Marv Grissom

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: March 31, 1918 in Los Molinos, CA us

Died: September 19, 2005 in Red Bluff, CA

Buried: Cremated

Last Game: June 11, 1959 (Age 41-072d)
vs. MLN 0.0 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: Marvin Edward Grissom

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Relatives: Brother of Lee Grissom; Uncle of Jim Davis

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.8

ERA

3.41

356

810.0

459

WHIP

1.375

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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
1941	23	0.6	San Bernardino	CALL	C	NYG	2	4	.333	4.67	8.83	10						52.0	72	51	27		27							1.904	12.5		4.7

1946	28	1.0	Jersey City	IL	AAA	NYG	4	10	.286	4.16	5.29	34	15		5	2		119.0	105	70	55		81		75	10	1	5		1.563	7.9		6.1	5.7	0.93
1946	28	-1.6	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	0	2	.000	4.34	5.30	4	3	1	0	0	0	18.2	17	11	9	1	13	1	9	1	0	3	84	1.607	8.2	0.5	6.3	4.3	0.69
1947	29	0.9	Minneapolis	AA	AAA	NYG	9	16	.360	6.26	7.03	37	25	7	7	1		151.0	162	118	105		89		92	6	0	4		1.662	9.7		5.3	5.5	1.03
1948	30	-1.0	Sacramento	PCL	AAA		11	7	.611	4.03	4.55	38			11	1		190.0	192	96	85		83		95	7	1	3		1.447	9.1		3.9	4.5	1.14
1949	31	2.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	2	4	.333	6.41	7.32	27	2	3	0	0	0	39.1	56	32	28	6	34	1	17	1	0	2	206	2.288	12.8	1.4	7.8	3.9	0.50
1950	32	5.5	Toledo	AA	AAA	DET	9	10	.474	3.46	4.04	28	20		8	1		156.0	157	70	60		54		99	7	0	2		1.353	9.1		3.1	5.7	1.83
1951	33	2.7	Seattle	PCL	AAA		20	11	.645	3.04	3.50	34	31		20	2		252.0	193	98	85		100		146	6	0	5		1.163	6.9		3.6	5.2	1.46
1952	34	3.9	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	12	10	.545	3.74	4.28	28	24	1	7	1	0	166.0	156	79	69	6	79	7	97	3	0	5	715	1.416	8.5	0.3	4.3	5.3	1.23
1953	35		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	NYG	6	8	.429	4.26	4.64	34	18	8	4	1	0	143.2	144	74	68	11	61	6	77	2	0	5	626	1.427	9.0	0.7	3.8	4.8	1.26
1953	35	6.5	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	4	2	.667	3.95	4.27	21	7	7	3	0	0	84.1	83	40	37	6	31	6	46	1	0	3	363	1.352	8.9	0.6	3.3	4.9	1.48
1953	35	5.1	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	2	6	.250	4.70	5.16	13	11	1	1	1	0	59.1	61	34	31	5	30	0	31	1	0	2	263	1.534	9.3	0.8	4.6	4.7	1.03
1954	36	7.5	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	10	7	.588	2.35	2.72	56	3	36	1	1	17	122.1	100	37	32	13	50	11	64	7	1	1	512	1.226	7.4	1.0	3.7	4.7	1.28
1955	37	9.0	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	5	4	.556	2.92	3.53	55	0	32	0	0	8	89.1	76	35	29	6	41	5	49	6	0	1	383	1.310	7.7	0.6	4.1	4.9	1.20
1956	38	9.4	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	1	1	.500	1.56	1.67	43	2	20	0	0	7	80.2	71	15	14	3	16	3	49	1	0	2	323	1.079	7.9	0.3	1.8	5.5	3.06
1957	39	11.4	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	4	4	.500	2.61	3.92	55	0	38	0	0	14	82.2	74	36	24	6	23	6	51	2	0	1	338	1.173	8.1	0.7	2.5	5.6	2.22
1958	40	12.3	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	7	5	.583	3.99	4.68	51	0	35	0	0	11	65.1	71	34	29	11	26	7	46	5	0	3	285	1.485	9.8	1.5	3.6	6.3	1.77
1959	41	13.3	STL	NL	Maj	STL	0	0		22.50	22.50	3	0	2	0	0	0	2.0	6	5	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	3.000	27.0	9.0	0.0	0.0
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		47	45	.511	3.41	3.98	356	52	176	12	3	57	810.0	771	358	307	65	343	47	459	28	1	23	3484	1.375	8.6	0.7	3.8	5.1	1.34
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		55	58	.487	4.08	4.92	181	91	7	51	7		920.0	881	503	417		434		507	36	2	19		1.429	8.6		4.2
All Levels (15 Seasons)							102	103	.498	3.77	4.48	537	143	183	63	10	57	1730.0	1652	861	724	65	777	47	966	64	3	42	3484	1.404	8.6		4.0

AAA (5 seasons)					Minors		53	54	.495	4.04	4.69	171	91	7	51	7		868.0	809	452	390		407		507	36	2	19		1.401	8.4		4.2	5.3	1.25
C (1 season)					Minors		2	4	.333	4.67	8.83	10						52.0	72	51	27		27							1.904	12.5		4.7