Player Report for #73 Ross Grimsley

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Friday, July 1st, 1988

Rec	7-6
ERA	5.79
IP	96.1
BB	30
K	36

Name:	Ross Grimsley	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$650,000
Birthday:	01-07-1950	Signed Through:	1988 Season
Age:	38	Years of Major League Service:	15 Years, 114 Days
Born in:	Belding (Michigan)	Major League Service Days this Year:	92 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 3"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	15 Years, 114 Days
Weight:	204 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	17 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	3 option years left
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Rested	Drafted	-
Morale:	Great	Local Popularity (National)	Unknown (Unknown)

Detroit

Tigers

MLB

Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	2	7	8	85-87 Mph
Versus LHP	2	7	8
Versus RHP	2	7	8
Talent	3	8	8

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Curveball
Endurance:	8
Groundball Pct.:	41
Holding Runners:	7

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	1	Pitcher 7
Stealing Ability:	2
Baserunning Instincts:	1
Sacrifice Bunt:	7
Bunt for Hit:	3
Hitter Type:	Spray Hitter

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
06-26-1988	@ KC	Loss, 8-9	X	7.1	8	4	3	4	3
06-21-1988	@ CLE	Loss, 7-10	X	5.0	7	5	5	2	4
06-16-1988	@ TOR	Loss, 0-8	X	4.1	10	6	6	0	1	Loss
06-10-1988	NYY	Loss, 3-5	X	3.0	4	4	4	0	2	Loss
06-05-1988	BOS	Loss, 4-5	X	6.1	11	4	4	3	3	Loss
05-30-1988	@ BAL	Win, 5-3	X	8.0	6	3	3	3	2	Win
05-25-1988	@ Oak	Loss, 8-14	X	3.2	7	5	4	2	3
05-19-1988	MIN	Win, 7-5	X	7.1	6	5	5	2	1	Win
05-14-1988	@ SEA	Win, 4-2	X	8.0	8	2	2	1	1	Win
05-09-1988	@ TOR	Win, 8-4	X	7.0	7	1	1	2	3	Win

Major League Baseball 1988 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	16	16	7	6	0	5.79	96.1	116	66	62	14	30	36	1	6.3	0	6	37.5
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	13.83	10.84	3.36	2.80	5.22	1.52	-12.4	.300
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	110	31	7	0	7	27	13	10	2	2	0	.282	.352	.536	.888
vs. RHB	280	85	20	1	7	39	17	26	1	1	2	.304	.347	.457	.804

Major League Baseball 1988 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
This Week	1	1	0	0	0	3.68	7.1	8	4	3	1	4	3
Last Week	1	1	0	0	0	9.00	5.0	7	5	5	2	2	4
April	5	5	3	2	0	5.58	30.2	33	21	19	6	7	12
May	6	6	4	1	0	4.76	39.2	43	22	21	3	14	11
June	5	5	0	3	0	7.62	26.0	40	23	22	5	9	13
Spring Training	5	5	2	1	0	2.25	20.0	18	5	5	0	14	6
Last Year	31	31	13	9	0	3.90	191.2	189	85	83	12	42	57
2 Years Ago	31	31	12	6	0	3.50	231.2	227	107	90	16	51	72
Career	527	511	233	148	0	4.04	3610.0	3787	1759	1620	269	1000	1634
Home	7	7	3	4	0	6.33	42.2	50	32	30	7	14	14
Road	9	9	4	2	0	5.37	53.2	66	34	32	7	16	22
Grass	13	13	5	5	0	6.19	77.0	91	57	53	12	27	31
Turf	3	3	2	1	0	4.19	19.1	25	9	9	2	3	5
Day	5	5	2	1	0	6.28	28.2	35	22	20	3	11	9
Night	11	11	5	5	0	5.59	67.2	81	44	42	11	19	27

