Lefty Grove

Position: Starting 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)

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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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
1920	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-D		15	5	.750	3.12	4.20	25		0	10	1		182.0	150	85	63		95		88	7	0	3	557	1.346	7.4		4.7
1920	20	-5.2	Baltimore	IL	AA		12	2	.857	3.80	5.05	19		0	10	1		123.0	120	69	52		71		88	7	0	3	557	1.553	8.8		5.2	6.4	1.24
1920	20	-7.9	Martinsburg	BLRI	D		3	3	.500	1.68	2.44	6						59.0	30	16	11		24							0.915	4.6		3.7
1921	21	-3.2	Baltimore	IL	AA		25	10	.714	2.56	3.77	47	37					313.0	237	131	89		179							1.329	6.8		5.1
1922	22	-3.6	Baltimore	IL	AA		18	8	.692	2.80	3.88	41	30					209.0	146	90	65		152							1.426	6.3		6.5
1923	23	-3.1	Baltimore	IL	AA		27	10	.730	3.12	3.80	52	39					303.0	223	128	105		186							1.350	6.6		5.5
1924	24	-2.2	Baltimore	IL	AA		26	6	.813	3.01	3.62	47	32					236.0	196	95	79		108							1.288	7.5		4.1
1925	25	-3.9	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	10	12	.455	4.75	5.48	45	18	12	5	0	1	197.0	207	120	104	11	131		116	5	0	9	908	1.716	9.5	0.5	6.0	5.3	0.89
1926	26	-2.8	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	13	13	.500	2.51	3.38	45	33	9	20	1	6	258.0	227	97	72	6	101		194	6	0	5	1072	1.271	7.9	0.2	3.5	6.8	1.92
1927	27	-1.4	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	20	13	.606	3.19	3.98	51	28	18	14	1	9	262.1	251	116	93	6	79		174	2	1	5	1106	1.258	8.6	0.2	2.7	6.0	2.20
1928	28	0.0	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	24	8	.750	2.58	3.20	39	31	6	24	4	3	261.2	228	93	75	10	64	1	183	1	0	4	1064	1.116	7.8	0.3	2.2	6.3	2.86
1929	29	0.6	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	20	6	.769	2.81	3.40	42	37	5	19	2	4	275.1	278	104	86	8	81	2	170	3	0	8	1168	1.304	9.1	0.3	2.6	5.6	2.10
1930	30	2.0	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	28	5	.848	2.54	3.12	50	32	17	22	2	9	291.0	273	101	82	8	60	2	209	5	0	2	1191	1.144	8.4	0.2	1.9	6.5	3.48
1931	31	2.7	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	31	4	.886	2.06	2.62	41	30	10	27	4	5	288.2	249	84	66	10	62	0	175	1	0	2	1160	1.077	7.8	0.3	1.9	5.5	2.82
1932	32	3.7	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	25	10	.714	2.84	3.12	44	30	13	27	4	7	291.2	269	101	92	13	79	0	188	1	0	0	1207	1.193	8.3	0.4	2.4	5.8	2.38
1933	33	4.1	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	24	8	.750	3.20	3.69	45	28	16	21	2	6	275.1	280	113	98	12	83	1	114	4	0	1	1173	1.318	9.2	0.4	2.7	3.7	1.37
1934	34	5.6	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	8	8	.500	6.50	6.91	22	12	6	5	0	0	109.1	149	84	79	5	32	1	43	1	0	1	506	1.655	12.3	0.4	2.6	3.5	1.34
1935	35	6.9	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	20	12	.625	2.70	3.46	35	30	4	23	2	1	273.0	269	105	82	6	65	6	121	3	0	2	1137	1.223	8.9	0.2	2.1	4.0	1.86
1936	36	7.4	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	17	12	.586	2.81	3.20	35	30	3	22	6	2	253.1	237	90	79	14	65	2	130	4	0	0	1049	1.192	8.4	0.5	2.3	4.6	2.00
1937	37	8.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	17	9	.654	3.02	3.47	32	32	0	21	3	0	262.0	269	101	88	9	83	3	153	1	0	5	1127	1.344	9.2	0.3	2.9	5.3	1.84
1938	38	9.3	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	14	4	.778	3.08	3.57	24	21	3	12	1	1	163.2	169	65	56	8	52	1	99	1	0	3	706	1.350	9.3	0.4	2.9	5.4	1.90
1939	39	10.6	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	15	4	.789	2.54	2.97	23	23	0	17	2	0	191.0	180	63	54	8	58	1	81	1	0	0	798	1.246	8.5	0.4	2.7	3.8	1.40
1940	40	11.5	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	7	6	.538	3.99	4.28	22	21	1	9	1	0	153.1	159	73	68	20	50	4	62	1	0	1	652	1.363	9.3	1.2	2.9	3.6	1.24
1941	41	12.0	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	7	7	.500	4.37	5.64	21	21	0	10	0	0	134.0	155	84	65	8	42	0	54	2	0	3	598	1.470	10.4	0.5	2.8	3.6	1.29
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		300	141	.680	3.06	3.64	616	457	123	298	35	54	3940.2	3849	1594	1339	162	1187	24	2266	42	1	51	16622	1.278	8.8	0.4	2.7	5.2	1.91
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		111	39	.740	2.90	3.83	212	138	0	10	1		1243.0	952	529	401		720		88	7	0	3	557	1.345	6.9		5.2
All Levels (22 Seasons)							411	180	.695	3.02	3.69	828	595	123	308	36	54	5183.2	4801	2123	1740	162	1907	24	2354	49	1	54	17179	1.294	8.3		3.3

AA (5 seasons)					Minors		108	36	.750	2.96	3.90	206	138	0	10	1		1184.0	922	513	390		696		88	7	0	3	557	1.367	7.0		5.3
D (1 season)					Minors		3	3	.500	1.68	2.44	6						59.0	30	16	11		24							0.915	4.6		3.7