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Billy Hamilton League
9-19-2078
Grover Blue Starting Pitcher
Retired (1965, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 6.28 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 87-118 Status Deceased (2001) Option Years 0  
SV 0 Age at Death 70 Date of Birth 07-05-1931
K 849 Drafted Round 1, Pick 5
(1952)		 Majors Svc Time 7 years
(39 games)
IP 1666.1
WHIP 1.62
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance B    Ldrship C+
Power vs. R F  Power vs. L D- Velocity C-   Mentor Val B 
Speed C- Bunt D+ Control B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 1
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
1953 PIT
2
 15
49
22
1
0
0
 0
117.0
 185 125 115 1 52
47
2.03
8.85
1955 NYN
4
 8
20
14
0
0
0
 0
86.0
 120 76 72 2 38
32
1.84
7.53
1956 NYN
5
 18
45
25
2
0
0
 0
159.2
 223 136 129 4 56
80
1.75
7.27
1957 NYN
0
 5
6
6
0
0
0
 0
19.0
 47 36 36 0 10
10
3.00
17.05
1958 NYN-CLE
13
 11
35
33
1
0
0
 0
205.2
 245 138 129 4 72
112
1.54
5.65
1959 CLE
13
 14
35
35
4
0
0
 0
221.2
 265 144 135 1 68
129
1.50
5.48
1960 CLE
13
 12
35
35
1
0
0
 0
214.2
 254 142 133 3 85
102
1.58
5.58
1961 CLE
13
 15
35
35
3
1
0
 0
214.2
 246 135 128 4 64
106
1.44
5.37
1962 CLE
14
 13
35
35
5
1
0
 0
218.1
 238 139 136 3 78
125
1.45
5.61
1963 CLE
10
 6
35
35
3
0
0
 0
203.0
 273 148 144 2 71
102
1.69
6.38
1964 CLE
0
 1
1
1
0
0
0
 0
6.1
 8 4 4 0 4
4
1.89
5.68
1965 NYN
0
 0
1
0
0
0
0
 0
1.0
 1 1 1 0 0
0
1.00
9.00
2078
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
87
 118
332
276
20
2
0
 0
1666.1
 2105 1224 1162 24 598
849
1.62
6.28
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1965-11-01Grover Blue has retired from the New York Possum Nation
1965-07-08The New York Possum Nation have promoted Ned Finley to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have designated Grover Blue for assignment.
1965-07-01The New York Possum Nation have promoted Grover Blue to the major league team.
1965-03-01The New York Possum Nation have acquired Grover Blue from the waiver wire.
1964-10-03The Cleveland BadTads have waived Grover Blue.
1964-04-08The Cleveland BadTads have designated Grover Blue for assignment.
1964-04-01The Cleveland BadTads have renamed Henry Percy to Grover Blue.
1964-03-03The Cleveland BadTads have renamed Grover Blue to Henry Percy.
1964-03-03The Cleveland BadTads have promoted Grover Blue to the major league team. The Cleveland BadTads have promoted Ed Swan to the major league team. The Cleveland BadTads have sent Ryan Ganzel to the minors. The Cleveland BadTads have sent Charlie Brovia to the minors.
1964-03-03The Cleveland BadTads have acquired Grover Blue from the waiver wire. The Cleveland BadTads have waived Dizzy Speece.
1958-04-08The Cleveland Road Kill have acquired Grover Blue from the waiver wire.
1958-04-04The New York Possum Nation have promoted Foghorn "Leg" Horn to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Smokey "The Bear" Browning to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have designated Grover Blue for assignment. The New York Possum Nation have sent Kareem Bucktoother to the minors.
1957-08-25The New York Possum Nation have promoted Grover Blue to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Foghorn "Leg" Horn to the minors.
1957-04-04The New York Possum Nation have promoted Lester Lemon to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Grover Blue to the minors.
1956-07-13The New York Possum Nation have promoted Smokey "The Bear" Browning to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Foghorn "Leg" Horn to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Emmitt Kelly to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Grover Blue to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Tuffy "Tiger" Jefferies to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Lester Lemon to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Juan Parent to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Clyde "Lefty" Long to the minors.
1956-07-10The New York Possum Nation have promoted Lester Lemon to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Grover Blue to the minors.
1956-07-10The New York Possum Nation have promoted Grover Blue to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Emmitt Kelly to the minors.
1956-07-09The New York Possum Nation have promoted Pete "The Pirate" Pollard to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Clyde "Lefty" Long to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Cal "Condor" Conners to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Grover Blue to the minors.
1956-07-01The New York Possum Nation have promoted Grover Blue to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Clyde "Lefty" Long to the minors.
1956-06-27The New York Possum Nation have promoted Cal "Condor" Conners to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Grover Blue to the minors.
