 0 2
1954 34 CLE AL 4 8 6 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 .333 .500 .833 1.333 258 5 0 1 0 0 /2
1955 35 NYG NL 8 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 .600 .000 .600 78 0 1 0 0 0 0 /2
7 Seasons 322 1051 957 78 216 23 1 5 87 2 1 81 108 .226 .291 .268 .558 54 256 37 7 6 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 529 481 39 109 12 1 3 44 1 41 54 .226 .291 .268 .558 54 129 19 4 3
WSH (4 yrs) 303 1016 927 76 211 23 1 4 85 2 1 77 104 .228 .291 .268 .559 53 248 33 6 6
NYG (2 yrs) 15 27 24 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 .125 .222 .125 .347 -1 3 4 0 0 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 4 8 6 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 .333 .500 .833 1.333 258 5 0 1 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 307 1024 933 77 213 23 1 5 86 2 1 78 105 .228 .293 .271 .564 55 253 33 7 6 0
NL (2 yrs) 15 27 24 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 .125 .222 .125 .347 -1 3 4 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1946 26 NYG NL 22 22 0 0.0 93 .158 .136 .264 .136 .339 .136 .369 .273 .708 -23 .000 -3.6 -0.4 .136 .000 .000
1950 30 WSH AL 223 145 24 4.4 109 .337 .287 .272 .374 .358 .333 .408 .707 .766 86 .444 -3.0 -0.3 .639 .174 .046 1.0
1951 31 WSH AL 192 150 11 2.0 100 .223 .206 .265 .268 .346 .240 .389 .508 .735 39 .180 -15.1 -1.5 .385 .114 .034 .0
1952 32 WSH AL 394 298 24 2.2 94 .240 .216 .257 .276 .336 .241 .375 .517 .710 47 .234 -25.8 -2.7 .400 .108 .025 .0
1953 33 WSH AL 207 163 13 2.1 101 .224 .209 .267 .251 .343 .276 .393 .527 .736 43 .207 -16.0 -1.6 .399 .112 .066 .0
1954 34 CLE AL 8 4 2 13.4 100 .250 .333 .268 .500 .344 .833 .391 1.333 .735 258 .891 1.4 0.1 1.750 .667 .500 .0
1955 35 NYG NL 5 3 0 0.0 106 .000 .000 .266 .600 .338 .000 .422 .600 .760 78 .000 0.4 0.0 1.000 1.500 .000
7 Seasons 1051 785 74 2.5 100 .250 .226 .264 .291 .344 .268 .388 .558 .732 54 .262 -61.7 -6.4 .443 .127 .042 2.9
162 Game Avg. 529 395 37 2.5 100 .250 .226 .264 .291 .344 .268 .388 .558 .732 54 .262 -61.7 -6.4 .443 .127 .042 1
WSH (4 yrs) 1016 756 72 2.6 100 .253 .228 .264 .291 .344 .268 .388 .559 .732 53 .265 -59.8 -6.2 .443 .124 .040 2.7
NYG (2 yrs) 27 25 0 0.0 95 .143 .125 .264 .222 .339 .125 .373 .347 .712 -1 .000 -3.2 -0.4 .240 .125 .000
CLE (1 yr) 8 4 2 13.4 100 .250 .333 .268 .500 .344 .833 .391 1.333 .735 258 .891 1.4 0.1 1.750 .667 .500 .0
AL (5 yrs) 1024 760 74 2.6 100 .253 .228 .264 .293 .344 .271 .388 .564 .732 55 .273 -58.4 -6.0 .450 .128 .043 2.9
NL (2 yrs) 27 25 0 0.0 95 .143 .125 .264 .222 .339 .125 .373 .347 .712 -1 .000 -3.2 -0.4 .240 .125 .000

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1954 34 CLE AL WS NYG L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1946 26 NYG NL 22 0.0% 13.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 7.3 22.0 86%
1950 30 WSH AL 223 0.5% 13.9% 11.2% 2.7% 11% 1.24 6.3 195.0 8.9 73%
1951 31 WSH AL 192 0.5% 8.9% 7.3% 2.1% 11% 1.21 10.3 175.0 12.5 82%
1952 32 WSH AL 394 0.0% 9.1% 7.4% 2.3% 12% 1.24 10.0 13.4 82%
1953 33 WSH AL 207 1.0% 9.7% 4.4% 4.4% 22% 2.22 9.8 98.0 8.9 84%
1954 34 CLE AL 8 12.5% 12.5% 12.5% 12.5% 50% 1.00 6.0 6.0 6.0 2.00 50%
1955 35 NYG NL 5 0.0% 0.0% 60.0% 0.0% 0.00 2.00 40%
7 Seasons 1051 0.5% 10.3% 7.7% 2.8% 13% 1.33 8.9 191.4 11.0 2.00 80%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1954 34 CLE AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 35 NYG NL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 0 0 24% 5 2 1 67% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1954 34 CLE AL 8 50% 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 4 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1955 35 NYG NL 5 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 13 31% 216 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 2 37 1850% 1 0 0% 7 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1946 26 7 22 22 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .136 .136 .136 .273 -23 3 3 0 0
1947 27 7 22 22 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .136 .136 .136 .273 -23 3 3 0 0
1948 28 7 22 22 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .136 .136 .136 .273 -23 3 3 0 0
1949 29 7 22 22 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .136 .136 .136 .273 -23 3 3 0 0
1950 30 82 245 217 26 59 4 1 1 23 1 1 25 34 .272 .352 .313 .666 76 68 7 2 1
1951 31 134 437 392 42 95 7 1 2 37 1 1 39 51 .242 .316 .281 .596 60 110 16 3 3
1952 32 249 831 753 64 173 16 1 2 64 2 1 68 87 .230 .297 .262 .559 54 197 28 4 6
1953 33 310 1038 949 77 214 23 1 4 86 2 1 77 107 .226 .288 .264 .552 52 251 36 6 6
1954 34 314 1046 955 78 216 23 1 5 87 2 1 78 108 .226 .289 .268 .557 53 256 36 7 6 0
1955 35 322 1051 957 78 216 23 1 5 87 2 1 81 108 .226 .291 .268 .558 54 256 37 7 6 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1946 26 7 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 7
1950 30 78 228 201 24 56 4 1 1 21 1 25 32 .279 .364 .323 .687 23 75
1951 31 55 200 184 17 38 3 0 1 15 0 15 18 .207 .270 .239 .509 12 52
1952 32 120 415 382 25 86 10 0 0 31 1 32 38 .225 .287 .251 .538 27 115
1953 33 64 216 205 13 43 7 0 2 23 0 9 21 .210 .250 .273 .523 14 61
1954 34 4 8 6 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 .333 .500 .833 1.333 2 4
1955 35 8 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 .600 .000 .600 0 8
7 Seasons 336 1095 1003 80 225 24 1 5 91 2 85 113 .224 .289 .265 .555 78 322
162 Game Avg. 162 528 484 39 108 12 0 2 44 1 41 54 .224 .289 .265 .555 38 322

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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