Steve Gromek

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: January 15, 1920 in Hamtramck, MI us

Died: March 12, 2002 in Clinton Twp; Macomb County, MI

Buried: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, MI

High School: St. Ladislaus HS (Hamtramck, MI)

Debut: August 18, 1941 (Age 21-215d, 9,080th in major league history)
vs. WSH 4.0 IP, 7 H, 6 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER, L

Last Game: July 25, 1957 (Age 37-191d)
vs. BAL 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: Stephen Joseph Gromek

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.1

123

108

ERA

3.41

447

225

2064.2

904

WHIP

1.245

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	17-11 / in Starts: 15-10
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 74 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	46 (26-13-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 74 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	47 (25-14-7)

Most Driven In
F Fain	1
E Torgeson	1
R Boone	1
B Phillips	1
R Wilson	1
B Tuttle	0

Most Driven In By
A Kaline	4
H Kuenn	3
F Hatfield	2
E Torgeson	1

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	388	2 (1)	Apr 13	DET	@	KCA	W,10-2	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.67	-0.083	1.62	-0.12%	-1.21	P
2	389	6 (3)	Apr 17	DET		KCA	W,16-0	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	9	.34	-0.021	.80	-0.03%	0.36	P
3	390	8 (1)	Apr 22	DET	@	CLE	L,5-8	GS-5	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.364	.222	.586	9	.68	0.028	1.57	0.04%	0.27	P
4	391	12 (3)	Apr 27	DET		BAL	W,11-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.333	.167	.500	9	.32	-0.010	.82	-0.02%	0.44	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	392	17 (4)	May 2	DET		NYY	W,7-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.316	.188	.503	9	.23	-0.019	.81	-0.04%	-0.42	P
6	393	22 (4)	May 7	DET	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.391	.263	.654	9	.41	0.029	1.48	0.06%	0.72	P
7	394	27 (4)	May 13	DET	@	NYY	L,2-5	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.375	.250	.625	9	.42	-0.011	1.35	-0.02%	-0.10	P
8	395	36 (8)	May 24	DET	@	KCA	W,9-6	GS-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9	.69	0.027	1.68	0.04%	0.38	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	396	44 (7)	Jun 2	DET		WSH	W,4-3	GS-8	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.429	.318	.747	9	.95	0.070	1.40	0.06%	1.19	P
10	397	52 (7)	Jun 9	DET		NYY	L,3-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.414	.304	.718	9	.86	-0.024	2.85	-0.05%	-0.23	P
11	398	58 (5)	Jun 17	DET	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG(11)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.353	.250	.603	9	1.47	-0.182	2.00	-0.15%	-1.53	P
12	399	64 (5)	Jun 25	DET	@	WSH	W,4-0	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.378	.267	.645	9	.19	-0.002	.13	0.00%	-0.01	P
13	400	69 (4)	Jun 30	DET	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.350	.242	.592	9	1.22	-0.092	1.54	-0.07%	-0.83	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	401	75 (5)	Jul 4 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,5-8	GS-7	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.349	.229	.577	9	.59	0.002	.36	0.00%	0.05	P
15	402	80 (4)	Jul 10 (1)	DET		KCA	L,5-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.341	.222	.563	9	1.81	-0.046	.57	-0.01%	-0.43	P
16	403	86 (5)	Jul 17	DET		NYY	W,6-5	GS-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.356	.222	.578	9	1.17	0.018	.67	0.01%	0.18	P
17	404	91 (4)	Jul 23	DET		WSH	W,10-4	GS-9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.354	.211	.565	9	.90	0.089	.59	0.04%	0.07	P
18	405	96 (4)	Jul 27 (1)	DET	@	BAL	W,8-4	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.353	.220	.572	9	.86	0.104	.85	0.06%	0.86	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	406	103 (6)	Aug 2	DET	@	WSH	W,13-10	GS-6	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.370	.214	.585	9	.60	0.053	.38	0.02%	0.27	P
20	407	108 (4)	Aug 7 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,4-2	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.368	.205	.573	9	1.30	-0.049	2.18	-0.05%	-0.53	P
21	408	113 (4)	Aug 12	DET		CHW	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.356	.196	.552	9	.92	-0.049	.40	-0.01%	-0.38	P
22	409	119 (5)	Aug 19	DET	@	CHW	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.344	.188	.532	9	1.31	-0.070	.16	-0.01%	-0.60	P
23	410	124 (4)	Aug 24	DET		NYY	L,2-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.344	.180	.524	9	.47	-0.003	.00	0.00%	0.05	P
24	411	129 (4)	Aug 29 (1)	DET		BAL	L,0-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.344	.180	.524	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	412	134 (4)	Sep 3	DET	@	KCA	W,11-6	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.354	.180	.534	9	.84	0.021	.00	0.00%	0.21	P
26	413	139 (4)	Sep 8	DET	@	BOS	W,5-4	5-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.364	.196	.560	9	.34	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.13	P
27	414	144 (4)	Sep 13	DET	@	NYY	L,0-6	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.358	.192	.551	9	.42	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
28	415	146 (1)	Sep 16	DET	@	CLE	W,3-0	4-GF	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.357	.185	.542	9	.82	0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.12	P
							17-11		74	54	10	9	1	0	0	5	16	0	12	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	.167	.357	.185	.542		.73	-0.209	.94	-0.25%	-1.37

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