#37 Bob Grossberg, Reliever, 36 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox

#37 Bob Grossberg, Reliever, 36 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox
Tuesday, 10/21/1973

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Bob Grossberg

4/3/1937
36
Detroit, MI
6"2
230

Reliever
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L

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1.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 350,000
1974
10 Year(s), 51 Days (1771 total Days)
0 Day(s)
19 Year(s)

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	0	0	0	93-96 Mph
Versus LHB	0	0	0
Versus RHB	0	0	0
Talent	10	7	6

Pitching Ratings
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Holding Runners :

9
68
5

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	0	0	0	0	0
Versus LHP	0	0	0	0	0
Versus RHP	0	0	0	0	0
Talent	4	5	1	3	2

Running & Bunting Ratings
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3
4
5
1
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Fielding Ratings
P : 9 (Range), .968 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date

Opp.

Result

Start

Dec

Pitching Stats 1973

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	.0	.0	.0	.0	0	0	.0	0	0	.0	0.00

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
vs. RHB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Road	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
May	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
June	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
July	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
August	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Sept./Oct.	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1962	16	11	8	2	2	2.86	91.1	71	31	29	10	19	66	5	1	0.99	.245	PHI
1963	35	35	13	15	0	3.81	257.2	241	116	109	38	22	195	10	2	1.02	.271	PHI
1964	29	18	6	8	0	4.24	142.1	128	70	67	17	14	86	4	1	1.00	.255	PHI
1965	34	34	16	11	0	3.62	258.1	229	113	104	41	34	199	9	0	1.02	.256	PHI BAL CHA
1967	46	0	3	1	1	5.33	49.0	50	33	29	5	16	35	0	0	1.35	.292	NYA
1968	46	13	6	6	2	3.35	118.1	95	49	44	9	39	73	3	1	1.13	.243	NYA CHA
1969	28	20	10	6	0	4.00	141.2	127	75	63	20	50	89	4	3	1.25	.251	CHA
1970	31	0	4	3	3	5.27	42.2	45	26	25	8	17	26	0	0	1.45	.285	CHA
1971	15	0	1	1	0	5.57	21.0	24	13	13	5	5	25	0	0	1.38	.352	CHA
1972	18	1	2	2	1	6.00	27.0	26	18	18	6	11	17	0	0	1.37	.244	CHA
Total	298	132	69	55	9	3.92	1149.1	1036	544	501	159	227	811	35	8	1.10	.260

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1956, A	13	13	8	2	0	1.78	111.1	69	26	22	7	23	69	9	4	0.83	.197
1957, A	21	21	12	8	0	2.14	172.2	119	45	41	6	47	121	10	5	0.96	.226
1957, AA	4	4	2	2	0	6.08	26.2	23	20	18	6	9	14	1	0	1.20	.210
1958, A	11	11	6	2	0	1.16	93.1	50	13	12	1	24	80	5	3	0.79	.209
1958, AA	13	13	7	4	0	2.04	101.1	62	26	23	3	45	83	4	1	1.06	.218
1959, A	7	7	4	2	0	1.18	61.0	39	9	8	1	16	46	5	2	0.90	.228
1959, AA	13	13	10	1	0	1.96	110.0	65	28	24	6	26	78	6	1	0.83	.195
1959, AAA	7	7	4	3	0	4.56	49.1	53	29	25	5	20	49	1	0	1.48	.338
1960, AA	24	24	13	6	0	2.64	177.1	148	60	52	12	64	161	6	1	1.20	.280
1960, AAA	6	6	2	4	0	6.49	34.2	40	28	25	6	20	16	2	0	1.73	.291
1961, AA	20	20	10	8	0	2.18	148.1	100	38	36	7	55	137	2	1	1.04	.241
1961, AAA	5	5	1	3	0	5.34	32.0	38	21	19	7	10	22	0	0	1.50	.304
1962, AA	12	12	5	3	0	2.39	94.1	67	28	25	9	20	87	1	0	0.92	.232
1962, AAA	12	12	5	5	0	2.73	92.1	79	31	28	8	24	66	2	0	1.12	.262
1973, AAA	18	0	0	0	1	5.70	36.1	37	24	23	9	17	28	0	0	1.49	.269

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1964	2	2	1	1	0	5.23	10.1	11	7	6	0	7	0	0
1968	2	0	0	0	0	6.75	1.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
Total	4	2	1	1	0	5.40	11.2	14	8	7	0	7	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1962	16	25	7	2	0	0	2	2	3	8	0	0	.280	.345	.360	.705	PHI
1963	35	85	19	0	0	0	6	3	2	18	0	0	.224	.241	.224	.465	PHI
1964	29	43	5	1	0	0	0	2	1	19	0	0	.116	.136	.140	.276	PHI
1965	34	81	14	2	0	0	4	8	1	32	0	0	.173	.181	.198	.378	PHI BAL CHA
1967	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYA
1968	46	32	4	0	0	0	2	0	1	6	0	0	.125	.152	.125	.277	NYA CHA
1969	28	45	10	3	0	0	7	4	2	15	0	0	.222	.250	.289	.539	CHA
1970	31	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	CHA
1971	15	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	CHA
1972	18	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	CHA
Total	298	323	62	8	0	0	21	20	10	102	0	0	.192	.214	.217	.431

Fielding Stats 1973

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Player History

Traded from Chicago (N) to Philadelphia (N) on 5/1/1956 (Going to PHI: P Bob Grossberg, P Carl Irwin, 2B Joe Reynolds, C Roy Sexton. Going to CHN: C Irv Blitzer, LF Robert Marella)...
Earned first career win on 7/27/1962...
Had first career hit on 8/8/1962, off Maurice Stuebens (HOU)...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/1962, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA...
Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Pitcher in 1963...
Traded from Philadelphia to Baltimore on 6/1/1965 (Going to PHI: SS Fabian Bevilacqua, P Malcolm Crowe. Going to BAL: CF Matt Gould, P Bob Grossberg)...
Traded from Baltimore to Chicago (A) on 6/16/1965 (Going to CHA: P Bob Grossberg. Going to BAL: P Ray Messina)...
Traded from Chicago (A) to New York (A) on 3/3/1966 (Going to NYA: P Bob Grossberg, SS Fidel Montoya, 2B Ernie Anastos, C Nicholas Angel. Going to CHA: SS Silas Adams, P Robert Howard)...
Injured on 3/7/1966 with a Torn Ligament Elbow, out for full season...
Traded from New York (A) to Chicago (A) on 2/1/1968 (Going to NYA: P Joey Chestnut, C Hal Emberley. Going to CHA: P Bob Grossberg, P Orson Krueger, C Odell Briggs)...
Injured on 6/9/1968 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks...
Won WORLD SERIES with Chicago (A) in 1969...
Injured on 8/6/1972 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 7-8 weeks...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

WHIP
1965 - 1.02 - 5th

K's
1963 - 195 - 10th
1965 - 199 - 9th

CG
1965 - 9 - 6th

SHO
1969 - 3 - 10th

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