3B Bill Grove #9
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/11/1950
3B BILL GROVE #9 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
78 93 24 4 0 0 11 16 8 .258 .360 .301 0 0.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/1950 @ CHC Win, 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1950 @ CHC Win, 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1950 @ CHC Loss, 6-9 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/26/1950 NYS Win, 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1950 MON Win, 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1950 TOR Win, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1950 PHS Win, 10-8 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
09/14/1950 CIN Win, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1950 CIN Loss, 4-9 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/1950 @ MON Loss, 7-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/25/1922
Born in:Swedesboro, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$12,000
Signed Through:1951 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 1 Day
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 89 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1940, 2nd Pick in Round 2
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1950 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 78 93 24 4 0 0 11 10 16 8 .258 .360 .301 .661 .316 .043 85
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 22 111 0 1 0 4 4 2 28 4 0 0 0.0 11.0 3.75 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   57 17 2 0 0 8 6 9 5 2 1 0 .298 .382 .333 .716
Versus Right   36 7 2 0 0 3 4 7 3 0 3 0 .194 .326 .250 .576
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   20 6 2 0 0 3 1 4 2 0 2 0 .300 .417 .400 .817
June   24 6 0 0 0 3 3 5 4 1 2 0 .250 .367 .250 .617
July   26 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 .192 .250 .231 .481
August   12 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
September   11 4 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .364 .429 .455 .883
Spring Training   57 19 3 3 2 7 10 10 9 1 1 0 .333 .426 .596 1.023
Last Year   44 8 2 0 0 5 8 12 7 0 4 0 .182 .357 .227 .584
2 Years Ago   38 12 2 1 0 4 4 7 5 0 1 0 .316 .422 .421 .843
Career   769 180 30 10 5 73 95 137 96 12 23 1 .234 .346 .319 .665
Home   42 15 3 0 0 9 5 7 3 2 2 0 .357 .431 .429 .860
Road   51 9 1 0 0 2 5 9 5 0 2 0 .176 .300 .196 .496
Grass   93 24 4 0 0 11 10 16 8 2 4 0 .258 .360 .301 .661
Day   56 11 2 0 0 3 1 9 3 0 2 0 .196 .308 .232 .540
Night   37 13 2 0 0 8 9 7 5 2 2 0 .351 .435 .405 .840
As Starter   74 17 3 0 0 8 8 14 6 2 3 0 .230 .344 .270 .615
As Reliever / Substitution   19 7 1 0 0 3 2 2 2 0 1 0 .368 .429 .421 .850
Pinch Hitting   9 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 .556 .600 .556 1.156
Close/Late   31 11 2 0 0 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 .355 .412 .419 .831
Inning 1-3   19 6 0 0 0 2 3 5 1 1 2 0 .316 .440 .316 .756
Inning 4-6   32 4 1 0 0 3 3 4 3 1 1 0 .125 .216 .156 .372
Inning 7-9   33 12 3 0 0 6 4 7 4 0 0 0 .364 .475 .455 .930
Extra Innings   9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
0 Outs   28 9 1 0 0 0 6 4 1 0 4 0 .321 .406 .357 .763
1 Outs   29 5 0 0 0 4 2 4 4 2 0 0 .172 .257 .172 .430
2 Outs   36 10 3 0 0 7 2 8 3 0 0 0 .278 .409 .361 .770
Scoring Position   32 8 2 0 0 11 2 6 3 2 4 0 .250 .350 .312 .662
Bases Empty   45 12 1 0 0 0 6 8 4 0 0 0 .267 .377 .289 .666
Runner on 1st   16 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 .250 .333 .312 .646
Runner on 2nd   8 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 .375 .545 .375 .920
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   12 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 .083 .267 .083 .350
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .200 .250 .450
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Bases Loaded   6 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .286 .500 .786
Two Strikes   56 12 2 0 0 3 6 6 8 2 0 0 .214 .281 .250 .531
First Pitch   12 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 .385 .417 .801
