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Orval
Grove		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 201
 
Born: August 29, 1919 in Usa, KS, MINERAL
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1940 20 MON NL   9 3 4 3 6 7 7 7 7 7
1941 21 MON NL   9 3 4 3 6 7 7 7 7 7
1942 22 MON NL   9 3 4 3 5 6 5 7 7 7
1943 23 MON NL   9 3 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5
1944 24 MON NL   9 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 4
1945 25 MON NL $ 300,000 8 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
1946 26 MON NL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 5 6 5 3 4 4
1947 27 MON NL   7 5 6 6 5 5 5 3 4 3
1948 28 MON NL   7 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3
1949 29 MON NL   7 7 7 7 4 5 5 3 3 3
1950 30 MON NL   6 7 7 7 4 5 5 3 3 3
1951 31 MON NL   6 6 7 7 4 4 4 3 3 3
1952 32 MON NL   7 6 7 7 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 9 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1940 20 MON NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1941 21 MON NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1942 22 MON NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1943 23 MON NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1944 24 MON NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1945 25 MON NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1946 26 MON NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1947 27 MON NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1948 28 MON NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1949 29 MON NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1950 30 MON NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1951 31 MON NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1952 32 MON NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1940 20 AAA   7 9 .438 22 22 0 0 0 142.3 193 81 8 36 67 5.12 .315 .353 .431 .784  
    AA   0 3 .000 6 6 1 0 0 46.0 46 15 0 6 38 2.93 .258 .283 .326 .608  
1941 21 AAA   12 12 .500 28 28 2 1 0 196.3 201 84 19 63 94 3.85 .262 .318 .395 .713  
1942 22 AAA   7 5 .583 22 22 2 2 0 148.0 167 68 7 54 75 4.14 .282 .342 .374 .716  
1943 23 AAA   7 7 .500 19 19 3 0 0 126.0 125 56 10 61 57 4.00 .262 .345 .391 .736  
1944 24 AAA   6 2 .750 12 12 0 0 0 82.7 79 28 9 39 55 3.05 .252 .334 .404 .739  
1945 25 MON NL 2 3 .400 38 0 0 0 1 45.7 60 27 5 33 16 5.32 .323 .419 .457 .876 1.7
1946 26 MON NL 12 9 .571 77 8 0 0 4 133.7 148 72 18 86 34 4.85 .283 .385 .424 .810 7.3
1947 27 AAA   2 8 .200 20 11 0 0 0 75.0 104 53 10 40 54 6.36 .332 .408 .514 .922  
1948 28 AAA   2 2 .500 29 0 0 0 2 44.7 46 28 7 27 33 5.64 .261 .360 .409 .769  
1949 29 AAA   8 1 .889 43 0 0 0 3 66.0 59 32 9 32 51 4.36 .236 .323 .372 .695  
1950 30 AAA   4 5 .444 49 0 0 0 4 41.0 47 26 5 29 44 5.71 .290 .398 .475 .873  
1951 31 AAA   5 3 .625 41 0 0 0 1 62.0 68 36 11 40 73 5.23 .279 .380 .463 .843  
1952 32 AAA   1 4 .200 47 0 0 0 4 57.0 59 31 11 38 49 4.89 .261 .367 .447 .814  
2 Years Sim 14 12 .538 115 8 0 0 5 179.3 208 99 23 119 50 4.97 .293 .394 .433 .827 9.0
11 Years AAA 61 58 .513 332 114 7 3 14 1041.0 1148 523 106 459 652 4.52 .278 .350 .416 .766  
1 Years AA 0 3 .000 6 6 1 0 0 46.0 46 15 0 6 38 2.93 .258 .283 .326 .608  
12 Years Minors 61 61 .500 338 120 8 3 14 1087.0 1194 538 106 465 690 4.45 .277 .347 .412 .759  
Season Average 7 6 .538 57 4 0 0 2 89.7 104 49 11 59 25 4.97 .293 .394 .433 .827  
Career Highs 12 9 .571 77 8 0 0 4 133.7 148 72 18 86 34 5.32 .323 .419 .457 .876  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   104 54 10 59 33   .280 .379 .402 .781
vs LH   104 45 13 60 17   .308 .412 .467 .880
Home 10 4 .714 59 2 0 0 4 83.0 89 41 13 61 28 4.45 .282 .398 .443 .841
Away 4 8 .333 56 6 0 0 1 96.3 119 58 10 58 22 5.42 .303 .392 .425 .817
Mar/Apr 2 2 .500 22 1 0 0 3 26.7 29 21 4 17 7 7.09 .279 .380 .452 .832
May 3 5 .375 22 0 0 0 1 30.7 39 15 8 22 8 4.40 .312 .415 .544 .959
June 4 1 .800 23 0 0 0 0 26.3 32 16 2 16 8 5.47 .305 .397 .419 .816
July 0 3 .000 19 2 0 0 0 32.7 42 27 6 31 11 7.44 .313 .442 .500 .942
August 5 1 .833 12 5 0 0 1 40.3 44 16 1 26 10 3.57 .284 .387 .335 .722
Sep/Oct 0 0 .000 17 0 0 0 0 22.7 22 4 2 7 6 1.59 .256 .312 .337 .649
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1942 22 AAA   3 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 0.1  
1944 24 AAA   3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
1945 25 MON NL 38 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .400 .400 .600 1.000 0.9 0.2
1946 26 MON NL 77 22 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .091 .125 .091 .216 -0.5 0.0
2 Years Sim 115 27 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .148 .172 .185 .358 0.5 0.2
2 Years AAA 6 6 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .167 .167 .333 .500 -0.1  
162 Game Average 38 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .148 .172 .185 .358 0.7  
Career Highs 77 22 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .400 .400 .600 1.000 0.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   16 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .125 .118 .125 .243 -0.3
vs LH   11 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .182 .250 .273 .523 0.7
Home 59 14 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .214 .200 .286 .486 0.7
Away 40 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .077 .143 .077 .220 -0.3
RISP   7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Mar/Apr 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
May 18 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3
June 23 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .500 .750 0.4
July 19 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.8
August 12 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .000 .067 .000 .067 -0.9
Sep/Oct 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1945 25 MON NL P 38 0 45.7 3 7 0 0 1.000 1.97    
1946 26 MON NL P 77 8 133.7 12 24 3 2 .923 2.42    
Career Totals   115 8 179.3 15 31 3 2 .939 2.31    
Career Highs   77 8 133.7 12 24 3 2 1.000 2.42    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
1946-2-77
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Dave Johnson (986)
  2. Don McMahon (985)
  3. Ed Walsh (984)
  4. Bob Moorhead (983)
  5. Dooley Womack (981)
  6. George Stueland (981)
  7. Norm Branch (981)
  8. John Whitehead (980)
  9. Johnny Kucab (979)
  10. Flint Rhem (978)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 28th overall pick, by Montreal in 1940
Injured on 3/13/1945 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Earned first career win on 6/2/1945
Had first career hit (double) on 6/27/1945, off George Dockins (SDP)
Injured on 7/5/1947 with a Torn Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for full season
Injured on 6/16/1952 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
 
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