Elwood Grantham
Elwood C. Grantham
Born: 1923
Primary Position: Left field
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, CF, OF
Bats: Right
Throws:
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
Career: 1945-1955
Elwood Grantham compiled a career batting average of .287 with 89 home runs and 235 RBI in his 653-game career with the Portsmouth Cubs, Shelby Cubs, Janesville Bears, Davenport Cubs, Tulsa Oilers, Nashville Vols, Galveston White Caps, Roswell Rockets, Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes and Port Arthur Sea Hawks. He began playing during the 1945 season and last took the field during the 1955 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | C | LONG | Roswell Rockets | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.41 | 9 | 58.0 | 52 | 29 | 22 | 37 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.41 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.0 | 52 | 29 | 22 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | B | PIED | Portsmouth Cubs | 129 | 555 | 485 | 84 | 121 | 27 | 8 | 12 | 96 | 1 | 62 | 93 | .249 | .339 | .412 | .752 | 200 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 1946 | D | WISL | Janesville Bears | 84 | 356 | 296 | 82 | 98 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 68 | 5 | 60 | 65 | .331 | .444 | .625 | 1.069 | 185 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1946 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 14 | 49 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .186 | .271 | .209 | .480 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1946 | B | IIIL | Davenport Cubs | 16 | 64 | 52 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 13 | .173 | .328 | .250 | .578 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1947 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 150 | 605 | 539 | 76 | 155 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 58 | 16 | 6 | 55 | 105 | .288 | .360 | .453 | .813 | 244 | 6 | 5 | |||
| 1948 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 123 | 490 | 490 | 142 | 31 | 4 | 17 | .290 | .290 | .473 | .763 | 232 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | C | GULF3 | Galveston White Caps | 53 | 169 | 169 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 16 | .355 | .355 | .680 | 1.036 | 115 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | B | GULF3 | Galveston White Caps | 24 | 59 | 59 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .339 | .339 | .627 | .966 | 37 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | C | LONG | Roswell Rockets | 51 | 176 | 176 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 7 | .284 | .284 | .455 | .739 | 80 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | B | BSTL | Port Arthur Sea Hawks | 9 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 653 | 2523 | 2309 | 267 | 663 | 121 | 32 | 89 | 235 | 24 | 6 | 194 | 282 | .287 | .345 | .483 | .828 | 1115 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | B | PIED | Portsmouth Cubs | 3B | 72 | 89 | 114 | 24 | 12 | .894 | 2.819 |
| 1945 | B | PIED | Portsmouth Cubs | OF | 36 | 69 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .987 | 2.139 |
| 1945 | B | PIED | Portsmouth Cubs | 1B | 21 | 179 | 5 | 7 | 13 | .963 | 8.762 |
| 1946 | D | WISL | Janesville Bears | OF | 71 | 117 | 12 | 9 | 1 | .935 | 1.817 |
| 1946 | B | IIIL | Davenport Cubs | OF | 15 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .905 | 1.267 |
| 1946 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | LF | 11 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.909 |
| 1946 | D | WISL | Janesville Bears | 1B | 10 | 65 | 3 | 4 | 7 | .944 | 6.800 |
| 1947 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | LF | 142 | 299 | 10 | 10 | 2 | .969 | 2.176 |
| 1947 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | CF | 11 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .972 | 3.182 |
| Totals | 389 | 900 | 156 | 58 | 37 | .948 | 2.715 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | B | Piedmont League | Portsmouth Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1946 | B | Tri-State League | Shelby Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1946 | D | Wisconsin State League | Janesville Bears | CHN | ||
| 1946 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Davenport Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1946 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Oilers | CHN | ||
| 1947 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Oilers | CHN | ||
| 1948 | AA | Southern League | Nashville Vols | CHN | ||
| 1950 | C | Gulf Coast League | Galveston White Caps | |||
| 1951 | B | Gulf Coast League | Galveston White Caps | |||
| 1952 | C | Longhorn League | Roswell Rockets | |||
| 1954 | Ind | Mexican League | Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes | |||
| 1955 | B | Big State League | Port Arthur Sea Hawks |
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