Steve Gromek

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: January 15, 1920 in Hamtramck, MI us

Died: March 12, 2002 in Clinton Twp; Macomb County, MI

Buried: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, MI

High School: St. Ladislaus HS (Hamtramck, MI)

Debut: August 18, 1941 (Age 21-215d, 9,083rd in major league history)
vs. WSH 4.0 IP, 7 H, 6 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER, L

Last Game: July 25, 1957 (Age 37-191d)
vs. BAL 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: Stephen Joseph Gromek

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.1

123

108

ERA

3.41

447

225

2064.2

904

WHIP

1.245

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1940	20	CLE-min	C	4	0	1.000	1.61	4						28.0	18	5	5		7									0.893	5.8		2.3			FLI MICH
1941	21	CLE-min	C	14	2	.875	2.90	19						143.0	111	55	46		44									1.084	7.0		2.8			FLI MICH
1941	21	CLE	AL	1	1	.500	4.24	9	2	5	1	0	2	23.1	25	12	11	0	11	2	19	0	0	0	106	94	2.12	1.543	9.6	0.0	4.2	7.3	1.73
1942	22	CLE-min	AA	4	6	.400	5.14	20	7		2	0		63.0	74	44	36		24		54	2	0	2				1.556	10.6		3.4	7.7	2.25	BLT IL
1942	22	CLE	AL	2	0	1.000	3.65	14	0	6	0	0	0	44.1	46	24	18	2	23	4	14	0	0	1	197	95	3.58	1.556	9.3	0.4	4.7	2.8	0.61
1943	23	CLE-min	AA	16	13	.552	3.34	46	29		21	5		261.0	240	109	97		69		188	4	0	4				1.184	8.3		2.4	6.5	2.72	BLT IL
1943	23	CLE	AL	0	0		9.00	3	0	3	0	0	0	4.0	6	4	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	17	39	0.65	1.500	13.5	0.0	0.0	9.0
1944	24	CLE	AL	10	9	.526	2.56	35	21	8	12	2	1	203.2	160	74	58	5	70	4	115	3	0	2	820	129	2.94	1.129	7.1	0.2	3.1	5.1	1.64
1945	25	CLE	AL	19	9	.679	2.55	33	30	2	21	3	1	251.0	229	80	71	6	66	4	101	4	1	0	1026	127	3.03	1.175	8.2	0.2	2.4	3.6	1.53	AS
1946	26	CLE	AL	5	15	.250	4.33	29	21	6	5	2	4	153.2	159	79	74	20	47	1	75	3	0	0	661	76	4.27	1.341	9.3	1.2	2.8	4.4	1.60
1947	27	CLE	AL	3	5	.375	3.74	29	7	15	0	0	4	84.1	77	43	35	8	36	6	39	1	0	1	367	94	4.29	1.340	8.2	0.9	3.8	4.2	1.08
1948	28	CLE	AL	9	3	.750	2.84	38	9	10	4	1	2	130.0	109	52	41	10	51	3	50	6	0	3	546	144	4.30	1.231	7.5	0.7	3.5	3.5	0.98
1949	29	CLE	AL	4	6	.400	3.33	27	12	5	3	0	0	92.0	86	41	34	8	40	5	22	2	0	2	390	120	4.53	1.370	8.4	0.8	3.9	2.2	0.55
1950	30	CLE	AL	10	7	.588	3.65	31	13	11	4	1	0	113.1	94	50	46	10	36	5	43	3	1	2	464	118	4.00	1.147	7.5	0.8	2.9	3.4	1.19
1951	31	CLE	AL	7	4	.636	2.77	27	8	8	4	0	1	107.1	98	41	33	6	29	6	40	4	0	1	450	138	3.38	1.183	8.2	0.5	2.4	3.4	1.38
1952	32	CLE	AL	7	7	.500	3.67	29	13	5	3	1	1	122.2	109	55	50	14	28	2	65	2	0	3	505	91	3.55	1.117	8.0	1.0	2.1	4.8	2.32
1953	33	TOT	AL	7	9	.438	4.41	24	18	3	6	1	1	136.2	149	74	67	17	39	6	67	9	0	0	594	91	4.28	1.376	9.8	1.1	2.6	4.4	1.72
1953	33	CLE	AL	1	1	.500	3.27	5	1	2	0	0	0	11.0	11	4	4	0	3	0	8	1	0	0	46	118	2.23	1.273	9.0	0.0	2.5	6.5	2.67
1953	33	DET	AL	6	8	.429	4.51	19	17	1	6	1	1	125.2	138	70	63	17	36	6	59	8	0	0	548	90	4.46	1.385	9.9	1.2	2.6	4.2	1.64
1954	34	DET	AL	18	16	.529	2.74	36	32	4	17	4	1	252.2	236	85	77	26	57	7	102	12	0	1	1049	136	3.75	1.160	8.4	0.9	2.0	3.6	1.79	MVP-26
1955	35	DET	AL	13	10	.565	3.98	28	25	1	8	2	0	181.0	183	89	80	26	37	5	73	9	1	1	760	98	4.19	1.215	9.1	1.3	1.8	3.6	1.97
1956	36	DET	AL	8	6	.571	4.28	40	13	12	4	0	4	141.0	142	74	67	25	47	7	64	9	0	0	611	98	4.96	1.340	9.1	1.6	3.0	4.1	1.36
1957	37	DET	AL	0	1	.000	6.08	15	1	6	0	0	1	23.2	32	16	16	3	13	3	11	1	0	1	113	65	4.95	1.901	12.2	1.1	4.9	4.2	0.85
1958	38	DET-min	D	0	0			17															0											ERI NYPL
17 Yrs				123	108	.532	3.41	447	225	110	92	17	23	2064.2	1940	893	782	186	630	70	904	68	3	18	8676	108	3.84	1.245	8.5	0.8	2.7	3.9	1.43
162 Game Avg.				12	11	.532	3.41	45	23	11	9	2	2	209	196	90	79	19	64	7	91	7	0	2	878	108	3.84	1.245	8.5	0.8	2.7	3.9	1.43
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
CLE (13 yrs)				78	67	.538	3.22	309	137	86	57	10	16	1340.2	1209	559	479	89	440	42	595	29	2	15	5595	111	3.61	1.230	8.1	0.6	3.0	4.0	1.35
DET (5 yrs)				45	41	.523	3.77	138	88	24	35	7	7	724.0	731	334	303	97	190	28	309	39	1	3	3081	104	4.26	1.272	9.1	1.2	2.4	3.8	1.63

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