Count 0-1   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 0-2   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   5 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .600 .600 .600 1.200
Count 1-1   6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-2   12 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 .083 .077 .083 .160
Count 2-0   1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Count 2-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   19 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 .158 .150 .211 .361
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 .250 .700 .250 .950
Full Count   20 8 1 0 0 1 5 6 4 0 0 0 .400 .538 .450 .988
Behind in Count   22 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 .091 .087 .091 .178
Ahead in Count   14 5 1 0 0 5 4 9 0 0 1 0 .357 .609 .429 1.037
Batting 2nd   7 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Batting 5th   11 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .273 .385 .273 .657
Batting 6th   19 4 0 0 0 3 2 3 2 1 2 0 .211 .304 .211 .515
Batting 7th   43 8 3 0 0 6 4 8 5 1 1 0 .186 .308 .256 .564
Batting 8th   9 4 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 .444 .545 .556 1.101
Batting 9th   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
Low Leverage   35 8 3 0 0 3 6 10 3 1 0 0 .229 .391 .314 .706
Medium Leverage   27 7 1 0 0 5 3 5 3 0 3 0 .259 .375 .296 .671
High Leverage   30 9 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .300 .312 .300 .613
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1945 New York - FABL 22 96 333 91 17 5 2 31 43 56 0 4 37 6 5 .273 .374 .372 .746 116 121 3.2
1946 New York - FABL 23 35 96 13 1 1 1 6 7 21 0 2 18 1 3 .135 .286 .198 .484 42 27 -0.3
1947 Cleveland - FABL 24 47 165 32 4 3 2 16 23 25 1 4 21 0 2 .194 .297 .291 .588 67 67 -0.0
1948 Cleveland - FABL 25 34 38 12 2 1 0 4 4 7 0 0 5 0 0 .316 .422 .421 .843 134 143 0.3
1949 Cleveland - FABL 26 13 44 8 2 0 0 5 8 12 0 0 7 0 1 .182 .357 .227 .584 64 78 0.4
1950 Brooklyn - FABL 27 78 93 24 4 0 0 11 10 16 0 2 8 0 0 .258 .360 .301 .661 74 85 0.2
Total FABL 303 769 180 30 10 5 73 95 137 1 12 96 7 11 .234 .346 .319 .665 88 91 3.7
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1939 Total - 16 23 96 44 15 3 1 26 32 16 1 1 6 16 5 .458 .535 .708 1.243 100 100 2.1
1940 Total - 17 21 88 42 13 4 2 28 31 15 1 0 3 19 7 .477 .558 .784 1.342 100 100 2.2
1940 Alexandria - C 17 42 92 23 0 0 0 4 10 6 0 0 10 0 0 .250 .296 .250 .546 64 63 -0.1
1941 Alexandria - C 18 125 438 118 19 12 1 47 49 20 0 4 51 7 9 .269 .299 .374 .673 95 92 0.8
1942 Alexandria - C 19 137 506 140 34 16 3 67 56 52 2 3 44 11 5 .277 .345 .425 .769 127 120 4.4
1943 Salem - B 20 87 319 77 14 1 8 51 48 55 0 2 45 7 13 .241 .351 .367 .718 107 109 2.2
1943 Scranton - A 20 40 153 39 11 1 1 25 18 29 0 5 19 0 3 .255 .364 .359 .723 87 88 0.3
1944 Scranton - A 21 38 149 40 4 4 2 15 18 18 1 2 15 3 2 .268 .347 .389 .736 126 121 0.6
1944 Harrisburg - AA 21 61 232 68 14 5 1 41 35 54 1 4 25 4 3 .293 .423 .409 .832 138 138 2.5
1944 Los Angeles - AAA 21 40 144 37 5 0 3 19 20 19 2 1 13 0 0 .257 .349 .354 .704 113 116 1.2
1945 Los Angeles - AAA 22 43 170 46 14 1 1 19 25 24 1 2 9 0 4 .271 .360 .382 .743 107 110 0.8
1946 Syracuse - AAA 23 47 172 57 9 1 5 27 39 42 1 1 25 0 3 .331 .463 .483 .946 154 161 2.6
1947 Syracuse - AAA 24 81 300 75 16 3 12 62 49 61 4 3 34 4 2 .250 .380 .443 .824 129 132 2.8
1948 Rochester - AAA 25 44 89 24 7 2 2 12 13 9 0 1 12 2 0 .270 .333 .461 .794 107 108 0.5
1949 Rochester - AAA 26 115 402 102 18 7 7 46 63 91 0 4 41 4 4 .254 .388 .386 .774 140 147 5.7
Total EA 61 232 68 14 5 1 41 35 54 1 4 25 4 3 .293 .423 .409 .832 138 138
Total GWL 83 314 83 19 1 4 38 45 43 3 3 22 0 4 .264 .355 .369 .725 110 113
Total UL 287 963 258 50 13 26 147 164 203 5 9 112 10 9 .268 .395 .428 .823 136 142
Total MAL 78 302 79 15 5 3 40 36 47 1 7 34 3 5 .262 .356 .374 .730 106 104
Total COW 87 319 77 14 1 8 51 48 55 0 2 45 7 13 .241 .351 .367 .718 107 109
Total GSL 304 1036 281 53 28 4 118 115 78 2 7 105 18 14 .271 .321 .388 .709 108 104
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1940 Alexandria - C C 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1940 Alexandria - C 1B 6 5 40 1 3 41 0 1.000 42.0 8.79 +0.3 1.055
