Lefty Grove

Position: 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)

Debut: April 14, 1925 (Age 25-039d, 6,153rd in major league history)
vs. BOS 3.2 IP, 6 H, 0 SO, 4 BB, 4 ER

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)
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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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-2 / in Starts: 3-2
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1929	WS g2	Oct 9	PHA	@	CHC	W,9-3	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.14	-0.008	7.16	-0.28%	-0.40	P
2	1929	WS g4	Oct 12	PHA		CHC	W,10-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
1930 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	1930	WS g1	Oct 1	PHA		STL	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.81	-0.066	42.33	-1.99%	-0.64	P
4	1930	WS g4	Oct 5	PHA	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.15	-0.070	69.60	-2.14%	-0.53	P
5	1930	WS g5	Oct 6	PHA	@	STL	W,2-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
1931 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	1931	WS g1	Oct 1	PHA	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.07	-0.132	55.88	-4.15%	-1.74	P
7	1931	WS g3	Oct 5	PHA		STL	L,2-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.54	-0.029	34.03	-1.20%	-0.33	P
8	1931	WS g6	Oct 9	PHA	@	STL	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.81	-0.079	60.08	-3.72%	-1.52	P
									18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0				0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

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