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1972 Washington - MLB	22	34	34	15	12	0	3.56	252.2	248	113	100	14	59	147	9	2	1.22	.000	0.0
1973 Detroit - MLB	23	39	39	21	11	0	3.26	309.1	279	117	112	12	73	171	18	2	1.14	.000	0.0
1974 Detroit - MLB	24	41	41	23	12	0	4.16	298.1	328	145	138	23	94	175	7	1	1.41	.000	0.0
1975 Detroit - MLB	25	19	18	7	8	0	5.18	130.1	161	77	75	8	41	73	4	0	1.55	.000	0.0
1976 Detroit - MLB	26	40	40	18	12	0	3.68	276.0	291	126	113	11	87	147	7	2	1.37	.000	0.0
1977 Detroit - MLB	27	38	38	20	9	0	4.01	273.2	308	126	122	21	57	151	12	3	1.33	.000	0.0
1978 Detroit - MLB	28	35	35	14	8	0	4.20	231.1	257	125	108	22	69	116	1	0	1.41	.294	10.1
1980 Detroit - MLB	30	38	23	12	9	0	4.69	190.0	204	107	99	19	61	99	1	0	1.39	.294	-1.5
1981 Detroit - MLB	31	32	32	18	9	0	4.42	217.2	230	112	107	21	58	79	5	1	1.32	.275	8.5
1982 Detroit - MLB	32	34	34	12	11	0	3.80	225.0	234	111	95	20	61	73	5	0	1.31	.274	22.9
1983 Detroit - MLB	33	32	32	17	6	0	4.04	216.1	228	106	97	19	69	72	2	1	1.37	.279	12.3
1984 Detroit - MLB	34	34	34	11	12	0	4.35	237.2	244	123	115	17	73	74	4	1	1.33	.275	5.3
1985 Detroit - MLB	35	33	33	13	8	0	4.03	232.0	243	113	104	20	75	92	3	1	1.37	.284	13.9
1986 Detroit - MLB	36	31	31	12	6	0	3.50	231.2	227	107	90	16	51	72	6	2	1.20	.262	35.0
1987 Detroit - MLB	37	31	31	13	9	0	3.90	191.2	189	85	83	12	42	57	4	1	1.21	.263	18.7
1988 Detroit - MLB	38	16	16	7	6	0	5.79	96.1	116	66	62	14	30	36	1	0	1.52	.300	-12.4
Total MLB		527	511	233	148	0	4.04	3610.0	3787	1759	1620	269	1000	1634	89	17	1.33	.568	112.7

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

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ERA

SHO

WHIP

BABIP

VORP

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1978 Detroit - MLB	28	2	0	0	1	0	15.75	4.0	9	8	7	1	3	3	0	0	3.00	.471	0.0
1980 Detroit - MLB	30	1	0	0	0	0	54.05	0.1	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	12.01	.750	0.0
1981 Detroit - MLB	31	5	5	3	2	0	7.09	26.2	42	21	21	5	5	6	0	0	1.76	.339	0.0
1983 Detroit - MLB	33	4	4	2	1	0	3.20	25.1	19	9	9	2	9	7	0	0	1.11	.195	0.0
1985 Detroit - MLB	35	2	2	0	0	0	3.14	14.1	14	6	5	1	5	1	0	0	1.33	.228	0.0
1986 Detroit - MLB	36	2	2	1	1	0	8.10	10.0	17	9	9	1	4	4	0	0	2.10	.400	0.0
1987 Detroit - MLB	37	1	1	0	0	0	6.14	7.1	8	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1.23	.286	0.0
Total MLB		17	14	6	5	0	5.93	88.0	112	60	58	10	28	21	0	0	1.59	.298	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1978 Detroit - ML	P	35	35	17	30	2	51	4	.922	231.1	1.83
1980 Detroit - ML	P	38	23	8	25	2	33	0	1.000	190.0	1.56
1981 Detroit - ML	P	32	32	13	23	2	39	3	.923	217.2	1.49
1982 Detroit - ML	P	34	34	14	29	2	45	2	.956	225.0	1.72
1983 Detroit - ML	P	32	32	12	36	3	48	0	1.000	216.1	2.00
1984 Detroit - ML	P	34	34	10	33	2	43	0	1.000	237.2	1.63
1985 Detroit - ML	P	33	33	9	37	3	47	1	.979	232.0	1.78
1986 Detroit - ML	P	31	31	15	31	3	49	3	.939	231.2	1.79
1987 Detroit - ML	P	31	31	11	30	1	41	0	1.000	191.2	1.93
1988 Detroit - ML	P	16	16	7	13	0	21	1	.952	96.1	1.87