1940 Alexandria - C 3B 31 28 14 38 2 54 2 .963 211.1 2.21 -2.1 .950
1941 Alexandria - C 1B 44 42 377 29 47 408 2 .995 366.1 9.97 +0.8 1.037
1941 Alexandria - C 3B 79 76 44 167 10 234 23 .902 628.2 3.02 -2.8 .993
1942 Alexandria - C 1B 3 2 23 2 3 26 1 .962 21.0 10.71 -0.1 1.070
1942 Alexandria - C 3B 127 124 78 283 21 376 15 .960 1136.1 2.86 +5.3 1.027
1943 Salem - B 1B 7 7 59 7 6 66 0 1.000 59.2 9.96 +0.4 1.057
1943 Scranton - A 3B 40 40 24 90 8 120 6 .950 354.1 2.90 -1.1 .967
1943 Salem - B 3B 74 73 37 183 14 224 4 .982 671.1 2.95 +9.0 1.085
1944 Harrisburg - AA 1B 10 9 67 5 5 72 0 1.000 81.1 7.97 +0.4 1.041
1944 Los Angeles - AAA 3B 39 38 14 84 4 103 5 .951 327.2 2.69 +5.0 1.068
1944 Harrisburg - AA 3B 53 52 18 117 10 139 4 .971 470.1 2.58 +3.8 1.031
1944 Scranton - A 3B 38 38 12 44 5 64 8 .875 344.2 1.46 -5.1 .870
1945 New York - MLB 3B 96 96 38 199 9 250 13 .948 831.1 2.57 +4.3 1.016
1945 Los Angeles - AAA 3B 43 43 15 84 12 105 6 .943 379.1 2.35 -1.5 .993
1946 New York - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1946 New York - MLB 3B 30 28 13 57 3 71 1 .986 254.2 2.47 +3.4 1.115
1946 Syracuse - AAA 3B 46 46 19 90 4 111 2 .982 411.0 2.39 +3.8 1.051
1947 Cleveland - MLB 3B 44 42 35 90 11 134 9 .933 382.2 2.94 +2.6 1.032
1947 Syracuse - AAA 3B 80 80 28 185 15 223 10 .955 715.1 2.68 +0.6 1.002
1948 Cleveland - MLB 1B 9 0 6 1 1 7 0 1.000 9.0 7.00 +0.0 1.052
1948 Rochester - AAA 1B 5 3 35 6 2 42 1 .976 28.0 13.18 -0.4 .907
1948 Cleveland - MLB 3B 9 5 0 14 1 17 3 .824 58.2 2.15 -1.2 .866
1948 Rochester - AAA 3B 25 12 14 27 3 42 1 .976 132.0 2.80 +1.2 .991
1949 Cleveland - MLB 3B 13 13 7 25 1 32 0 1.000 114.0 2.53 +1.6 1.094
1949 Rochester - AAA 3B 112 112 61 241 28 314 12 .962 1006.2 2.70 +7.2 1.020
1950 Brooklyn - MLB 1B 1 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 2.0 18.00 +0.1 1.068
1950 Brooklyn - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1950 Brooklyn - MLB 3B 69 22 22 69 6 92 1 .989 261.2 3.13 +0.6 1.020
TOTAL C 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 85 68 609 53 67 666 4 .994 609.1 9.78 +1.5 1.033
TOTAL 3B 1048 968 493 2087 167 2705 125 .954 8692.0 2.67 +34.7 1.019
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/24/1940 Drafted in the 1940 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 2, 18th overall pick) by the New York Stars, out of high school Swedesboro (Swedesboro; Swedesboro, NJ).
07/05/1940 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Stars organization with a signing bonus of $4,300.
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/28/1941 Injured (oblique strain),out for one week.
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/15/1942 Wins the GSL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1942 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
10/16/1943 Named the #72 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/18/1944 Named the #61 prospect in the FABL
05/22/1944 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/19/1944 Injured (bruised foot),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/16/1945 Named the #63 prospect in the FABL
05/08/1945 Injured (hamstring cramp),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/08/1945 Named the #68 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/16/1946 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1946 Wins the UL Batter of the Month Award.
10/12/1946 Wins the 1946 World Championship Series with the New York Stars.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/28/1947 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
04/29/1947 Hits three home runs against the Rochester Rooks, going 3-4 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored!
07/22/1947 Was traded by the New York Stars to the Cleveland Foresters, along with LF Joe Wood, C Larry McClure, and SP Hank Berkowitz, in exchange for SP Richie Hughes.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/22/1949 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/30/1950 Was claimed off waivers by Brooklyn while with Cleveland.
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