Orval Grove

Orval Leroy Grove
Born: August 29, 1919
Mineral, KS US
Deceased: April 20, 1992
Carmichael, CA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 196
Career: 1938-1952
Major League Statistics

Orval Grove compiled a career record of 85 wins and 84 losses and a 3.70 ERA in his 260-game pitching career with the Longview Cannibals, Dallas Steers, Oklahoma City Indians, Shreveport Sports and Sacramento Solons. He began playing during the 1938 season and last took the field during the 1952 campaign.

Sacramento Solons

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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
1938	C	ETXL	Longview Cannibals	10	11	.476	6.18	31	25					198.0	92	143	136		155
1938	A1	TL	Dallas Steers	0	2	.000	0.00	3						18.0	16	12			15
1939	A1	TL	Oklahoma City Indians	8	7	.533	2.91	31	20					158.0	132	68	51		78
1940	A1	TL	Oklahoma City Indians	10	9	.526	2.88	24						156.0	141	63	50		52
1941	A1	TL	Shreveport Sports	17	7	.708	2.73	34						201.0	174	79	61		84
1949	AAA	PCL	Sacramento Solons	9	7	.562	3.41	29			7	2		177.0	140	71	67		85		78	5	0	3
1950	AAA	PCL	Sacramento Solons	17	20	.459	3.32	40	40		24	2		309.0	276	130	114		131		124	5	7	10
1951	AAA	PCL	Sacramento Solons	8	9	.471	4.42	32	20		6	0		159.0	178	86	78		82		76	1	0	11
1952	Open	PCL	Sacramento Solons	6	12	.333	4.19	36	18		5	1		146.0	154	90	68		89		65	1	0	8
Totals				85	84	.503	3.70	260	123	0	42	5	0	1522.0	1303	742	625	0	771	0	343	12	7	32	0

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
1938	C	ETXL	Longview Cannibals	30	68	68		8	2	0	0						.118	.118	.147	.265	10
1939	A1	TL	Oklahoma City Indians	31	50	50		5	1	0	0						.100	.100	.120	.220	6
1940	A1	TL	Oklahoma City Indians	24	48	48		3	0	0	0						.062	.062	.062	.125	3
1941	A1	TL	Shreveport Sports	34	65	65		12	2	1	0						.185	.185	.246	.431	16
1949	AAA	PCL	Sacramento Solons	29	68	56	6	9	1	0	0	2	0		5	14	.161	.230	.179	.408	10		0	7
1950	AAA	PCL	Sacramento Solons	40	115	100	7	19	3	1	1	11	0		7	40	.190	.243	.270	.513	27		0	8
1951	AAA	PCL	Sacramento Solons	32	49	42	2	5	1	0	0	1	0		3	16	.119	.178	.143	.321	6		0	4
1952	Open	PCL	Sacramento Solons	36	44	36	1	4	0	0	0	1	0		1	8	.111	.135	.111	.246	4		0	7
Totals				256	507	465	16	65	10	2	1	15	0	0	16	78	.140	.168	.176	.345	82	0	0	26	0	0

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1938	A1	TL	Dallas Steers	P	3						.000
1939	A1	TL	Oklahoma City Indians	P	31						.000
1940	A1	TL	Oklahoma City Indians	P	24						.000
1941	A1	TL	Shreveport Sports	P	34						.000
1949	AAA	PCL	Sacramento Solons	P	29	7	34	2	3	.953	1.414
1950	AAA	PCL	Sacramento Solons	P	40	20	49	4	2	.945	1.725
1951	AAA	PCL	Sacramento Solons	P	32	10	33	1	0	.977	1.344
1952	Open	PCL	Sacramento Solons	P	36	9	37	2	3	.958	1.278
Totals					229	46	153	9	8	.957	.869

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation
1938	C	East Texas League	Longview Cannibals	CHA
1938	A1	Texas League	Dallas Steers	CHA
1939	A1	Texas League	Oklahoma City Indians
1940	A1	Texas League	Oklahoma City Indians
1941	A1	Texas League	Shreveport Sports
1949	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Sacramento Solons
1950	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Sacramento Solons	CHA
1951	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Sacramento Solons	CHA
1952	Open	Pacific Coast League	Sacramento Solons

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