Eli Grba
Eli Grba
Born: August 9, 1934
Chicago, IL US
Deceased: January 14, 2019
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 2B, OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 205
Career: 1953-1969
Major League Statistics
Eli Grba compiled a career record of 81 wins and 60 losses and a 3.48 ERA in his 281-game pitching career with the Salisbury Rocots, Corning Red Sox, San Jose Red Sox, San Francisco Seals, Richmond Virginians, Hawaii Islanders, Toronto Maple Leafs, Jalisco Charros, Indianapolis Indians and Lodi Crushers. He began playing during the 1953 season and last took the field during the 1969 campaign.
 San Francisco Seals |
 Richmond Virginians |
 Hawaii Islanders |
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
 Jalisco Charros |
 Lodi Crushers |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | D | NCSL3 | Salisbury Rocots | 7 | 11 | .389 | 4.67 | 30 | 24 | 162.0 | 145 | 99 | 84 | 16 | 116 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | D | NYPL | Corning Red Sox | 14 | 10 | .583 | 3.36 | 36 | 27 | 222.0 | 194 | 95 | 83 | 10 | 101 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | C | CALL | San Jose Red Sox | 17 | 6 | .739 | 2.67 | 34 | 26 | 229.0 | 198 | 88 | 68 | 10 | 103 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 7 | 4 | .636 | 4.82 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93.3 | 100 | 57 | 50 | 6 | 49 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 5 | 1 | .833 | 2.83 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 86.0 | 76 | 29 | 27 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 7 | 1 | .875 | 1.80 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 70.0 | 58 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 9 | 7 | .562 | 4.60 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 129.0 | 138 | 72 | 66 | 17 | 43 | 5 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 9 | 8 | .529 | 2.67 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 138.0 | 125 | 49 | 41 | 12 | 55 | 7 | 83 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 5 | 9 | .357 | 4.26 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 131.0 | 131 | 76 | 62 | 17 | 41 | 2 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |||
| 1966 | AA | MEX | Jalisco Charros | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1.85 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 47 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 81 | 60 | .574 | 3.48 | 281 | 151 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1303.3 | 1222 | 607 | 504 | 98 | 580 | 23 | 393 | 11 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | D | NCSL3 | Salisbury Rocots | 35 | 63 | 63 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .413 | .746 | 26 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | D | NYPL | Corning Red Sox | 50 | 103 | 103 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .379 | .379 | .505 | .883 | 52 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | C | CALL | San Jose Red Sox | 39 | 85 | 85 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .224 | .224 | .435 | .659 | 37 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 45 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 30 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .190 | .227 | .238 | .465 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 12 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .217 | .308 | .565 | .873 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 34 | 64 | 60 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | .200 | .238 | .283 | .521 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 30 | 53 | 48 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .104 | .154 | .146 | .300 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 33 | 46 | 38 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .211 | .302 | .289 | .592 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AA | MEX | Jalisco Charros | 8 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .375 | .583 | .500 | 1.083 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | A | CALL | Lodi Crushers | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 325 | 507 | 472 | 18 | 116 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 76 | .246 | .280 | .364 | .644 | 172 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | D | NCSL3 | Salisbury Rocots | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | D | NYPL | Corning Red Sox | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | C | CALL | San Jose Red Sox | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | San Francisco Seals | P | 45 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .422 |
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | P | 30 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .600 |
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | P | 12 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | .938 | 1.250 |
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | P | 22 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 2 | .972 | 1.591 |
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 28 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .786 |
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | P | 31 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 0 | .938 | .968 |
| 1966 | AA | MEX | Jalisco Charros | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | P | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .400 |
| 1969 | A | CALL | Lodi Crushers | OF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1969 | A | CALL | Lodi Crushers | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 285 | 44 | 101 | 4 | 8 | .973 | .509 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | D | Tar Heel League | Salisbury Rocots | BOS | ||
| 1954 | D | PONY League | Corning Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1955 | C | California League | San Jose Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1956 | Open | Pacific Coast League | San Francisco Seals | BOS | ||
| 1959 | AAA | International League | Richmond Virginians | NYA | ||
| 1960 | AAA | International League | Richmond Virginians | NYA | ||
| 1963 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | LAA | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | DET | ||
| 1965 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | WS2 | ||
| 1966 | AA | Mexican League | Jalisco Charros | |||
| 1967 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Indianapolis Indians | CHA | ||
| 1969 | A | California League | Lodi Crushers | OAK |
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