Mickey Grasso
[edit] Biography
Mickey Grasso (Newton Michael Grasso) was born on May 10, 1920 in Newark, New Jersey. He made his Major League debut on September 18, 1946 for the New York Giants. In 1950, his rookie year, he hit .287 with 1 home run and 22 RBI. Grasso played for the New York Giants, Washington Senators and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 7 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1946
| NY
| N
| 7
| 22
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .136
| .136
| .136
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1950
| WAS
| A
| 75
| 195
| 25
| 56
| 1
| 22
| .287
| .374
| .333
| 4
| 1
| 25
| 31
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| 1951
| WAS
| A
| 52
| 175
| 16
| 36
| 1
| 14
| .206
| .268
| .240
| 3
| 0
| 14
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 9
|
| 1952
| WAS
| A
| 115
| 361
| 22
| 78
| 0
| 27
| .216
| .276
| .241
| 9
| 0
| 29
| 36
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 12
|
| 1953
| WAS
| A
| 61
| 196
| 13
| 41
| 2
| 22
| .209
| .251
| .276
| 7
| 0
| 9
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
|
| 1954
| CLE
| A
| 4
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| .333
| .500
| .833
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| NY
| N
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .600
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 15
| 24
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .125
| .222
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 307
| 933
| 77
| 213
| 5
| 86
| .228
| .293
| .271
| 23
| 1
| 78
| 105
| 7
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 33
|
| Total
|
|
| 322
| 957
| 78
| 216
| 5
| 87
| .226
| .291
| .268
| 23
| 1
| 81
| 108
| 7
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 37
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1946
| NY
| N
| C
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1950
| WAS
| A
| C
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 238
| 38
| 17
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1951
| WAS
| A
| C
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 182
| 26
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1952
| WAS
| A
| C
| 114
| 0
| 0
| 485
| 64
| 17
| 4
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1953
| WAS
| A
| C
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 219
| 24
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1954
| CLE
| A
| C
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1955
| NY
| N
| C
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 310
| 0
| 0
| 1166
| 158
| 49
| 20
| 0
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
[edit] Transactions
- 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 16, 1955).
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