Mickey Grasso

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 195lb (183cm, 88kg)

Born: May 10, 1920 in Newark, NJ us

Died: October 15, 1975 in Miami, FL

Buried: Cremated

Debut: September 18, 1946 (Age 26-131d, 7,917th in MLB history)
vs. CHC 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 8, 1955 (Age 34-363d)
vs. PIT 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: Newton Michael Grasso

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-3.2

AB

957

R

H

216

BA

.226

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

.291

SLG

.268

OPS

.558

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

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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
1941	21	TRE	B	52	124	124		29	3	0	1						.234	.234	.282	.516		35							TRE · ISLG
1946	26	SFG-min	AAA	106	337	303	31	69	8	0	13	46	1	0	24	43	.228	.293	.383	.676		116	9	4	6				JER · IL
1946	26	NYG	NL	7	22	22	1	3	0	0	0	1	0		0	3	.136	.136	.136	.273	-23	3	3	0	0			/2

1947	27	SFG-min	AAA	117	434	388	55	104	17	1	16	52	7		36	41	.268	.333	.441	.774		171		2	8				JER · IL
1948	28	DET-min	AAA	140	429	380	35	99	13	1	5	27	1		39	62	.261	.334	.339	.674		129		3	7				SLE · PCL
1949	29	SLE	AAA	109	336	299	29	75	11	0	7	31	1		35	26	.251	.329	.358	.687		107		0	2				SLE · PCL
1950	30	WSH	AL	75	223	195	25	56	4	1	1	22	1	1	25	31	.287	.374	.333	.707	86	65	4	2	1			2
1951	31	WSH	AL	52	192	175	16	36	3	0	1	14	0	0	14	17	.206	.268	.240	.508	39	42	9	1	2			2
1952	32	WSH	AL	115	394	361	22	78	9	0	0	27	1	0	29	36	.216	.276	.241	.517	46	87	12	1	3			*2
1953	33	WSH	AL	61	207	196	13	41	7	0	2	22	0	0	9	20	.209	.251	.276	.527	44	54	8	2	0			2
1954	34	CLE	AL	4	8	6	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	.333	.500	.833	1.333	258	5	0	1	0	0		/2
1955	35	CLE-min	AAA	56	181	159	8	37	7	0	1	16	0		17	24	.233	.307	.296	.603		47	4	1	2	2			INA · AA
1955	35	NYG	NL	8	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.000	.600	.000	.600	78	0	1	0	0	0	0	/2
1957	37	MIN-PHI-min	AA,AAA	46	115	105	14	34	3	0	0	19	0		6	11	.324	.360	.352	.712		37	2	1	1	2			CNG,MIA · SOUA,IL
1958	38	PHI-min	AAA	2	3	3		0									.000	.000											MIA · IL
7 Yrs				322	1051	957	78	216	23	1	5	87	2	1	81	108	.226	.291	.268	.558	54	256	37	7	6	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	529	481	39	109	12	1	3	44	1		41	54	.226	.291	.268	.558	54	129	19	4	3

WSH (4 yrs)				303	1016	927	76	211	23	1	4	85	2	1	77	104	.228	.291	.268	.559	54	248	33	6	6
NYG (2 yrs)				15	27	24	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	3	.125	.222	.125	.347	-1	3	4	0	0	0	0
CLE (1 yr)				4	8	6	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	.333	.500	.833	1.333	258	5	0	1	0	0

AL (5 yrs)				307	1024	933	77	213	23	1	5	86	2	1	78	105	.228	.293	.271	.564	55	253	33	7	6	0
NL (2 yrs)				15	27	24	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	3	.125	.222	.125	.347	-1	3	4	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batting

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

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Mickey Grasso

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Similarity Scores

Transactions

Salaries

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