Grover Hartley

Grover Allen Hartley
(Slick)

Biographical Information[edit]

Catcher Grover Hartley was a Cleveland Indians coach from 1928 to 1930, also making a handful of appearances behind the plate for the club during that time. He spent 1931 to 1933 on the Pittsburgh Pirates staff and 1934 to 1936 with the St. Louis Browns, with whom he played in his final big league game in 1934. He later was a member of the 1946 New York Giants coaching staff.

Hartley's short stint with the Browns in 1934 earned him the honor of being the last Federal League player to be active in the Major Leagues.

He was an umpire for one game in the American League in 1935.

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1919	Columbus Senators	American Association	70-84	6th		none

1937	Findlay Browns	Ohio State League	43-47	4th	St. Louis Browns	Lost League Finals
1938	Findlay Browns	Ohio State League	44-54	3rd	St. Louis Browns
1939	Findlay Oilers	Ohio State League	68-62	1st	none	Lost League Finals
1940	Findlay Oilers	Ohio State League		--	none	--	replaced by George Ruley
1941	Findlay Browns	Ohio State League	37-65	6th	none	none
1942	Logan Indians	Mountain State League		--	none	--	replaced by Charles Hoffman

1944	Marion Diggers	Ohio State League	50-80	6th	Chicago Cubs
1945	Marion Cardinals	Ohio State League		--	St. Louis Cardinals	--	replaced by Wally Schang

1947	Daytona Beach Islanders	Florida State League	34-68	--	none	--	replaced by Max Samuely (8-32) on August 4

1949	Lima Chiefs	Ohio-Indiana League		--	none	--	replaced by George Kinnamon on August 21