Eli Grba

Eli Grba
Pitcher
Born: (1934-08-09)August 9, 1934 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died: January 14, 2019(2019-01-14) (aged 84) Florence, Alabama, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 10, 1959, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
August 4, 1963, for the Los Angeles Angels
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	28–33
Earned run average	4.48
Strikeouts	255
Teams
New York Yankees (1959–1960) Los Angeles Angels (1961–1963)

Eli Grba (August 9, 1934 – January 14, 2019) was an American professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). He pitched for the New York Yankees in 1959 and 1960 and for the Los Angeles Angels from 1961 through 1963.

Grba began his professional baseball career in the Boston Red Sox' organization, and was traded to the Yankees in 1957. After two years in the United States Army, Grba made his major league debut on July 10, 1959. He was the first selection of the 1960 MLB expansion draft by the Los Angeles Angels, and started their first game in 1961. He last pitched in MLB in 1963, and worked in Minor League Baseball as a coach, scout, and manager from 1969 through 1971 and from 1982 through 1997.