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Lee Grissom
Lee Theo Grissom

Bats Both, Throws Left
Height 6' 3", Weight 200 lb.

Debut September 2, 1934
Final Game September 24, 1941
Born October 23, 1907 in Sherman, TX
Died October 4, 1998 in Corning, CA

Brother of Marv Grissom

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1934 26 CIN NL   0   1   4   1   0   0   2  0    7.0   13   12   12   0    7    4   0   0    42       0 15.43  4.06   26 2.857
 1935 27 CIN NL   1   1   3   3   1   0   0  0   21.0   31   10    9   0    4   13   0   0    97       0  3.86  3.98  103 1.667
 1936 28 CIN NL   1   1   6   4   0   0   1  0   24.3   33   18   17   1    9   13   0   1   113       0  6.29  3.82   61 1.726
 1937 29 CIN NL  12  17  50  30  14   5  16  6  223.7  193   89   81   7   93  149   4   8   939       2  3.26  3.71  114 1.279 MVP-19,AS
 1938 30 CIN NL   2   3  14   7   0   0   3  0   51.0   60   38   30   4   22   16   2   2   230       0  5.29  3.63   69 1.608
 1939 31 CIN NL   9   7  33  21   3   0   5  0  153.7  145   77   70  14   56   53   1   4   648       0  4.10  3.84   94 1.308
 1940 32 TOT      2   5  19  10   3   1   6  0   78.3   63   30   23   3   36   57   0   1   330       0  2.64  4.00  151 1.264
         NYY AL   0   0   5   0   0   0   5  0    4.7    4    0    0   0    2    1   0   0    19       0  0.00  4.03  inf 1.286
         BRO NL   2   5  14  10   3   1   1  0   73.7   59   30   23   3   34   56   0   1   311       0  2.81  4.00  142 1.262
 1941 33 TOT NL   2  13  33  19   2   0   7  1  142.7  130   72   61   6   78   79   2   8   626       0  3.85  3.70   96 1.458
         BRO NL   0   0   4   1   0   0   2  1   11.3   10    3    3   2    8    5   0   0    52       0  2.38  3.67  154 1.588
         PHI NL   2  13  29  18   2   0   5  0  131.3  120   69   58   4   70   74   2   8   574       0  3.97  3.71   93 1.447
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  8 Yr WL% .377  29  48 162  95  23   6  40  7  701.7  668  346  303  35  305  384   9  24  3025       2  3.89  3.78   97 1.387
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7  12  42  25   6   1  10  1  185.3  176   91   80   9   80  101   2   6   800   0   0  3.89  3.78   97 1.387
 Career High     12  17  50  30  14   5  16  6  223.7  193   89   81  14   93  149   4   8   939   0   2  2.64  4.00  151 1.264

