#17 Willie Grumbacher, Second Base, 35 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox
Wednesday, 7/16/1952 |
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| Willie Grumbacher
9/9/1916
35
Zanesville, OH
6"0
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Second Base
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2.5 Stars
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$ 3,390,000
1952
10 Year(s), 101 Days (1821 total Days)
107 Day(s)
14 Year(s)
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| 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 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
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| Fielding Ratings
2B : 4 (Range), .951 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 3 (Range), .957 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 6
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 7/4 | @CLE | L 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
| 7/5 | BOS | L 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
| 7/6 | BOS | W 3-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
| 7/10 | @SLA | W 5-3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #6 | PoG | |
| 7/11 | @SLA | W 10-3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
| 7/12 | @SLA | W 5-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
| 7/13 | @WSH | L 3-6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
| 7/13 | @WSH | W 8-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 7/14 | @WSH | W 6-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #6 | | |
| 7/15 | @DET | W 9-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 80 | 285 | 88 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 49 | .309 | .398 | .488 | .886 | .930 | .179 |
| Projected | 140 | 499 | 154 | 33 | 2 | 18 | 84 | 82 | 79 | 86 | .309 | .398 | .488 | .886 | .930 | .179 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 78 | 335 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 139 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 60.6 | 7.9 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 102 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .382 | .424 | .529 | .953 |
| vs. RHP | 183 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .382 | .464 | .847 |
| Close/Late | 43 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .326 | .420 | .349 | .769 |
| Scoring Position | 71 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .310 | .432 | .479 | .910 |
| Pinch Hitting | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2.500 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 33 | 116 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 19 | .276 | .356 | .414 | .769 |
| Road | 47 | 169 | 56 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 34 | 36 | 29 | 30 | .331 | .425 | .538 | .963 |
| This Week | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .111 | .000 | .111 |
| Last Week | 5 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .579 | .636 | .684 | 1.321 |
| March/April | 14 | 48 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 7 | .458 | .525 | .750 | 1.275 |
| May | 28 | 99 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 19 | .222 | .319 | .364 | .683 |
| June | 27 | 97 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | .268 | .363 | .485 | .847 |
| July | 11 | 41 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | .439 | .511 | .488 | .998 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1942 | 60 | 175 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 3 | .223 | .297 | .263 | .560 | BRO |
| 1943 | 119 | 411 | 126 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 68 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 4 | .307 | .378 | .404 | .782 | BRO |
| 1944 | 145 | 518 | 152 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 59 | 83 | 66 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 13 | 9 | .293 | .373 | .394 | .767 | BRO |
| 1945 | 137 | 431 | 135 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 56 | 61 | 66 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 13 | .313 | .402 | .399 | .801 | BRO |
| 1946 | 147 | 592 | 154 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 56 | 100 | 105 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 8 | 4 | .260 | .371 | .378 | .749 | BRO DET |
| 1947 | 139 | 514 | 142 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 59 | 104 | 101 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 6 | 4 | .276 | .393 | .397 | .789 | DET,AL |
| 1948 | 145 | 517 | 149 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 103 | 78 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 15 | 6 | .288 | .384 | .406 | .790 | DET |
| 1949 | 149 | 473 | 142 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 79 | 87 | 108 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 11 | 6 | .300 | .430 | .429 | .859 | DET |
| 1950 | 150 | 588 | 191 | 38 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 110 | 96 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 18 | 16 | .325 | .419 | .456 | .875 | DET,AL |
| 1951 | 143 | 494 | 146 | 29 | 7 | 15 | 91 | 74 | 81 | 2 | 8 | 52 | 7 | 3 | .296 | .391 | .474 | .865 | DET CHA |
| 1952 | 80 | 285 | 88 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 3 | 1 | .309 | .398 | .488 | .886 | CHA,AL |
| Total | 1414 | 4998 | 1464 | 286 | 55 | 70 | 608 | 855 | 812 | 15 | 38 | 467 | 99 | 69 | .293 | .391 | .414 | .805 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1938, AAA | 130 | 394 | 101 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 54 | 38 | 64 | 9 | 4 | .256 | .319 | .355 | .674 |
| 1939, AAA | 121 | 422 | 113 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 51 | 57 | 64 | 53 | 15 | 8 | .268 | .360 | .382 | .742 |
| 1940, AAA | 129 | 432 | 116 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 60 | 57 | 42 | 61 | 11 | 6 | .269 | .332 | .375 | .707 |
| 1941, AAA | 129 | 511 | 159 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 55 | 86 | 73 | 63 | 10 | 9 | .311 | .395 | .417 | .811 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1947 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .706 | .800 | 1.506 |
| 1948 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .292 | .391 | .683 |
| 1951 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .217 | .304 | .522 |
| Total | 16 | 61 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .344 | .375 | .459 | .834 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| First Base | 2 | 2 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 1.000 | 17.0 | 15.88 | | | | |
| Second Base | 56 | 56 | 105 | 212 | 39 | 329 | 12 | .964 | 498.1 | 5.94 | | | | |
| Shortstop | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.2 | 13.50 | | | | |
| Leftfield | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 4.00 | | | | |
| Rightfield | 19 | 19 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 3 | .948 | 170.2 | 3.06 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 19th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1938...
Injured on 6/22/1939 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for 1-2 weeks...
Had first career hit on 4/15/1942, off Joe Saint (PHI)...
Hit first career homerun on 6/8/1942, off Merlin Noseworthy (CIN)...
Traded from Brooklyn to Detroit on 3/2/1946 (Going to BRO: 2B Rudy Rucker, 1B Steve Holt, P Dan Burpo, P Mark Snodgrass, CF Bill Nicodemus. Going to DET: SS Willie Grumbacher)...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Cleveland on 5/22/1946...
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against New York (N) on 10/4/1947...
Won WORLD SERIES with Detroit in 1947...
Won WORLD SERIES with Detroit in 1948...
Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game...
Traded from Detroit to Chicago (A) on 7/16/1951 (Going to CHA: SS Willie Grumbacher, P Lemuel Sixsmith. Going to DET: 1B Gary Argento, RF Vito Corleone, 2B Lou Chadwick)...
Won WORLD SERIES with Chicago (A) in 1951...
Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Philadelphia (A) on 4/23/1952...
Hit 3 homeruns against Philadelphia (A), driving in 6 runs on 4/23/1952...
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
1945 - .313 - 7th
1950 - .325 - 5th
| OBP
1944 - .373 - 8th
1945 - .402 - 3rd
1946 - .371 - 9th
1947 - .393 - 7th
1948 - .384 - 9th
1949 - .430 - 2nd
1950 - .419 - 5th
1951 - .391 - 8th
| OPS
1945 - .801 - 10th
1951 - .865 - 10th
| Hits
1950 - 191 - 3rd
| Doubles
1944 - 34 - 3rd
1946 - 34 - 7th
1947 - 34 - 8th
1950 - 38 - 3rd
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Runs
1946 - 100 - 5th
1947 - 104 - 8th
1948 - 103 - 8th
| BB
1946 - 105 - 4th
1947 - 101 - 7th
1948 - 78 - 10th
1949 - 108 - 4th
1950 - 96 - 9th
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