Born: March 6, 1900 in Lonaconing, MD
High School: Central HS (Lonaconing, MD) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1925 (Age 25)   vs. BOS 3.2 IP, 6 H, 0 SO, 4 BB, 4 ER
Teams (by GP): Athletics/RedSox 1925-1941

Final Game: September 28, 1941 (Age 41)   vs. PHA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1947 (123/161 ballots).
   View Lefty Grove Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Died: May 22, 1975 in Norwalk, OH
Buried: Frostburg Memorial Park, Frostburg, MD
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• 8/22 B-R Blog: Jonny Cueto – Not Allowing Runs and Not Racking Up Strikeouts: Johnny Cueto leads all of baseball with a sterling 1.89 ERA, despite racking up a low percentage of strikeouts.  Cueto, whose...
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• 8/12 Jeff's Mariners Fan Blog: Gordon “Dusty ” Rhodes Career Year with the 1934 Boston Red Sox: 1934 Boston Red Sox including Gordon “Dusty”Rhodes 3rd from right     Since the Boston Red Sox are coming to Seattle...

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• 6/11 B-R Blog: This Roy Halladay guy might be pretty good: As if we didn't know already...Roy Halladay is really good. Check out the most seasons qualified for the ERA title with an ERA+...

• 5/12 The Daily Catch: Insane Softball Game Translated: After reading this article about a 48-47 final score of a high school softball game with a bunch of ridiculous stats, it got me...

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• 2/25 The Captain's Blog: Solving Another Baseball “Movie Mystery”: What Game Did Harold Lloyd Film for his 1928 Classic “Speedy”?: Larry Granillo’s (Baseball Prospectus and Wezen-Ball) recent forensic investigation into Ferris Buehler’s whereabouts on his...

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