Marv Grissom
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| Pitcher | |
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Born: March 31, 1918 Los Molinos, California | |
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Died: September 18, 2005 (aged 87) Red Bluff, California | |
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 10, 1946 for the New York Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 11, 1959 for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Career statistics | |
| Win-Loss Record | 47–45 |
| Strikeouts | 459 |
| ERA | 3.41 |
| Saves | 58 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Marvin Edward Grissom (March 31, 1918 – September 18, 2005) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball for the New York & San Francisco Giants (1946 and 1953–58), Detroit Tigers (1949), Chicago White Sox (1952), Boston Red Sox (1953) and St. Louis Cardinals (1959).[1] He was born in Los Molinos, California.[2]
He helped the Giants win the 1954 World Series.[3] In that season he was named to the National League All-Star team and finished 24th in voting for NL MVP Award[4] after having a 10–7 win-loss record in 56 games (3 started including 1 complete game, a shutout), 19 saves, 122 ⅓ innings pitched, 64 strikeouts and a 2.35 earned run average.[1]
In 10 seasons he had a 47–45 record, 356 games (52 started), 12 complete games, 3 shutouts, 58 saves, 810 innings pitched, 343 walks, 459 strikeouts and a 3.41 ERA.[1] After his active playing career, Grissom had a 15-year-long tenure as a pitching coach for the Los Angeles/California Angels (1961–66; 1969; 1977–78), White Sox (1967–68), Minnesota Twins (1970–71) and Chicago Cubs (1975–76).[5]
He died in Red Bluff, California, at the age of 87.[2] Grissom's elder brother, Lee, was a left-handed pitcher for four MLB teams between 1934 and 1941.[6]
See also
- List of Major League Baseball all-time saves leaders
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Marv Grissom Twins Autograph Timeline
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Regular Season Pitching Statistics at baseball-reference.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Biographical Data at baseball-almanac.com
- ↑ Postseason Pitching Statistics at baseball-reference.com
- ↑ Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors at baseball-reference.com
- ↑ An Interview With Marv Grissom at thediamondangle.com
- ↑ Lee Grissom Pitching Statistics at baseball-reference.com
| Preceded by Franchise created Bob Lemon Billy Muffett |
LA/California Angels pitching coach 1961–1966 1969 1977–1978 |
Succeeded by Bob Lemon n/a Larry Sherry |
| Preceded by Ray Berres |
Chicago White Sox pitching coach 1967–1968 |
Succeeded by Ray Berres |
| Preceded by Art Fowler |
Minnesota Twins pitching coach 1970–1971 |
Succeeded by Al Worthington |
| Preceded by Hank Aguirre |
Chicago Cubs pitching coach 1975–1976 |
Succeeded by Barney Schultz |
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