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	17-7 / in Starts: 16-5
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 68 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	52 (28-15-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 68 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	46 (23-14-7)

Most Driven In
B Doerr	3
G Desautels	2
J Cronin	2
P Higgins	1
B Chapman	0
J Peacock	0

Most Driven In By
J Vosmik	3
B Chapman	2
J Foxx	2

1938 Batting Game Log

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1938 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	527	2 (1)	Apr 19 (1)	BOS		NYY	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.01	-0.059	2.70	-0.09%	-0.56	P
2	528	5 (2)	Apr 23	BOS	@	PHA	W,10-4	GS-8	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.41	-0.032	1.17	-0.06%	-0.78	P
3	529	10 (4)	Apr 28	BOS	@	NYY	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.63	-0.063	1.82	-0.11%	-1.16	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
4	530	14 (3)	May 3	BOS		DET	W,4-3	CG(10)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.85	-0.066	5.28	-0.11%	-0.84	P
5	531	18 (3)	May 7	BOS		SLB	W,7-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.47	-0.224	6.19	-0.34%	-1.73	P
6	532	21 (2)	May 11	BOS		CHW	W,4-2	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.059	.059	.059	.118	9	1.28	-0.026	3.97	-0.05%	-0.15	P
7	533	24 (2)	May 15	BOS		WSH	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.050	.095	.050	.145	9	1.22	-0.067	5.39	-0.18%	-0.56	P
8	534	26 (1)	May 20	BOS	@	SLB	W,16-2	CG	6	5	2	3	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.222	.160	.382	9	.51	0.049	1.75	0.10%	2.91	P
9	535	29 (2)	May 24	BOS	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.258	.148	.406	9	1.15	-0.021	4.28	-0.05%	-0.07	P
10	536	34 (4)	May 30 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-10	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	1.02	-0.028	3.95	-0.07%	-0.28	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
11	537	39 (4)	Jun 4	BOS		DET	W,5-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.133	.235	.133	.369	9	.36	-0.023	1.01	-0.04%	-0.85	P
12	538	44 (4)	Jun 9	BOS		CLE	W,8-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.147	.237	.147	.384	9	.61	0.134	2.45	0.32%	1.01	P
13	539	48 (3)	Jun 14	BOS	@	SLB	W,5-3	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.162	.244	.162	.406	9	1.08	0.006	3.14	0.01%	-0.10	P
14	540	52 (3)	Jun 18	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG(12)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0		0	0	.171	.244	.171	.415	9	1.42	-0.061	5.39	-0.14%	-0.66	P
15	541	57 (4)	Jun 22	BOS	@	DET	L,3-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.239	.167	.406	9	.77	-0.020	3.49	-0.06%	-0.37	P
16	542	60 (2)	Jun 27	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-7	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.159	.245	.159	.404	9	1.06	-0.065	5.17	-0.19%	-0.47	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
17	543	63 (2)	Jul 1	BOS	@	PHA	W,12-7	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.170	.250	.170	.420	9	1.38	-0.005	4.24	-0.01%	-0.35	P
18	544	70 (6)	Jul 10	BOS		NYY	W,6-4	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	1		0		0	0	.163	.255	.163	.418	9	1.65	0.020	8.24	0.06%	0.16	P
19	545	73 (2)	Jul 14	BOS		DET	W,12-1	GS-5	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.263	.160	.423	9	.98	0.017	3.81	0.04%	0.00	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
20	546	90 (16)	Aug 5	BOS	@	DET	W,9-8	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.151	.250	.151	.401	9	1.33	-0.114	3.16	-0.16%	-1.05	P
21	547	95 (4)	Aug 11	BOS	@	PHA	L,3-5	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.151	.250	.151	.401	9						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
22	548	129 (33)	Sep 8	BOS		NYY	L,0-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.151	.250	.151	.401	9						P
23	549	141 (11)	Sep 21	BOS	@	SLB	W,8-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.246	.148	.394	9	.15	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.37	P
24	550	145 (3)	Sep 26	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.246	.148	.394	9						P
							17-7		68	54	8	8	0	0	0	8	7	0	25	0	7		0		0	0	.148	.246	.148	.394		1.12	-0.652	3.84	-1.11%	-6.25

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