LF Joe 'Blockhead' Grant #16
Age: 50 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
11/12/1962
LF JOE 'BLOCKHEAD' GRANT #16 - AGE: 50 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 3 4 3
Power 3 3 3
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 4 4 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 2
Errors: - 1 4
Arm: 1 2 4
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 3
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 2
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 2
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/23/1911
Born in:Honolulu, HI
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:1 Year, 79 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:4 Years, 67 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1932, 4th Pick in Round 8
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
1944 Montreal - FABL 32 23 81 15 4 0 1 9 6 7 0 1 3 0 0 .185 .247 .272 .519 49 49 -0.4
1944 Chicago - FABL 32 60 135 46 6 1 0 16 10 13 0 3 10 0 0 .341 .391 .400 .791 133 138 0.7
1944 Total - FABL 32 83 216 61 10 1 1 25 16 20 0 4 13 0 0 .282 .338 .352 .689 102 105 0.3
1945 Chicago - FABL 33 40 35 12 1 0 0 6 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .343 .378 .371 .750 122 126 0.4
Total FABL 123 251 73 11 1 1 31 18 21 1 4 15 0 0 .291 .343 .355 .698 105 108 0.7
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
1930 Mississippi A&M - COL 18 24 92 27 9 0 2 11 16 11 1 0 4 0 0 .293 .375 .457 .832 107 102 0.4
1931 Mississippi A&M - COL 19 50 203 61 19 0 8 41 35 30 2 2 34 0 1 .300 .392 .512 .905 137 133 1.1
1932 Mississippi A&M - COL 20 50 204 76 14 2 8 45 45 18 2 4 14 0 0 .373 .421 .578 .999 147 142 1.9
1933 Dubuque - C 21 139 542 177 39 4 10 80 88 63 1 4 34 0 0 .327 .395 .469 .864 139 136 4.7
1934 Evansville - A 22 140 565 195 39 6 12 88 99 58 4 6 40 0 0 .345 .406 .499 .905 137 135 3.7
1935 Nashville - AA 23 128 463 142 29 7 9 68 47 39 1 6 23 0 1 .307 .358 .458 .815 117 117 1.9
1936 Minneapolis - AAA 24 122 448 135 22 7 7 65 71 49 2 4 11 0 0 .301 .370 .429 .798 117 115 1.9
1937 Minneapolis - AAA 25 59 59 18 3 0 1 9 6 6 1 2 2 0 0 .305 .368 .407 .774 142 133 0.4
1938 Minneapolis - AAA 26 134 529 157 26 1 15 89 92 65 2 10 16 0 1 .297 .370 .435 .804 114 114 2.1
1939 Minneapolis - AAA 27 123 438 120 21 1 17 97 89 31 12 9 15 0 0 .274 .333 .443 .776 103 99 0.9
1940 Evansville - A 28 37 57 24 2 0 4 18 10 9 0 0 2 0 0 .421 .500 .667 1.167 222 190 0.8
1940 Nashville - AA 28 48 76 20 4 0 2 10 12 9 0 0 3 0 2 .263 .341 .395 .736 93 85 -0.1
1940 Minneapolis - AAA 28 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400 17 74 -0.0
1941 Dubuque - C 29 15 14 5 2 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 .357 .471 .500 .971 168 177 0.2
1941 Mobile - B 29 52 41 16 2 1 1 9 5 9 0 1 0 0 0 .390 .490 .561 1.051 217 215 0.8
1941 Evansville - A 29 20 17 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .294 .368 .353 .721 100 108 0.1
1941 Nashville - AA 29 6 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .400 .733 94 101 0.0
1942 Evansville - A 30 50 44 12 4 1 0 6 5 11 1 0 1 0 0 .273 .429 .409 .838 136 137 0.4
1942 Nashville - AA 30 37 72 15 5 1 1 8 16 12 0 0 3 0 0 .208 .321 .347 .669 78 80 -0.1
1943 Minneapolis - AAA 31 129 415 127 21 2 12 63 58 39 0 3 35 1 0 .306 .363 .453 .816 134 134 3.1
1945 Fort Wayne - AAA 33 46 174 56 9 3 6 27 29 18 1 1 13 1 0 .322 .387 .511 .898 160 159 1.1
Total DIX 219 616 178 39 8 12 86 77 60 2 6 29 0 3 .289 .351 .437 .788 109 108
Total CL 617 2066 613 102 14 58 350 346 210 18 29 93 2 1 .297 .362 .444 .806 120 119
Total HL 247 683 236 46 7 16 112 115 80 5 6 44 0 0 .346 .415 .504 .918 143 139
Total AIAA 124 499 164 42 2 18 97 96 59 5 6 52 0 1 .329 .401 .529 .930 135 131
Total SEL 52 41 16 2 1 1 9 5 9 0 1 0 0 0 .390 .490 .561 1.051 217 215
Total UMVA 154 556 182 41 4 10 81 92 66 1 4 35 0 0 .327 .397 .469 .867 140 137
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1930 Mississippi A&M - COL LF 24 24 33 1 0 37 3 .919 204.2 1.50 +0.3 1.036
1930 Mississippi A&M - COL RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1931 Mississippi A&M - COL LF 50 50 68 3 0 74 3 .959 452.1 1.41 -1.2 .968
1932 Mississippi A&M - COL LF 50 50 75 2 1 79 2 .975 442.1 1.57 +1.4 1.023
1933 Dubuque - C LF 134 134 375 6 2 387 6 .984 1191.1 2.88 +1.9 1.005
1933 Dubuque - C RF 4 4 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 35.0 3.09 +0.3 1.040
1934 Evansville - A LF 138 136 328 5 1 338 5 .985 1212.0 2.47 -2.3 1.000
