1918
Born March 31, 1918
Los Molinos, CA, USA
Marv Grissom Notable
b. March 31, 1918 · New York Giants 1946, 1953–1957, Detroit Tigers 1949, Chicago White Sox 1952, Boston Red Sox 1953, San Francisco Giants 1958, St. Louis Cardinals 1959
Marv Grissom played for six clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Giants in 1946 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1959.
He went 47 and 45 with a 3.41 earned run average, pitching 810 innings in 356 games. He struck out 459 and threw 3 shutouts. Across 356 games he batted .122, with 23 hits and 9 runs. He finished with 7 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 1954.
He was born in Los Molinos, CA, USA on March 31, 1918, and died on September 19, 2005. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1954 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NYG | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| 1949 | DET | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .222 |
| 1952 | CHW | 28 | 53 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .151 |
| 1953 | BOS/NYG | 34 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .044 |
| 1954 | NYG | 56 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .156 |
| 1955 | NYG | 55 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .154 |
| 1956 | NYG | 43 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .091 |
| 1957 | NYG | 55 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .167 |
| 1958 | SFG | 51 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 1959 | STL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 356 | 189 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 67 | 0 | .122 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NYG | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18.2 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 4.34 |
| 1949 | DET | 2 | 4 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 39.1 | 56 | 28 | 34 | 17 | 6.41 |
| 1952 | CHW | 12 | 10 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 166.0 | 156 | 69 | 79 | 97 | 3.74 |
| 1953 | BOS/NYG | 6 | 8 | 34 | 18 | 0 | 143.2 | 144 | 68 | 61 | 77 | 4.26 |
| 1954 | NYG | 10 | 7 | 56 | 3 | 19 | 122.1 | 100 | 32 | 50 | 64 | 2.35 |
| 1955 | NYG | 5 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 8 | 89.1 | 76 | 29 | 41 | 49 | 2.92 |
| 1956 | NYG | 1 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 7 | 80.2 | 71 | 14 | 16 | 49 | 1.56 |
| 1957 | NYG | 4 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 14 | 82.2 | 74 | 24 | 23 | 51 | 2.61 |
| 1958 | SFG | 7 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 10 | 65.1 | 71 | 29 | 26 | 46 | 3.99 |
| 1959 | STL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22.50 |
| Career | — | 47 | 45 | 356 | 52 | 58 | 810.0 | 771 | 307 | 343 | 459 | 3.41 |
On this day & linked events
2005
Died September 19, 2005
1946
Major-league debut: Marv Grissom
Marv Grissom made a major-league debut on September 10, 1946.
1959
Final major-league game: Marv Grissom
Marv Grissom played a final major-league game on June 11, 1959.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain