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Edd Roush League
3-25-2049
Sam Grubbs Starting Pitcher
Retired (1959, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.87 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 59-73 Status Deceased (2009) Option Years 0  
SV 15 Age at Death 84 Date of Birth 02-22-1925
K 908 Drafted Round 7, Pick 101
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 4 years
(87 games)
IP 1270.1
WHIP 1.58
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D+ Contact vs. L C  Endurance B    Ldrship D 
Power vs. R F  Power vs. L D- Velocity A-   Mentor Val C 
Speed C  Bunt A- Control C 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1950 CHA
4
 10
20
20
4
1
0
 0
137.2
 138 77 74 9 70
97
1.51
4.84
1951 CHA-PIT
7
 9
36
17
4
0
0
 0
144.2
 158 98 95 3 78
99
1.63
5.91
1952 PIT-KC
11
 11
38
20
2
0
3
 0
145.2
 164 80 69 6 74
104
1.63
4.26
1953 KC
4
 10
23
20
3
1
1
 0
120.0
 139 77 69 2 56
91
1.63
5.18
1954 KC
12
 8
27
27
7
1
0
 0
186.2
 165 83 77 2 88
127
1.36
3.71
1955 KC-DET
9
 5
24
21
1
0
0
 0
136.1
 151 71 68 2 72
104
1.64
4.49
1956 DET
2
 4
11
6
0
0
0
 0
44.2
 61 34 31 1 25
27
1.93
6.25
1957 DET-CHA
5
 13
44
16
1
0
2
 0
158.2
 186 92 85 2 63
109
1.57
4.82
1958 CHA
5
 3
105
1
0
0
7
 0
171.0
 207 114 111 6 90
129
1.74
5.84
1959 CHA
0
 0
12
0
0
0
2
 0
25.1
 17 9 9 3 9
21
1.03
3.20
2049
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
59
 73
340
148
22
3
15
 0
1270.1
 1386 735 688 36 625
908
1.58
4.87
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1959-11-01Sam Grubbs has retired from the Chicago Southsiders
1957-05-24The Chicago Southsiders have acquired Sam Grubbs from the waiver wire.
1957-05-20The Detroit Lookouts have designated Sam Grubbs for assignment.
1957-05-09The Detroit Lookouts have promoted Sam Grubbs to the major league team.
1957-04-08The Detroit Lookouts have promoted Alan Kroner to the major league team. The Detroit Lookouts have promoted John Quinn to the major league team. The Detroit Lookouts have designated Victor Soledad for assignment. The Detroit Lookouts have designated Sam Grubbs for assignment.
1956-08-25The Detroit Lookouts have promoted Sam Grubbs to the major league team.
1956-08-19The Detroit Lookouts have promoted John Quinn to the major league team. The Detroit Lookouts have designated Sam Grubbs for assignment.
1956-07-31The Detroit Lookouts have promoted Carl Counsell to the major league team. The Detroit Lookouts have promoted Sam Grubbs to the major league team. The Detroit Lookouts have sent Alan Kroner to the minors. The Detroit Lookouts have sent Ross Altenburg to the minors.
1956-05-02The Detroit Lookouts have promoted Stephen Tastjian to the major league team. The Detroit Lookouts have promoted Carl Counsell to the major league team. The Detroit Lookouts have promoted Jeremy Brown to the major league team. The Detroit Lookouts have promoted Howie Wetherby to the major league team. The Detroit Lookouts have sent Stan Royer to the minors. The Detroit Lookouts have designated Sam Grubbs for assignment. The Detroit Lookouts have sent Chad Marshall to the minors. The Detroit Lookouts have sent Pete Kennedy to the minors.
1955-06-10The Detroit Lookouts have acquired Sam Grubbs from the waiver wire.
1955-06-06The Kansas City Kookaburras have designated Sam Grubbs for assignment.
1953-05-11The Kansas City Kookaburras have promoted Sam Grubbs to the major league team. The Kansas City Kookaburras have sent Jim Hoover to the minors.
1953-05-09The Kansas City Kookaburras have promoted Pete Smith to the major league team. The Kansas City Kookaburras have sent Sam Grubbs to the minors.
1953-04-20The Kansas City Kookaburras have renamed Sam "Ninja" Grubbs to Sam Grubbs.
1952-04-06The Kansas City Kookaburras have renamed Sam "NJ" Grubbs to Sam "Ninja" Grubbs.
1952-04-06The Kansas City Kookaburras have renamed Nicky Jack to Sam "NJ" Grubbs.
1952-04-06A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates of the Caribbean and the Kansas City Kookaburras. The Kansas City Kookaburras receive Josh Furstenberg, Nicky Jack from the Pittsburgh Pirates of the Caribbean in exchange for Frank Campos.
1952-03-01The Pittsburgh Pirates of the Caribbean have renamed Sam Grubbs to Nicky Jack.
1951-08-10A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates of the Caribbean and the Chicago Orphans. The Chicago Orphans receive B. Lou Ballew from the Pittsburgh Pirates of the Caribbean in exchange for Sam Grubbs.
1951-05-15The Chicago Orphans have promoted Sam Grubbs to the major league team. The Chicago Orphans have sent Nelson Walbeck to the minors.
1951-05-13The Chicago Orphans have promoted Len Schuster to the major league team. The Chicago Orphans have promoted Carlos Standridge to the major league team. The Chicago Orphans have sent Ron Singer to the minors. The Chicago Orphans have sent Sam Grubbs to the minors.
1950-10-23The Chicago Orphans have promoted Piggy Pfyl to the major league team. The Chicago Orphans have promoted Sam Grubbs to the major league team. The Chicago Orphans have promoted Arlie White to the major league team. The Chicago Orphans have promoted Mike Kloza to the major league team. The Chicago Orphans have promoted Joe Feinberg to the major league team. The Chicago Orphans have promoted Paul Schrom to the major league team. The Chicago Orphans have promoted Boyd Lumpkin to the major league team. The Chicago Orphans have sent Nelson Walbeck to the minors. The Chicago Orphans have sent Ensign Harder to the minors. The Chicago Orphans have sent Tom Foiles to the minors. The Chicago Orphans have sent Len Schuster to the minors. The Chicago Orphans have sent Barry Bannon to the minors. The Chicago Orphans have sent Craig Bisland to the minors. The Chicago Orphans have sent Will Brantley to the minors.
1950-07-29The Chicago Orphans have promoted Bert Hutchinson to the major league team. The Chicago Orphans have promoted Tom Foiles to the major league team. The Chicago Orphans have sent Piggy Pfyl to the minors. The Chicago Orphans have sent Sam Grubbs to the minors.