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Marv Grissom

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: March 31, 1918 in Los Molinos, CA us

Died: September 19, 2005 in Red Bluff, CA

Buried: Cremated

Debut: September 10, 1946 (Age 28-163d, 10,173rd in major league history)
vs. PIT 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 11, 1959 (Age 41-072d)
vs. MLN 0.0 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: Marvin Edward Grissom

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Relatives: Brother of Lee Grissom; Uncle of Jim Davis

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.8

ERA

3.41

356

810.0

459

WHIP

1.375

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Team Record in Appearances: 12-31 / in Starts: 0-2

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 27, Entered with runners on base: 15

1956 Pitching Game Log

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1956 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	205	4	Apr 20	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-2	7-8		99	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	2.87	7	1	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.91	0.187	5.19	0.31%	0.93	7b --- 0 out tie	8b 3 out tie
2	206	6	Apr 22(2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,9-7	9-GF	S(1)	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.80	2	1	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.12	0.042	7.49	0.06%	0.22	9b 1-- 2 out a2	9b end a 2
3	207	7	Apr 25	NYG		BRO	L,2-7	6-6		2	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.70	3	1	2	1	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.25	-0.009	.64	-0.01%	-0.12	6t 12- 1 out d5	6t 3 out d6
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	208	13	May 2	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-5	12-13		6	1.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	2.80	6	4	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.32	0.159	5.87	0.24%	0.63	12b --- 0 out tie	13b -2- 2 out tie
5	209	17	May 7	NYG	@	STL	L,3-6	6-6		4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	3.25	5	1	2	0	0	1		3	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.84	-0.108	5.01	-0.18%	-0.70	6b 123 0 out tie	6b 3 out d3
6	210	20	May 11	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-8	7-GF(8)		3	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0.00	2.24	7	1	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.005	.09	0.01%	1.04	7b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 5
7	211	21	May 12	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-3	7-GF(8)		0	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	2.05	5	1	3	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	0.020	.33	0.03%	1.06	7b 1-- 1 out d3	8b end d 3
8	212	25	May 17	NYG		MLN	L,3-7	7-8		4	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0.79	1.93	8	2	3	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	.11	-0.029	.25	-0.04%	-0.58	7t -23 0 out d3	8t 3 out d6
9	213	26	May 19	NYG		MLN	L,2-3	7-8		1	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.68	2.07	9	3	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.40	0.032	.81	0.04%	0.94	7t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d3
10	214	29	May 21	NYG		STL	L,1-4	7-8		1	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.59	2.11	7	4	2	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	0.024	.32	0.03%	0.94	7t --- 0 out d4	8t 3 out d3
11	215	32	May 26	NYG		BRO	L,0-6	6-7		4	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.53	2.13	7	4	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	.05	0.005	.08	0.01%	0.72	6t --- 1 out d6	7t 3 out d6
12	216	33	May 28	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-5	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.50	2.15	3	0	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.006	.09	0.00%	0.47	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
13	217	34	May 30(1)	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-5	6-7	BS(1)	1	1.1	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0.93	2.06	7	1	1	0	1	4		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.06	-0.156	2.60	-0.12%	-0.57	6b --- 0 out a1	7b 1-- 1 out tie
14	218	36	May 31	NYG	@	PIT	L,0-3	8-GF(8)		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.92	1.96	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.002	.11	0.00%	0.22	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
15	219	40	Jun 3(2)	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-3	9-9	H(1)	2	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.90	2.02	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.09	0.038	4.19	0.02%	0.09	9b 1-- 1 out a1	9b 12- 2 out a1
16	220	45	Jun 9	NYG	@	MLN	L,0-4	5-5		5	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.89	2.03	2	0	1	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.51	-0.036	.40	-0.02%	-0.59	5b 12- 2 out d3	5b 3 out d4
17	221	48	Jun 13	NYG	@	CHC	L,5-6	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.84	1.95	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.006	.05	0.00%	0.47	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
18	222	52	Jun 17(1)	NYG		CIN	W,7-6	5-6		3	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.77	1.90	7	3	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.62	0.072	.26	0.02%	0.94	5t --- 0 out d2	6t 3 out d2
19	223	56	Jun 22	NYG		MLN	L,1-3	8-8		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.76	1.82	1	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.74	0.018	.53	0.01%	0.75	8t 123 2 out d3	8t 3 out d3
20	224	59	Jun 24(2)	NYG		MLN	L,1-7	9-GF		1	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.74	1.88	4	1	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	-0.002	.01	0.00%	-0.12	9t 12- 1 out d5	9t end d 6
