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, 6,153rd 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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Team Record in Appearances: 33-11 / in Starts: 22-8

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 39, Entered with runners on base: 8

1932 Pitching Game Log

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1932 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	314	2	Apr 15	PHA		NYY	W,9-8	7-7	BS(1)	99	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	18.00	13.79	5	0	2	0	0	2		3	3	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.66	-0.379	3.82	-0.52%	-2.55	7t 123 0 out a2	7t 3 out d3
2	315	3	Apr 16	PHA		WSH	W,4-2	CG	W(1-0)	0	9.0	6	2	1	3	7	0	0	2.70	3.39	36	8	12	0	2	6	73			0	0	0	32	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.39	0.481	3.41	0.71%	3.42	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
3	316	7	Apr 20	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-8	GS-6	L(1-1)	3	6.0	6	4	3	3	4	2	0	3.38	4.86	26	8	5	0	0	6	47			0	1	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	.68	-0.130	1.69	-0.19%	-0.66	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
4	317	11	Apr 26	PHA		BOS	L,2-10	GS-7	L(1-2)	5	7.0	5	6	0	4	2	0	0	2.35	4.58	30	8	11	0	0	5	53			0	1	1	26	1	0	0	0	0	2	1.11	-0.330	2.06	-0.37%	-1.79	1t start tie	7t 3 out d4
5	318	14	Apr 30	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(1-3)	3	8.0	9	2	2	3	4	0	0	2.32	4.15	36	11	10	0	5	8	57			0	0	0	33	4	1	0	0	0	0	1.53	-0.001	2.49	0.00%	2.58	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	319	15	May 2	PHA	@	BOS	W,3-2	10-GF(11)	W(2-3)	1	2.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.18	4.01	9	4	1	0	1	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.74	0.364	4.27	0.25%	1.10	10b --- 0 out tie	11b end a 1
7	320	17	May 5	PHA		CLE	W,15-3	CG	W(3-3)	2	9.0	6	3	3	5	5	1	0	2.36	4.17	37	4	17	3	0	6	63			0	1	1	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	.69	0.309	1.05	0.28%	2.42	1t start tie	9t 3 out a12
8	321	21	May 10	PHA		CHW	W,9-0	SHO	W(4-3)	4	9.0	6	0	0	0	5	0	0	1.94	3.74	33	10	12	2	0	6	80			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	1	.50	0.243	.61	0.18%	5.42	1t start tie	9t 3 out a9
9	322	23	May 14	PHA		SLB	W,3-0	SHO	W(5-3)	3	9.0	4	0	0	1	10	0	0	1.65	3.31	32	8	10	2	0	3	88			0	0	0	31	2	0	0	0	0	0	.97	0.521	1.39	0.45%	5.42	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
10	323	27	May 18	PHA		DET	W,8-2	CG	W(6-3)	3	9.0	9	2	2	1	6	1	0	1.70	3.30	35	9	10	0	0	9	66			0	1	0	34	1	0	0	1	0	0	.77	0.259	1.11	0.23%	3.42	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
11	324	29	May 20	PHA		BOS	W,6-1	8-GF	S(1)	1	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.66	3.31	7	2	2	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	.75	0.058	1.16	0.05%	1.16	8t 1-3 2 out a3	9t end a 5
12	325	32	May 22	PHA	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	W(7-3)	1	9.0	6	2	2	2	4	0	0	1.70	3.22	35	11	13	1	5	5	69			0	0	0	33	1	1	0	0	0	1	1.14	0.433	3.14	0.72%	3.00	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
13	326	39	May 30(1)	PHA		WSH	W,13-2	CG	W(8-3)	7	9.0	6	2	2	1	6	0	1	1.73	3.11	35	6	15	0	0	6	72			0	0	0	33	0	1	0	0	0	0	.57	0.139	1.65	0.24%	3.42	1t start tie	9t 3 out a11
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	327	42	Jun 1(1)	PHA		NYY	W,8-7	9-GF(16)	W(9-3)	1	8.0	6	1	1	2	5	0	0	1.68	3.04	31	11	8	0	0	5		1	0	0	0	0	26	2	0	0	1	0	0	2.60	0.919	8.32	1.77%	4.22	9t 1-- 0 out tie	16t end d 1
