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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Team Record in Appearances: 15-25 / in Starts: 6-7

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 30, Entered with runners on base: 9

1956 Pitching Game Log

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1956 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	393	2	Apr 19	DET		KCA	L,1-4	GS-5	L(0-1)	99	5.0	9	4	4	0	1	0	0	7.20	1.97	24	8	6	1	2	9	34			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	-0.156	2.43	-0.21%	-1.36	1t start tie	5t 3 out d4
2	394	7	Apr 24	DET	@	KCA	W,7-4	CG	W(1-1)	4	9.0	6	4	4	3	3	1	1	5.14	3.58	38	9	16	0	3	6	59			0	0	0	32	0	1	0	0	1	1	.93	0.162	2.03	0.21%	0.70	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	395	11	May 1	DET	@	NYY	L,2-9	GS-5	L(1-2)	6	4.0	7	7	4	2	1	1	0	6.00	4.26	22	4	8	0	3	7	25			0	0	0	19	1	0	1	0	1	1	.73	-0.268	1.63	-0.36%	-3.97	1b start tie	5b 12- 0 out d5
4	396	16	May 6(1)	DET	@	BAL	L,2-6	GS-7	L(1-3)	4	7.0	5	6	5	6	2	1	0	6.12	4.81	31	4	14	1	0	5	41			2	0	0	23	1	1	1	1	0	0	.86	-0.379	1.56	-0.41%	-2.67	1b start tie	7b 3 out d4
5	397	19	May 8	DET	@	WSH	W,14-6	7-GF	S(1)	1	3.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	5.46	4.44	11	1	5	1	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.014	.12	0.01%	1.50	7b --- 0 out a6	9b end a 8
6	398	21	May 11	DET		CHW	L,7-9	7-8		2	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.10	4.40	6	1	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.51	0.068	.93	0.08%	1.06	7t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d2
7	399	23	May 13	DET		CHW	L,1-8	7-7		1	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.99	4.29	4	0	1	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.22	-0.023	.31	-0.02%	-0.79	7t 1-3 1 out d4	7t 3 out d6
8	400	24	May 15	DET		BOS	W,6-3	8-GF	S(2)	1	2.0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	4.68	3.93	6	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.52	0.081	.62	0.06%	1.06	8t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 3
9	401	29	May 20(2)	DET		WSH	W,7-1	4-GF	W(2-3)	4	6.0	4	1	1	2	4	0	1	4.19	3.71	26	3	13	2	2	3		0	0	0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	1	.32	0.048	.36	0.03%	2.17	4t --- 0 out a7	9t end a 6
10	402	32	May 24	DET		NYY	L,4-11	5-6		3	2.0	5	2	2	1	0	2	0	4.43	4.36	12	3	3	0	1	5		3	3	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.29	-0.150	.40	-0.13%	-2.10	5t 123 0 out d1	6t 3 out d6
11	403	33	May 25	DET		KCA	L,3-6	8-GF		0	2.0	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	4.22	4.20	8	0	3	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.22	0.026	.20	0.01%	1.06	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
12	404	37	May 28	DET	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	W(3-3)	2	9.0	6	1	1	1	5	0	0	3.66	3.74	33	6	15	2	3	6	75			0	1	0	32	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.24	0.538	1.24	0.32%	3.79	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	405	42	Jun 3(2)	DET	@	NYY	W,7-4	GS-7		5	6.0	6	4	4	0	1	2	1	3.90	4.07	24	8	8	0	1	6	45			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.00	-0.195	2.46	-0.29%	-0.58	1b start a 2	7b -2- 0 out a1
14	406	47	Jun 9	DET	@	WSH	W,5-3	CG(10)	W(4-3)	5	10.0	6	3	3	3	3	1	0	3.72	4.05	39	9	18	2	3	6	68			0	0	0	35	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.36	0.225	2.87	0.29%	2.01	1b start tie	10b 3 out a2
15	407	52	Jun 13	DET	@	BAL	W,2-0	8-GF	W(5-3)	3	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.62	3.95	6	1	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.27	0.189	2.42	0.22%	0.95	8b --- 0 out tie	9b end a 2
16	408	54	Jun 16	DET		BOS	L,5-6	GS-7		2	7.0	7	3	3	0	3	1	1	3.64	3.94	28	7	10	2	2	7	54			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	1	0	0	.93	0.060	2.28	0.09%	0.70	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
17	409	58	Jun 20	DET		NYY	L,1-4	9-GF		3	1.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.59	3.89	5	0	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.19	0.009	.26	0.01%	0.53	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
18	410	60	Jun 24(1)	DET		BAL	L,2-3	GS-7	L(5-4)	3	6.2	9	3	3	2	1	2	1	3.63	4.16	31	9	9	1	0	9	43			0	1	0	27	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.07	-0.105	.59	-0.04%	0.24	1t start tie	7t 12- 2 out d2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	411	68	Jul 1	DET	@	KCA	L,3-4	6-7		6	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.57	4.14	6	1	2	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	0.087	.33	0.02%	0.97	6b 12- 2 out d1	7b 3 out d1
20	412	74	Jul 6	DET	@	CHW	L,0-14	GS-2	L(5-5)	4	2.0	4	5	4	1	0	1	0	3.90	4.29	11	4	3	0	0	3	29			0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	1	1	.88	-0.304	.06	-0.01%	-3.94	1b start tie	2b 3 out d5
