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: 37-4 / in Starts: 27-3

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 38, Entered with runners on base: 6

1931 Pitching Game Log

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1931 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	273	1	Apr 14	PHA	@	WSH	W,5-3	9-GF(11)	W(1-0)	99	3.0	2	1	0	2	5	0	0	0.00	1.80	14	5	1	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	3.77	-0.010	9.76	-0.02%	0.75	9b --- 0 out tie	11b end a 2
2	274	4	Apr 18	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(1-1)	3	8.0	5	2	2	2	10	0	0	1.64	1.50	31	4	10	1	0	5	72			0	0	0	29	2	3	0	0	0	0	.93	0.180	2.39	0.28%	2.66	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
3	275	8	Apr 22	PHA		WSH	W,5-1	CG	W(2-1)	3	9.0	7	1	1	0	6	1	0	1.35	2.29	34	7	14	3	1	7	75			0	0	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	.81	0.382	1.70	0.48%	4.50	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
4	276	9	Apr 24	PHA		WSH	W,10-7	7-7		1	1.0	6	4	4	0	0	0	0	3.00	2.33	9	3	0	0	0	6		1	1	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.18	-0.391	2.70	-0.54%	-3.98	7t 1-- 0 out tie	7t 3 out d5
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
5	277	17	May 9	PHA	@	SLB	W,6-4	8-GF	S(1)	14	2.0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	2.74	2.05	7	0	2	1	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.71	0.216	5.17	0.39%	1.19	8b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
6	278	18	May 12	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	W(3-1)	2	9.0	4	2	1	2	4	0	0	2.25	2.29	34	12	12	2	2	4	75			0	0	0	32	0	1	0	0	0	1	1.12	0.422	3.77	0.85%	2.88	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a3
7	279	22	May 16	PHA	@	CLE	W,12-5	CG	W(4-1)	3	9.0	12	5	4	4	7	0	0	2.63	2.43	41	6	14	0	0	10	48			1	1	0	37	4	1	0	1	0	0	.86	-0.135	3.63	-0.34%	0.45	1b start tie	9b 3 out a7
8	280	23	May 17	PHA	@	CLE	W,15-10	9-GF	S(2)	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.59	2.44	2	2	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.05	0.021	4.58	0.06%	1.02	9b 12- 1 out a5	9b end a 5
9	281	24	May 18	PHA	@	CLE	W,10-7	8-GF	S(3)	0	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.49	2.42	6	1	3	0	0	1		3	2	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.83	0.127	8.24	0.34%	0.29	8b 123 1 out a4	9b end a 3
10	282	26	May 20	PHA	@	DET	W,3-0	SHO	W(5-1)	1	9.0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.06	2.43	30	9	16	2	0	2	84			2	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	0.557	5.18	1.67%	5.35	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
11	283	30	May 25(1)	PHA		NYY	W,4-2	CG	W(6-1)	4	9.0	8	2	2	6	4	1	0	2.05	2.91	40	13	10	1	1	7	61			0	1	0	34	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.56	0.518	9.92	1.98%	3.50	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
12	284	34	May 28	PHA		NYY	W,5-4	8-GF	W(7-1)	2	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.99	2.88	7	2	3	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.74	0.279	10.79	1.04%	1.22	8t --- 0 out tie	9t end tie
13	285	35	May 30(1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,5-0	SHO(12)	W(8-1)	1	12.0	6	0	0	7	4	0	0	1.67	3.10	48	12	19	0	0	6	87			1	1	0	40	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.76	1.016	8.31	2.89%	6.51	1b start tie	12b 3 out a5
