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Willie Davis League
4-1-2023
Roy Grover Second Base
Retired (1973, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .233 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .630 Status Deceased (2020) Option Years 0  
H 699 Age at Death 82 Date of Birth 06-20-1938
HR 73 Drafted Round 2, Pick 31
(1959)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(148 games)
RBI 324
SB 69
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B  Velocity D    Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS B  (61.7%) Range A  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF F  (0.1%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 2
2B A+ (100%) CF F  (0.5%)   Health A- LCS Appearances 2
3B D+ (27.4%) RF D- (5.7%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1959 MIL
155
521
29
108
19
2
6
49
33
 116 2 2
6
 1 21
.542
.256
.286
.079
.207
1960 MIL
154
575
42
124
21
3
11
42
28
 133 1 3
7
 5 16
.572
.252
.320
.104
.216
1961 MIL
128
304
23
60
3
2
5
25
10
 73 0 3
1
 2 2
.491
.221
.270
.072
.197
1962 MIL-KC
104
382
43
99
9
3
11
43
24
 85 1 1
13
 5 12
.689
.304
.385
.126
.259
1963 KC
115
322
41
80
16
2
7
27
17
 58 3 1
12
 9 1
.667
.292
.376
.127
.248
1964 KC
44
20
6
9
1
1
3
9
2
 4 0 0
0
 0 0
1.550
.500
1.050
.600
.450
1965 KC
34
48
2
10
0
0
1
6
3
 12 0 0
2
 0 0
.526
.255
.271
.062
.208
1966 KC
28
42
13
17
1
0
7
17
3
 7 0 0
0
 0 1
1.373
.444
.929
.524
.405
1967 KC
46
77
12
22
2
0
4
13
6
 21 0 1
5
 1 0
.801
.333
.468
.182
.286
1968 KC
96
124
16
33
8
0
5
16
12
 15 0 1
4
 3 1
.780
.328
.452
.185
.266
1969 KC
130
202
30
49
5
0
5
28
16
 41 0 1
9
 3 0
.638
.297
.342
.099
.243
1970 KC
74
71
4
18
4
0
0
8
11
 14 0 1
3
 0 0
.659
.349
.310
.056
.254
1971 KC
67
54
6
9
2
0
2
9
4
 9 0 3
1
 0 0
.528
.213
.315
.148
.167
1972 KC
100
190
24
49
8
1
5
28
19
 46 1 0
3
 2 3
.718
.329
.389
.132
.258
1973 KC
28
63
7
12
1
0
1
4
6
 15 0 0
3
 1 2
.515
.261
.254
.063
.190
Total
1303
2995
298
699
100
14
73
324
194
 649 8 17
69
 32 59
.630
.280
.349
.116
.233
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1973-11-01Roy Grover has retired from the Kansas City Explorers
1964-04-13The Kansas City Explorers have promoted Roy Grover to the major league team. The Kansas City Explorers have sent Alex Castillo to the minors.
1964-04-13The Kansas City Explorers have promoted Blake Davis to the major league team. The Kansas City Explorers have sent Roy Grover to the minors.
1962-06-05A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Brew Crew and the Kansas City Explorers. The Kansas City Explorers receive Roy Grover, Marty Coppinger from the Milwaukee Brew Crew in exchange for Rich Winters.
1959-04-01The Milwaukee Brew Crew have promoted Roy Grover to the major league team.