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	11-10 / in Starts: 11-10
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 55 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	30 (20-7-3) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 55 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	36 (18-11-5)

Most Driven In
J Peacock	0

Most Driven In By
S Spence	2
L Finney	1
T Williams	1
J Cronin	1

1941 Batting Game Log

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1941 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	599	3 (2)	Apr 18	BOS	@	PHA	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.60	-0.030	1.80	-0.06%	-0.27	P
2	600	12 (8)	Apr 29	BOS	@	DET	L,3-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.57	-0.038	4.79	-0.07%	-0.39	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
3	601	17 (4)	May 4	BOS	@	SLB	W,11-4	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.60	-0.085	1.37	-0.12%	-0.60	P
4	602	20 (2)	May 12	BOS		NYY	W,8-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.27	-0.025	.92	-0.05%	-0.70	P
5	603	26 (5)	May 18	BOS		DET	L,5-6	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.34	-0.052	3.17	-0.07%	-0.48	P
6	604	33 (6)	May 25	BOS	@	NYY	W,10-3	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9	.39	-0.053	.70	-0.06%	-1.17	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
7	605	40 (6)	Jun 1 (1)	BOS	@	DET	W,7-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	1.13	-0.089	2.16	-0.10%	-0.88	P
8	606	46 (5)	Jun 8 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG(10)	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	2			0	0	0	.095	.174	.095	.269	9						P
9	607	51 (4)	Jun 15 (1)	BOS		CHW	W,8-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	.76	-0.041	2.48	-0.08%	-0.82	P
10	608	58 (6)	Jun 21	BOS		SLB	L,9-13	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9						P
11	609	62 (3)	Jun 25	BOS		CLE	W,7-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.115	.179	.115	.294	9	.77	-0.009	3.55	-0.03%	-0.33	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
12	610	71 (8)	Jul 3	BOS	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.156	.100	.256	9	.49	-0.050	.80	-0.05%	-0.89	P
13	611	75 (3)	Jul 11	BOS	@	DET	L,0-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.143	.091	.234	9	1.97	-0.163	3.31	-0.17%	-1.28	P
14	612	84 (8)	Jul 18	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.083	.132	.083	.215	9	2.24	0.018	2.47	0.01%	-0.07	P
15	613	92 (7)	Jul 25	BOS		CLE	W,10-6	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.143	.125	.268	9	1.88	-0.204	.45	-0.03%	-1.70	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
16	614	98 (5)	Aug 2	BOS		DET	L,5-6	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.095	.156	.119	.275	9	1.13	0.034	.08	0.00%	0.03	P
17	615	106 (7)	Aug 9	BOS		WSH	L,6-8	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.093	.170	.116	.286	9	1.01	-0.030	.11	0.00%	-0.08	P
18	616	115 (8)	Aug 16	BOS	@	WSH	W,8-6	GS-7	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.184	.156	.339	9	.90	0.015	.01	0.00%	0.39	P
19	617	119 (3)	Aug 20 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	L,9-11	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.184	.156	.339	9						P
20	618	128 (8)	Aug 27	BOS	@	DET	L,3-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.184	.156	.339	9						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
21	619	155 (26)	Sep 28 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	L,1-7	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.184	.156	.339	9						P
							11-10		55	45	6	5	2	0	0	0	4	0	18	0	6		0	1	0	0	.111	.184	.156	.339		1.02	-0.802	1.54	-0.86%	-9.23

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