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Grover Hartley

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: July 2, 1888 in Osgood, IN us

Died: October 19, 1964 in Daytona Beach, FL

Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Daytona Beach, FL

Debut: May 13, 1911 (Age 22-315d, 3,502nd in major league history)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1934 (Age 46-090d)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1914 season

Full Name: Grover Allen Hartley

Nicknames: Slick

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.6

1319

353

.268

135

RBI

144

OBP

.339

SLG

.337

OPS

.675

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH	IBB	Pos	Awards
1911	22	NYG	NL	11	20	18	1	4	2	0	0	1	1		1	1	.222	.263	.333	.596	64	6	0	1		2/H
1912	23	NYG	NL	25	35	34	3	8	2	1	0	7	2		0	4	.235	.257	.353	.610	63	12	1	0		2/H
1913	24	NYG	NL	23	21	19	4	6	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	2	.316	.350	.316	.666	89	6	0	1		2/3H
1914	25	SLM	FL	86	234	212	24	61	13	2	1	25	4		12	26	.288	.329	.382	.711	99	81	1	8		2H4/358
1915	26	SLM	FL	120	454	394	47	108	21	6	1	50	10		42	21	.274	.356	.365	.721	108	144	8	10		*2/H3
1916	27	SLB	AL	89	258	222	19	50	8	0	0	12	4		30	24	.225	.325	.261	.587	81	58	3	3		2H
1917	28	SLB	AL	19	16	13	2	3	0	0	0	0	0		2	1	.231	.333	.231	.564	75	3	0	1		H/256

1924	35	NYG	NL	4	8	7	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	.286	.375	.429	.804	117	3	0	0		/2H
1925	36	NYG	NL	46	106	95	9	30	1	1	0	8	2	0	8	3	.316	.375	.347	.722	89	33	1	2		2/3H
1926	37	NYG	NL	13	26	21	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		5	0	.048	.231	.048	.278	-21	1	0	0		2
1927	38	BOS	AL	103	274	244	23	67	11	0	1	31	1	0	22	14	.275	.337	.332	.669	76	81	1	7		2H

1929	40	CLE	AL	24	35	33	2	9	0	1	0	8	0	0	2	1	.273	.314	.333	.648	65	11	0	0	0	2H
1930	41	CLE	AL	1	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.750	.750	.750	1.500	277	3	0	0	0	/2

1934	45	SLB	AL	5	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	191	2	0	0	0	/H2
1937	48	SLB-min	D	16	25	25		8	0	0	0						.320	.320	.320	.640		8					FIN · OHSL
1938	49	SLB-min	D	2	0	0		0	0	0	0											0					FIN · OHSL
14 Yrs				569	1495	1319	135	353	60	11	3	144	29	1	127	97	.268	.339	.337	.675	90	444	15	33	0
162 Game Avg.				162	426	376	38	101	17	3	1	41	8		36	28	.268	.339	.337	.675	90	126	4	9

NYG (6 yrs)				122	216	194	18	51	6	2	0	17	10	1	16	10	.263	.325	.314	.640	71	61	2	4
SLB (3 yrs)				113	278	238	21	54	9	0	0	12	4	0	33	25	.227	.328	.265	.593	83	63	3	4	0
CLE (2 yrs)				25	39	37	2	12	0	1	0	9	0	0	2	1	.324	.359	.378	.737	87	14	0	0	0
SLM (2 yrs)				206	688	606	71	169	34	8	2	75	14		54	47	.279	.347	.371	.718	105	225	9	18
BOS (1 yr)				103	274	244	23	67	11	0	1	31	1	0	22	14	.275	.337	.332	.669	76	81	1	7

AL (6 yrs)				241	591	519	46	133	20	1	1	52	5	0	57	40	.256	.334	.304	.639	80	158	4	11	0
NL (6 yrs)				122	216	194	18	51	6	2	0	17	10	1	16	10	.263	.325	.314	.640	71	61	2	4
FL (2 yrs)				206	688	606	71	169	34	8	2	75	14		54	47	.279	.347	.371	.718	105	225	9	18