Orval Grove
1940–1949 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Chicago White Sox
207G
.129AVG
.208OBP
.159SLG
48H
1HR
19RBI
0SB
63–73W–L
1,177IP
374K
3.81ERA
152GS
4SV
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 207 | 430 | 372 | 23 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 34 | 127 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 59 | .129 | .208 | .159 | .367 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,177.0 | 207 | 152 | 66 | 63 | 73 | 4 | 1,236 | 596 | 498 | 63 | 445 | 374 | 0 | 0 | 3.81 | 1.428 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1943-06-16 to 1943-06-30
8longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1943-07-08 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 12 innings pitched | 1944-09-25 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | 8 walks allowed | 1947-05-24 | 1 in 511 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 102 | 203 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 58 | .125 | .182 | .165 |
| Away | 105 | 227 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 69 | .133 | .198 | .153 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 15 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .095 | .174 | .095 |
| May | 43 | 89 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 30 | .125 | .135 | .163 |
| June | 43 | 90 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 19 | .171 | .233 | .197 |
| July | 43 | 81 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 25 | .056 | .123 | .069 |
| August | 28 | 70 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21 | .155 | .243 | .172 |
| September | 33 | 74 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 23 | .159 | .230 | .222 |
| October | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-browns | 38 | 69 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 22 | .197 | .246 | .262 |
| detroit-tigers | 31 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 27 | .086 | .141 | .086 |
| new-york-yankees | 30 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | .120 | .161 | .140 |
| boston-red-sox | 30 | 67 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | .151 | .254 | .151 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 27 | 70 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 22 | .063 | .086 | .127 |
| cleveland-guardians | 27 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | .130 | .222 | .152 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 24 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | .171 | .240 | .195 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 6 | 1 | |
| 1941 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 7 | 5 | |
| 1942 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | .227 | 66 | 21 | |
| 1943 | 32 | 65 | 12 | – | 7 | – | .185 | 216 | 76 | |
| 1944 | 34 | 77 | 8 | – | 4 | – | .104 | 234 | 104 | |
| 1945 | 33 | 71 | 7 | – | 4 | – | .099 | 217 | 54 | |
| 1946 | 33 | 65 | 7 | – | 2 | – | .108 | 205 | 61 | |
| 1947 | 25 | 48 | 7 | – | 1 | – | .146 | 135 | 33 | |
| 1948 | 32 | 21 | 2 | – | – | – | .095 | 88 | 18 | |
| 1949 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 1 |