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

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

1932 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1932 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 15	PHA		NYY	W,9-8		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	3	Apr 16	PHA		WSH	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
3	7 (3)	Apr 20	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-8	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
4	11 (3)	Apr 26	PHA		BOS	L,2-10	GS	30	7.0	0	2	0	2	0
5	14 (2)	Apr 30	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	0	4	0	4	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	15	May 2	PHA	@	BOS	W,3-2	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
7	17 (1)	May 5	PHA		CLE	W,15-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
8	21 (3)	May 10	PHA		CHW	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
9	23 (1)	May 14	PHA		SLB	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
10	27 (3)	May 18	PHA		DET	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	29 (1)	May 20	PHA		BOS	W,6-1	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
12	32 (2)	May 22	PHA	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
13	39 (6)	May 30 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,13-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	42 (2)	Jun 1 (1)	PHA		NYY	W,8-7	GF	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
15	46 (3)	Jun 4 (1)	PHA		NYY	W,10-7	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
16	50 (3)	Jun 8	PHA	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	52 (1)	Jun 10	PHA	@	CLE	W,10-7	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
18	55 (2)	Jun 13	PHA	@	DET	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	1
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	77 (21)	Jul 8 (1)	PHA		CHW	W,6-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	79 (1)	Jul 9 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,0-7	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0
21	84 (4)	Jul 12	PHA		CLE	L,6-7	CG	46	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
22	85	Jul 13	PHA		CLE	L,5-7	GF	19	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	88 (2)	Jul 16	PHA		DET	W,14-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
24	90 (1)	Jul 18	PHA		SLB	W,8-1	GF	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	91	Jul 19 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,9-8	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
26	93 (1)	Jul 20	PHA		SLB	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
27	97 (3)	Jul 24	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
28	101 (3)	Jul 28	PHA	@	DET	L,2-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	103 (1)	Jul 31	PHA	@	CLE	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	0	6	0	6	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	106 (2)	Aug 5	PHA	@	SLB	L,8-9	GF	23	4.2	1	0	1	2	0
31	108 (1)	Aug 7 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
32	112 (3)	Aug 13 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,13-2	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
33	117 (4)	Aug 17	PHA		CLE	W,11-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
34	121 (3)	Aug 20 (2)	PHA		CHW	W,14-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
35	122	Aug 22	PHA		CHW	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
36	126 (3)	Aug 26	PHA		SLB	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
37	130 (3)	Aug 30	PHA		DET	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	135 (4)	Sep 3	PHA		BOS	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
39	139 (3)	Sep 8	PHA	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
40	142 (2)	Sep 12	PHA	@	DET	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
41	145 (2)	Sep 16	PHA	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
42	147 (1)	Sep 18 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	W,4-3	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
43	149 (1)	Sep 19	PHA	@	CHW	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
44	152 (2)	Sep 23	PHA		WSH	W,8-4	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
							44gm		292.0	3	46	1	50	1