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Lee Grissom
Lee Theo Grissom
All-Star Player
Bats: Both , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: October 23, 1907 in Sherman, TX (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1934
Final Game: September 24, 1941
Died: October 4, 1998 in Corning, CA
Relatives: Brother of Marv Grissom
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Standard Pitching

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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
1934 26 CIN NL 0 1 .000 15.43 4 1 2 0 0 0 7.0 13 12 12 0 7 4 0 0 0 42 26 2.857 16.7 0.0 9.0 5.1 0.57
1935 27 CIN NL 1 1 .500 3.86 3 3 0 1 0 0 21.0 31 10 9 0 4 13 0 0 0 97 103 1.667 13.3 0.0 1.7 5.6 3.25
1936 28 CIN NL 1 1 .500 6.29 6 4 1 0 0 0 24.1 33 18 17 1 9 13 0 0 1 113 61 1.726 12.2 0.4 3.3 4.8 1.44
1937 29 CIN NL 12 17 .414 3.26 50 30 16 14 5 6 223.2 193 89 81 7 93 149 4 2 8 939 114 1.279 7.8 0.3 3.7 6.0 1.60 AS,MVP-19
1938 30 CIN NL 2 3 .400 5.29 14 7 3 0 0 0 51.0 60 38 30 4 22 16 2 0 2 230 69 1.608 10.6 0.7 3.9 2.8 0.73
1939 31 CIN NL 9 7 .563 4.10 33 21 5 3 0 0 153.2 145 77 70 14 56 53 1 0 4 648 94 1.308 8.5 0.8 3.3 3.1 0.95
1940 32 TOT MLB 2 5 .286 2.64 19 10 6 3 1 0 78.1 63 30 23 3 36 57 0 0 1 330 151 1.264 7.2 0.3 4.1 6.5 1.58
1940 32 NYY AL 0 0 0.00 5 0 5 0 0 0 4.2 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 19 1.286 7.7 0.0 3.9 1.9 0.50
1940 32 BRO NL 2 5 .286 2.81 14 10 1 3 1 0 73.2 59 30 23 3 34 56 0 0 1 311 142 1.262 7.2 0.4 4.2 6.8 1.65
1941 33 TOT NL 2 13 .133 3.85 33 19 7 2 0 1 142.2 130 72 61 6 78 79 2 0 8 626 96 1.458 8.2 0.4 4.9 5.0 1.01
1941 33 BRO NL 0 0 2.38 4 1 2 0 0 1 11.1 10 3 3 2 8 5 0 0 0 52 154 1.588 7.9 1.6 6.4 4.0 0.63
1941 33 PHI NL 2 13 .133 3.97 29 18 5 2 0 0 131.1 120 69 58 4 70 74 2 0 8 574 93 1.447 8.2 0.3 4.8 5.1 1.06
8 Seasons 29 48 .377 3.89 162 95 40 23 6 7 701.2 668 346 303 35 305 384 9 2 24 3025 97 1.387 8.6 0.4 3.9 4.9 1.26
162 Game Avg. 8 13 .377 3.89 43 25 11 6 2 2 186 177 92 80 9 81 102 2 1 6 800 97 1.387 8.6 0.4 3.9 4.9 1.26
CIN (6 yrs) 25 30 .455 4.10 110 66 27 18 5 6 480.2 475 244 219 26 191 248 7 2 15 2069 92 1.386 8.9 0.5 3.6 4.6 1.30
BRO (2 yrs) 2 5 .286 2.75 18 11 3 3 1 1 85.0 69 33 26 5 42 61 0 0 1 363 144 1.306 7.3 0.5 4.4 6.5 1.45
PHI (1 yr) 2 13 .133 3.97 29 18 5 2 0 0 131.1 120 69 58 4 70 74 2 0 8 574 93 1.447 8.2 0.3 4.8 5.1 1.06
NYY (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 5 0 5 0 0 0 4.2 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 19 1.286 7.7 0.0 3.9 1.9 0.50
NL (8 yrs) 29 48 .377 3.91 157 95 35 23 6 7 697.0 664 346 303 35 303 383 9 2 24 3006 97 1.387 8.6 0.5 3.9 4.9 1.26
AL (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 5 0 5 0 0 0 4.2 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 19 1.286 7.7 0.0 3.9 1.9 0.50

