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Mickey Grasso

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Full name Newton Michael Grasso
Born May 10, 1920, Newark, New Jersey
Died October 15, 1975, Miami, Florida
Cremated
First Game: September 18, 1946; Final Game: May 8, 1955
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 195
Ejections: 1950 (2), 1951 (2), 1952 (2). Total: 6
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                       Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1946 NY N Daily Splits 7 22 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .136 .136 .136 -0.5 1946 NY N 1950 WAS A Daily Splits 75 195 25 56 4 1 1 22 25 4 31 2 1 0 6 4 1 1 .287 .374 .333 0.2 1950 WAS A 1951 WAS A Daily Splits 52 175 16 36 3 0 1 14 14 2 17 1 2 0 1 9 0 0 .206 .268 .240 -1.1 1951 WAS A 1952 WAS A Daily Splits 115 361 22 78 9 0 0 27 29 8 36 1 3 0 7 12 1 0 .216 .276 .241 -1.2 1952 WAS A 1953 WAS A Daily Splits 61 196 13 41 7 0 2 22 9 2 20 2 0 0 3 8 0 0 .209 .251 .276 -1.2 1953 WAS A 1954 CLE A Daily Splits 4 6 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .833 0.0 1954 CLE A 1955 NY N Daily Splits 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .600 .000 -0.1 1955 NY N Total NL ( 2 Years) 15 24 1 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 .125 .222 .125 -0.6 Total NL Total AL ( 5 Years) 307 933 77 213 23 1 5 86 78 16 105 7 6 0 0 17 33 2 1 .228 .293 .271 -3.3 Total AL Total ( 7 Years) Splits 322 957 78 216 23 1 5 87 81 16 108 7 6 0 0 18 37 2 1 .226 .291 .268 -3.9 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team

          World Series Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1954 CLE A Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1954 CLE A

                       Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG 1946 NY N Daily Splits C 7 6 6 54 24 5 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 .967 1950 WAS A Daily Splits C 69 60 50 510.1 238 38 17 6 1 3 18 11 5 .942 1951 WAS A Daily Splits C 49 47 39 413.1 182 26 7 6 0 4 10 10 1 .967 1952 WAS A Daily Splits C 114 103 88 937 485 64 17 4 0 8 22 21 12 .970 1953 WAS A Daily Splits C 59 57 46 479.1 219 24 4 4 0 4 12 12 5 .984 1954 CLE A Daily Splits C 4 2 2 21 9 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 .833 1955 NY N Daily Splits C 8 1 0 21 9 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .900 Total ( 7 Years) Splits C 310 276 231 2436 1166 158 49 20 1 21 69 57 24 .964 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG

          World Series Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG 1954 CLE A Daily Splits C 1 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000

Ejection Information

Date Team Umpire Reason 7-16-1950(2) BOX WAS A Jim Honochick Balls and strikes 9-29-1950 BOX WAS A Cal Hubbard Fair/foul call 5- 4-1951 BOX WAS A Art Passarella Balls and strikes 7-26-1951 BOX WAS A Eddie Hurley Balls and strikes 7- 4-1952(2) BOX WAS A Eddie Hurley Arguing foul ball 9- 4-1952 BOX WAS A Bill Summers Fair/foul call

Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Giants (1941).

Sold by New York Giants to Detroit Tigers (April 3, 1948).

Selected by Washington Senators from Seattle (PCL) in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 17, 1949).

Traded by Washington Senators to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Joe Tipton (January 20, 1954).

Selected by New York Giants from Cleveland Indians in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 22, 1954).

Released by New York Giants (May 11, 1955).

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