Lefty Grove

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: March 6, 1900 in Lonaconing, MD us

Died: May 22, 1975 in Norwalk, OH

Buried: Frostburg Memorial Park, Frostburg, MD

High School: Central HS (Lonaconing, MD)

Debut: April 14, 1925 (Age 25-039d, 6,153rd in major league history)
vs. BOS 3.2 IP, 6 H, 0 SO, 4 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: September 28, 1941 (Age 41-206d)
vs. PHA 1.0 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1947. (Voted by BBWAA on 123/161 ballots)
View Lefty Grove's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1925 season

Full Name: Robert Moses Grove

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

106.8

300

141

ERA

3.06

616

457

3940.2

2266

WHIP

1.278

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-12 / in Starts: 5-7
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 43 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	33 (16-11-6) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 43 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (14-9-5)

Most Driven In
L Lary	1
R Ferrell	1
G Hinkle	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
E Morgan	2
D Cooke	1
Self	1

1934 Batting Game Log

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1934 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	403	15 (14)	May 5	BOS		SLB	W,13-12	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	404	24 (8)	May 14	BOS		CHW	L,2-8	3-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.18	-0.009	.28	-0.01%	-0.56	P
3	405	27 (2)	May 19	BOS	@	SLB	W,4-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.800	1.133	9	1.22	0.262	1.52	0.20%	2.05	P
4	406	31 (3)	May 23	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.400	.667	1.067	9	2.09	0.156	4.17	0.19%	0.48	P
5	407	35 (3)	May 28	BOS	@	DET	L,6-12	GS-6	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.300	.417	.600	1.017	9	1.28	-0.013	2.13	-0.01%	-0.20	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
6	408	40 (4)	Jun 2 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.250	.357	.500	.857	9	1.91	-0.134	3.92	-0.17%	-0.96	P
7	409	44 (3)	Jun 6 (1)	BOS		NYY	L,3-15	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.333	.462	.795	9	.46	-0.012	1.10	-0.02%	-0.34	P
8	410	47 (2)	Jun 9	BOS		WSH	L,1-8	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.294	.400	.694	9	1.15	-0.066	2.46	-0.08%	-0.54	P
9	411	50 (2)	Jun 13	BOS		DET	W,15-13	4-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.250	.333	.583	9	.13	-0.012	.29	-0.02%	-0.96	P
10	412	54 (3)	Jun 17 (2)	BOS		SLB	W,6-3	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.350	.623	9	.71	-0.001	1.04	0.00%	0.01	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	413	70 (15)	Jul 3	BOS	@	NYY	W,10-9	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.350	.623	9						P
12	414	92 (21)	Jul 24	BOS	@	DET	L,3-6	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.350	.623	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
13	415	106 (13)	Aug 8	BOS	@	PHA	W,11-9	3-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.240	.304	.544	9	.30	-0.025	.02	0.00%	-0.63	P
14	416	112 (5)	Aug 14	BOS		SLB	W,7-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.214	.269	.484	9	1.26	-0.260	.04	-0.01%	-2.19	P
15	417	117 (4)	Aug 19 (1)	BOS		DET	L,6-8	GS-6	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.233	.321	.555	9	1.50	0.113	.08	0.00%	0.96	P
16	418	123 (5)	Aug 25 (2)	BOS		CHW	L,7-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.233	.321	.555	9						P
17	419	127 (3)	Aug 28	BOS		CLE	W,8-2	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0		0	0	.156	.206	.281	.487	9	.67	0.028	.00	0.00%	-1.11	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
18	420	128	Sep 1	BOS	@	PHA	L,7-8	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.229	.303	.532	9	3.73	0.108	.00	0.00%	0.67	P
19	421	132 (3)	Sep 5	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-11	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.171	.216	.286	.502	9						P
20	422	138 (5)	Sep 11	BOS	@	DET	W,4-3	9-GF(11)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.162	.205	.270	.475	9	1.98	-0.109	.00	0.00%	-0.82	P
21	423	142 (3)	Sep 16 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,10-12	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.158	.200	.263	.463	9						P
22	424	145 (2)	Sep 19	BOS	@	SLB	L,2-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.200	.263	.463	9						P
							10-12		43	38	4	6	1	0	1	4	2	0	13	0	3		0		0	0	.158	.200	.263	.463		1.16	0.026	1.27	0.08%	-4.12

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