1956-06-17The New York Possum Nation have promoted Grover Blue to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Clyde "Lefty" Long to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Cal "Condor" Conners to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Pete "The Pirate" Pollard to the minors.
1956-06-12The New York Possum Nation have promoted Lester Lemon to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Pete "The Pirate" Pollard to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Grover Blue to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Clyde "Lefty" Long to the minors.
1955-10-13The New York Possum Nation have promoted Fozzy Feller to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Mike Gossett to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Grover Blue to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Captain "Kitty" Kittles to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Sheba Black to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Earl "The Snake" Bogle to the minors.
1955-09-27The New York Possum Nation have promoted Fozzy Feller to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Snubby Brown to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Mike Gossett to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Gene Edington to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Freddy "The Frog" Freed to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Grover Blue to the minors.
1955-09-24The New York Possum Nation have promoted Pete "The Pirate" Pollard to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Grover Blue to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Earl "The Snake" Bogle to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Champ Squirrelli to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Snubby Brown to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Gene Edington to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Emmitt Kelly to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Freddy "The Frog" Freed to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Quarterback Pickens to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Cal "Condor" Conners to the minors.
1955-09-20The New York Possum Nation have promoted Dino Beach to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Mike Gossett to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Gonzo Fielder to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Fozzy Feller to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Braniac Levens to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Godzilla Hatsui to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Earl "The Snake" Bogle to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Matt Hausmann to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Big Mouth Morgan to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Grover Blue to the minors.
1955-09-11The New York Possum Nation have promoted Leo "The Lion" Law to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Lester Lemon to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Grover Blue to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Braniac Levens to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Champ Squirrelli to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Mike Gossett to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Pete "The Pirate" Pollard to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Tweety Bird Twitty to the minors.
1955-09-07The New York Possum Nation have promoted Champ Squirrelli to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Freddy "The Frog" Freed to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Tweety Bird Twitty to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Animal Drummer to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Snubby Brown to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Sneezy Webber to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Jerry "Giraffe" Girafino to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Gene Edington to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Braniac Levens to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Matt Hausmann to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Gonzo Fielder to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Grover Blue to the minors.
1955-09-01The New York Possum Nation have promoted Freddy "The Frog" Freed to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Earl "The Snake" Bogle to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Godzilla Hatsui to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Jerry "Giraffe" Girafino to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Gonzo Fielder to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Snubby Brown to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Grover Blue to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Smokey "The Bear" Browning to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Jaws Waters to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Leo "The Lion" Law to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Kalamazoo Norman to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Lester Lemon to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Pete "The Pirate" Pollard to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Gene Edington to the minors.
1955-08-27The New York Possum Nation have promoted Quarterback Pickens to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Braniac Levens to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Captain "Kitty" Kittles to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent John Helms to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Animal Drummer to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Grover Blue to the minors.
1955-08-24The New York Possum Nation have promoted Elmer Cowens to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Grover Blue to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Earl "The Snake" Bogle to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Sneezy Webber to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Mike Gossett to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Kalamazoo Norman to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Emmitt Kelly to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Sheba Black to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Tweety Bird Twitty to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Quarterback Pickens to the minors.
1955-08-20The New York Possum Nation have promoted Champ Squirrelli to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Dino Beach to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Tweety Bird Twitty to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Sheba Black to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Godzilla Hatsui to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Pete "The Pirate" Pollard to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Mike Gossett to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Earl "The Snake" Bogle to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Leo "The Lion" Law to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Sneezy Webber to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Grover Blue to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Uga Uribe to the minors.
1955-08-17The New York Possum Nation have promoted Sneezy Webber to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Snubby Brown to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Grover Blue to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Mike Gossett to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Jerry "Giraffe" Girafino to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Harold "The Hamster" Cage to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Gonzo Fielder to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Cal "Condor" Conners to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Animal Drummer to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Godzilla Hatsui to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Leo "The Lion" Law to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Emmitt Kelly to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Kalamazoo Norman to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent My-T-Mite Valley to the minors.
1955-08-14The New York Possum Nation have promoted Quarterback Pickens to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Grover Blue to the minors.
1955-08-01The New York Possum Nation have promoted Freddy "The Frog" Freed to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Captain "Kitty" Kittles to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Grover Blue to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Bugs Carrol to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Emmitt Kelly to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Quarterback Pickens to the minors.
1955-07-29The New York Possum Nation have promoted Emmitt Kelly to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Earl "The Snake" Bogle to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Gene Edington to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Freddy "The Frog" Freed to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Captain "Kitty" Kittles to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Grover Blue to the minors.