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1939 31 CIN NL WS L NYY 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.750 0.0 0.0 6.8 0.0 0.00
1 WS 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.750 0.0 0.0 6.8 0.0 0.00

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
1934 26 CIN NL 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1935 27 CIN NL 3 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 /1
1936 28 CIN NL 6 10 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 .000 .100 .000 .100 -70 0 1 0 0 /1
1937 29 CIN NL 51 74 64 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 4 20 .109 .162 .109 .271 -23 7 1 0 6 1 AS,MVP-19
1938 30 CIN NL 14 16 16 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .188 .188 .188 .375 5 3 0 0 0 1
1939 31 CIN NL 33 54 47 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 18 .085 .157 .128 .285 -23 6 0 2 3 1
1940 32 TOT MLB 19 24 23 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .217 .250 .217 .467 27 5 0 0 0 0 0 1
1940 32 NYY AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1940 32 BRO NL 14 24 23 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .217 .250 .217 .467 27 5 0 0 0 1
1941 33 TOT NL 33 43 38 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 .184 .205 .211 .416 19 8 2 1 4 1
1941 33 BRO NL 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 178 1 0 0 1 /1
1941 33 PHI NL 29 40 36 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 .167 .189 .194 .384 10 7 2 1 3 1
8 Seasons 163 230 205 13 26 1 1 0 4 1 0 8 68 .127 .171 .141 .313 -13 29 4 3 14 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 229 204 13 26 1 1 0 4 1 8 68 .127 .171 .141 .313 -13 29 4 3 14
CIN (6 yrs) 111 163 144 10 14 0 1 0 2 1 7 50 .097 .150 .111 .261 -27 16 2 2 10
BRO (2 yrs) 18 27 25 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 .240 .269 .240 .509 38 6 0 0 1
PHI (1 yr) 29 40 36 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 .167 .189 .194 .384 10 7 2 1 3
NYY (1 yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 158 230 205 13 26 1 1 0 4 1 8 68 .127 .171 .141 .313 -13 29 4 3 14
AL (1 yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1939 31 CIN NL WS NYY 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

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
1934 CIN NL 26 P 4 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.25 1.000 1.12
1935 CIN NL 27 P 3 7 1 6 0 0 1.000 2.33 .957 1.17
1936 CIN NL 28 P 6 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 1.00 .950 1.17
1937 CIN NL 29 P 50 40 5 34 1 1 .975 0.78 .957 1.20 AS,MVP-19
1938 CIN NL 30 P 14 15 2 11 2 0 .867 0.93 .967 1.13
1939 CIN NL 31 P 33 27 2 24 1 3 .963 0.79 .959 1.09
1940 TOT MLB 32 P 19 16 3 11 2 1 .875 0.74 .969 1.08
1940 NYY AL 32 P 5 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.20 1.000 1.04
1940 BRO NL 32 P 14 15 3 10 2 1 .867 0.93 .967 1.10
1941 TOT NL 33 P 33 29 1 26 2 0 .931 0.82 .966 1.09
1941 BRO NL 33 P 4 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.50 .950 1.10
1941 PHI NL 33 P 29 27 1 24 2 0 .926 0.86 .967 1.09
8 Seasons P 162 141 16 117 8 5 .943 0.82 .962 1.13
8 Seasons TOT 162 141 16 117 8 5 .943 0.82 .905 1.13

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1937 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1937 NL (19, 2%)
0.02 Career Shares (1339th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1937 NL  7.766 (2nd)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1937 NL  5.996 (2nd)

Games Played s c a p y
1937 NL  50 (3rd)

Saves s c a p y
1937 NL  6 (3rd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1937 NL  149 (2nd)

Games Started s c a p y
1937 NL  30 (10th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1937 NL  5 (1st)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1937 NL  93 (4th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1937 NL  .282 (8th)

Losses s c a p y
1937 NL  17 (4th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1937 NL  8 (2nd)
1941 NL  8 (2nd)

Games Finished s c a p y
1937 NL  16 (6th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 1 (816), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 12 (1334), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 5 (1252), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1498), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

January 4, 1940: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the New York Yankees for Joe Beggs.

May 15, 1940: Selected off waivers by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the New York Yankees.

May 6, 1941: Traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Vito Tamulis.

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