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)
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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	33-11 / in Starts: 22-8
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 116 PAs	12
Actual Runners on Base	77 (36-25-16)
Avg. MLBer w/ 116 PAs	14
Avg. Runners on Base	76 (38-24-14)

Most Driven In
Self	4
B Miller	3
J Dykes	2
J Foxx	1
M Haas	1
E McNair	1
J Boley	0

Most Driven In By
Self	4
M Bishop	2
M Cochrane	2
M Haas	1

1932 Batting Game Log

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1932 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	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	314	2 (1)	Apr 15	PHA		NYY	W,9-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	315	3	Apr 16	PHA		WSH	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.92	-0.052	2.26	-0.08%	-0.69	P
3	316	7 (3)	Apr 20	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-8	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	.92	0.006	2.29	0.01%	0.02	P
4	317	11 (3)	Apr 26	PHA		BOS	L,2-10	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	9	.76	0.026	1.41	0.03%	0.40	P
5	318	14 (2)	Apr 30	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.364	.222	.586	9	.86	-0.021	1.41	-0.02%	-0.11	P
May		Gtm	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	319	15	May 2	PHA	@	BOS	W,3-2	10-GF(11)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.417	.222	.639	9	.71	0.015	.81	0.01%	0.22	P
7	320	17 (1)	May 5	PHA		CLE	W,15-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.438	.308	.745	9	.32	-0.017	.49	-0.02%	0.22	P
8	321	21 (3)	May 10	PHA		CHW	W,9-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.368	.250	.618	9	.40	-0.060	.49	-0.04%	-1.24	P
9	322	23 (1)	May 14	PHA		SLB	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.318	.211	.529	9	.68	-0.058	.97	-0.05%	-1.02	P
10	323	27 (3)	May 18	PHA		DET	W,8-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.308	.217	.525	9	.33	0.018	.48	0.02%	-0.84	P
11	324	29 (1)	May 20	PHA		BOS	W,6-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.308	.217	.525	9						P
12	325	32 (2)	May 22	PHA	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.276	.192	.468	9	.47	-0.036	1.30	-0.06%	-0.48	P
13	326	39 (6)	May 30 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,13-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.179	.281	.179	.460	9	.65	-0.008	1.90	-0.01%	-0.37	P
Jun		Gtm	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
14	327	42 (2)	Jun 1 (1)	PHA		NYY	W,8-7	9-16	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.257	.161	.418	9	2.51	-0.204	8.03	-0.39%	-0.86	P
15	328	46 (3)	Jun 4 (1)	PHA		NYY	W,10-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.231	.143	.374	9	.29	-0.036	.79	-0.06%	-1.51	P
16	329	50 (3)	Jun 8	PHA	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.233	.231	.463	9	1.34	0.131	3.20	0.19%	0.00	P
17	330	52 (1)	Jun 10	PHA	@	CLE	W,10-7	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.233	.231	.463	9						P
18	331	55 (2)	Jun 13	PHA	@	DET	W,8-1	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.208	.205	.413	9	.68	-0.109	1.70	-0.17%	-1.87	P
Jul		Gtm	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
19	332	77 (21)	Jul 8 (1)	PHA		CHW	W,6-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.208	.205	.413	9						P
20	333	79 (1)	Jul 9 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,0-7	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.204	.200	.404	9	.57	-0.015	1.54	-0.02%	-0.20	P
21	334	84 (4)	Jul 12	PHA		CLE	L,6-7	GS-9	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.146	.212	.229	.441	9	1.05	0.032	2.84	0.05%	0.09	P
22	335	85	Jul 13	PHA		CLE	L,5-7	7-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.208	.224	.432	9	2.35	-0.063	5.22	-0.08%	-0.28	P
23	336	88 (2)	Jul 16	PHA		DET	W,14-3	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.190	.204	.393	9	.27	-0.036	.43	-0.04%	-1.71	P
24	337	90 (1)	Jul 18	PHA		SLB	W,8-1	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.183	.196	.380	9	.30	-0.016	.51	-0.02%	-0.69	P
25	338	91	Jul 19 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,9-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.183	.196	.380	9						P
26	339	93 (1)	Jul 20	PHA		SLB	W,8-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.203	.217	.420	9	1.16	0.094	2.37	0.12%	0.44	P
27	340	97 (3)	Jul 24	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-9	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.194	.206	.400	9	1.14	-0.083	3.53	-0.15%	-1.08	P
28	341	101 (3)	Jul 28	PHA	@	DET	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.194	.206	.400	9						P
29	342	103 (1)	Jul 31	PHA	@	CLE	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.152	.200	.212	.412	9	.95	-0.025	2.35	-0.04%	-0.22	P
Aug		Gtm	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
30	343	106 (2)	Aug 5	PHA	@	SLB	L,8-9	6-GF(10)	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.162	.208	.265	.473	9	2.00	0.271	5.24	0.43%	0.72	P
31	344	108 (1)	Aug 7 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.155	.200	.254	.454	9	1.50	-0.125	4.09	-0.21%	-1.06	P
32	345	112 (3)	Aug 13 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,13-2	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.200	.250	.450	9	.78	0.011	1.17	0.01%	-0.74	P
33	346	117 (4)	Aug 17	PHA		CLE	W,11-0	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.200	.247	.447	9	.39	-0.040	.25	-0.02%	-0.33	P
34	347	121 (3)	Aug 20 (2)	PHA		CHW	W,14-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.200	.247	.447	8						P
35	348	122	Aug 22	PHA		CHW	W,8-1	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.213	.294	.508	9	.78	0.191	.35	0.05%	1.85	P
36	349	126 (3)	Aug 26	PHA		SLB	W,5-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.180	.215	.326	.541	9	.91	0.090	.34	0.02%	0.45	P
37	350	130 (3)	Aug 30	PHA		DET	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.206	.312	.518	9	1.30	-0.166	.17	-0.01%	-1.76	P
Sept		Gtm	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
38	351	135 (4)	Sep 3	PHA		BOS	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.200	.302	.502	9	.98	-0.081	.32	-0.02%	-0.68	P
39	352	139 (3)	Sep 8	PHA	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.204	.303	.507	9	1.43	-0.009	.01	0.00%	0.21	P
40	353	142 (2)	Sep 12	PHA	@	DET	W,7-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0		0	0	.167	.198	.294	.492	9	.55	-0.070	.00	0.00%	-1.47	P
41	354	145 (2)	Sep 16	PHA	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1		0		0	0	.163	.202	.288	.490	9	.92	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.56	P
42	355	147 (1)	Sep 18 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	W,4-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.163	.202	.288	.490	9						P
43	356	149 (1)	Sep 19	PHA	@	CHW	W,9-6	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1		0	0	.168	.205	.290	.495	9	.37	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.07	P
44	357	152 (2)	Sep 23	PHA		WSH	W,8-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.168	.205	.290	.495	9						P
							33-11		116	107	10	18	1	0	4	12	5	0	51	0	4		1		0	0	.168	.205	.290	.495		.84	-0.486	1.46	-0.57%	-15.06

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