21	413	75	Jul 7	DET	@	CHW	W,12-8	7-GF	S(3)	0	2.2	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.89	4.23	12	3	6	1	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	.48	0.035	.02	0.00%	0.34	7b --- 1 out a5	9b end a 4
22	414	79	Jul 13	DET	@	WSH	L,11-12	8-8		5	0.0	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	4.08	4.23	3	0	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.29	-0.181	.09	-0.01%	-2.00	8b --- 0 out a4	8b 12- 0 out a3
23	415	82	Jul 15(2)	DET	@	BAL	L,3-6	7-7		1	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.07	4.26	2	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.50	0.010	.03	0.00%	0.42	7b 12- 2 out d3	7b 3 out d3
24	416	86	Jul 19	DET	@	NYY	L,3-7	6-GF(8)		3	2.2	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	3.95	4.25	12	2	5	1	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	9	0	0	1	0	1	0	.32	-0.037	.02	0.00%	0.43	6b -23 1 out d2	8b end d 4
25	417	87	Jul 20	DET	@	BOS	W,9-6	9-GF	S(4)	0	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.93	4.26	2	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.01	0.149	.08	0.00%	1.50	9b -23 1 out a3	9b end a 3
26	418	89	Jul 22	DET	@	BOS	L,6-8	6-7		1	1.2	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	3.95	4.26	8	1	2	0	0	4		1	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.88	-0.131	.01	0.00%	-0.82	6b 1-- 1 out d1	7b 3 out d3
27	419	90	Jul 24(1)	DET		BAL	W,9-7	3-GF	W(6-5)	1	7.0	6	3	3	2	5	3	0	3.94	4.47	29	5	11	2	0	6		0	0	0	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	.96	0.233	.00	0.00%	0.70	3t --- 0 out d3	9t end a 2
28	420	93	Jul 26	DET		BAL	L,6-11	9-GF		1	1.0	2	3	3	1	1	2	0	4.17	4.71	6	1	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.18	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-2.47	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 5
29	421	97	Jul 29(2)	DET		WSH	L,1-4	9-GF		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.13	4.69	3	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.53	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
30	422	101	Aug 2	DET		BOS	L,3-18	2-4		3	3.0	2	2	1	1	1	0	1	4.10	4.66	12	3	4	1	1	2		0	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.56	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.42	2t --- 0 out d3	4t 3 out d5
31	423	103	Aug 4	DET		NYY	W,5-4	6-7		1	2.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4.02	4.68	8	3	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	.77	0.077	.00	0.00%	1.06	6t --- 0 out d2	7t 3 out d2
32	424	106	Aug 7	DET		CLE	L,2-5	7-8		2	2.0	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	4.03	4.74	8	2	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	-0.005	.00	0.00%	0.06	7t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d4
33	425	108	Aug 9	DET		KCA	L,3-5	4-8		1	5.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.86	4.65	16	2	12	4	4	0		0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	.50	0.191	.00	0.00%	2.64	4t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d2
34	426	112	Aug 14	DET	@	CLE	W,6-4	9-11		4	3.0	3	0	0	3	3	0	1	3.76	4.64	16	3	3	0	2	3		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	2	0	0	0	3.25	0.431	.00	0.00%	1.60	9b --- 0 out tie	11b 3 out tie
35	427	115	Aug 17	DET	@	CHW	L,3-4	8-8		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.75	4.64	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.82	0.052	.00	0.00%	0.24	8b 1-- 2 out tie	8b 3 out tie
36	428	119	Aug 21	DET	@	WSH	W,8-3	CG	W(7-5)	3	9.0	9	3	3	5	6	1	0	3.70	4.60	40	4	17	1	4	8	58			0	0	0	35	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.21	0.181	.00	0.00%	1.51	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
37	429	125	Aug 26(2)	DET	@	NYY	W,5-4	GS-9	W(8-5)	4	8.1	11	4	4	2	3	1	0	3.74	4.56	38	8	14	0	0	11	46			0	0	0	35	3	1	0	0	0	0	1.40	0.225	.00	0.00%	0.29	1b start tie	9b --- 1 out a1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
38	430	132	Sep 3(2)	DET	@	CHW	L,3-5	GS-1	L(8-6)	7	1.0	3	3	3	0	0	2	0	3.90	4.73	6	2	1	0	0	3	35			0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.76	-0.226	.00	0.00%	-2.47	1b start tie	1b 3 out d3
39	431	133	Sep 4	DET	@	CHW	L,4-11	5-5		0	1.0	6	5	5	1	0	2	0	4.20	4.93	10	1	2	0	0	6		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.32	-0.175	.00	0.00%	-4.47	5b --- 0 out d2	5b 3 out d7
40	432	150	Sep 24	DET		CHW	L,11-14	4-5		19	1.2	4	2	2	0	2	1	0	4.28	4.96	9	0	3	0	0	4		1	1	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-1.77	4t -2- 1 out d10	5t 3 out d11
							15-25		W-L:8-6,Sv:4	2.6	141.0	142	74	67	47	64	25	9	4.28	4.96	612	0.52		7%	9%	138	47	16	56%	2	3	0	540	17	5	7	5	5	4	.93	0.654	.91	-0.13%	-1.80

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