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.

1929 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1929 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 21	PHA	@	NYY	W,7-4	CG	22	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	8 (3)	Apr 27	PHA		NYY	L,7-9	GS	23	5.1	0	0	1	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	12 (3)	May 1	PHA	@	BOS	W,24-6	GS	25	5.0	0	2	0	2	0
4	13	May 2	PHA	@	BOS	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
5	15 (1)	May 7	PHA	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
6	19 (3)	May 11	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-2	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	21 (1)	May 14	PHA	@	DET	W,10-8	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
8	23 (1)	May 17	PHA	@	WSH	W,4-1	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
9	28 (4)	May 22	PHA		BOS	W,16-2	GS	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	32 (3)	May 25	PHA		WSH	W,5-4	GS	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
11	36 (3)	May 30 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	40 (3)	Jun 3	PHA		DET	W,3-2	CG	46	13.0	0	1	0	1	0
13	45 (4)	Jun 10	PHA		CHW	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
14	49 (3)	Jun 14	PHA		CLE	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
15	53 (3)	Jun 18	PHA	@	WSH	W,7-6	GS	12	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
16	54	Jun 21 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	W,11-1	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
17	60 (5)	Jun 25 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
18	64 (3)	Jun 29	PHA		NYY	L,5-7	GS	33	6.0	0	3	0	3	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	69 (4)	Jul 4 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
20	73 (3)	Jul 8	PHA	@	CHW	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
21	77 (3)	Jul 12 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	W,10-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
22	84 (6)	Jul 16	PHA	@	CLE	W,7-5	GS	27	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	88 (3)	Jul 20	PHA	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	93 (4)	Jul 25	PHA		CLE	W,21-3	GS	29	6.0	0	1	0	1	0
25	97 (3)	Jul 30	PHA		DET	W,5-4	GS	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	101 (3)	Aug 3	PHA		SLB	T,8-8	GS	8	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
27	103 (1)	Aug 5 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,8-7	GS	31	6.1	0	1	0	1	0
28	107 (3)	Aug 7 (2)	PHA		NYY	W,4-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	109 (1)	Aug 10	PHA	@	DET	W,6-5	GS	30	5.2	0	2	0	2	0
30	113 (3)	Aug 14	PHA	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	77	17.0	1	2	1	4	0
31	116 (2)	Aug 18	PHA	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
32	120 (3)	Aug 22	PHA	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	40	8.1	0	6	0	6	0
33	124 (3)	Aug 27	PHA	@	NYY	L,0-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
34	125	Aug 28	PHA	@	NYY	W,9-7	GF	13	3.0	0	1	0	1	0
35	128 (2)	Aug 31	PHA		BOS	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	133 (4)	Sep 7 (1)	PHA		CLE	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
37	136 (2)	Sep 11	PHA		CHW	W,7-4	GS	9	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
38	138 (1)	Sep 13	PHA		CHW	W,5-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
39	141 (2)	Sep 18 (1)	PHA		SLB	L,2-6	GS	33	7.0	0	1	0	1	0
40	146 (4)	Sep 22	PHA	@	WSH	L,6-7	GS	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
41	149 (2)	Sep 29	PHA	@	BOS	L,0-10	GS	26	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
42	150	Oct 5	PHA	@	NYY	W,8-4	GS	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
							42gm		275.0	3	41	2	46	0