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)

Debut: July 10, 1959 (Age 24-335d, 11,652nd in major league history)
vs. BOS 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-15 / in Starts: 3-3
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 16 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	7 (4-3-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 16 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	9 (5-3-1)

Most Driven In
B Richardson	0

Most Driven In By
B Richardson	1

1959 Batting Game Log

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1959 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	81 (80)	Jul 10	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-8	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	2	82	Jul 11	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-8	6-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.55	-0.029	1.31	-0.04%	-0.47	P
3	3	91 (8)	Jul 19 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,6-4	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.48	-0.030	.92	-0.03%	-0.32	P
4	4	94 (2)	Jul 23	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-8	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
5	5	95	Jul 24	NYY	@	DET	L,2-4	2-8	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	1.27	0.031	1.77	0.03%	0.18	P
6	6	100 (4)	Jul 30	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	9	.93	0.008	.83	0.00%	0.03	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	7	104 (3)	Aug 4	NYY		DET	L,3-4	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9	1.82	-0.046	.50	-0.01%	-0.42	P
8	8	110 (5)	Aug 9 (2)	NYY		KCA	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	9	.79	-0.058	.19	-0.01%	-0.52	P
9	9	116 (5)	Aug 15	NYY		BOS	L,4-12	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	9						P
10	10	120 (3)	Aug 19	NYY	@	DET	W,10-5	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	9						P
11	11	121	Aug 20	NYY	@	DET	L,2-14	2-4	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.333	.641	9	.68	0.044	.07	0.00%	0.63	P
12	12	123 (1)	Aug 22	NYY	@	KCA	L,7-8	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.308	.333	.641	9						P
13	13	125 (1)	Aug 23 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.308	.333	.641	9						P
14	14	126	Aug 24	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.308	.333	.641	7						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	15	138 (11)	Sep 7	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-12	3-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.286	.552	9	1.47	-0.090	.00	0.00%	-0.77	P
16	16	143 (4)	Sep 13 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,2-1	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.286	.552	9						P
17	17	146 (2)	Sep 15	NYY		CHW	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.286	.552	9						P
18	18	148 (1)	Sep 18	NYY		BOS	L,4-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.286	.552	9						P
19	19	154 (5)	Sep 26	NYY		BAL	L,2-7	10-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.286	.552	9						P
							4-15		16	14	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.286	.552		.92	-0.170	.73	-0.06%	-1.67

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