15	328	46	Jun 4(1)	PHA		NYY	W,10-7	CG	W(10-3)	2	9.0	13	7	7	3	8	0	0	2.14	2.96	42	10	9	1	0	12	38			0	0	0	39	6	0	0	1	0	0	.74	0.146	2.06	0.24%	-1.58	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
16	329	50	Jun 8	PHA	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	W(11-3)	3	9.0	10	1	1	2	7	1	0	2.05	2.99	39	8	12	2	2	10	68			0	0	0	37	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.42	0.503	3.39	0.72%	4.68	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
17	330	52	Jun 10	PHA	@	CLE	W,10-7	10-GF(10)	S(2)	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.03	2.97	2	0	1	0	1	0		3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.66	0.231	11.02	0.33%	1.71	10b 123 1 out a3	10b end a 3
18	331	55	Jun 13	PHA	@	DET	W,8-1	CG	W(12-3)	2	9.0	4	1	0	2	7	0	0	1.89	2.89	32	12	8	2	0	3	82			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	.94	0.503	2.36	0.76%	4.47	1b start tie	9b 3 out a7
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	332	77	Jul 8(1)	PHA		CHW	W,6-4	9-GF	S(3)	24	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1.87	2.88	4	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.16	0.089	2.64	0.12%	0.60	9t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
20	333	79	Jul 9(1)	PHA		CHW	L,0-7	GS-6	L(12-4)	0	6.0	9	7	7	0	5	1	0	2.27	2.90	27	8	6	1	0	8	31			0	0	0	26	5	0	0	0	0	0	.61	-0.226	1.64	-0.37%	-3.39	1t start tie	6t 3 out d7
21	334	84	Jul 12	PHA		CLE	L,6-7	CG	L(12-5)	2	9.0	18	7	7	2	7	1	0	2.57	2.93	46	11	8	3	0	18	28			0	1	0	44	5	0	0	1	0	1	1.47	-0.477	3.96	-0.77%	-1.58	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
22	335	85	Jul 13	PHA		CLE	L,5-7	7-GF(10)	BL(12-6)	0	4.0	7	3	2	1	3	0	0	2.63	2.91	19	5	3	1	0	7		2	1	0	0	0	18	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.82	-0.194	6.26	-0.26%	-0.25	7t 1-3 0 out a1	10t end d 2
23	336	88	Jul 16	PHA		DET	W,14-3	CG	W(13-6)	2	9.0	6	3	3	1	2	2	0	2.65	3.06	35	8	18	1	1	6	64			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	1	.58	0.157	.93	0.15%	2.42	1t start tie	9t 3 out a11
24	337	90	Jul 18	PHA		SLB	W,8-1	6-GF	S(4)	1	4.0	5	1	1	1	1	0	0	2.64	3.06	17	3	7	0	0	5		2	0	0	0	0	16	1	1	0	0	0	0	.72	0.301	1.22	0.31%	2.44	6t 12- 0 out a2	9t end a 7
25	338	91	Jul 19(1)	PHA		SLB	W,9-8	8-GF	BW(14-6)	0	1.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.67	3.06	7	2	3	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.55	-0.049	3.87	-0.04%	-0.89	8t -23 1 out a3	9t end tie
26	339	93	Jul 20	PHA		SLB	W,8-5	CG	W(15-6)	0	9.0	11	5	4	2	6	0	0	2.74	3.01	39	12	8	0	0	11	51			0	0	0	37	3	1	0	2	0	0	.93	0.307	1.91	0.38%	0.42	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
27	340	97	Jul 24	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-9	CG(8)	L(15-7)	3	8.0	11	9	9	6	9	1	0	3.07	3.07	41	6	12	0	1	8	27			1	0	0	35	0	2	0	1	0	1	.48	-0.136	1.47	-0.25%	-4.55	1b start tie	8b 3 out d9
28	341	101	Jul 28	PHA	@	DET	L,2-4	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.06	3.09	5	2	1	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.39	0.020	.99	0.03%	0.61	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
29	342	103	Jul 31	PHA	@	CLE	W,1-0	SHO	W(16-7)	2	9.0	4	0	0	2	6	0	0	2.91	3.04	32	11	9	0	0	4	83			0	0	1	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.48	0.895	3.66	1.33%	5.68	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
