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Grover Hartley
Grover Allen Hartley (Slick)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.

Debut May 13, 1911
Final Game September 30, 1934
Born July 2, 1888 in Osgood, IN
Died October 19, 1964 in Daytona Beach, FL

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Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1911 22 NYG NL  11   18    1    4   2  0   0    1   1      1   1  .222  .263  .333   64    6   1           0    
 1912 23 NYG NL  25   34    3    8   2  1   0    7   2      0   4  .235  .257  .353   63   12   0           1    
 1913 24 NYG NL  23   19    4    6   0  0   0    0   4      1   2  .316  .350  .316   90    6   1           0    
 1914 25 SLM FL  86  212   24   61  13  2   1   25   4     12  26  .288  .329  .382   98   81   8           1    
 1915 26 SLM FL 120  394   47  108  21  6   1   50  10     42  21  .274  .356  .365  108  144  10           8    
 1916 27 SLB AL  89  222   19   50   8  0   0   12   4     30  24  .225  .325  .261   80   58   3           3    
 1917 28 SLB AL  19   13    2    3   0  0   0    0   0      2   1  .231  .333  .231   75    3   1           0    
 1924 35 NYG NL   4    7    1    2   1  0   0    1   1  0   1   0  .286  .375  .429  117    3   0           0    
 1925 36 NYG NL  46   95    9   30   1  1   0    8   2  0   8   3  .316  .375  .347   89   33   2           1    
 1926 37 NYG NL  13   21    0    1   0  0   0    0   0      5   0  .048  .231  .048  -21    1   0           0    
 1927 38 BOS AL 103  244   23   67  11  0   1   31   1  0  22  14  .275  .337  .332   76   81   7           1    
 1929 40 CLE AL  24   33    2    9   0  1   0    8   0  0   2   1  .273  .314  .333   64   11   0           0    
 1930 41 CLE AL   1    4    0    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   0  .750  .750  .750  276    3   0           0    
 1934 45 SLB AL   5    3    0    1   1  0   0    0   0  0   1   0  .333  .500  .667  189    2   0           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons     569 1319  135  353  60 11   3  144  29  0 127  97  .268  .339  .337   89  444  33   0   0  15   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        376   38  101  17  3   1   41   8  0  36  28  .268  .339  .337   89  126   9   0   0   4   0
 Career High    120  394   47  108  21  6   1   50  10  0  42  26  .275  .356  .365  108  144  10   0   0   8   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1911 22 NYG NL   20   15    2   3.6    98| .222  .271| .263  .350| .333  .374| .596  .724|  64  .449  -0.9  -0.1     
 1912 23 NYG NL   35   26    3   3.1   103| .235  .285| .257  .356| .353  .388| .610  .744|  63  .356  -2.0  -0.2     
 1913 24 NYG NL   21   14    2   3.8    92| .316  .271| .350  .336| .316  .369| .666  .704|  90  .496  -0.3   0.0     
 1914 25 SLM FL  233  159   26   4.4    96| .288  .277| .329  .344| .382  .375| .711  .718|  98  .551   0.4   0.0     
 1915 26 SLM FL  454  296   50   4.5    90| .274  .268| .356  .336| .365  .359| .721  .695| 108  .600   7.8   0.9     
 1916 27 SLB AL  258  175   18   2.8    79| .225  .251| .325  .324| .261  .328| .586  .652|  80  .404  -3.7  -0.4     
 1917 28 SLB AL   16   11    1   2.5    77| .231  .250| .333  .321| .231  .324| .564  .644|  75  .357  -0.3   0.0     
 1924 35 NYG NL    8    5    1   5.4   102| .286  .286| .375  .341| .429  .399| .804  .740| 117  .574   0.3   0.0 100%
 1925 36 NYG NL  106   67   13   5.2   111| .316  .295| .375  .352| .347  .421| .722  .774|  89  .506  -1.2  -0.1 100%
 1926 37 NYG NL   26   20    0   0.0   102| .048  .286| .231  .346| .048  .396| .279  .742| -21  .000  -3.5  -0.4     
 1927 38 BOS AL  274  184   27   3.9   109| .275  .291| .337  .358| .332  .408| .669  .766|  76  .403  -8.2  -0.8 100%
 1929 40 CLE AL   35   24    3   3.3   116| .273  .297| .314  .364| .333  .429| .647  .793|  64  .327  -2.0  -0.2   0%
 1930 41 CLE AL    4    1    2  53.1   119| .750  .300| .750  .365| .750  .441|1.500  .806| 276  .986   1.1   0.1   0%
