Eli Grba

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 205lb (188cm, 92kg)

Born: August 9, 1934 in Chicago, IL us

Died: January 14, 2019 in Florence, AL

Buried: New Salem Cemetery, Salem, AL

High School: James H. Bowen HS (Chicago, IL)

Last Game: August 4, 1963 (Age 28-360d)
vs. CHW 2.1 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1959 season

Full Name: Eli Grba

Pronunciation: \GERB-ah\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.5

ERA

4.48

135

536.1

255

WHIP

1.486

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1953	18	-6.5	Salisbury	TARH	D	BOS	7	11	.389	4.67	5.50	30	24		11	3		162.0	145	99	84	16	116		145	6	0	12		1.611	8.1	0.9	6.4	8.1	1.25
1954	19	-1.4	Corning	PONY	D	BOS	14	10	.583	3.36	3.85	36	27		18	3		222.0	194	95	83	10	101		209	2	0	1		1.329	7.9	0.4	4.1	8.5	2.07
1955	20	-2.4	San Jose	CALL	C	BOS	17	6	.739	2.67	3.46	34	26		15	2		229.0	198	88	68	10	103		168	1	1	12		1.314	7.8	0.4	4.0	6.6	1.63
1956	21	-7.2	San Francisco	PCL	Opn	BOS	7	4	.636	4.84	5.52	45	3		0	0		93.0	100	57	50	6	49		37	1	0	10		1.602	9.7	0.6	4.7	3.6	0.76

1959	24	-3.5	Richmond	IL	AAA	NYY	5	1	.833	2.83	3.03	30	2		1	0		86.0	76	29	27	6	27	4	72	2	0	4		1.198	8.0	0.6	2.8	7.5	2.67
1959	24	-4.2	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	2	5	.286	6.44	7.87	19	6	5	0	0	0	50.1	52	44	36	6	39	0	23	0	0	0	240	1.808	9.3	1.1	7.0	4.1	0.59
1960	25	-2.9	Richmond	IL	AAA	NYY	7	1	.875	1.80	2.06	12	9		4	3		70.0	58	16	14	1	24	0	50	0	0	3		1.171	7.5	0.1	3.1	6.4	2.08
1960	25	-2.9	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	6	4	.600	3.68	5.02	24	9	4	1	0	1	80.2	65	45	33	9	46	3	32	2	1	4	346	1.376	7.3	1.0	5.1	3.6	0.70
1961	26	-1.8	LAA	AL	Maj	LAA	11	13	.458	4.25	5.06	40	30	5	8	0	2	211.2	197	119	100	26	114	10	105	7	1	6	941	1.469	8.4	1.1	4.8	4.5	0.92
1962	27	-0.7	LAA	AL	Maj	LAA	8	9	.471	4.54	5.16	40	29	5	1	0	1	176.1	185	101	89	19	75	5	90	2	1	4	783	1.474	9.4	1.0	3.8	4.6	1.20
1963	28	2.4	Hawaii	PCL	AAA	LAA	9	7	.563	4.60	5.02	22	19		10	0		129.0	138	72	66	17	43	5	63	2	0	1		1.403	9.6	1.2	3.0	4.4	1.47
1963	28	0.3	LAA	AL	Maj	LAA	1	2	.333	4.67	4.67	12	1	7	0	0	0	17.1	14	9	9	2	10	1	5	1	0	1	77	1.385	7.3	1.0	5.2	2.6	0.50
1964	29	3.3	Toronto	IL	AAA	MLN	9	8	.529	2.67	3.20	28	19		7	2		138.0	125	49	41	12	55	7	83	5	0	4		1.304	8.2	0.8	3.6	5.4	1.51
1965	30	4.9	Hawaii	PCL	AAA	WSA	5	9	.357	4.26	5.22	31	16		2	0		131.0	131	76	62	17	41	2	68	1	0	9		1.313	9.0	1.2	2.8	4.7	1.66
1966	31	3.6	Jalisco	MEX	AA		1	3	.250	1.85	5.82	8	5		0	0		34.0	47	22	7	2	17	3	14	0	0	1		1.882	12.4	0.5	4.5	3.7	0.82
1967	32	6.5	Indianapolis	PCL	AAA	CHW	0	0		2.00	4.00	5	1		0	0		9.0	10	4	2	1	4	2	6	0	0	0		1.556	10.0	1.0	4.0	6.0	1.50
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (5 seasons)					Majors		28	33	.459	4.48	5.34	135	75	26	10	0	4	536.1	513	318	267	62	284	19	255	12	3	15	2387	1.486	8.6	1.0	4.8	4.3	0.90
Minors (10 seasons)					Minors		80	57	.584	3.52	4.15	273	146		68	13		1269.0	1175	585	497	96	563	20	901	20	1	56		1.370	8.3	0.7	4.0	6.4	1.60
Foreign (1 season)					Foreign		1	3	.250	1.85	5.82	8	5		0	0		34.0	47	22	7	2	17	3	14	0	0	1		1.882	12.4	0.5	4.5	3.7	0.82
All Levels (13 Seasons)							109	93	.540	3.77	4.53	416	226	26	78	13	4	1839.1	1735	925	771	160	864	42	1170	32	4	72	2387	1.413	8.5	0.8	4.2	5.7	1.35

Opn (1 season)					Minors		7	4	.636	4.84	5.52	45	3		0	0		93.0	100	57	50	6	49		37	1	0	10		1.602	9.7	0.6	4.7	3.6	0.76
AAA (6 seasons)					Minors		35	26	.574	3.39	3.93	128	66		24	5		563.0	538	246	212	54	194	20	342	10	0	21		1.300	8.6	0.9	3.1	5.5	1.76
C (1 season)					Minors		17	6	.739	2.67	3.46	34	26		15	2		229.0	198	88	68	10	103		168	1	1	12		1.314	7.8	0.4	4.0	6.6	1.63
D (2 seasons)					Minors		21	21	.500	3.91	4.55	66	51		29	6		384.0	339	194	167	26	217		354	8	0	13		1.448	7.9	0.6	5.1	8.3	1.63