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	15-25 / in Starts: 6-7
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 41 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	30 (16-12-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 41 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	25 (13-8-4)

Most Driven In
B Tuttle	1
R Wilson	0
F Bolling	0

Most Driven In By
J Phillips	1
A Kaline	1
E Torgeson	1

1956 Batting Game Log

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1956 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	416	2 (1)	Apr 19	DET		KCA	L,1-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.73	-0.018	1.67	-0.03%	-0.17	P
2	417	7 (4)	Apr 24	DET	@	KCA	W,7-4	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9	.83	-0.050	1.83	-0.07%	-0.35	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
3	418	11 (3)	May 1	DET	@	NYY	L,2-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9	1.44	-0.040	3.22	-0.05%	-0.36	P
4	419	16 (4)	May 6 (1)	DET	@	BAL	L,2-6	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.429	.200	.629	9	1.61	0.009	2.90	0.01%	0.13	P
5	420	19 (2)	May 8	DET	@	WSH	W,14-6	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	0.21	P
6	421	21 (1)	May 11	DET		CHW	L,7-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9						P
7	422	23 (1)	May 13	DET		CHW	L,1-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9						P
8	423	24	May 15	DET		BOS	W,6-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9						P
9	424	29 (4)	May 20 (2)	DET		WSH	W,7-1	4-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9	.05	-0.003	.06	0.00%	-0.49	P
10	425	32 (2)	May 24	DET		NYY	L,4-11	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9						P
11	426	33	May 25	DET		KCA	L,3-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9						P
12	427	37 (3)	May 28	DET	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.308	.182	.490	9	1.33	-0.104	1.33	-0.06%	-1.06	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
13	428	42 (4)	Jun 3 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,7-4	GS-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	9	.54	0.015	1.33	0.02%	0.27	P
14	429	47 (4)	Jun 9	DET	@	WSH	W,5-3	CG(10)	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.421	.214	.635	9	1.30	0.004	2.73	0.01%	0.33	P
15	430	52 (4)	Jun 13	DET	@	BAL	W,2-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.421	.214	.635	9						P
16	431	54 (1)	Jun 16	DET		BOS	L,5-6	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.429	.200	.629	9	1.26	-0.008	3.07	-0.01%	-0.14	P
17	432	58 (3)	Jun 20	DET		NYY	L,1-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.429	.200	.629	9						P
18	433	60 (1)	Jun 24 (1)	DET		BAL	L,2-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.435	.188	.622	9	.99	0.011	.55	0.00%	0.04	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
19	434	68 (7)	Jul 1	DET	@	KCA	L,3-4	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.435	.188	.622	9						P
20	435	74 (5)	Jul 6	DET	@	CHW	L,0-14	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.435	.188	.622	9						P
21	436	75	Jul 7	DET	@	CHW	W,12-8	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.417	.176	.593	9	.02	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
22	437	79 (3)	Jul 13	DET	@	WSH	L,11-12	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.417	.176	.593	1						P
23	438	82 (2)	Jul 15 (2)	DET	@	BAL	L,3-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.417	.176	.593	9						P
24	439	86 (3)	Jul 19	DET	@	NYY	L,3-7	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.417	.176	.593	9						P
25	440	87	Jul 20	DET	@	BOS	W,9-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.417	.176	.593	9						P
26	441	89 (1)	Jul 22	DET	@	BOS	L,6-8	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.417	.176	.593	9						P
27	442	90	Jul 24 (1)	DET		BAL	W,9-7	3-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.150	.370	.150	.520	9	.80	-0.081	.00	0.00%	-1.13	P
28	443	93 (2)	Jul 26	DET		BAL	L,6-11	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.370	.150	.520	9						P
29	444	97 (3)	Jul 29 (2)	DET		WSH	L,1-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.370	.150	.520	9						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
30	445	101 (3)	Aug 2	DET		BOS	L,3-18	2-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.357	.143	.500	9	1.59	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.45	P
31	446	103 (1)	Aug 4	DET		NYY	W,5-4	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.357	.143	.500	9						P
32	447	106 (2)	Aug 7	DET		CLE	L,2-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.357	.143	.500	9						P
33	448	108 (1)	Aug 9	DET		KCA	L,3-5	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.345	.136	.481	5	1.40	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.25	P
34	449	112 (3)	Aug 14	DET	@	CLE	W,6-4	9-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.345	.136	.481	9						P
35	450	115 (2)	Aug 17	DET	@	CHW	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.345	.136	.481	9						P
36	451	119 (3)	Aug 21	DET	@	WSH	W,8-3	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.382	.160	.542	9	1.16	0.032	.00	0.00%	0.85	P
37	452	125 (5)	Aug 26 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,5-4	GS-9	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.395	.148	.543	9	.85	0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.10	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
38	453	132 (6)	Sep 3 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,3-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.395	.148	.543	9						P
39	454	133	Sep 4	DET	@	CHW	L,4-11	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.395	.148	.543	9						P
40	455	150 (16)	Sep 24	DET		CHW	L,11-14	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.395	.148	.543	9						P
							15-25		41	27	3	4	0	0	0	1	11	0	10	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	.148	.395	.148	.543		.98	-0.299	1.15	-0.18%	-2.83

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