Walter Van Grofski

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: December 13, 1911 in Bloomfield, NJ us

Died: April 11, 2000 in Ocean City, NJ

Buried: Unknown Cemetery, Bloomfield, NJ

Full Name: Walter Van Grofski

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1931	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	C-B		54	146	146		36	9	0	2						.247		.349		51
1931	19	-8.7	York	NYPL	B		15		29		7	0	0	1						.241		.345		10
1931	19	-5.9	Clarksburg	MATL	C		39		117		29	9	0	1						.248		.350		41
1932	20	-6.3	York	NYPL	B		69		191		41	4	4	0						.215		.278		53
1933	21	-5.6	York	NYPL	A	BRO	84		240		62	17	2	1						.258		.358		86
1934	22	-5.1	Little Rock	SOUA	A	PIT	83		266		59	8	3	2						.222		.297		79
1935	23	-2.0	Omaha/Council Bluffs	WL	A		56		182		39	4	0	0						.214		.236		43
1936	24		2 Teams	NYPL	A	BRO-PIT	81	250	214	28	65	9	1	0	32	6	2	30	19					76			6
1936	24	-1.5	Scranton	NYPL	A	PIT
1936	24	-1.5	Allentown	NYPL	A	BRO
1937	25		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-A	BRO	124	459	402	34	98	26	2	1	41	8	7	50	42	.244	.332	.326	.658	131		3	4
1937	25	-0.5	Elmira	NYPL	A	BRO	15	54	44	4	8	0	0	0	5	1	0	9	6	.182	.321	.182	.503	8		0	1
1937	25	1.3	Winston-Salem	PIED	B	DET	109	405	358	30	90	26	2	1	36	7	7	41	36	.251	.333	.344	.677	123		3	3
1938	26		3 Teams	3 Lgs	A-B-C	BRO	77	274	249	20	46	6	1	0	20	0	0	18	41	.185	.251	.217	.468	54		4	3
1938	26	1.8	Trenton	EL	A	WSH	39	140	126	9	25	2	0	0	10	0	0	11	20	.198	.263	.214	.477	27		0	3
1938	26	1.9	Winston-Salem	PIED	B	BRO	21	75	69	5	12	1	1	0	7	0	0	4	9	.174	.240	.217	.457	15		2	0
1938	26	3.1	Dayton	MATL	C	BRO	17	59	54	6	9	3	0	0	3	0		3	12	.167	.237	.222	.460	12		2	0
1939	27	2.2	Hartford	EL	A	BSN	70	234	212	17	42	5	0	0	16	2	0	16	36	.198	.254	.222	.476	47		0	6

1942	30	8.7	Wellsville	PONY	D	NYY	121		449		134	40	2	3						.298		.417		187

1944	32	5.2	Newark	IL	AA	NYY	59	153	134	15	28	5	0	2	17	5	0	15	18	.209	.293	.291	.584	39	5	1	3
1945	33	5.5	Newark	IL	AA	NYY	76	233	200	21	58	7	0	2	20	4	0	21	9	.290	.360	.355	.715	71	2	1	11
1946	34	9.2	Sunbury	ISLG	B	NYY	103	308	260	26	45	9	1	0	22	1		40	38	.173	.286	.215	.501	56		1	7
1947	35	11.1	Sunbury	ISLG	B	NYY	12	21	19	4	5	1	0	0	4	0		2	5	.263	.333	.316	.649	6		0	0

1951	39	17.8	Wellsville	PONY	D		19	48	38	9	11	2	0	1	6	0		8	5	.290	.413	.421	.834	16		0	2
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
All Levels (15 Seasons)							1007	3204	2988	146	704	143	15	14	146	20	7	170	194					919		10	36

AA (2 seasons)					Minors		135	386	334	36	86	12	0	4	37	9	0	36	27	.258	.333	.329	.663	110	7	2	14
A (7 seasons)					Minors		347	1116	1070	30	235	36	5	3	31	3	0	36	62					290		0	10
B (6 seasons)					Minors		329	1029	926	65	200	41	8	2	69	8	7	87	88	.216		.284		263		6	10
C (2 seasons)					Minors		56	176	171	6	38	12	0	1	3	0		3	12	.222		.310		53		2	0
D (2 seasons)					Minors		140	497	487	9	145	42	2	4	6	0		8	5	.298		.417		203		0	2