1935 Nashville - AA LF 112 111 240 5 0 260 15 .942 965.1 2.28 -2.4 .989
1936 Minneapolis - AAA LF 115 112 207 4 1 219 8 .963 982.1 1.93 -0.9 .998
1937 Minneapolis - AAA SS 2 0 1 2 0 4 1 .750 4.0 6.75 -0.8 .552
1937 Minneapolis - AAA LF 3 3 8 1 0 10 1 .900 24.0 3.38 +0.6 1.005
1938 Minneapolis - AAA LF 131 131 300 7 1 314 7 .978 1158.0 2.39 -2.9 .990
1939 Minneapolis - AAA LF 109 105 194 3 2 206 9 .956 924.1 1.92 -2.8 .975
1939 Minneapolis - AAA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1940 Minneapolis - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1940 Nashville - AA LF 26 12 25 0 0 27 2 .926 128.1 1.75 -0.6 .948
1940 Evansville - A LF 17 5 28 0 0 28 0 1.000 85.1 2.95 -0.4 .985
1941 Evansville - A LF 6 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 13.1 3.38 +0.4 1.023
1941 Mobile - B LF 8 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 14.0 1.29 -0.3 1.055
1941 Dubuque - C LF 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 -0.4 .711
1941 Evansville - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1941 Evansville - A RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1942 Nashville - AA LF 15 14 33 0 0 34 1 .971 117.2 2.52 -2.9 .873
1942 Evansville - A LF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.1 1.026
1942 Evansville - A RF 3 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 13.2 3.95 -0.8 .781
1943 Minneapolis - AAA LF 86 75 171 6 0 179 2 .989 658.1 2.42 +2.5 1.006
1943 Minneapolis - AAA CF 3 3 9 0 0 10 1 .900 32.0 2.53 -0.7 .920
1943 Minneapolis - AAA RF 28 28 64 1 0 66 1 .985 239.2 2.44 -0.1 .983
1944 Montreal - MLB LF 17 16 36 0 0 36 0 1.000 138.0 2.35 +0.3 1.004
1944 Chicago - MLB LF 31 30 92 3 0 98 3 .969 258.2 3.31 -2.8 .961
1944 Montreal - MLB RF 4 4 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 35.0 3.09 +0.1 .913
1944 Chicago - MLB RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 5.0 0.00 -0.7 .000
1945 Chicago - MLB LF 13 2 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 32.1 2.51 +0.7 1.120
1945 Fort Wayne - AAA LF 37 37 83 5 2 90 2 .978 307.2 2.57 -2.0 .995
1945 Chicago - MLB RF 18 0 16 0 0 19 3 .842 39.1 3.66 +1.0 1.007
1945 Fort Wayne - AAA RF 8 7 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 63.0 2.57 -0.7 .974
TOTAL SS 2 0 1 2 0 4 1 .750 4.0 6.75 -0.8 .552
TOTAL LF 1131 1047 2316 51 10 2436 69 .972 9327.1 2.28 -13.9 .993
TOTAL CF 3 3 9 0 0 10 1 .900 32.0 2.53 -0.7 .920
TOTAL RF 69 43 128 1 0 134 5 .963 433.2 2.68 -1.0 .963
PLAYER HISTORY
12/05/1929 Joined the Mississippi A&M Generals.
01/01/1930 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/08/1930 Injured (Elbow inflammation), out for 6 weeks.
01/01/1931 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/27/1931 Wins the AIAA CONT Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1932 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
12/05/1932 Released by the Mississippi A&M Generals.
12/05/1932 Drafted in the 1932 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 4, 116th overall pick) by the Montreal Saints.
01/01/1933 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/12/1933 Wins the UMVA UMVA Player of the Week Award.
07/05/1933 Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 5 days.
07/31/1933 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1934 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/18/1934 Wins the HL HL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1934 Wins the HL HL Batter of the Month Award.
07/09/1934 Wins the HL HL Player of the Week Award.
10/14/1934 Named the #90 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1935 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/20/1935 Goes 5-5 against the Knoxville Knights, with 3 2B, 3 RBI and 0 R.
09/03/1935 Injured (Sprained thumb), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1936 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1937 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/05/1938 Goes 5-5 against the Columbus Titans, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 5 R.
07/01/1938 Wins the CL Batter of the Month Award.
07/04/1938 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/11/1944 Was claimed off waivers by Chicago while with Montreal.
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
10/01/1945 Wins the CL Batter of the Month Award.
10/11/1945 Released by the Chicago organization.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
10/10/1947 Retired from professional baseball.
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