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	286	40	Jun 3	PHA		CHW	W,2-1	CG	W(9-1)	3	9.0	6	1	0	1	3	0	0	1.49	3.07	33	11	13	3	1	5	75			1	0	0	31	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.50	0.682	7.54	2.05%	4.50	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
15	287	42	Jun 5	PHA		CHW	L,5-7	7-GF(12)	BL(9-2)	1	6.0	7	3	3	1	4	1	0	1.69	3.16	25	5	8	3	0	7		0	0	0	0	0	22	2	1	0	1	0	0	2.18	0.138	9.98	0.38%	0.67	7t --- 0 out a1	12t end d 2
16	288	45	Jun 8	PHA		DET	W,7-3	CG	W(10-2)	2	9.0	7	3	2	4	8	0	0	1.72	3.12	39	6	14	2	0	7	67			5	1	1	35	2	0	0	0	0	2	.90	0.244	4.02	0.66%	2.50	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
17	289	49	Jun 13(1)	PHA		SLB	W,10-3	CG	W(11-2)	4	9.0	7	3	2	2	4	1	0	1.74	3.22	35	12	11	1	4	6	65			0	1	0	33	1	1	0	1	0	1	.84	0.245	3.93	0.69%	2.50	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
18	290	54	Jun 19	PHA	@	CHW	W,10-4	CG	W(12-2)	5	9.0	12	4	4	1	4	1	0	1.92	3.28	39	9	14	2	2	11	50			0	0	0	38	1	0	0	1	0	0	.78	0.031	3.48	0.08%	0.88	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a6
19	291	56	Jun 21	PHA	@	CHW	W,6-5	9-GF	S(4)	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.91	3.26	2	0	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.79	0.546	42.78	1.43%	1.62	9b 123 1 out a1	9b end a 1
20	292	58	Jun 23(1)	PHA	@	SLB	W,3-0	SHO	W(13-2)	1	9.0	2	0	0	5	6	0	0	1.77	3.28	34	9	12	2	4	2	84			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.40	0.739	5.81	1.85%	5.35	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
21	293	63	Jun 27	PHA	@	DET	W,9-5	CG	W(14-2)	3	9.0	12	5	5	5	3	1	0	1.99	3.43	41	8	13	3	0	12	41			2	0	0	36	1	0	0	2	0	1	1.35	0.210	6.61	0.62%	0.35	1b start a 3	9b 3 out a4
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
22	294	68	Jul 1	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	W(15-2)	3	9.0	11	3	3	1	3	0	0	2.05	3.39	37	11	13	2	1	9	55			0	0	0	35	4	0	0	2	0	1	1.64	0.414	7.14	1.08%	2.45	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
23	295	70	Jul 4(1)	PHA		BOS	W,9-7	3-GF	W(16-2)	2	7.0	6	3	3	2	10	0	0	2.13	3.29	28	4	6	0	0	6		0	0	0	0	0	26	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.33	0.249	6.09	0.68%	1.28	3t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 2
24	296	75	Jul 8	PHA	@	WSH	W,6-3	CG	W(17-2)	3	9.0	11	3	2	3	5	0	0	2.12	3.27	42	9	14	4	0	11	57			0	0	0	39	1	0	0	0	0	1	.90	0.281	5.80	1.09%	2.24	1b start a 4	9b 3 out a3
25	297	81	Jul 13(1)	PHA		WSH	W,12-7	GS-8	W(18-2)	4	8.0	13	7	3	1	5	0	0	2.18	3.23	40	9	12	0	4	13	40			0	0	0	39	1	0	0	0	0	2	1.33	-0.346	7.84	-1.23%	-2.11	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
26	298	87	Jul 17	PHA		DET	W,6-3	CG	W(19-2)	3	9.0	9	3	1	0	5	0	0	2.12	3.17	35	13	8	1	0	9	66			0	0	0	35	3	0	0	2	0	1	.64	0.328	1.85	0.57%	2.50	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
27	299	95	Jul 25(1)	PHA		CLE	W,6-3	CG	W(20-2)	7	9.0	8	3	3	2	2	0	0	2.17	3.17	34	11	11	2	0	8	59			0	1	0	32	1	0	0	3	0	1	1.11	0.173	1.41	0.13%	2.50	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
28	300	99	Jul 28	PHA		SLB	W,6-3	8-GF	W(21-2)	2	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.14	3.15	6	3	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.57	0.355	1.27	0.17%	2.14	8t --3 0 out tie	9t end a 3
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
