Bob Groom

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: September 12, 1884 in Belleville, IL us

Died: February 19, 1948 in Belleville, IL

Buried: Walnut Hill Cemetery, Belleville, IL

High School: Belleville Township HS (Belleville, IL)

School: St. Louis University (St. Louis, MO)

Debut: April 13, 1909 (Age 24-213d, 3,132nd in major league history)
vs. NYY 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 20, 1918 (Age 33-311d)
vs. PHA 2.0 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1909 season

Full Name: Robert Groom

Nicknames: The Toothpick Twirler

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.1

119

150

ERA

3.10

367

288

2336.1

1159

WHIP

1.279

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1912 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1912 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 16	WSH	@	NYY	W,10-3	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
2	7 (2)	Apr 23	WSH	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
3	11 (3)	Apr 27	WSH		NYY	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	14 (2)	May 2	WSH		BOS	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	17 (2)	May 7	WSH		CHW	L,0-1	CG	18	5.0	0	1	0	1	0
6	20 (2)	May 10	WSH		CHW	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	0	5	1	6	0
7	24 (3)	May 14	WSH		CLE	L,2-3	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
8	26 (1)	May 18	WSH		SLB	L,2-8		11	1.0	0	0	1	1	0
9	29 (2)	May 22	WSH		DET	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
10	33 (3)	May 25 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,5-9	GS	20	3.2	0	1	0	1	0
11	37 (3)	May 29 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,11-12	GS	23	3.1	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	41 (3)	Jun 2	WSH	@	SLB	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
13	46 (4)	Jun 7	WSH	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
14	50 (3)	Jun 11	WSH	@	DET	W,3-2	GS	7	1.1	0	1	0	1	0
15	52 (1)	Jun 13	WSH	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	54 (1)	Jun 15	WSH	@	CLE	W,6-5	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	55	Jun 18	WSH		PHA	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
18	60 (4)	Jun 21	WSH	@	PHA	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
19	63 (2)	Jun 26 (1)	WSH		BOS	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	0	1	1	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	69 (5)	Jul 1	WSH		PHA	L,2-6	GS	34	7.0	0	1	1	2	0
21	74 (4)	Jul 4 (2)	WSH		NYY	W,12-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
22	79 (4)	Jul 10	WSH		CLE	W,8-7	GS	7	0.1	0	1	0	1	0
23	83 (3)	Jul 15	WSH		CHW	L,2-4	GS	22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	87 (3)	Jul 19 (1)	WSH		SLB	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
25	91 (3)	Jul 23	WSH		DET	L,7-12	GF	27	5.0	0	1	0	1	0
26	95 (3)	Jul 27 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	W,9-6	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	99 (3)	Aug 1	WSH	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
28	103 (3)	Aug 5	WSH	@	CHW	W,8-7	GS	15	2.1	0	1	1	2	0
29	104	Aug 6	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-2	GS	25	7.0	0	3	0	3	0
30	107 (2)	Aug 10 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	L,1-3	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
31	111 (3)	Aug 14	WSH		CHW	L,0-6	GS	21	4.0	0	1	0	1	0
32	114 (2)	Aug 17	WSH		CLE	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
33	117 (2)	Aug 21	WSH		DET	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	121 (3)	Aug 26 (1)	WSH		SLB	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
35	126 (4)	Aug 30	WSH		NYY	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	130 (3)	Sep 3	WSH		PHA	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	1
37	134 (3)	Sep 7	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
38	137 (2)	Sep 12	WSH	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	0	1	1	2	0
39	141 (3)	Sep 18 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
40	146 (4)	Sep 22 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	1
41	148 (1)	Sep 27	WSH	@	PHA	W,5-4	GS	43	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
42	151 (2)	Oct 1	WSH		BOS	L,3-12	GS	36	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
43	153 (1)	Oct 4	WSH	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
							43gm		316.0	13	77	9	99	2