30	343	106	Aug 5	PHA	@	SLB	L,8-9	6-GF(10)	L(16-8)	4	4.2	5	2	0	3	5	0	0	2.84	3.03	23	5	5	0	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	19	2	0	0	0	0	1	2.81	-0.304	7.37	-0.48%	0.70	6b --- 0 out tie	10b end d 1
31	344	108	Aug 7(1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG(8)	L(16-9)	1	8.0	9	3	3	1	1	0	0	2.86	3.03	35	14	12	2	2	7	52			0	0	0	34	0	2	0	0	0	0	.89	0.050	2.43	0.08%	1.35	1b start tie	8b 3 out d3
32	345	112	Aug 13(1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,13-2	CG	W(17-9)	5	9.0	6	2	2	5	10	0	0	2.82	2.99	38	7	10	0	2	6	72			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	.87	0.147	1.29	0.13%	2.94	1b start tie	9b 3 out a11
33	346	117	Aug 17	PHA		CLE	W,11-0	SHO	W(18-9)	3	9.0	4	0	0	2	6	0	0	2.70	2.96	32	10	10	0	1	4	83			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	0	.34	0.263	.21	0.10%	5.42	1t start tie	9t 3 out a11
34	347	121	Aug 20(2)	PHA		CHW	W,14-8	9-GF	S(5)	2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.69	2.96	3	1	1	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.004	.09	0.00%	0.60	9t --- 0 out a6	9t end a 6
35	348	122	Aug 22	PHA		CHW	W,8-1	CG	W(19-9)	1	9.0	9	1	1	1	6	0	0	2.62	2.91	33	11	6	0	0	9	70			0	1	0	32	1	0	0	3	0	0	.92	0.321	.41	0.09%	4.42	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
36	349	126	Aug 26	PHA		SLB	W,5-4	CG	W(20-9)	3	9.0	9	4	4	2	10	0	0	2.68	2.84	39	9	9	0	0	9	61			0	0	0	37	3	1	0	0	0	1	1.61	0.153	.61	0.04%	1.42	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
37	350	130	Aug 30	PHA		DET	W,6-4	CG	W(21-9)	3	9.0	7	4	4	2	6	1	0	2.73	2.87	36	9	12	0	0	7	61			0	0	0	34	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	0.211	.15	0.02%	1.42	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
38	351	135	Sep 3	PHA		BOS	W,4-3	CG	W(22-9)	3	9.0	5	3	2	1	5	1	0	2.70	2.89	33	10	12	0	0	5	71			0	1	0	32	0	1	0	0	0	1	.93	0.189	.30	0.04%	2.42	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
39	352	139	Sep 8	PHA	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(22-10)	4	8.0	8	2	1	1	2	0	0	2.65	2.89	33	13	9	1	1	8	61			1	0	0	32	1	1	0	1	0	1	1.05	0.212	.01	0.00%	3.05	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
40	353	142	Sep 12	PHA	@	DET	W,7-1	CG	W(23-10)	3	9.0	9	1	1	4	3	0	0	2.60	2.90	38	13	9	1	1	9	64			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	3	0	1	.59	0.284	.00	0.00%	4.47	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a6
41	354	145	Sep 16	PHA	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	W(24-10)	3	9.0	8	2	2	1	8	0	0	2.58	2.85	34	8	10	1	1	7	70			0	0	0	32	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.81	0.672	.00	0.00%	3.52	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a1
42	355	147	Sep 18(1)	PHA	@	CHW	W,4-3	8-GF	S(6)	1	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.57	2.87	5	1	3	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.42	0.339	.00	0.00%	1.00	8b 12- 2 out a1	9b end a 1
43	356	149	Sep 19	PHA	@	CHW	W,9-6	CG	W(25-10)	0	9.0	12	6	6	3	2	0	0	2.67	2.88	41	12	12	2	4	12	38			0	0	0	38	3	0	0	1	0	0	.69	0.150	.00	0.00%	-1.11	1b start a 3	9b 3 out a3
44	357	152	Sep 23	PHA		WSH	W,8-4	8-GF	S(7)	3	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.65	2.90	8	5	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.80	0.049	.00	0.00%	1.20	8t --- 0 out a4	9t end a 4
							33-11		W-L:25-10,Sv:7,BSv:3	2.2	291.2	269	101	86	79	189	13	1	2.65	2.90	1205	0.92		4%	5%	256	61	17	35%	2	7	3	1115	58	12	0	21	0	14	1.12	7.696	1.93	6.47%	74.22

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