Eli Grba
Eli Grba
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 207 lb.

Born: August 9, 1934 in Chicago, IL
High School: Bowen (Chicago, IL)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1952. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 10, 1959
Final Game: August 4, 1963
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1959 NYY AL 24 P 19 6 50.1 13 3 9 1 0 .923 2.15 0.63 .954 2.06 0.85
1960 NYY AL 25 P 24 9 80.2 19 9 9 1 1 .947 2.01 0.75 .968 1.96 0.78
1961 LAA AL 26 P 40 30 211.2 44 11 31 2 2 .955 1.79 1.05 .955 2.05 0.83
1962 LAA AL 27 P 40 29 176.1 53 9 37 7 3 .868 2.35 1.15 .962 2.08 0.79
1963 LAA AL 28 P 12 1 17.1 5 2 3 0 1 1.000 2.60 0.42 .960 1.97 0.79
5 Seasons P 135 75 536.1 134 34 89 11 7 .918 2.06 0.91 .960 2.04 0.81
5 Seasons TOT 135 75 536.1 134 34 89 11 7 .918 2.06 0.91 .878 2.04 0.81

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1959 NYY AL 24 19 6 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 NYY AL 25 27 9 27 27 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
1961 LAA AL 26 42 30 42 42 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1962 LAA AL 27 42 29 42 42 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1963 LAA AL 28 13 1 13 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 Seasons 143 75 143 143 135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1959 NYY AL 24 244 75% 30% 11 91% 1 3 1 2 9 6 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 100%
1960 NYY AL 25 357 78% 35% 14 79% 1 9 2 5 8 7 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 6 50%
1961 LAA AL 26 937 76% 29% 33 91% 0 13 3 10 29 23 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 1 2 100%
1962 LAA AL 27 770 79% 25% 34 82% 0 8 1 6 30 22 2 7 0 3 4 4 3 1 2 1 7 71%
1963 LAA AL 28 77 79% 22% 3 67% 0 1 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 100%
5 Seasons 2385 77% 29% 95 85% 2 34 7 24 80 59 9 11 0 7 4 8 7 4 5 2 20 75%
MLB Averages 77% 27% 89% 80%

* 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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