Steve Gromek
Stephen Joseph Gromek
All-Star Player
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: January 15, 1920 in Hamtramck, MI
High School: St. Ladislaus (Hamtramck, MI)
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1939. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 18, 1941
Final Game: July 25, 1957
Died: January 15, 2002
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1941 CLE AL 21 P 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.16
1942 CLE AL 22 P 14 10 2 6 2 1 .800 0.57 .960 1.30
1943 CLE AL 23 P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.27
1944 CLE AL 24 P 35 34 10 22 2 3 .941 0.91 .962 1.14
1945 CLE AL 25 P 33 48 15 31 2 1 .958 1.39 .954 1.28
1946 CLE AL 26 P 29 32 10 21 1 2 .969 1.07 .950 1.01
1947 CLE AL 27 P 29 16 2 13 1 0 .938 0.52 .956 0.95
1948 CLE AL 28 P 38 27 8 17 2 3 .926 0.66 .963 0.91
1949 CLE AL 29 P 27 27 8 18 1 0 .963 0.96 .963 1.01
1950 CLE AL 30 P 31 25 11 14 0 3 1.000 0.81 .948 0.96
1951 CLE AL 31 P 27 31 13 18 0 3 1.000 1.15 .952 0.99
1952 CLE AL 32 P 29 16 7 9 0 0 1.000 0.55 .962 1.03
1953 TOT AL 33 P 24 23 10 13 0 1 1.000 0.96 .957 0.88
1953 CLE AL 33 P 5 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.20 1.000 0.88
1953 DET AL 33 P 19 22 9 13 0 1 1.000 1.16 .955 0.88
1954 DET AL 34 P 36 32 252.2 43 16 26 1 1 .977 1.50 1.17 .958 2.01 0.93 MVP-26
1955 DET AL 35 P 28 25 180.2 35 12 22 1 2 .971 1.69 1.21 .954 1.99 0.83
1956 DET AL 36 P 40 13 141.0 17 1 16 0 0 1.000 1.09 0.43 .947 1.92 0.82
1957 DET AL 37 P 15 1 23.2 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.14 0.20 .967 1.98 0.86
17 Seasons P 447 71 598.0 387 126 248 13 20 .966 5.63 0.84 .956 1.98 0.99
17 Seasons TOT 447 71 598.0 387 126 248 13 20 .966 5.63 0.84 .922 1.98 0.99
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1941 CLE AL 21 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1942 CLE AL 22 14 14 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1943 CLE AL 23 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1944 CLE AL 24 44 44 44 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1945 CLE AL 25 37 37 37 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1946 CLE AL 26 37 37 37 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1947 CLE AL 27 30 30 30 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1948 CLE AL 28 38 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 CLE AL 29 27 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950 CLE AL 30 31 31 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 CLE AL 31 27 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 CLE AL 32 30 30 30 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 DET AL 33 19 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 CLE AL 33 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 DET AL 34 36 32 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 DET AL 35 28 25 28 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 DET AL 36 40 13 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 DET AL 37 15 1 15 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Seasons 470 71 470 470 447 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1954 DET AL 34 1065 84% 22% 30 97% 0 15 3 12 26 22 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 7 86%
1955 DET AL 35 773 85% 20% 27 89% 0 11 0 9 24 18 4 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 6 83%
1956 DET AL 36 615 80% 17% 17 94% 0 1 0 0 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 88%
1957 DET AL 37 114 78% 14% 4 75% 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
4 Seasons 2567 83% 20% 78 92% 0 28 3 21 69 59 6 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 3 0 22 86%
MLB Averages 79% 26% 90% 83%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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