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

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Team Record in Appearances: 15-22 / in Starts: 12-20

Days of Rest

1911 Pitching Game Log

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1911 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	79	2	Apr 13	WSH		BOS	W,3-2	CG	W(1-0)	99	9.0	8	2		3	2	0	0	0.00	3.32	36					30	2	1
2	80	6	Apr 21	WSH	@	NYY	W,1-0	SHO	W(2-0)	7	9.0	6	0	0	3	8	0	0	0.00	2.66	32	80				29	1	0
3	81	9	Apr 26	WSH	@	PHA	L,2-7	CG	L(2-1)	4	8.0	5	7		6	6	0	0	0.00	2.92	34					25	1	0
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
4	82	13	May 1	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-3	GS-	L(2-2)	4	4.0	6	3		0	1	1	0	0.00	3.27	15					15
5	83	15	May 3	WSH	@	BOS	L,3-6	GS-	L(2-3)	1	3.0	5	3		1	1	0	0	0.00	3.25	12					11
6	84	17	May 5	WSH		PHA	L,0-9			1	6.0	5	4		3	0	0	0	0.00	3.41	24					21
7	85	20	May 11	WSH	@	CHW	L,6-20	CG	L(2-4)	5	8.0	21	20		2	4	1	2	0.00	3.66	51					45	5	3
8	86	23	May 14	WSH	@	SLB	L,2-6	GS-	L(2-5)	2	2.0	6	4		0	0	0	0	0.00	3.62	11					11
9	87	29	May 20	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-8	CG	L(2-6)	5	8.0	13	8		1	3	0	0	0.00	3.45	37					35	3	0
10	88	33	May 24	WSH	@	DET	L,5-6	GS-		3	8.0	7	5		8	6	0	0	0.00	3.55	37					29
11	89	37	May 29(2)	WSH		BOS	L,6-7			4	5.0	4	3		2	1	0	0	0.00	3.55	18					16
12	90	40	May 31	WSH		NYY	W,3-2	CG	W(3-6)	1	6.0	7	2	2	3	2	0	0	0.24	3.56	27	49				22	2	0
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
13	91	44	Jun 5	WSH		DET	L,1-5	GS-	L(3-7)	4	8.0	10	5		4	2	0	0	0.21	3.58	34					30
14	92	48	Jun 9	WSH		CLE	L,2-5	GS-	L(3-8)	3	5.0	10	5		0	1	0	1	0.20	3.54	23					22
15	93	52	Jun 15	WSH		SLB	W,8-7		S(1)	5	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.20	3.51	3					3
16	94	56	Jun 21(2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,1-6	CG	L(3-9)	5	8.0	8	6		1	2	0	0	0.18	3.44	34					30	2	1
17	95	61	Jun 26	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	L(3-10)	4	8.0	11	3	3	0	3	0	0	0.43	3.33	34	51				32	2	0
18	96	66	Jun 29	WSH		PHA	W,9-7	CG	W(4-10)	2	9.0	8	7		5	7	1	1	0.39	3.44	42					36	2	0
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
19	97	71	Jul 4(2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS-		4	6.0	8	3		0	5	1	1	0.37	3.45	23					22
20	98	76	Jul 10	WSH	@	DET	L,3-4	GS-	L(4-11)	5	6.0	7	4	4	3	3	0	0	0.64	3.45	28	42				25
21	99	78	Jul 12	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	L(4-12)	1	8.0	10	4		2	4	0	0	0.60	3.39	36					33	2	0
22	100	82	Jul 16	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-6	GS-	L(4-13)	3	8.1	10	4		2	4	0	0	0.57	3.34	35					33
23	101	90	Jul 26	WSH		DET	W,12-5		S(2)	9	1.0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0.56	3.34	4					4
24	102	93	Jul 29	WSH		CLE	W,7-1	CG	W(5-13)	2	9.0	4	1		2	6	1	1	0.53	3.37	34					31	0	0
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
25	103	97	Aug 2(2)	WSH		CHW	L,2-4	CG	L(5-14)	3	9.0	8	4		0	5	0	1	0.50	3.29	38					37	1	1
26	104	101	Aug 7(1)	WSH		SLB	W,1-0	SHO	W(6-14)	4	9.0	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	0.47	3.23	29	86				27	0	0
27	105	105	Aug 10	WSH		SLB	W,9-8	CG	W(7-14)	2	9.0	10	8		4	6	1	0	0.45	3.28	42					38	1	3
28	106	110	Aug 15	WSH		NYY	L,1-6	GS-	L(7-15)	4	7.0	14	6	6	1	5	0	1	0.72	3.24	38	29				36
29	107	113	Aug 19	WSH	@	SLB	W,8-7		W(8-15)	3	8.2	8	4		2	7	0	0	0.69	3.18	36					34
30	108	119	Aug 26	WSH	@	DET	L,6-11	GS-		6	1.0	6	2		0	2	0	0	0.69	3.16	8					8
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
31	109	123	Sep 1	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-6	GS-	L(8-16)	5	2.0	3	2	2	1	1	0	1	0.77	3.17	10	42				8
32	110	128	Sep 6	WSH	@	NYY	W,6-2	CG	W(9-16)	4	9.0	8	2		2	4	0	0	0.74	3.15	35					33	2	0
33	111	133	Sep 12	WSH		BOS	L,5-6	CG	L(9-17)	5	9.0	11	6		2	7	1	1	0.71	3.17	39					35	2	1
34	112	138	Sep 19	WSH		CHW	W,7-3	CG	W(10-17)	6	9.0	9	3		0	4	0	0	0.68	3.12	34					33	2	1
35	113	144	Sep 26	WSH		CLE	W,8-2	CG	W(11-17)	6	9.0	9	2	2	0	4	1	0	0.73	3.12	35	65				35	1	2
36	114	148	Sep 30	WSH		DET	W,3-2	CG	W(12-17)	3	9.0	7	2		1	12	0	0	0.70	3.03	35					34	4	0
37	115	151	Oct 4	WSH		PHA	W,4-2	CG	W(13-17)	3	9.0	4	2	2	1	4	1	0	0.75	3.05	32	74				31	0	1
							15-22		W-L:13-17,Sv:2	3.8	252.2	280	148	21	66	137	9	10	0.75	3.05	1075	58				979	35	14

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