Bob Groom

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: September 12, 1884 in Belleville, IL us

Died: February 19, 1948 in Belleville, IL

Buried: Walnut Hill Cemetery, Belleville, IL

High School: Belleville Township HS (Belleville, IL)

School: St. Louis University (St. Louis, MO)

Debut: April 13, 1909 (Age 24-213d, 3,132nd in major league history)
vs. NYY 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 20, 1918 (Age 33-311d)
vs. PHA 2.0 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1909 season

Full Name: Robert Groom

Nicknames: The Toothpick Twirler

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.1

119

150

ERA

3.10

367

288

2336.1

1159

WHIP

1.279

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-9 / in Starts: 2-3
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 13 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	14 (7-4-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 13 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	7 (3-2-1)

Most Driven In
S Wood	1

Most Driven In By
T Speaker	1

1918 Batting Game Log

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1918 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	357	3 (2)	Apr 21	CLE		SLB	L,7-11	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0						9						P
2	358	9 (5)	Apr 29	CLE		CHW	L,4-8	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.41	-0.080	4.99	-0.17%	-0.77	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	359	13 (3)	May 3	CLE	@	SLB	W,5-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.96	-0.109	3.26	-0.22%	-1.23	P
4	360	18 (4)	May 8	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-9	GS-4	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.57	0.065	5.80	0.14%	0.57	P
5	361	29 (10)	May 20	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-11	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.09	-0.002	.36	-0.01%	-0.19	P
6	362	34 (4)	May 26	CLE		NYY	L,3-9	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.17	-0.004	.68	-0.01%	-0.14	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
7	363	41 (6)	Jun 1	CLE		WSH	L,6-11	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
8	364	47 (5)	Jun 7	CLE		BOS	W,14-7	2-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0		0		.100	.100	.100	.200	9	1.43	-0.068	3.86	-0.11%	-1.01	P
9	365	53 (5)	Jun 14	CLE		PHA	W,4-2	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.091	.091	.091	.182	9	.78	-0.019	1.86	-0.03%	-0.21	P
10	366	69 (15)	Jun 30 (1)	CLE		DET	L,2-10	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.091	.091	.091	.182	9						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
11	367	72 (2)	Jul 2	CLE		SLB	W,4-2	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.091	.091	.091	.182	9						P
12	368	75 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	CLE		SLB	W,9-8	1-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.083	.083	.083	.167	9	1.57	-0.035	8.62	-0.12%	-0.34	P
13	369	83 (7)	Jul 13	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.083	.083	.083	.167	9						P
14	370	90 (6)	Jul 20 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	L,4-10	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.083	.083	.083	.167	9						P
							5-9		13	12	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	1		0		0		.083	.083	.083	.167		1.09	-0.252	3.74	-0.52%	-3.31

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