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1934 26 CIN NL   4    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1935 27 CIN NL   3    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   4  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1           0   0
 1936 28 CIN NL   6    9    2    0   0  0   0    0   1      1   3  .000  .100  .000  -70    0   0           0   1
 1937 29 CIN NL  51   64    2    7   0  0   0    0   0      4  20  .109  .162  .109  -23    7   6           0   1 MVP-19,AS
 1938 30 CIN NL  14   16    1    3   0  0   0    1   0      0   4  .188  .188  .188    5    3   0           0   0
 1939 31 CIN NL  33   47    5    4   0  1   0    1   0      2  18  .085  .157  .128  -23    6   3           2   0
 1940 32 TOT     19   23    1    5   0  0   0    0   0  0   1  11  .217  .250  .217   27    5   0   0   0   0   0
         BRO NL  14   23    1    5   0  0   0    0   0      1  11  .217  .250  .217   27    5   0           0   0
 1941 33 TOT NL  33   38    2    7   1  0   0    2   0      0   7  .184  .205  .211   19    8   4           1   2
         BRO NL   4    2    1    1   0  0   0    0   0      0   1  .500  .500  .500  178    1   1           0   0
         PHI NL  29   36    1    6   1  0   0    2   0      0   6  .167  .189  .194   10    7   3           1   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      163  205   13   26   1  1   0    4   1  0   8  68  .127  .171  .141  -13   29  14   0   0   3   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        204   13   26   1  1   0    4   1  0   8  68  .127  .171  .141  -13   29  14   0   0   3   4
 Career High     51   64    5    7   1  1   0    2   1  0   4  20                           8   6   0   0   2   2
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1934 26 CIN NL    1    1    0   0.0   103| .000  .285| .000  .340| .000  .405| .000  .745|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0     
 1935 27 CIN NL    8    8    0   0.0   101| .000  .282| .000  .337| .000  .402| .000  .738|-100  .000  -2.0  -0.2     
 1936 28 CIN NL   10   10    0   0.0    98| .000  .278| .100  .337| .000  .390| .100  .726| -70  .000  -2.1  -0.2     
 1937 29 CIN NL   74   64    1   0.4    97| .109  .274| .162  .335| .109  .388| .271  .723| -23  .013 -10.8  -1.1     
 1938 30 CIN NL   16   13    1   2.1    96| .188  .271| .188  .334| .188  .386| .376  .720|   5  .200  -2.1  -0.2     
 1939 31 CIN NL   54   46    1   0.6   104| .085  .281| .157  .347| .128  .402| .285  .749| -23  .022  -8.6  -0.9     
 1940 32 TOT      24   18    1   1.5   103| .217  .279| .250  .344| .217  .401| .467  .745|  27  .124  -2.4  -0.2   0%
         BRO NL   24   18    1   1.5   103| .217  .279| .250  .344| .217  .401| .467  .745|  27  .124  -2.4  -0.2     
 1941 33 TOT NL   43   37    2   1.4    91| .184  .262| .205  .331| .211  .369| .416  .700|  19  .127  -4.1  -0.5     
         BRO NL    3    2    1  13.4    97| .500  .270| .500  .342| .500  .381|1.000  .722| 178  .895   0.2   0.0     
         PHI NL   40   35    1   0.8    91| .167  .261| .189  .331| .194  .368| .383  .699|  10  .044  -4.3  -0.5     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       230  197    6   0.8    98| .127  .274| .171  .338| .141  .390| .312  .728| -13  .043 -32.4  -3.3     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1934 26 CIN NL P 4 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 1.12 1.29 2.31 1 7.0 1935 27 CIN NL P 3 1 6 0 0 1.000 .959 2.33 1.17 3.00 2.31 3 21.0 1936 28 CIN NL P 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 1.17 2.22 2.33 4 24.3 1937 29 CIN NL P 50 5 34 1 1 .975 .958 0.78 1.20 1.57 2.39 30 223.7 AS 1938 30 CIN NL P 14 2 11 2 0 .867 .963 0.93 1.13 2.29 2.21 7 51.0 1939 31 CIN NL P 33 2 24 1 3 .963 .959 0.79 1.09 1.52 2.19 21 153.7 1940 32 TOT P 19 3 11 2 1 .875 .966 0.74 1.08 1.61 2.22 10 78.4 NYY AL P 5 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.20 1.04 1.91 2.11 0 4.7 BRO NL P 14 3 10 2 1 .867 .963 0.93 1.10 1.59 2.22 10 73.7 1941 33 TOT NL P 33 1 26 2 0 .931 .964 0.82 1.09 1.70 2.23 19 142.6 BRO NL P 4 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.50 1.10 1.59 2.23 1 11.3 PHI NL P 29 1 24 2 0 .926 .965 0.86 1.09 1.71 2.23 18 131.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1934 26 CIN NL P 4 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 1.12 1.29 2.31 1 7.0 1935 27 CIN NL P 3 1 6 0 0 1.000 .959 2.33 1.17 3.00 2.31 3 21.0 1936 28 CIN NL P 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 1.17 2.22 2.33 4 24.3 1937 29 CIN NL P 50 5 34 1 1 .975 .958 0.78 1.20 1.57 2.39 30 223.7 1938 30 CIN NL P 14 2 11 2 0 .867 .963 0.93 1.13 2.29 2.21 7 51.0 1939 31 CIN NL P 33 2 24 1 3 .963 .959 0.79 1.09 1.52 2.19 21 153.7 1940 32 TOT P 19 3 11 2 1 .875 .966 0.74 1.08 1.61 2.22 10 78.4 NYY AL P 5 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.20 1.04 1.91 2.11 0 4.7 BRO NL P 14 3 10 2 1 .867 .963 0.93 1.10 1.59 2.22 10 73.7 1941 33 TOT NL P 33 1 26 2 0 .931 .964 0.82 1.09 1.70 2.23 19 142.6 BRO NL P 4 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.50 1.10 1.59 2.23 1 11.3 PHI NL P 29 1 24 2 0 .926 .965 0.86 1.09 1.71 2.23 18 131.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 162 16 117 8 5 .943 .961 0.82 1.13 1.71 2.28 95 701.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 162 16 117 8 5 .943 .961 0.82 1.13 1.71 2.27 95 702
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1939   WS    CIN NYY     L   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   1.1   0   0   1   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1939   WS    CIN NYY     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Pitching 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1937   CIN NL      0  0  0   1     2   1   1   0   2  0   0  0   0  0  2  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1937   CIN NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      0   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0                   
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1937 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1937-NL-19-0.02
Car-1327-0.02 shares

Hits Allowed/9IP
1937 NL-7.77-2

Strikeouts/9IP
1937 NL-6.00-2

Games
1937 NL-50-3

Saves
1937 NL-6-3

Strikeouts
1937 NL-149-2

Games Started
1937 NL-30-10

Shutouts
1937 NL-5-1

Bases On Balls Allow.
1937 NL-93-4

Losses
1937 NL-17-4

Wild Pitches
1937 NL-8-2
1941 NL-8-2

Games Finished
1937 NL-16-6

         

Black Ink: Pitching - 1 (822) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 12 (1336) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 4.0 (1472) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 5.0 (1232) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

January 4, 1940: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the New York Yankees for Joe Beggs.

May 15, 1940: Selected off waivers by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the New York Yankees.

May 6, 1941: Traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Vito Tamulis.


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