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, 6,154th 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	19-16 / in Starts: 17-13
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	34 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 99 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	69 (32-23-14)
Avg. MLBer w/ 99 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	68 (34-21-12)

Most Driven In
O Melillo	2
B Werber	1
J Cronin	1
E McNair	1
B Dahlgren	1
R Ferrell	0

Most Driven In By
D Cramer	2
D Cooke	1
J Foxx	1
O Melillo	0

1936 Batting Game Log

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1936 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	460	3 (2)	Apr 17	BOS	@	NYY	W,8-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.56	0.022	1.59	0.04%	-0.16	P
2	461	8 (4)	Apr 21	BOS		WSH	W,8-1	CG(7)	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.500	.600	.750	1.350	9	.52	0.013	1.76	0.03%	0.40	P
3	462	12 (3)	Apr 25	BOS		NYY	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.333	.375	.708	9	.32	-0.071	1.02	-0.14%	-3.23	P
4	463	14 (1)	Apr 28	BOS		CHW	W,11-8	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.300	.333	.633	9	.32	-0.009	.99	-0.02%	-0.53	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
5	464	17 (2)	May 1	BOS		CLE	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.286	.308	.593	9	.64	-0.020	2.45	-0.05%	-0.46	P
6	465	20 (2)	May 5	BOS		DET	W,2-0	CG	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.267	.313	.400	.713	9	.73	0.071	2.82	0.16%	0.59	P
7	466	25 (4)	May 10	BOS	@	WSH	L,0-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.294	.375	.669	9	.75	-0.020	3.20	-0.05%	-0.20	P
8	467	28 (2)	May 14	BOS	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.250	.316	.566	9	.73	-0.061	2.96	-0.15%	-0.72	P
9	468	32 (3)	May 18	BOS	@	CHW	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.217	.273	.490	9	.78	-0.061	3.26	-0.15%	-0.85	P
10	469	36 (3)	May 23	BOS		WSH	L,7-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.200	.250	.450	9	1.31	-0.076	5.96	-0.21%	-0.75	P
11	470	44 (7)	May 31	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.250	.333	.583	9	1.09	0.070	5.54	0.21%	0.73	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
12	471	47 (2)	Jun 4	BOS		CLE	W,4-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		0		0	0	.207	.258	.310	.568	9	1.64	-0.026	6.58	-0.06%	-0.10	P
13	472	51 (3)	Jun 8 (1)	BOS		DET	W,6-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.257	.281	.538	9	1.48	0.027	6.67	0.07%	-0.22	P
14	473	56 (4)	Jun 16	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.243	.265	.508	9	1.18	-0.084	5.03	-0.21%	-0.82	P
15	474	59 (2)	Jun 20	BOS	@	SLB	L,5-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.171	.237	.257	.494	9	.69	-0.019	2.34	-0.04%	-0.22	P
16	475	63 (3)	Jun 23	BOS	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.184	.244	.263	.507	9	1.24	-0.029	4.15	-0.06%	-0.38	P
17	476	66 (2)	Jun 26	BOS	@	CLE	L,7-8	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.238	.256	.495	9	1.71	-0.047	5.76	-0.10%	-0.30	P
18	477	69 (2)	Jun 30 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,5-10	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.171	.227	.244	.471	9	.67	-0.036	2.66	-0.09%	-0.49	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
19	478	73 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	BOS		PHA	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.163	.217	.233	.450	9	1.49	-0.173	1.42	-0.10%	-2.18	P
20	479	80 (6)	Jul 12	BOS		CLE	L,2-5	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0		0	0	.156	.208	.222	.431	9	1.31	-0.079	1.68	-0.06%	-0.90	P
21	480	85 (4)	Jul 16 (1)	BOS		SLB	L,3-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.146	.196	.208	.404	9	1.08	-0.088	1.13	-0.06%	-0.91	P
22	481	90 (4)	Jul 21	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.192	.204	.396	9	1.50	-0.058	1.49	-0.04%	-0.74	P
23	482	92 (1)	Jul 23	BOS	@	CLE	W,9-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.192	.204	.396	9						P
24	483	94 (1)	Jul 25	BOS	@	DET	W,18-3	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		1		0	0	.135	.182	.192	.374	9	.28	-0.023	.29	-0.02%	-0.24	P
25	484	100 (5)	Jul 31	BOS	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.169	.179	.348	9	.49	-0.072	.27	-0.02%	-1.37	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
26	485	104 (3)	Aug 4	BOS		NYY	L,2-4	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.123	.180	.175	.356	9	.81	-0.021	.31	-0.01%	-0.15	P
27	486	107 (2)	Aug 8	BOS	@	WSH	L,0-2	1-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.119	.175	.169	.344	9	1.09	-0.058	.06	0.00%	-0.47	P
28	487	112 (4)	Aug 14	BOS		WSH	W,9-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.129	.182	.177	.359	9	.18	0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.46	P
29	488	116 (3)	Aug 18	BOS	@	PHA	W,6-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.138	.188	.185	.373	9	.53	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.27	P
30	489	120 (3)	Aug 22	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG(13)	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1		0		0	0	.132	.192	.176	.368	9	1.81	-0.118	.01	0.00%	-0.40	P
31	490	125 (4)	Aug 27	BOS		DET	L,2-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.129	.197	.171	.369	9	1.01	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.03	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
32	491	130 (4)	Sep 1	BOS		CLE	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.123	.190	.164	.354	9	.53	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.96	P
33	492	137 (6)	Sep 6 (2)	BOS		NYY	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.132	.195	.184	.379	9	.73	0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
34	493	140 (2)	Sep 9	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-3	9-GF(13)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.128	.190	.179	.370	9	3.64	-0.287	.00	0.00%	-1.05	P
35	494	149 (8)	Sep 20 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	L,1-3	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.207	.188	.394	9	1.12	0.105	.00	0.00%	0.93	P
							19-16		99	80	5	11	4	0	0	6	6	0	34	1	12		1		0	0	.138	.207	.188	.394		.95	-1.289	1.98	-1.10%	-17.14

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