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Historical player · 1940–1949

Orval Grove

B/T R/R · HT 75 · WT 196 · Born 8/29/1919 · From Mineral, KS USA · Debut 1940-05-28 · Final 1949-04-27

Career · batting

G
207
 
 
AB
373
 
 
H
48
 
 
HR
1
 
 
RBI
19
 
 
SB
0
 
 
BB
31
 
 
AVG/OPS
0.129 · 0.360
 
 

Career · pitching

G
207
 
 
GS
152
 
 
IP
1,176.7
 
 
W-L
63-73
 
 
SV
4
 
 
SO
374
 
 
ERA
3.78
 
 
WHIP
1.43
 
 

Where they rank

Career totals are only stats with that team · ranks computed against that franchise's full history

Career with the Chicago White Sox · 1940–1949

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HR
1
#566 on the White Sox
1 F. Baumann
Hits
48
#551 on the White Sox
1 V. Castino
1 R. Herbert
RBI
19
#560 on the White Sox
1 D. Altizer
1 C. Widger
Runs
23
#544 on the White Sox
1 B. Borton
1 J. Burke
BB
31
#398 on the White Sox
1 R. Alomar
1 J. Anderson

MLB · all-time career

vs every player ever
HR
1
#7,639 all-time MLB
1 E. Abreu
1 T. Zych
Hits
48
#8,069 all-time MLB
1 F. Baumann
1 C. Young
RBI
19
#7,993 all-time MLB
1 A. Alford
1 I. Young

Batting · year by year

YearTeamLgGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBSOAVGOBPSLG
1940 White Sox AL 3100 00 0 0 000 0.0000.000
1941 White Sox AL 2200 00 0 0 001 0.0000.000
1942 White Sox AL 122225 00 1 1 005 0.2270.364
1943 White Sox AL 3266912 00 0 7 01122 0.1820.182
1944 White Sox AL 347748 11 0 4 0525 0.1040.143
1945 White Sox AL 337147 10 0 4 0423 0.0990.113
1946 White Sox AL 336527 01 0 2 0527 0.1080.138
1947 White Sox AL 254827 20 0 1 0516 0.1460.188
1948 White Sox AL 322102 00 0 0 019 0.0950.095
1949 White Sox AL 1000 00 0 0 000
Career 207 373 23 48 4 2 1 19 0 31 128 0.129 0.202 0.158

Pitching · year by year

YearTeamLgWLGGSSVIPHERBBSOERAWHIP
1940 White Sox AL 00300 6.04241 3.001.33
1941 White Sox AL 00200 7.09855 10.292.00
1942 White Sox AL 461280 66.377383321 5.161.66
1943 White Sox AL 15932252 216.3192667276 2.751.22
1944 White Sox AL 141534330 234.72379771105 3.721.31
1945 White Sox AL 141233301 217.0233836854 3.441.39
1946 White Sox AL 81333260 205.3213697860 3.021.42
1947 White Sox AL 6825190 135.7158677033 4.441.68
1948 White Sox AL 21032111 87.7110604218 6.161.73
1949 White Sox AL 00100 0.74411 54.007.50
Career 63 73 207 152 4 1,176.7 1,237 494 444 374 3.78 1.43

Fielding by position

PosGGSInnPOAEDP
P20700.0722751814

Hall of Fame voting

YearBodyVotesNeededStatus
1960BBWAA7202Ballot
1958BBWAA5200Ballot
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