1955-07-24The New York Possum Nation have promoted Kazoo Katsasami to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted King Roman Valley to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Emmitt Kelly to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Earl "The Snake" Bogle to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Cal "Condor" Conners to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Gonzo Fielder to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Grover Blue to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Bugs Carrol to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Jerry "Giraffe" Girafino to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Fozzy Feller to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Kalamazoo Norman to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Mike Gossett to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Captain "Kitty" Kittles to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Leo "The Lion" Law to the minors.
1955-07-20The New York Possum Nation have promoted Harold "The Hamster" Cage to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Mike Gossett to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Animal Drummer to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Matt Hausmann to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Jerry "Giraffe" Girafino to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Gonzo Fielder to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Quarterback Pickens to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Pete "The Pirate" Pollard to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Earl "The Snake" Bogle to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Kazoo Katsasami to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Teddy "Bear" Blue to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Captain "Kitty" Kittles to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Emmitt Kelly to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Cal "Condor" Conners to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Grover Blue to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent My-T-Mite Valley to the minors.
1955-07-18The New York Possum Nation have promoted Uga Uribe to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Leo "The Lion" Law to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Kalamazoo Norman to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Godzilla Hatsui to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Braniac Levens to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Earl "The Snake" Bogle to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Grover Blue to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Dino Beach to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Freddy "The Frog" Freed to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Harold "The Hamster" Cage to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Gonzo Fielder to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Snubby Brown to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Big Mouth Morgan to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Matt Hausmann to the minors.
1955-07-15The New York Possum Nation have promoted Cal "Condor" Conners to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Gene Edington to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Mike Gossett to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Braniac Levens to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Grover Blue to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Earl "The Snake" Bogle to the minors.
1955-07-13The New York Possum Nation have promoted Fozzy Feller to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Grover Blue to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Jerry "Giraffe" Girafino to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Braniac Levens to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Sheba Black to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Snubby Brown to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Freddy "The Frog" Freed to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Dino Beach to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Emmitt Kelly to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Captain "Kitty" Kittles to the minors.
1955-07-09The New York Possum Nation have promoted Captain "Kitty" Kittles to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Grover Blue to the minors.
1955-07-03The New York Possum Nation have promoted Grover Blue to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Matt Hausmann to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Gene Edington to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Mike Gossett to the minors.
1955-07-01The New York Possum Nation have promoted Snubby Brown to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Mike Gossett to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Freddy "The Frog" Freed to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Gene Edington to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Tony "The Tiger" Tooley to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Braniac Levens to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Fozzy Feller to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Cal "Condor" Conners to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Grover Blue to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Pete "The Pirate" Pollard to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Emmitt Kelly to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Earl "The Snake" Bogle to the minors.
1955-06-27The New York Possum Nation have promoted Cal "Condor" Conners to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Grover Blue to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Animal Drummer to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Tony "The Tiger" Tooley to the minors.
1955-06-24The New York Possum Nation have promoted Animal Drummer to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Freddy "The Frog" Freed to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Braniac Levens to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Mike Gossett to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Matt Hausmann to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Grover Blue to the minors.
1955-06-20The New York Possum Nation have promoted Mike Gossett to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Matt Hausmann to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Grover Blue to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Animal Drummer to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Earl "The Snake" Bogle to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Pete "The Pirate" Pollard to the minors.
1955-06-14The New York Possum Nation have promoted Emmitt Kelly to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have promoted Earl "The Snake" Bogle to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Cal "Condor" Conners to the minors. The New York Possum Nation have sent Grover Blue to the minors.
1955-06-10The New York Possum Nation have promoted Grover Blue to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Snubby Brown to the minors.
1955-04-29The New York Possum Nation have promoted Pete "The Pirate" Pollard to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Grover Blue to the minors.
1955-03-01The New York Possum Nation have renamed Walt Kozar to Grover Blue.
1954-03-01The New York Borg have acquired Walt Kozar from the waiver wire.
1953-04-25The Pittsburgh Black Cats have promoted Erwin Adkins to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Black Cats have promoted Walt Kozar to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Black Cats have promoted Tommy Vangilder to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Black Cats have promoted Taylor Ranew to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Black Cats have promoted Oswaldo Conlan to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Black Cats have promoted Ron Otanez to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Black Cats have sent Brian Batchelder to the minors. The Pittsburgh Black Cats have sent Nick Wilks to the minors. The Pittsburgh Black Cats have sent Daryl Austin to the minors. The Pittsburgh Black Cats have sent Bill Meadows to the minors. The Pittsburgh Black Cats have sent Beany Alexander to the minors. The Pittsburgh Black Cats have sent Sandy Rice to the minors.
1953-03-07The Pittsburgh Black Cats have acquired Walt Kozar from the waiver wire. The Pittsburgh Black Cats have waived Red McGraw.