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	13-10 / in Starts: 12-9
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 61 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	42 (21-13-8) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 61 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	39 (20-12-6)

Most Driven In
T Williams	1
Self	1
G Desautels	0
B Doerr	0

Most Driven In By
J Foxx	2
T Williams	1
Self	1

1940 Batting Game Log

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1940 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	576	1	Apr 16	BOS	@	WSH	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	9	1.01	0.045	2.77	0.07%	0.42	P
2	577	6 (4)	Apr 24	BOS		WSH	L,6-9	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.25	-0.099	4.01	-0.19%	-1.14	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	578	12 (5)	May 1	BOS		CHW	W,12-4	GS-5	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	9	.90	0.068	2.88	0.13%	1.23	P
4	579	17 (4)	May 7	BOS		CLE	W,6-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	1	.333	.400	.333	.733	9	.72	-0.079	3.09	-0.20%	-1.46	P
5	580	21 (3)	May 11	BOS	@	NYY	W,9-8	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.333	.733	9	4.57	-0.055	19.26	-0.14%	-0.22	PH
6	581	23 (1)	May 14	BOS	@	CHW	W,7-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.250	.558	9	.70	-0.055	3.23	-0.15%	-0.65	P
7	582	25 (1)	May 20	BOS	@	DET	L,7-10	GS-7	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.308	.400	.538	.938	9	1.22	0.115	6.61	0.37%	1.16	P
8	583	31 (5)	May 30 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.500	.875	9	.35	-0.009	1.83	-0.03%	-0.11	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	584	39 (7)	Jun 6	BOS		SLB	W,3-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.316	.412	.728	9	1.64	-0.127	6.98	-0.32%	-0.92	P
10	585	46 (6)	Jun 16 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.286	.368	.654	9	.81	-0.042	3.97	-0.12%	-0.37	P
11	586	54 (7)	Jun 23 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.318	.568	9	1.46	-0.118	7.96	-0.38%	-0.89	P
12	587	61 (6)	Jun 30 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,6-5	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0			0	0	0	.160	.222	.280	.502	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
13	588	71 (9)	Jul 7 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.172	.226	.276	.502	9	.32	-0.020	1.08	-0.04%	0.11	P
14	589	76 (4)	Jul 14 (1)	BOS		SLB	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.156	.206	.250	.456	9	1.58	-0.161	3.78	-0.23%	-1.51	P
15	590	83 (6)	Jul 20	BOS		CLE	L,6-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.156	.206	.250	.456	9						P
16	591	92 (8)	Jul 28 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	W,13-10	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.147	.194	.235	.430	9	.67	-0.060	.98	-0.05%	-0.97	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
17	592	99 (6)	Aug 4	BOS	@	DET	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.237	.437	9	1.08	0.012	1.92	0.01%	-0.32	P
18	593	107 (7)	Aug 11	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.146	.186	.220	.406	9	1.02	-0.091	1.75	-0.09%	-0.67	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
19	594	128 (20)	Sep 2 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG(13)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.200	.388	9	1.84	-0.224	.94	-0.07%	-1.15	P
20	595	133 (4)	Sep 7	BOS		NYY	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.188	.200	.388	9						P
21	596	135 (1)	Sep 10	BOS	@	DET	W,6-5	CG(13)	6	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.157	.204	.216	.419	9	1.54	-0.016	.97	-0.01%	-0.41	P
22	597	143 (7)	Sep 18	BOS	@	SLB	L,2-11	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.157	.204	.216	.419	9						P
23	598	146 (2)	Sep 22	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-6	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.151	.196	.208	.404	9	1.97	-0.135	.00	0.00%	-1.13	P
							13-10		61	53	4	8	0	0	1	2	3	0	29	0	5		0	0	0	1	.151	.196	.208	.404		1.23	-1.051	3.12	-1.45%	-9.01

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