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1940–1949 · P
Orval Grove
6' 3", 196 lbs·Lived to 73·Bats R / Throws R
All-Star
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Career Highs
2.75
Best ERA · 1943
15
Most W · 1943
105
Most K · 1944
1.220
Best WHIP · 1943
Career Arc · ERA
10 seasonsStatistical Comps
Career · Hitting
10 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | CWS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — |
| 1941 | CWS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — |
| 1942 | CWS | 12 | 22 | 1 | 1 | .227 | — | — |
| 1943 | CWS | 32 | 66 | 0 | 7 | .182 | — | — |
| 1944 | CWS | 34 | 77 | 0 | 4 | .104 | — | — |
| 1945 | CWS | 33 | 71 | 0 | 4 | .099 | — | — |
| 1946 | CWS | 33 | 65 | 0 | 2 | .108 | — | — |
| 1947 | CWS | 25 | 48 | 0 | 1 | .146 | — | — |
| 1948 | CWS | 32 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .095 | — | — |
| 1949 | CWS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 207 | 373 | 1 | 19 | .129 | — | — | |
Career · Pitching
10 seasons| Year | Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | ERA+ | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | CWS | 3 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 140 | 1 | 1.333 |
| 1941 | CWS | 2 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 10.29 | 38 | 5 | 2.000 |
| 1942 | CWS | 12 | 66.3 | 4 | 6 | 5.16 | 69 | 21 | 1.658 |
| 1943 | CWS | 32 | 216.3 | 15 | 9 | 2.75 | 128 | 76 | 1.220 |
| 1944 | CWS | 34 | 234.7 | 14 | 15 | 3.72 | 96 | 105 | 1.313 |
| 1945 | CWS | 33 | 217.0 | 14 | 12 | 3.44 | 107 | 54 | 1.387 |
| 1946 | CWS | 33 | 205.3 | 8 | 13 | 3.02 | 119 | 60 | 1.417 |
| 1947 | CWS | 25 | 135.7 | 6 | 8 | 4.44 | 89 | 33 | 1.681 |
| 1948 | CWS | 32 | 87.7 | 2 | 10 | 6.16 | 67 | 18 | 1.734 |
| 1949 | CWS | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 8 | 1 | 7.500 |
| Career | 207 | 1176.7 | 63 | 73 | — | — | 374 | — | |
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