Player History
05-18-1971	Drafted in 1st round, 21st overall pick, by Washington in 1971.
03-05-1972	Traded from Washington to Detroit on 3/5/1972 (Going to WAS: P Gary Peters. Going to DET: P Ross Grimsley).
04-09-1972	Earned first career win on 4/9/1972.
05-01-1972	Had first career hit on 5/1/1972, off Gaylord Perry (BOS).
09-12-1973	Injured on 9/12/1973 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks.
07-01-1974	Was selected to the 1974 Allstar game...
01-29-1975	Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,378,572 through salary arbitration.
12-01-1975	Won World Series with Detroit in 1975.
01-29-1976	Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,378,572 through salary arbitration.
01-29-1977	Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,078,571 through salary arbitration.
06-20-1977	Won Player of the Week award on 6/20/1977, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA.
07-01-1977	Was selected to the 1977 Allstar game...
07-01-1977	Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1977, going 5-0, 1.44.
08-18-1977	Injured on 8/18/1977 with a Sore Elbow, out for one week.
10-05-1977	Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $2,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
01-01-1979	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 5 (6).
03-21-1979	Injured (ruptured bicep tendon), out for 7-8 months.
01-01-1980	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
10-22-1980	Injured (flu), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01-01-1981	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6).
08-07-1981	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
10-28-1981	Won the 1981 Major League Baseball World Series with the Detroit Tigers!
01-01-1982	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 7 (7).
07-03-1982	Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $7,290,000 with the Detroit Tigers organization.
01-01-1983	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
05-01-1983	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01-01-1984	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (2); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6).
01-01-1985	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
06-07-1985	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the California Angels with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07-17-1985	Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $6,000,000 with the Detroit Tigers organization.
09-19-1985	Earns his 200th career Major League Baseball victory!
01-01-1986	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (2); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
05-06-1986	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Kansas City Royals with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06-12-1986	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Minnesota Twins with 0 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01-01-1987	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
06-03-1987	Injured (damaged meniscus (knee)), out for 1-2 weeks.
07-03-1987	Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $650,000 with the Detroit Tigers organization.
09-08-1987	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Seattle Mariners with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01-01-1988	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (3); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 8 (8).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	W	Rank
1981	18	4
1983	17	7

Year	Winning %	Rank
1981	.667	6
1983	.739	1
1986	.667	5

Year	IP	Rank
1984	237.2	7
1985	232.0	6
1986	231.2	6

Year	BF	Rank
1978	1019	10
1984	1006	8
1985	988	9
1986	964	10

Year	HRA	Rank
1978	22	9

Year	ERA	Rank
1986	3.50	9

Year	BABIP	Rank
1980	.294	5
1981	.275	4
1982	.274	4
1986	.262	2
1987	.263	3

Year	WHIP	Rank
1986	1.20	6
1987	1.21	3

Year	RA/9	Rank
1986	10.99	6
1987	11.08	3

Year	H/9	Rank
1986	8.82	7

Year	BB/9	Rank
1981	2.40	9
1982	2.44	10
1986	1.98	5
1987	1.97	3

Year	VORP	Rank
1986	35.0	10

Year	QS	Rank
1982	21	7
1984	21	8

Year	QSP	Rank
1982	.618	8
1984	.618	9

Year	CG	Rank
1981	5	4
1982	5	6
1984	4	6
1986	6	2
1987	4	4

Year	CGP	Rank
1981	.156	4
1982	.147	6
1984	.118	8
1986	.194	3
1987	.129	6

Year	SHO	Rank
1981	1	3
1983	1	8
1984	1	4
1985	1	7
1986	2	1
1987	1	6