Roy Grover

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Roy Arthur Grover

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 8", Weight 150 lb.

• Debut September 13, 1916
• Final Game July 5, 1919
• Born January 17, 1892 in Snohomish, WA USA
• Died February 7, 1978 in Milwaukie, OR USA

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Second baseman Roy Grover played for the Philadelphia Athletics and the Washington Senators during 1916-17 and 1919. He was the regular second baseman for the 1917 Athletics.

Grover was born in Snohomish, WA, north of Seattle, WA. In the minors he played mostly for teams on the West Coast.

Grover took over second base with the Athletics after Eddie Collins had played the position in 1908-14 and Nap Lajoie held down the spot from 1915-16.

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