Orval Grove

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 196lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: August 29, 1919 in Mineral, KS us

Died: April 20, 1992 in Carmichael, CA

Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Citrus Heights, CA

School: Elmhurst University (Elmhurst, IL)

Last Game: April 27, 1949 (Age 29-241d)
vs. CLE 0.2 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: Orval Leroy Grove

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.7

ERA

3.78

207

152

1176.2

374

WHIP

1.429

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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
1938	18	-5.3	Longview	ETXL	C	CHW	10	11	.476	6.18	6.50	31	25		12	0		198.0	92	143	136		155		133	10	1	24		1.247	4.2		7.0	6.0	0.86
1939	19	-8.4	Oklahoma City	TL	A1		8	7	.533	2.91	3.87	31	20	6	6	2		158.0	132	68	51		78		66	1	0	6		1.329	7.5		4.4	3.8	0.85
1940	20	-7.7	Oklahoma City	TL	A1		10	9	.526	2.88	3.63	24						156.0	141	63	50		52							1.237	8.1		3.0
1940	20	-8.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	0	0		3.00	3.00	3	0	3	0	0	0	6.0	4	2	2	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	26	1.333	6.0	0.0	6.0	1.5	0.25
1941	21	-5.8	Shreveport	TL	A1		17	7	.708	2.73	3.54	34						201.0	174	79	61		84							1.284	7.8		3.8
1941	21	-8.0	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	0	0		10.29	10.29	2	0	0	0	0	0	7.0	9	8	8	2	5	1	5	0	0	1	35	2.000	11.6	2.6	6.4	6.4	1.00
1942	22	-7.0	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	4	6	.400	5.16	6.38	12	8	2	4	0	0	66.1	77	47	38	1	33	4	21	1	0	3	309	1.658	10.4	0.1	4.5	2.8	0.64
1943	23	-6.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	15	9	.625	2.75	3.49	32	25	5	18	3	2	216.1	192	84	66	9	72	4	76	4	1	3	888	1.220	8.0	0.4	3.0	3.2	1.06
1944	24	-5.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	14	15	.483	3.72	4.30	34	33	1	11	2	0	234.2	237	112	97	11	71	6	105	8	0	8	1006	1.313	9.1	0.4	2.7	4.0	1.48
1945	25	-4.9	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	14	12	.538	3.44	4.15	33	30	2	16	4	1	217.0	233	100	83	12	68	5	54	5	0	6	933	1.387	9.7	0.5	2.8	2.2	0.79
1946	26	-3.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	8	13	.381	3.02	4.21	33	26	4	10	1	0	205.1	213	96	69	10	78	10	60	3	0	10	881	1.417	9.3	0.4	3.4	2.6	0.77
1947	27	-2.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	6	8	.429	4.44	5.17	25	19	1	6	1	0	135.2	158	78	67	10	70	9	33	4	0	3	619	1.681	10.5	0.7	4.6	2.2	0.47
1948	28	-0.4	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	2	10	.167	6.16	6.57	32	11	13	1	0	1	87.2	110	64	60	6	42	1	18	3	0	4	404	1.734	11.3	0.6	4.3	1.8	0.43
1949	29	-1.4	Sacramento	PCL	AAA		9	7	.563	3.41	3.61	29			7	2		177.0	140	71	67		85		78	5	0	3		1.271	7.1		4.3	4.0	0.92
1949	29	0.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	0	0		54.00	54.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	4	4	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	8	7.500	54.0	13.5	13.5	13.5	1.00
1950	30	-0.8	Sacramento	PCL	AAA	CHW	17	20	.459	3.32	3.79	40	40		24	2		309.0	276	130	114		131		124	5	7	10		1.317	8.0		3.8	3.6	0.95
1951	31	0.7	Sacramento	PCL	AAA	CHW	8	9	.471	4.42	4.87	32	20		6	0		159.0	178	86	78		82		76	1	0	11		1.635	10.1		4.6	4.3	0.93
1952	32	1.3	Sacramento	PCL	Opn		6	12	.333	4.19	5.55	36	18		5	1		146.0	154	90	68		89		65	1	0	8		1.664	9.5		5.5	4.0	0.73
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 (10 seasons)					Majors		63	73	.463	3.78	4.55	207	152	31	66	11	4	1176.2	1237	595	494	62	444	40	374	29	1	38	5109	1.429	9.5	0.5	3.4	2.9	0.84
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		85	82	.509	3.74	4.37	257	123	6	60	7		1504.0	1287	730	625		756		542	23	8	62		1.358	7.7		4.5
All Levels (15 Seasons)							148	155	.488	3.76	4.45	464	275	37	126	18	4	2680.2	2524	1325	1119	62	1200	40	916	52	9	100	5109	1.389	8.5		4.0

Opn (1 season)					Minors		6	12	.333	4.19	5.55	36	18		5	1		146.0	154	90	68		89		65	1	0	8		1.664	9.5		5.5	4.0	0.73
AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		34	36	.486	3.61	4.00	101	60		37	4		645.0	594	287	259		298		278	11	7	24		1.383	8.3		4.2	3.9	0.93
A1 (3 seasons)					Minors		35	23	.603	2.83	3.67	89	20	6	6	2		515.0	447	210	162		214		66	1	0	6		1.283	7.8		3.7
C (1 season)					Minors		10	11	.476	6.18	6.50	31	25		12	0		198.0	92	143	136		155		133	10	1	24		1.247	4.2		7.0	6.0	0.86