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, 9,080th 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

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

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 19	DET		KCA	L,1-4	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	7 (4)	Apr 24	DET	@	KCA	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	11 (3)	May 1	DET	@	NYY	L,2-9	GS	22	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	16 (4)	May 6 (1)	DET	@	BAL	L,2-6	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	19 (2)	May 8	DET	@	WSH	W,14-6	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	21 (1)	May 11	DET		CHW	L,7-9		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	23 (1)	May 13	DET		CHW	L,1-8		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	24	May 15	DET		BOS	W,6-3	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	29 (4)	May 20 (2)	DET		WSH	W,7-1	GF	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	32 (2)	May 24	DET		NYY	L,4-11		12	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
11	33	May 25	DET		KCA	L,3-6	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	37 (3)	May 28	DET	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	42 (4)	Jun 3 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,7-4	GS	24	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	47 (4)	Jun 9	DET	@	WSH	W,5-3	CG	39	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
15	52 (4)	Jun 13	DET	@	BAL	W,2-0	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	54 (1)	Jun 16	DET		BOS	L,5-6	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	58 (3)	Jun 20	DET		NYY	L,1-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	60 (1)	Jun 24 (1)	DET		BAL	L,2-3	GS	31	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	68 (7)	Jul 1	DET	@	KCA	L,3-4		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	74 (5)	Jul 6	DET	@	CHW	L,0-14	GS	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	75	Jul 7	DET	@	CHW	W,12-8	GF	12	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	79 (3)	Jul 13	DET	@	WSH	L,11-12		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	82 (2)	Jul 15 (2)	DET	@	BAL	L,3-6		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	86 (3)	Jul 19	DET	@	NYY	L,3-7	GF	12	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	87	Jul 20	DET	@	BOS	W,9-6	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	89 (1)	Jul 22	DET	@	BOS	L,6-8		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	90	Jul 24 (1)	DET		BAL	W,9-7	GF	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	93 (2)	Jul 26	DET		BAL	L,6-11	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	97 (3)	Jul 29 (2)	DET		WSH	L,1-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	101 (3)	Aug 2	DET		BOS	L,3-18		12	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	103 (1)	Aug 4	DET		NYY	W,5-4		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	106 (2)	Aug 7	DET		CLE	L,2-5		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	108 (1)	Aug 9	DET		KCA	L,3-5		16	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	112 (3)	Aug 14	DET	@	CLE	W,6-4		16	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	115 (2)	Aug 17	DET	@	CHW	L,3-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	119 (3)	Aug 21	DET	@	WSH	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
37	125 (5)	Aug 26 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,5-4	GS	38	8.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	132 (6)	Sep 3 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,3-5	GS	6	1.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
39	133	Sep 4	DET	@	CHW	L,4-11		10	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	150 (16)	Sep 24	DET		CHW	L,11-14		9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							40gm		141.0	1	16	0	17	0