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

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

1935 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1935 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 19	BOS	@	WSH	W,10-4	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	9 (4)	Apr 26	BOS		WSH	L,5-10	GS	36	6.2	0	3	0	3	1	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	13 (3)	May 1	BOS	@	PHA	W,8-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	16 (2)	May 8	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-2	GS	28	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
5	25 (8)	May 20	BOS		CLE	L,1-4	GS	30	8.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
6	29 (3)	May 24	BOS		DET	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	33 (3)	May 28	BOS		SLB	L,5-6	GS	35	7.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	37 (3)	Jun 1 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
9	41 (3)	Jun 5	BOS	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	43	9.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
10	46 (4)	Jun 11 (1)	BOS	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
11	50 (3)	Jun 14	BOS	@	DET	W,10-8	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	52 (1)	Jun 16 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-4	GS	25	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
13	57 (4)	Jun 21	BOS	@	SLB	W,3-0	CG	22	6.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
14	61 (3)	Jun 24	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-6	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	63 (1)	Jun 29 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	69 (5)	Jul 4 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	72 (2)	Jul 7 (1)	BOS		PHA	W,7-6	GF	16	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	75 (2)	Jul 11 (1)	BOS		CHW	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
19	82 (6)	Jul 17 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
20	86 (3)	Jul 21	BOS		DET	W,7-6	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	1
21	90 (3)	Jul 27 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	L,6-7	CG	69	14.2	0	4	0	4	1	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	96 (5)	Aug 3	BOS		PHA	W,5-4	CG	44	11.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
23	100 (3)	Aug 7 (1)	BOS		NYY	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
24	103 (2)	Aug 11 (1)	BOS		WSH	L,2-4	CG	0	9.0	0	6	0	6	0
25	107 (3)	Aug 15	BOS	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
26	114 (6)	Aug 20 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	119 (4)	Aug 24	BOS	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
28	123 (3)	Aug 28 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	127 (3)	Sep 1	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	54	13.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	130 (2)	Sep 5 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,1-8	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	135 (4)	Sep 8 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,5-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	136	Sep 10	BOS		CHW	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
33	142 (5)	Sep 15	BOS		SLB	W,9-5	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	146 (3)	Sep 19	BOS		DET	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
35	150 (3)	Sep 24 (1)	BOS		PHA	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							35gm		273.0	1	63	2	66	6