Ross Grimsley

Ross Albert Grimsley Sr.

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: June 4, 1922 in Americus, KS (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 1951
Team: WhiteSox 1951

Final Game: September 30, 1951
Died: February 6, 1994 in Memphis, TN
Buried: Woodhaven Cemetery, Millington, TN
Relatives: Father of Ross Grimsley
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1946	24	CNE	D	18	5	.783	1.93	26						196.0	110		42		123								1.189	5.1		5.6			CNE · KOML
1947	25	TPK	C	19	9	.679	3.16	35						231.0	183	112	81		137								1.385	7.1		5.3			TPK · WA
1948	26	STL-min	A,AA	7	14	.333	4.13	35						172.0	182	98	79		116								1.733	9.5		6.1			CBS,HSN · SALL,TL
1949	27	STL-min	B,AA	14	11	.560	3.03	35						187.0	161	74	63		98								1.385	7.7		4.7			WSM,HSN · CARL,TL
1950	28	STL-min	A,AA	12	7	.632	4.68	26						152.0	145	96	79	3	96								1.586	8.6	0.2	5.7			CBS,HSN · SALL,TL
1951	29	LAD-min	AAA,AA	4	4	.500	3.41	32	10		2	0		87.0	90	41	33		48		52	5	0	4			1.586	9.3		5.0	5.4	1.08	MTL,FTW · IL,TL
1951	29	CHW	AL	0	0		3.86	7	0	3	0	0	0	14.0	12	8	6	1	10		8	0	0	1	61	108	1.571	7.7	0.6	6.4	5.1	0.80
1952	30	CHW-min	AA	4	7	.364	4.65	35	13					122.0	130	76	63		58								1.541	9.6		4.3			MEM · SOUA
1953	31	CHW-min	AA	3	6	.333	5.29	34	12					97.0	122	63	57	7	37								1.639	11.3	0.6	3.4			MEM · SOUA
1954	32	CHW-min	AAA	8	8	.500	3.80	39	14		5	0		147.0	161	74	62	12	44		69	3	0	4			1.395	9.9	0.7	2.7	4.2	1.57	CHL · AA
1955	33	STL-CIN-min	AAA,AA	9	9	.500	4.15	33	26		9	4		180.0	188	97	83	18	64	8	111	6	0	3			1.400	9.4	0.9	3.2	5.6	1.73	CHL,OMA,NVL · AA,SOUA
1956	34	STL-min	AAA	7	6	.538	4.09	33	16		5	2		121.0	131	61	55	10	39	2	62	3	0	1			1.405	9.7	0.7	2.9	4.6	1.59	OMA,TTO · AA,IL
1957	35	TTO	AAA	4	5	.444	4.65	33	10		4	1		89.0	90	52	46	10	30		63	6	0	1			1.348	9.1	1.0	3.0	6.4	2.10	TTO · IL
1958	36	BAL-DET-min	AAA	4	12	.250	3.86	29	13		4	1		91.0	94	49	39	3	39	6	49	1	0	2			1.462	9.3	0.3	3.9	4.8	1.26	LOU,CHL,TTO · AA,IL
1959	37	DET-min	AAA	6	4	.600	3.48	30	8		1	0		75.0	80	34	29	8	29	1	41	0	0	2			1.453	9.6	1.0	3.5	4.9	1.41	CHL · AA
1960	38	DET-min	AA	6	1	.857	3.08	28	0					87.2	86	31	30	7	26								1.278	8.8	0.7	2.7			BIR · SOUA
1961	39	DET-min	A	4	4	.500	4.47	26	2					52.1	59	31	26	1	16								1.433	10.1	0.2	2.8			KNX · SALL
1 Yr				0	0		3.86	7	0	3	0	0	0	14.0	12	8	6	1	10		8	0	0	1	61	108	1.571	7.7	0.6	6.4	5.1	0.80
162 Game Avg.				0	0		3.86	68	0	29	0	0	0	136	117	78	58	10	97		78	0	0	10	593	108	1.571	7.7	0.6	6.4	5.1	0.80

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary	Awards
1951	29	CHW	AL	14.0	7	0	8	5.14	4.53	0.13	0.00	97.4	4.29	-1	-0.1	1.0	-0.0	-0.1	-0	.480	.499	$
1 Season				14.0	7	0	8	5.14	4.53	0.13	0.00	97.4	4.29	-1	-0.1	1.0	-0.0	-0.1	-0	.480	.499	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	ROE
1951	29	CHW	AL	7	61	51	8	12	1	1	1	2	0	10	8	.235	.361	.353	.714	.262	18	1	0	0	0	1
1 Yr				7	61	51	8	12	1	1	1	2	0	10	8	.235	.361	.353	.714	.262	18	1	0	0	0	1
162 Game Avg.				68	593	495	78	117	10	10	10	19	0	97	78	.235	.361	.353	.714	.262	175	10	0	0	0	10
MLB Averages																.261	.337	.377	.713	.275

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1951	29	CHW	AL	-0.1	-0.0	65	0.0	1.2	-1.2	1.08	-0.0	0.0	1.3	0.1	1.08	0.3	3	1	3
1 Yr				-0.1	-0.0	65	0.0	1.2	-1.2	1.08	-0.0	0.0	1.3	0.1	1.08	0.3	3	1	3

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1951	29	CHW	AL	7	7	3	0	0	1	0	1	0%	1	0	7	3	43%	9	1.081	3	1	3	1	2	4	4	3	3	1	3	1	6.0
1 Yr				7	7	3	0	0	1	0	1	0%	1	0	7	3	43%		1.081	3	1	3	1	2	4	4	3	3	1	3	1	6.0

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1951	29	CHW	AL	61	49%	1.6%	13.1%	16.4%	4.9%	25%	0.65	69%	19	1	5%
1 Yr				61	49%	1.6%	13.1%	16.4%	4.9%	25%	0.65	69%	19	1	5%
MLB Averages					49%	2.3%	11.3%	11.2%	6.7%	25%	0.94	89%			11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1951	29	CHW	AL	61	12			1	0	7	1	0	0	1	7	5	1	71%	1	1	0	25	2	0	100%	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
1 Yr				61	12			1	0	7	1	0	0	1	7	5	1	71%	1	1	0	25	2	0	100%	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
MLB Averages																		54%							56%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1951	29	0	0		3.86	7	0	3	0	0	0	14.0	12	8	6	1	10		8	0	0	1	61	108	1.571	7.7	0.6	6.4	5.1	0.80	108

Neutralized Pitching

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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	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1951	29	0	1	.000	3.86	14.0	12	7	6	1	10	8	0	1.571	7.7	6.4	5.1	0.80	0.6	7
1 Yr		0	1	.000	3.86	14.0	12	7	6	1	10	8	0	1.571	7.7		5.1	0.80	0.6	7

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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