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Name Team Age
Grover Houk Retired (1965, Age 36) Died (2017, Age 88)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 7
(1951)
RP R/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (Majors) 0 1 years (0 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- C+ C-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
D-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
D+ C-
Endurance Velocity Control
Leadership   Mentor Value  
B-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A- 0 8/9/1929
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 1 1
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
(0.0 %) (0.0 %) (0.0 %)

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Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
1951 DET 2 8 50 0 0 0 1 0 49.0 71 48 45 2 20 34 1.86 8.27
1952 DET 1 3 20 0 0 0 4 0 14.2 21 11 11 1 4 10 1.70 6.75
1953 DET 2 1 20 0 0 0 0 0 15.2 16 7 7 0 4 8 1.28 4.02
1954 DET 2 4 43 0 0 0 0 0 43.1 35 11 11 0 17 18 1.20 2.28
1955 DET 4 7 40 0 0 0 0 0 45.0 68 41 39 3 21 25 1.98 7.80
1956 DET 4 2 36 0 0 0 0 0 31.1 37 24 23 0 14 17 1.63 6.61
1957 DET 12 5 72 0 0 0 1 0 78.2 95 55 50 2 19 40 1.45 5.72
1958 DET 1 7 31 0 0 0 7 0 25.0 30 21 19 1 9 16 1.56 6.84
1959 DET 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 32.2 32 18 18 0 17 19 1.50 4.96
1960 DET 4 5 38 0 0 0 4 0 44.2 40 21 20 0 25 28 1.46 4.03
1961 DET 2 4 48 0 0 0 2 0 44.1 52 30 27 1 17 29 1.56 5.48
1962 DET 6 6 40 0 0 0 2 0 34.2 30 17 16 1 17 19 1.36 4.15
1963 DET 3 5 35 0 0 0 1 0 28.2 41 17 16 0 12 19 1.85 5.02
1964 DET 3 7 37 0 0 0 2 0 38.0 49 20 18 1 12 14 1.61 4.26
1965 DET 3 12 76 0 0 0 35 0 65.1 97 63 60 0 27 31 1.90 8.27
2309 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total 49 76 607 0 0 0 59 0 590.0 714 404 380 12 235 327 1.61 5.80
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1965-11-01Grover Houk has retired from the Detroit Motors
1962-05-01The Detroit Motors have re-claimed Grover Houk from the waiver wire.
1962-05-01The Detroit Motors have designated Grover Houk for assignment.
1962-04-20The Detroit Motors have acquired Grover Houk from the waiver wire.
1962-04-10The New York Bees have designated Grover Houk for assignment.
1961-04-22The New York Bees have acquired Grover Houk from the waiver wire.
1961-04-11The Cleveland Zephyrs have designated Grover Houk for assignment.
1959-05-17The Cleveland Zephyrs have acquired Grover Houk from the waiver wire.
1959-05-07The Detroit Steamers have designated Grover Houk for assignment.
1959-04-27The Detroit Steamers have acquired Grover Houk from the waiver wire.
1959-04-17The New York Shadows have designated Grover Houk for assignment.
1956-09-23The Philadelphia Shadows have promoted Grover Houk to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shadows have designated Pat Kroon for assignment.
1956-07-19The Philadelphia Shadows have sent Grover Houk down to the minors.
1954-03-31The St. Louis Shadows have promoted Grover Houk to the major league team.
1953-09-30A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Barnstormers and the St. Louis Shadows. The St. Louis Shadows receive Billy Boland, Grover Houk from the Philadelphia Barnstormers in exchange for Don Mueller.
1953-09-09The Philadelphia Barnstormers have promoted Grover Houk to the major league team. The Philadelphia Barnstormers have sent Tony Hall to the minors.
1953-09-09A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Shadows and the Philadelphia Barnstormers. The Philadelphia Barnstormers receive Billy Boland, Grover Houk from the St. Louis Shadows in exchange for Don Mueller.
1953-08-25The St. Louis Shadows have promoted Dusty Shetrone to the major league team. The St. Louis Shadows have sent Grover Houk to the minors.
1951-04-01The St. Louis Shadows have promoted Hardy Main to the major league team. The St. Louis Shadows have promoted Grover Houk to the major league team. The St. Louis Shadows have promoted Jack Boone to the major league team. The St. Louis Shadows have sent Joe Allen to the minors. The St. Louis Shadows have sent Ike Lipon to the minors. The St. Louis Shadows have sent Dave Loudell to the minors.