Al Grunwald
Alfred Henry Grunwald "Stretch"
Born: February 13, 1930
Los Angeles, CA US
Deceased: January 18, 2011
Chatsworth, CA US
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: OF, P
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 210
Career: 1947-1962
Major League Statistics
Al Grunwald compiled a career batting average of .293 with 114 home runs and 398 RBI in his 1406-game career with the Leesburg Pirates, Santa Rosa Pirates, Davenport Pirates, New Orleans Pelicans, Indianapolis Indians, Billings Mustangs, Waco Pirates, Toronto Maple Leafs, San Francisco Seals, Mexico City Tigres, Hollywood Stars, Little Rock Travelers, Columbus Red Birds, Shreveport Sports and Taiyo Whales. He began playing during the 1947 season and last took the field during the 1962 campaign.
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
 San Francisco Seals |
 Billings Mustangs |
 Mexico City Tigres |
 Hollywood Stars |
 Taiyo Whales |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | C | PION | Billings Mustangs | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1.85 | 9 | 9 | 73.0 | 53 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | B | BSTL | Waco Pirates | 4 | 1 | .800 | 4.03 | 12 | 10 | 67.0 | 61 | 38 | 30 | 2 | 35 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | AA | MEX | Mexico City Tigres | 18 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.50 | 8 | 34.0 | 33 | 17 | 22 | |||||||||||||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Columbus Red Birds | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.00 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 39.0 | 29 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5.62 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 125.0 | 133 | 83 | 78 | 11 | 78 | 4 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Shreveport Sports | 9 | 1 | .900 | 2.09 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 99.0 | 81 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 47 | 1 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Shreveport Sports | 4 | 4 | .500 | 5.90 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 58.0 | 59 | 43 | 38 | 7 | 53 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Shreveport Sports | 11 | 9 | .550 | 3.98 | 29 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 194.3 | 176 | 97 | 86 | 18 | 90 | 7 | 137 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1962 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | 2 | 8 | .200 | 4.54 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 83.3 | 69 | 50 | 42 | 7 | 50 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 349 | |
| Totals | 43 | 39 | .524 | 4.02 | 186 | 89 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 777.7 | 706 | 394 | 347 | 48 | 445 | 13 | 377 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 349 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | D | FLOR | Leesburg Pirates | 46 | 150 | 150 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .293 | .567 | 44 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | D | FARW | Santa Rosa Pirates | 122 | 490 | 490 | 160 | 35 | 5 | 10 | .327 | .327 | .480 | .806 | 235 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | B | IIIL | Davenport Pirates | 126 | 551 | 478 | 75 | 136 | 34 | 7 | 6 | 75 | 0 | 60 | 66 | .285 | .375 | .423 | .797 | 202 | 9 | 4 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 35 | 127 | 117 | 22 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 13 | .333 | .381 | .504 | .885 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1950 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | 99 | 387 | 387 | 124 | 20 | 9 | 10 | .320 | .320 | .496 | .817 | 192 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | 154 | 658 | 591 | 86 | 173 | 28 | 7 | 18 | 111 | 4 | 64 | 104 | .293 | .363 | .455 | .818 | 269 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 1954 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | B | BSTL | Waco Pirates | 61 | 192 | 192 | 56 | 13 | 4 | 12 | .292 | .292 | .589 | .880 | 113 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | C | PION | Billings Mustangs | 39 | 124 | 124 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | .274 | .274 | .460 | .734 | 57 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | Open | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 9 | 32 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .138 | .188 | .207 | .394 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | 126 | 464 | 464 | 154 | 42 | 7 | 17 | .332 | .332 | .562 | .894 | 261 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 68 | 268 | 240 | 26 | 57 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 22 | 44 | .238 | .300 | .346 | .645 | 83 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Columbus Red Birds | 40 | 108 | 100 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 24 | .200 | .259 | .330 | .589 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 103 | 244 | 222 | 32 | 62 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 22 | 46 | .279 | .344 | .468 | .813 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Shreveport Sports | 124 | 450 | 402 | 56 | 126 | 33 | 3 | 10 | 56 | 1 | 42 | 66 | .313 | .377 | .485 | .862 | 195 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Shreveport Sports | 85 | 205 | 188 | 18 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 32 | .261 | .317 | .431 | .748 | 81 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Shreveport Sports | 92 | 155 | 142 | 17 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 39 | .275 | .316 | .380 | .696 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1962 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | 70 | 98 | 95 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | .211 | .235 | .347 | .582 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 1406 | 4709 | 4417 | 345 | 1295 | 273 | 56 | 114 | 398 | 5 | 0 | 254 | 469 | .293 | .333 | .458 | .791 | 2022 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 14 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | B | IIIL | Davenport Pirates | 1B | 126 | 1073 | 67 | 20 | 81 | .983 | 9.048 |
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 1B | 28 | 233 | 17 | 2 | 15 | .992 | 8.929 |
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | 1B | 154 | 1270 | 123 | 18 | 126 | .987 | 9.045 |
| 1954 | Open | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 1B | 8 | 80 | 5 | 3 | 9 | .966 | 1.625 |
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 1B | 68 | 539 | 51 | 6 | 56 | .990 | 8.676 |
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Columbus Red Birds | 1B | 23 | 188 | 16 | 7 | 23 | .967 | 8.870 |
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Columbus Red Birds | P | 14 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .900 | .643 |
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | P | 33 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 3 | .966 | .848 |
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 1B | 29 | 229 | 17 | 2 | 25 | .992 | 8.483 |
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | OF | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .923 |
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Shreveport Sports | 1B | 92 | 776 | 73 | 13 | 101 | .985 | 9.228 |
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Shreveport Sports | P | 16 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.188 |
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Shreveport Sports | 1B | 42 | 311 | 26 | 4 | 28 | .988 | 8.024 |
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Shreveport Sports | P | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .471 |
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Shreveport Sports | P | 29 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .966 |
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Shreveport Sports | 1B | 11 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 4.273 |
| 1962 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | 1B | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1962 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | OF | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1962 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Taiyo Whales | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 745 | 4766 | 481 | 77 | 479 | .986 | 7.043 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | D | Florida State League | Leesburg Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1948 | D | Far West League | Santa Rosa Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1949 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Davenport Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1950 | AA | Southern Association | New Orleans Pelicans | PIT | ||
| 1950 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | PIT | ||
| 1953 | AA | Southern Association | New Orleans Pelicans | PIT | ||
| 1954 | B | Big State League | Waco Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1954 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | |||
| 1954 | Open | Pacific Coast League | San Francisco Seals | |||
| 1954 | C | Pioneer League | Billings Mustangs | PIT | ||
| 1955 | AA | Mexican League | Mexico City Tigres | |||
| 1956 | AA | Southern Association | New Orleans Pelicans | PIT | ||
| 1956 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | PIT | ||
| 1957 | AA | Southern Association | Little Rock Travelers | KC1 | ||
| 1957 | AAA | International League | Columbus Red Birds | PIT | ||
| 1958 | AA | Southern Association | Little Rock Travelers | KC1 | ||
| 1959 | AA | Southern Association | Shreveport Sports | KC1 | ||
| 1960 | AA | Southern Association | Shreveport Sports | KC1 | ||
| 1961 | AA | Southern Association | Shreveport Sports | KC1 | ||
| 1962 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Taiyo Whales |
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