Marv Grissom

Marv Grissom
Pitcher
Born: March 31, 1918(1918-03-31) Los Molinos, California
Died: September 18, 2005(2005-09-18) (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
Teams
New York Giants (1946, 1953-57) Detroit Tigers (1949) Chicago White Sox (1952) Boston Red Sox (1953) San Francisco Giants (1958) St. Louis Cardinals (1959)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1954)

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 1934-41.^[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. ^ ^{a b c} Regular Season Pitching Statistics at baseball-reference.com
2. ^ ^{a b} Biographical Data at baseball-almanac.com
3. ^ Postseason Pitching Statistics at baseball-reference.com
4. ^ Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors at baseball-reference.com
5. ^ An Interview With Marv Grissom at thediamondangle.com
6. ^ Lee Grissom Pitching Statistics at baseball-reference.com

Preceded by n/a 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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Name	Grissom, Marv
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Short description
Date of birth	March 31, 1918
Place of birth	Los Molinos, California
Date of death	September 18, 2005
Place of death	Red Bluff, California