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Eli Grba

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 205lb (188cm, 92kg)

Born: August 9, 1934 in Chicago, IL us

Died: January 14, 2019 in Florence, AL

Buried: New Salem Cemetery, Salem, AL

High School: James H. Bowen HS (Chicago, IL)

Debut: July 10, 1959 (Age 24-335d, 11,652nd in major league history)
vs. BOS 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 4, 1963 (Age 28-360d)
vs. CHW 2.1 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1959 season

Full Name: Eli Grba

Pronunciation: \GERB-ah\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.5

ERA

4.48

135

536.1

255

WHIP

1.486

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-11 / in Starts: 3-6
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 26 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	18 (12-5-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 26 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	16 (8-5-2)

Most Driven In
Self	1
B Richardson	0

Most Driven In By
Self	1

1960 Batting Game Log

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1960 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	20	54 (53)	Jun 18	NYY	@	CHW	W,12-5	4-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.09	-0.011	.42	-0.03%	-0.75	P
2	21	59 (4)	Jun 23	NYY	@	DET	L,1-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
3	22	60	Jun 24	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-6	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						PR
4	23	63 (2)	Jun 26 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-7	1-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.95	-0.072	5.58	-0.25%	-0.60	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	24	67 (3)	Jul 2	NYY		DET	W,7-6	3-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.78	-0.019	4.15	-0.06%	-0.15	P
6	25	70 (2)	Jul 4	NYY	@	WSH	L,8-9	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
7	26	74 (3)	Jul 8	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	8						P
8	27	80 (5)	Jul 17 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,2-3	GS-6	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9	1.00	0.070	5.85	0.25%	0.59	P
9	28	82 (1)	Jul 19	NYY	@	CLE	W,13-11	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9						P
10	29	87 (4)	Jul 24 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,8-2	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.417	.300	.717	9	1.15	-0.009	8.47	-0.04%	0.42	P
11	30	91 (3)	Jul 29	NYY		KCA	L,2-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.385	.273	.657	9	1.66	-0.069	9.81	-0.24%	-0.57	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	31	95 (3)	Aug 2 (1)	NYY		DET	W,3-2	10-13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.357	.250	.607	9	2.22	-0.055	13.15	-0.20%	-0.22	P
13	32	100 (4)	Aug 7 (1)	NYY	@	KCA	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	9	1.16	-0.027	6.99	-0.10%	-0.31	P
14	33	103 (2)	Aug 9	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-4	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	9						P
15	34	104	Aug 10	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-0	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	9						P
16	35	108 (3)	Aug 14 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,3-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.316	.235	.551	9	1.17	-0.091	7.85	-0.37%	-0.53	P
17	36	112 (3)	Aug 18	NYY	@	BOS	W,11-7	GS-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.316	.235	.551	9	1.97	-0.005	14.50	-0.02%	-0.09	P
18	37	114 (1)	Aug 20	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-5	9-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	9	2.32	-0.059	17.15	-0.26%	-0.24	P
19	38	116 (1)	Aug 23	NYY		CHW	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.318	.400	.718	9	.78	0.068	9.05	0.48%	0.78	P
20	39	118 (1)	Aug 26 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,7-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.318	.400	.718	1						PR
21	40	122 (3)	Aug 28 (1)	NYY		DET	L,2-6	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.318	.400	.718	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	41	129 (6)	Sep 4	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.318	.400	.718	9						PR
23	42	132 (2)	Sep 6	NYY		BOS	L,1-7	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.318	.400	.718	9	1.81	-0.023	16.36	-0.12%	-0.19	P
24	43	138 (5)	Sep 11 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-2	10-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.304	.381	.685	2	2.28	-0.057	22.50	-0.34%	-0.23	P
25	44	145 (6)	Sep 20	NYY		WSH	W,2-1	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.304	.381	.685	9						P
26	45	148 (2)	Sep 24	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-5	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.304	.381	.685	9						P
27	46	151 (2)	Sep 27	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-1	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.304	.381	.685	9						P
							16-11		26	21	1	5	0	0	1	1	2	0	7	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	.238	.304	.381	.685		1.16	-0.359	8.34	-1.30%	-2.07

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