29	301	104	Aug 3(1)	PHA		WSH	W,3-2	CG	W(22-2)	5	9.0	11	2	2	1	2	0	0	2.14	3.15	39	11	15	0	0	10	58			0	0	0	38	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.37	0.517	2.08	0.47%	3.50	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
30	302	108	Aug 9	PHA	@	NYY	W,5-3	7-GF	S(5)	5	2.1	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.11	3.12	9	1	3	1	0	2		2	1	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.08	0.190	1.86	0.10%	0.63	7b 1-3 2 out a3	9b end a 2
31	303	109	Aug 11	PHA	@	DET	W,8-1	CG	W(23-2)	1	9.0	7	1	1	4	6	0	0	2.06	3.12	36	11	8	1	1	7	71			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	3	0	1	.79	0.212	.46	0.08%	4.35	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a7
32	304	112	Aug 15	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	W(24-2)	3	9.0	8	3	3	1	4	1	0	2.10	3.16	36	12	13	1	1	6	62			0	0	0	35	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.57	0.483	.31	0.06%	2.45	1b start a 3	9b 3 out a1
33	305	114	Aug 19	PHA	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	W(25-2)	3	9.0	7	2	1	0	5	0	0	2.06	3.11	35	13	11	6	2	6	72			0	0	0	35	1	1	0	0	0	1	1.07	0.438	.21	0.05%	2.88	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
34	306	118	Aug 23(1)	PHA	@	SLB	L,0-1	CG(8)	L(25-3)	3	8.0	7	1	1	0	6	0	0	2.03	3.06	31	5	13	3	0	7	70			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	.98	0.307	.03	0.01%	3.76	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
35	307	124	Aug 29	PHA		NYY	W,7-4	GS-6	W(26-3)	5	5.1	6	4	4	1	8	1	0	2.13	3.06	23	1	7	1	2	6	47			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	.56	0.089	.01	0.00%	-0.95	1t start tie	6t 1-- 1 out a3
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
36	308	129	Sep 4(1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,2-0	SHO	W(27-3)	5	9.0	3	0	0	0	7	0	0	2.05	3.01	28	6	12	0	5	3	88			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.07	0.650	.00	0.00%	4.88	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
37	309	136	Sep 8	PHA		WSH	W,10-1	CG	W(28-3)	3	9.0	7	1	1	0	7	0	0	2.02	2.96	34	14	6	0	0	7	76			0	1	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	1	.87	0.409	.00	0.00%	4.50	1t start tie	9t 3 out a9
38	310	139	Sep 12(1)	PHA		SLB	W,3-2	CG	W(29-3)	3	9.0	6	2	1	2	1	0	0	1.98	2.98	34	11	16	5	0	4	68			0	2	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.21	0.548	.00	0.00%	3.50	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
39	311	145	Sep 18	PHA		CHW	W,3-1	CG	W(30-3)	5	9.0	5	1	1	1	6	1	1	1.95	3.01	32	5	14	2	4	5	78			0	1	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	0.542	.00	0.00%	4.50	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
40	312	151	Sep 24	PHA		BOS	W,9-4	CG	W(31-3)	5	9.0	5	4	2	1	4	0	0	1.95	3.00	33	12	11	0	0	5	68			0	0	0	32	1	1	0	1	0	1	.53	0.279	.00	0.00%	1.50	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
41	313	153	Sep 27	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-13	GS-3	L(31-4)	2	3.0	8	5	4	0	2	1	0	2.06	3.03	16	4	5	1	1	5	27			0	1	0	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	.89	-0.316	.00	0.00%	-3.36	1b start tie	3b 3 out d4
							37-4		W-L:31-4,Sv:5,BSv:1	2.9	288.2	249	84	66	62	175	10	1	2.06	3.03	1159	0.78		8%	5%	230	65	12	33%	13	11	1	1087	37	10	0	24	0	20	1.20	11.819	3.82	20.10%	87.84

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