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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1928 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1928 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	PHA		NYY	L,3-8	GS	17	3.0	0	1	0	1	0
2	5 (3)	Apr 20	PHA	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	8 (2)	Apr 25	PHA		BOS	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	11 (2)	May 1	PHA	@	BOS	W,5-3	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0
5	15 (3)	May 7	PHA		DET	W,10-0	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
6	21 (5)	May 14	PHA		CLE	W,6-3	CG	40	10.0	1	5	0	6	0
7	25 (3)	May 19	PHA		CHW	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
8	30 (4)	May 24 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,7-9	GS	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
9	36 (5)	May 28	PHA		NYY	L,4-11	GS	28	6.0	0	1	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	40 (3)	Jun 2	PHA	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
11	44 (3)	Jun 7	PHA	@	SLB	L,1-4	GS	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	52 (7)	Jun 15	PHA	@	CLE	W,12-5	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
13	54 (1)	Jun 17	PHA	@	CLE	W,8-7		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
14	57 (2)	Jun 21	PHA	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
15	64 (6)	Jun 27	PHA		NYY	L,4-7	GS	31	7.0	0	2	0	2	0
16	66 (1)	Jun 29	PHA		NYY	W,6-4	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	70 (3)	Jul 2 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,9-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
18	73 (2)	Jul 4 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
19	79 (5)	Jul 11 (1)	PHA		CHW	W,10-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
20	85 (5)	Jul 17	PHA		DET	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	90 (4)	Jul 21 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
22	92 (1)	Jul 23	PHA		WSH	L,0-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	95 (2)	Jul 26	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
24	96	Jul 27	PHA	@	CHW	W,7-4	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	100 (3)	Jul 31	PHA	@	SLB	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	105 (4)	Aug 5	PHA	@	DET	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	107 (1)	Aug 7	PHA	@	DET	L,1-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
28	110 (2)	Aug 11	PHA		WSH	W,3-2	GF	9	2.0	0	2	0	2	0
29	111	Aug 13	PHA		DET	W,7-1	CG	30	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
30	115 (3)	Aug 18 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
31	120 (4)	Aug 23	PHA		CLE	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
32	122 (1)	Aug 25 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,3-9		10	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
33	124 (1)	Aug 28 (1)	PHA		CHW	W,1-0	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	129 (4)	Sep 1	PHA		BOS	W,14-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
35	133 (3)	Sep 7 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
36	139 (5)	Sep 11	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
37	142 (2)	Sep 16	PHA	@	CLE	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
38	145 (2)	Sep 21	PHA	@	DET	L,4-9	GS	22	4.1	1	0	1	2	0
39	150 (4)	Sep 27	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
							39gm		262.0	6	40	1	47	0