1907
Born October 23, 1907
Sherman, TX, USA
Lee Grissom Notable
b. October 23, 1907 · Cincinnati Reds 1934–1939, New York Yankees 1940, Brooklyn Dodgers 1940–1941, Philadelphia Phillies 1941
Lee Grissom played for four clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1934 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1941.
He went 29 and 48 with a 3.89 earned run average, pitching 701 innings in 162 games. He struck out 384, completed 23 of his 95 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 163 games he batted .127, with 26 hits and 13 runs. He finished with 1 double and 1 stolen base.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1937, with 5.
He was an All-Star in 1937.
He was born in Sherman, TX, USA on October 23, 1907, and died on October 4, 1998. He batted both ways and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1937 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | CIN | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1935 | CIN | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1936 | CIN | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .000 |
| 1937 | CIN | 51 | 64 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | .109 |
| 1938 | CIN | 14 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .188 |
| 1939 | CIN | 33 | 47 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .085 |
| 1940 | BRO/NYY | 19 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .217 |
| 1941 | BRO/PHI | 33 | 38 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .184 |
| Career | — | 163 | 205 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 68 | 1 | .127 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | CIN | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 15.43 |
| 1935 | CIN | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21.0 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3.86 |
| 1936 | CIN | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 24.1 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 6.29 |
| 1937 | CIN | 12 | 17 | 50 | 30 | 6 | 223.2 | 193 | 81 | 93 | 149 | 3.26 |
| 1938 | CIN | 2 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 51.0 | 60 | 30 | 22 | 16 | 5.29 |
| 1939 | CIN | 9 | 7 | 33 | 21 | 0 | 153.2 | 145 | 70 | 56 | 53 | 4.10 |
| 1940 | BRO/NYY | 2 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 78.1 | 63 | 23 | 36 | 57 | 2.64 |
| 1941 | BRO/PHI | 2 | 13 | 33 | 19 | 1 | 142.2 | 130 | 61 | 78 | 79 | 3.85 |
| Career | — | 29 | 48 | 162 | 95 | 7 | 701.2 | 668 | 303 | 305 | 384 | 3.89 |
On this day & linked events
1998
Died October 4, 1998
1934
Major-league debut: Lee Grissom
Lee Grissom made a major-league debut on September 2, 1934.
1941
Final major-league game: Lee Grissom
Lee Grissom played a final major-league game on September 24, 1941.
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