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	34-16 / in Starts: 20-8
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 97 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	54 (24-17-13) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 97 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	64 (32-20-12)

Most Driven In
J Dykes	3
M Cochrane	2
Self	2
S Hale	1
J Boley	0

Most Driven In By
B Lamar	3
S Hale	3
Self	2
M Bishop	0

1927 Batting Game Log

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1927 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	91	1	Apr 12	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.09	-0.057	2.80	-0.09%	-0.51	P
2	92	3 (1)	Apr 14	PHA	@	NYY	T,9-9	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	93	5 (1)	Apr 16	PHA	@	WSH	W,8-7	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.48	0.004	.94	0.00%	0.02	P
4	94	9 (3)	Apr 20	PHA		NYY	W,8-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	.68	0.009	1.79	0.01%	0.02	P
5	95	13 (3)	Apr 27	PHA	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	9	.94	-0.027	2.69	-0.05%	-0.70	P
6	96	15 (1)	Apr 29	PHA		WSH	W,8-7	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	8	.45	-0.012	1.50	-0.02%	-0.12	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
7	97	17 (1)	May 2	PHA		BOS	W,6-5	GS-9	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1		0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	.96	0.049	2.93	0.09%	0.38	P
8	98	19 (1)	May 5	PHA		BOS	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.267	.154	.421	9	.99	-0.103	3.24	-0.20%	-1.06	P
9	99	20	May 7	PHA	@	CLE	L,10-11	7-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	1.90	-0.049	6.38	-0.10%	-0.18	P
10	100	23 (2)	May 10	PHA	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0		0	0	.176	.263	.176	.440	9	.59	-0.028	1.78	-0.05%	-0.23	P
11	101	27 (3)	May 14	PHA	@	SLB	L,2-12	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.263	.176	.440	9						P
12	102	28	May 15	PHA	@	SLB	L,6-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.263	.176	.440	3						P
13	103	29	May 16	PHA	@	SLB	W,10-8	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.250	.167	.417	9	.21	-0.005	.60	-0.01%	-0.12	P
14	104	31 (1)	May 19	PHA	@	CHW	L,0-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.158	.238	.158	.396	9	1.41	-0.056	4.12	-0.10%	-0.47	P
15	105	35 (3)	May 26 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.200	.130	.330	9	.78	-0.095	1.99	-0.15%	-1.72	P
16	106	37 (1)	May 28 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,8-6	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.120	.185	.120	.305	9	.70	-0.034	1.76	-0.05%	-0.67	P
17	107	38	May 28 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.120	.185	.120	.305	9						P
18	108	40 (1)	May 30 (1)	PHA		NYY	W,9-8	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	1.01	-0.064	4.41	-0.17%	-0.73	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
19	109	48 (7)	Jun 7	PHA		SLB	W,11-9	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9						P
20	110	51 (2)	Jun 10	PHA		SLB	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9						P
21	111	52	Jun 11	PHA		DET	L,5-6	6-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	1.87	-0.035	5.18	-0.06%	-0.24	P
22	112	53	Jun 13	PHA		DET	W,7-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9						P
23	113	54	Jun 15	PHA		CHW	L,4-6	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.103	.188	.103	.291	9	1.01	-0.054	3.15	-0.10%	-0.39	P
24	114	57 (2)	Jun 18	PHA		CHW	W,6-2	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.094	.194	.094	.288	9	.88	0.075	2.15	0.11%	0.48	P
25	115	63 (5)	Jun 25 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	W,7-6	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.086	.200	.086	.286	9	.71	-0.031	1.85	-0.05%	-0.39	P
26	116	69 (5)	Jun 29	PHA	@	WSH	L,3-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.083	.195	.083	.278	9	1.26	-0.051	2.05	-0.05%	-0.45	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
27	117	71 (1)	Jul 1	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.195	.083	.278	9						P
28	118	73 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,10-2	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		0		0	0	.073	.174	.073	.247	9	.91	-0.152	.47	-0.05%	-2.83	P
29	119	75 (1)	Jul 5	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.073	.174	.073	.247	9						P
30	120	78 (2)	Jul 8	PHA	@	SLB	W,7-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.160	.067	.227	9	.56	-0.059	.27	-0.02%	-0.84	P
31	121	80 (1)	Jul 10	PHA	@	SLB	W,14-11	6-9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.065	.157	.065	.222	9	.36	-0.013	.17	0.00%	-0.50	P
32	122	83 (2)	Jul 13	PHA	@	CHW	W,7-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	1.70	0.193	.63	0.04%	1.88	P
33	123	84	Jul 15 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	W,3-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9						P
34	124	85	Jul 15 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	W,13-10	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.098	.179	.098	.277	9	.99	-0.024	.58	-0.01%	-0.38	P
35	125	88 (2)	Jul 18	PHA	@	DET	L,3-5	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.094	.186	.094	.281	9	.98	-0.026	.38	-0.01%	-0.25	P
36	126	91 (2)	Jul 24 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	L,6-9	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.094	.186	.094	.281	9						P
37	127	94 (2)	Jul 26 (1)	PHA		DET	L,4-10	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.180	.091	.271	9	1.27	-0.132	.05	0.00%	-1.27	P
38	128	99 (4)	Jul 30	PHA		CHW	W,5-3	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.103	.188	.155	.343	9	.91	0.091	.01	0.00%	0.55	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
39	129	101 (1)	Aug 2 (2)	PHA		CHW	W,6-5	12-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.103	.188	.155	.343	9						P
40	130	104 (2)	Aug 4	PHA		CLE	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.150	.332	9	1.29	-0.069	.01	0.00%	-0.67	P
41	131	108 (3)	Aug 10	PHA		BOS	W,12-2	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.109	.186	.172	.358	9	.56	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.55	P
42	132	115 (6)	Aug 17	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.103	.176	.162	.337	9	.48	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-1.53	P
43	133	118 (2)	Aug 20	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.103	.176	.162	.337	9						P
44	134	119	Aug 21	PHA	@	CHW	W,8-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.101	.173	.159	.333	9						P
45	135	125 (5)	Aug 28	PHA	@	DET	W,9-5	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.179	.167	.346	9	.48	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.45	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
46	136	129 (3)	Sep 3	PHA		NYY	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.108	.185	.162	.347	9	1.02	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.19	P
47	137	134 (4)	Sep 8	PHA		DET	W,9-1	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0		0		1	0	.130	.202	.221	.423	9	.57	0.048	.00	0.00%	1.03	P
48	138	138 (3)	Sep 13	PHA		CHW	W,15-5	GS-6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.128	.209	.218	.427	9	1.27	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.07	P
49	139	140 (1)	Sep 15	PHA		CHW	W,5-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.128	.209	.218	.427	9						P
50	140	144 (3)	Sep 20 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,4-1	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0	0	.125	.205	.213	.417	9						P
51	141	151 (6)	Sep 27	PHA	@	NYY	L,4-7	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.205	.213	.417	9						P
							34-16		97	80	8	10	1	0	2	8	8	0	32	0	7		1		1	0	.125	.205	.213	.417		.88	-0.848	1.43	-1.06%	-13.02

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