21	225	62	Jun 28	NYG		BRO	W,6-3	6-GF	BW(1-0)	3	4.0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.64	1.88	15	5	9	5	0	0		2	1	0	1	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.76	0.298	.32	0.03%	1.87	6t 12- 0 out a1	9t end a 3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
22	226	65	Jul 1(1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,3-2		S(2)	2	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.61	1.82	4												4			0		0
23	227	66	Jul 1 susp	NYG	@	PIT	W,7-6	9-GF	S(3)	-1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.59	1.84	4	1	2	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.84	0.187	.85	0.03%	0.46	9b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
24	228	69	Jul 4(2)	NYG		BRO	L,1-6	1-5		2	4.2	2	2	2	3	5	0	0	1.03	1.88	19	3	7	3	0	1		3	0	0	0	0	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	.57	0.039	.18	0.01%	1.43	1t 123 1 out d3	5t 3 out d5
25	229	72	Jul 8(2)	NYG		PIT	L,2-5	8-GF		3	1.2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0.98	1.74	6	1	1	0	0	1		3	3	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.99	-0.232	.24	-0.03%	-0.99	8t 123 1 out tie	9t end d 3
26	230	73	Jul 12	NYG	@	STL	L,3-5	7-GF(8)		3	1.2	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0.94	1.69	7	0	1	0	0	2		3	2	0	1	0	5	0	1	1	0	1	0	1.24	-0.123	.26	-0.02%	0.01	7b 123 1 out tie	8b end d 2
27	231	75	Jul 14	NYG	@	STL	L,2-5	7-GF(8)		1	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.89	1.73	6	3	2	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.15	0.017	.02	0.00%	0.94	7b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
28	232	77	Jul 15(2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-4	7-8		0	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.85	1.66	7	2	1	0	1	2		0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.59	0.130	.14	0.01%	1.00	7b --- 0 out d2	8b 3 out tie
29	233	79	Jul 17	NYG	@	MLN	W,8-6			1	5.0	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.76	1.65	20												19			0		0
30	234	83	Jul 22(1)	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-4	6-GF(8)		4	3.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.72	1.62	10	3	3	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	1	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.17	0.032	.00	0.00%	1.42	6b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
31	235	86	Jul 25	NYG		MLN	L,4-7	6-7		2	1.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.69	1.60	7	1	3	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.81	0.072	.00	0.00%	0.72	6t --- 1 out d2	7t 3 out d1
32	236	88	Jul 27	NYG		STL	W,6-5	8-GF	S(4)	1	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0.83	1.68	9	2	4	1	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.91	0.156	.00	0.00%	-0.06	8t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 1
33	237	90	Jul 29	NYG		STL	L,2-3	8-9		1	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.80	1.69	7	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.61	0.235	.00	0.00%	0.94	8t --- 0 out tie	9t 3 out tie
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
34	238	93	Aug 1	NYG		CIN	W,3-1	8-GF	S(5)	2	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.78	1.71	8	4	3	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.19	0.140	.00	0.00%	0.94	8t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
35	239	96	Aug 3(2)	NYG		CHC	L,0-2	9-GF	L(1-1)	1	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	1.07	1.95	5	2	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.11	-0.415	.00	0.00%	-1.53	9t --- 0 out tie	9t end d 2
36	240	101	Aug 9	NYG		PHI	W,5-2	7-GF	S(6)	5	2.1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.03	1.90	9	3	3	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	0.102	.00	0.00%	1.16	7t 1-- 2 out a2	9t end a 3
37	241	104	Aug 12(1)	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-3			2	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.01	1.95	3												2			0		0
38	242	106	Aug 14	NYG	@	BRO	W,3-1	8-GF	S(7)	1	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.98	1.93	8	3	4	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.57	0.187	.00	0.00%	1.04	8b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
39	243	108	Aug 16	NYG	@	BRO	L,9-10	5-5	BS(3)	1	0.2	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	1.25	1.99	6	2	3	3	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.65	-0.256	.00	0.00%	-2.44	5b -23 0 out a1	5b 12- 2 out d3
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
40	244	125	Sep 1(1)	NYG		BRO	L,3-5	GS-5		15	5.0	4	1	1	0	4	1	0	1.29	2.08	19	6	7	2	0	2	59			0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	0.127	.00	0.00%	1.36	1t start tie	5t 3 out tie
41	245	135	Sep 8	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	GS-7		6	6.2	9	3	3	2	5	0	0	1.53	2.06	30	9	9	4	0	5	47			0	0	0	28	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.33	0.131	.00	0.00%	1.19	1b start a 1	7b 12- 2 out a1
42	246	139	Sep 13	NYG		STL	L,0-5	7-8		4	2.0	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.49	2.08	10	5	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	.27	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.06	7t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d4
43	247	143	Sep 17(2)	NYG		MLN	L,1-4	7-8		3	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	1.56	2.25	8	3	3	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.31	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.06	7t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d3
							12-31		W-L:1-1,Sv:7,BSv:3,Hld:1	2.3	80.2	71	15	14	16	50	3	1	1.56	2.25	323	0.92		15%	4%	45	53	31	52%	0	3	1	295	9	4	3	2	3	3	1.08	1.058	.60	0.43%	16.12

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