Steve Gromek

Positions: Pitcher, Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: January 15, 1920 in Hamtramck, MI us

Died: March 12, 2002 in Clinton Twp; Macomb County, MI

Buried: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, MI

High School: St. Ladislaus HS (Hamtramck, MI)

Last Game: July 25, 1957 (Age 37-191d)
vs. BAL 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: Stephen Joseph Gromek

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.1

123

108

ERA

3.41

447

225

2064.2

904

WHIP

1.245

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1940	20	-1.7	Flint	MICH	C	CLE	4	0	1.000	1.61	1.61	4						28.0	18	5	5		7							0.893	5.8		2.3
1941	21	-0.6	Flint	MICH	C	CLE	14	2	.875	2.90	3.46	19						143.0	111	55	46		44							1.084	7.0		2.8
1941	21	-8.0	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	1	1	.500	4.24	4.63	9	2	5	1	0	2	23.1	25	12	11	0	11	2	19	0	0	0	106	1.543	9.6	0.0	4.2	7.3	1.73
1942	22	-3.9	Baltimore	IL	AA	CLE	4	6	.400	5.14	6.29	20	7		2	0		63.0	74	44	36		24		54	2	0	2		1.556	10.6		3.4	7.7	2.25
1942	22	-7.0	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	2	0	1.000	3.65	4.87	14	0	6	0	0	0	44.1	46	24	18	2	23	4	14	0	0	1	197	1.556	9.3	0.4	4.7	2.8	0.61
1943	23	-4.7	Baltimore	IL	AA	CLE	16	13	.552	3.34	3.76	46	29		21	5		261.0	240	109	97		69		188	4	0	4		1.184	8.3		2.4	6.5	2.72
1943	23	-6.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	0	0		9.00	9.00	3	0	3	0	0	0	4.0	6	4	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	17	1.500	13.5	0.0	0.0	9.0
1944	24	-5.8	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	10	9	.526	2.56	3.27	35	21	8	12	2	1	203.2	160	74	58	5	70	4	115	3	0	2	820	1.129	7.1	0.2	3.1	5.1	1.64
1945	25	-4.9	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	19	9	.679	2.55	2.87	33	30	2	21	3	1	251.0	229	80	71	6	66	4	101	4	1	0	1026	1.175	8.2	0.2	2.4	3.6	1.53
1946	26	-3.8	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	5	15	.250	4.33	4.63	29	21	6	5	2	4	153.2	159	79	74	20	47	1	75	3	0	0	661	1.341	9.3	1.2	2.8	4.4	1.60
1947	27	-2.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	3	5	.375	3.74	4.59	29	7	15	0	0	4	84.1	77	43	35	8	36	6	39	1	0	1	367	1.340	8.2	0.9	3.8	4.2	1.08
1948	28	-0.4	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	9	3	.750	2.84	3.60	38	9	10	4	1	2	130.0	109	52	41	10	51	3	50	6	0	3	546	1.231	7.5	0.7	3.5	3.5	0.98
1949	29	0.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	4	6	.400	3.33	4.01	27	12	5	3	0	0	92.0	86	41	34	8	40	5	22	2	0	2	390	1.370	8.4	0.8	3.9	2.2	0.55
1950	30	1.3	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	10	7	.588	3.65	3.97	31	13	11	4	1	0	113.1	94	50	46	10	36	5	43	3	1	2	464	1.147	7.5	0.8	2.9	3.4	1.19
1951	31	1.8	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	7	4	.636	2.77	3.44	27	8	8	4	0	1	107.1	98	41	33	6	29	6	40	4	0	1	450	1.183	8.2	0.5	2.4	3.4	1.38
1952	32	1.9	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	7	7	.500	3.67	4.04	29	13	5	3	1	1	122.2	109	55	50	14	28	2	65	2	0	3	505	1.117	8.0	1.0	2.1	4.8	2.32
1953	33		2 Teams	AL	Maj	CLE-DET	7	9	.438	4.41	4.87	24	18	3	6	1	1	136.2	149	74	67	17	39	6	67	9	0	0	594	1.376	9.8	1.1	2.6	4.4	1.72
1953	33	3.1	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	1	1	.500	3.27	3.27	5	1	2	0	0	0	11.0	11	4	4	0	3	0	8	1	0	0	46	1.273	9.0	0.0	2.5	6.5	2.67
1953	33	3.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	6	8	.429	4.51	5.01	19	17	1	6	1	1	125.2	138	70	63	17	36	6	59	8	0	0	548	1.385	9.9	1.2	2.6	4.2	1.64
1954	34	5.4	DET	AL	Maj	DET	18	16	.529	2.74	3.03	36	32	4	17	4	1	252.2	236	85	77	26	57	7	102	12	0	1	1049	1.160	8.4	0.9	2.0	3.6	1.79
1955	35	6.6	DET	AL	Maj	DET	13	10	.565	3.98	4.43	28	25	1	8	2	0	181.0	183	89	80	26	37	5	73	9	1	1	760	1.215	9.1	1.3	1.8	3.6	1.97
1956	36	7.6	DET	AL	Maj	DET	8	6	.571	4.28	4.72	40	13	12	4	0	4	141.0	142	74	67	25	47	7	64	9	0	0	611	1.340	9.1	1.6	3.0	4.1	1.36
1957	37	8.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	0	1	.000	6.08	6.08	15	1	6	0	0	1	23.2	32	16	16	3	13	3	11	1	0	1	113	1.901	12.2	1.1	4.9	4.2	0.85
1958	38	17.2	Erie	NYPL	D	DET	0	0				17															0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (17 seasons)					Majors		123	108	.532	3.41	3.89	447	225	110	92	17	23	2064.2	1940	893	782	186	630	70	904	68	3	18	8676	1.245	8.5	0.8	2.7	3.9	1.43
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		38	21	.644			106	36		23	5		495.0	443	213	184		144		242	6	0	6
All Levels (19 Seasons)							161	129	.555			553	261	110	115	22	23	2559.2	2383	1106	966	186	774	70	1146	74	3	24	8676

AA (2 seasons)					Minors		20	19	.513	3.69	4.25	66	36		23	5		324.0	314	153	133		93		242	6	0	6		1.256	8.7		2.6	6.7	2.60
C (2 seasons)					Minors		18	2	.900	2.68	3.16	23						171.0	129	60	51		51							1.053	6.8		2.7
D (1 season)					Minors		0	0				17															0