 1934 45 SLB AL    4    2    1  13.3   119| .333  .298| .500  .373| .667  .429|1.167  .802| 189  .857   0.5   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons     1494  999  149   4.0    95| .268  .274| .339  .342| .337  .373| .676  .715|  89  .494 -12.0  -1.2     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  PB  WP  SB   CS  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1911 22 NYG NL C 10 44 7 2 0 .962 .966 5.10 5.56 0 1912 23 NYG NL C 25 63 9 3 1 .960 .969 2.88 5.38 3 1913 24 NYG NL C 21 38 7 1 0 .978 .970 2.14 5.09 5 1B 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 10.20 1914 25 SLM FL C 32 148 46 9 2 .956 .973 6.06 6.04 0 2B 13 21 28 2 5 .961 .951 3.77 4.89 1B 9 78 2 0 5 1.000 .985 8.89 10.12 3B 3 1 3 0 0 1.000 .930 1.33 2.97 OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 1.85 0 2 0 1915 26 SLM FL C 113 565 151 21 11 .972 .975 6.34 5.72 17 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.10 1916 27 SLB AL C 75 263 98 12 10 .968 .974 4.81 5.21 8 1917 28 SLB AL C 4 4 3 1 0 .875 .972 1.75 4.97 0 3B 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 .938 3.00 3.20 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.80 1924 35 NYG NL C 3 6 2 0 0 1.000 .976 2.67 4.10 0 1925 36 NYG NL C 37 90 24 3 7 .974 .970 3.08 3.90 4 1B 8 47 3 1 7 .980 .988 6.25 9.72 1926 37 NYG NL C 13 31 4 0 1 1.000 .972 2.69 3.73 0 1927 38 BOS AL C 86 214 51 9 5 .967 .974 3.08 3.91 5 1929 40 CLE AL C 13 16 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.23 4.04 0 1930 41 CLE AL C 1 2 1 1 0 .750 1.000 3.00 4.20 0 1934 45 SLB AL C 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 4.35 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1913 24 NYG NL 1B 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 10.20 1914 25 SLM FL 1B 9 78 2 0 5 1.000 .985 8.89 10.12 1915 26 SLM FL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.10 1925 36 NYG NL 1B 8 47 3 1 7 .980 .988 6.25 9.72 1914 25 SLM FL 2B 13 21 28 2 5 .961 .951 3.77 4.89 1914 25 SLM FL 3B 3 1 3 0 0 1.000 .930 1.33 2.97 1917 28 SLB AL 3B 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 .938 3.00 3.20 1911 22 NYG NL C 10 44 7 2 0 .962 .966 5.10 5.56 0 1912 23 NYG NL C 25 63 9 3 1 .960 .969 2.88 5.38 3 1913 24 NYG NL C 21 38 7 1 0 .978 .970 2.14 5.09 5 1914 25 SLM FL C 32 148 46 9 2 .956 .973 6.06 6.04 0 1915 26 SLM FL C 113 565 151 21 11 .972 .975 6.34 5.72 17 1916 27 SLB AL C 75 263 98 12 10 .968 .974 4.81 5.21 8 1917 28 SLB AL C 4 4 3 1 0 .875 .972 1.75 4.97 0 1924 35 NYG NL C 3 6 2 0 0 1.000 .976 2.67 4.10 0 1925 36 NYG NL C 37 90 24 3 7 .974 .970 3.08 3.90 4 1926 37 NYG NL C 13 31 4 0 1 1.000 .972 2.69 3.73 0 1927 38 BOS AL C 86 214 51 9 5 .967 .974 3.08 3.91 5 1929 40 CLE AL C 13 16 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.23 4.04 0 1930 41 CLE AL C 1 2 1 1 0 .750 1.000 3.00 4.20 0 1934 45 SLB AL C 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 4.35 0 1914 25 SLM FL OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 1.85 0 2 0 1917 28 SLB AL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.80
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Position Total C 435 1487 403 62 37 .968 .974 4.34 4.95 42 1B 19 128 5 1 12 .993 .987 7.00 9.96 2B 13 21 28 2 5 .961 .951 3.77 4.89 3B 4 3 4 0 0 1.000 .933 1.75 3.02 OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 1.85 0 2 0 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.80 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Overall Total 474 1640 440 65 54 .970 .974 4.39 5.12
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Hit By Pitch
1915 FL-8-4

At Bats per Strikeout
1915 FL-18.8-10

Oldest Player
1924 NL-35-10
1925 NL-36-8
1926 NL-37-6
1927 AL-38-9
1929 AL-40-6
1930 AL-41-3
1934 AL-45-2

HOF Standards: Batting - 4.0 (2750) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

December 12, 1913: Traded by the New York Giants with Buck Herzog to the Cincinnati Reds for Bob Bescher.

Before 1914 Season: Jumped from the Cincinnati Reds to the St. Louis Terriers.

February 10, 1916: Purchased by the St. Louis Browns from the St. Louis Terriers.

September 6, 1924: Purchased by the New York Giants from the Columbus (American Association).

December, 1927: Selected off waivers by the Cleveland Indians from the Boston Red Sox.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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