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Steve Gromek

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: January 15, 1920 in Hamtramck, MI us

Died: March 12, 2002 in Clinton Twp; Macomb County, MI

Buried: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, MI

High School: St. Ladislaus HS (Hamtramck, MI)

Debut: August 18, 1941 (Age 21-215d, 9,080th in major league history)
vs. WSH 4.0 IP, 7 H, 6 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER, L

Last Game: July 25, 1957 (Age 37-191d)
vs. BAL 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: Stephen Joseph Gromek

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.1

123

108

ERA

3.41

447

225

2064.2

904

WHIP

1.245

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	17-26 / in Starts: 12-8
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	33 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 84 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	31 (15-12-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 84 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	54 (28-17-8)

Most Driven In
R Mack	2
B Rosar	1

Most Driven In By
M Hoag	3
O Hockett	1
P Seerey	0
L Boudreau	0

1944 Batting Game Log

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1944 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	27	4 (3)	Apr 23 (2)	CLE		DET	L,3-4	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						PH
2	28	8 (3)	Apr 29	CLE	@	DET	W,7-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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
3	29	16 (7)	May 7 (1)	CLE		SLB	L,4-7	0-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
4	30	20 (3)	May 12	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-10	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
5	31	21	May 13	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.11	-0.003	.30	-0.01%	-0.10	PH
6	32	25 (3)	May 16	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-3	0-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
7	33	31 (5)	May 21 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	.77	-0.059	1.74	-0.08%	-0.48	P
8	34	34 (2)	May 26	CLE		WSH	L,3-5	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9						PR
9	35	35	May 27	CLE		WSH	W,5-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9						PR
10	36	36	May 28 (1)	CLE		PHA	L,3-4	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	1.20	-0.064	1.98	-0.06%	-0.66	P
11	37	38 (1)	May 29	CLE		PHA	L,4-9	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9						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
12	38	45 (6)	Jun 4 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,4-6	0-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9						P
13	39	46	Jun 4 (2)	CLE		NYY	W,4-3	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9						P
14	40	50 (3)	Jun 11 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,2-4	GS-0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9						P
15	41	53 (2)	Jun 14 (2)	CLE		DET	L,3-11	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9						P
16	42	55 (1)	Jun 16	CLE		CHW	L,1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9						P
17	43	57 (1)	Jun 18 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,6-7	6-9	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	9	1.70	0.152	2.50	0.13%	1.04	P
18	44	63 (5)	Jun 25 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-11	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	9						P
19	45	65 (1)	Jun 28	CLE	@	PHA	L,3-7	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	9						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
20	46	70 (4)	Jul 2 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,6-3	GS-9	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500	9	.55	0.013	.76	0.01%	-0.06	P
21	47	75 (4)	Jul 7	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-5	GS-6	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	1	0	.227	.227	.318	.545	9	.99	0.087	1.70	0.09%	0.54	P
22	48	76	Jul 8	CLE	@	BOS	L,7-11	2-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.261	.261	.348	.609	9	.20	0.008	.43	0.01%	0.24	P
23	49	81 (4)	Jul 14	CLE		SLB	W,3-2	CG(14)	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.241	.241	.310	.552	9	1.97	0.072	3.58	0.08%	-0.38	P
24	50	83 (1)	Jul 16 (1)	CLE		SLB	L,7-8	10-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.233	.300	.533	9	2.19	-0.053	6.27	-0.09%	-0.21	P
25	51	87 (3)	Jul 20	CLE		PHA	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.242	.242	.303	.545	9						P
26	52	89 (1)	Jul 22	CLE		WSH	L,6-9	0-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.235	.235	.294	.529	9						PH
27	53	90	Jul 23 (1)	CLE		WSH	W,4-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.294	.529	7						PR
28	54	93 (2)	Jul 25	CLE		NYY	W,10-0	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.243	.243	.324	.568	9	.08	-0.001	.26	0.00%	0.39	P
29	55	99 (5)	Jul 31	CLE		BOS	L,0-1	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.231	.231	.308	.538	9						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	56	106 (6)	Aug 6 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,4-6	GS-0	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.238	.238	.310	.548	9						P
31	57	108 (1)	Aug 10	CLE	@	PHA	W,5-4	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.233	.250	.302	.552	9	1.32	-0.046	.28	-0.01%	-0.27	P
32	58	113 (4)	Aug 14	CLE	@	WSH	L,5-8	GS-0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.244	.261	.311	.572	9						P
33	59	115 (1)	Aug 16	CLE	@	NYY	L,8-11	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.239	.255	.304	.560	9	2.89	-0.092	.10	0.00%	-0.66	PH
34	60	118 (2)	Aug 19	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-9	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.234	.250	.298	.548	9	.42	-0.010	.02	0.00%	-0.15	P
35	61	122 (3)	Aug 22	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.264	.294	.558	9	.82	-0.009	.01	0.00%	-0.35	P
36	62	126 (3)	Aug 27 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	1	0	0	.226	.255	.283	.538	9	1.55	-0.109	.06	0.00%	-0.85	P
Sep/Oct		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
37	63	131 (4)	Sep 3	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.214	.254	.268	.522	9						P
38	64	137 (5)	Sep 10 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,7-4	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	1		1	0	0			0	0	0	.233	.281	.283	.565	9						P
39	65	138	Sep 15 (1)	CLE		DET	W,4-3	CG(12)	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.234	.290	.281	.571	9	1.17	0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.07	P
40	66	142 (3)	Sep 19	CLE		BOS	W,8-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.239	.292	.284	.575	9	1.02	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.63	P
41	67	143	Sep 20	CLE		BOS	W,11-10	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.250	.301	.294	.595	9						PH
42	68	146 (2)	Sep 23	CLE		NYY	L,2-7	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.246	.297	.290	.587	9	.58	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.14	P
43	69	152 (5)	Sep 29 (2)	CLE		PHA	T,1-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.260	.308	.301	.609	9						P
44	70	155 (2)	Oct 1 (2)	CLE		PHA	L,0-5	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.260	.316	.301	.618	8						PH
							17-26		84	73	11	19	1	1	0	7	6	0	13	0	5		0	1	1	0	.260	.316	.301	.618		1.07	-0.124	1.04	0.07%	-2.80

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