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Steve Gromek
Stephen Joseph Gromek

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 180 lb.

MLB Debut August 18, 1941
Final Game July 25, 1957
Born January 15, 1920 in Hamtramck, MI
Died January 15, 2002 (age 82)

Pitching   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Batters
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   Pct   G   GS  CG  GF  SV SHO   IP     H   BFP    R   ER   HR  BB  IBB HBP  SO   WP BK  ERA
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 1942 22 SLA AL   3   5  .375  34   0   0  20   6   0   59.2   67   267   39   36   7   25   4   3   26   2  0  5.43  
 1943           [Did not play]
 1944 24 WAA AL  15   8  .652  42  24   8  13   7   3  216.2  170   889   66   53  11   85   5   2  157   0  0  2.20  CY-3
 1945 25 WAA AL  21  13  .618  49  35   6  10   2   4  279.2  237  1145   94   73  14   72   9   3  143   1  0  2.35  CY-2
 1946 26 WAA AL   7  10  .412  35  25   0   6   1   0  165.1  163   702   63   53  14   52   9   0  101   0  0  2.89  
 1947 27 WAA AL   7   9  .438  62   0   0  41   8   0   92.2   86   413   43   41   4   57   5   1   40   0  0  3.98  
 1948 28 WAA AL   5   8  .385  75   0   0  56  24   0  123.2  114   523   52   46   7   47   6   2   48   5  0  3.35  
 1949 29 WAA AL   8   4  .667  62   0   0  33   5   0  101.1  101   447   46   44  10   55  10   1   37   1  0  3.91  
 1950 30 WAA AL   9   6  .600  76   0   0  41  15   0  116.0  122   497   58   54  21   39   7   1   42   2  0  4.19  
 1951 31 WAA AL  11   3  .786  67   5   0  53  36   0  118.0   94   475   33   32   6   44   2   2   38   4  0  2.44  CY-1
 1952 32 WAA AL   6   5  .545  38  13   0  15   5   0  125.0  119   520   53   49  10   37   9   4   78   2  0  3.53  
 1953 33 DEA AL   8   9  .471  26  19   3   5   2   0  135.1  175   610   82   75  16   33   2   4   84   0  0  4.99  
 1954 34 DEA AL  15  12  .556  34  34  13   0   0   3  262.0  219  1073   91   75  20   73   7   9  113   0  0  2.58  CY-9
 1955 35 DEA AL  11   6  .647  28  26   0   0   0   0  155.2  159   654   77   71  25   25   2   5   54   2  1  4.10  
 1956 36 DEA AL   6   3  .667  45   2   0  26   1   0   72.2   73   305   40   33  11   19   2   3   38   0  0  4.09  
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 14 Seasons     132 101  .567 673 183  30 319 112  10 2023.2 1899  8520  837  735 176  663  79  40  999  19  1  3.27
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
   With WAA      89  66  .574 506 102  14 268 103   7 1338.1 1206  5611  508  445  97  488  62  16  684  15  0  2.99
   With DEA      40  30  .571 133  81  16  31   3   3  625.2  626  2642  290  254  72  150  13  21  289   2  1  3.65
   With SLA       3   5  .375  34   0   0  20   6   0   59.2   67   267   39   36   7   25   4   3   26   2  0  5.43
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 MLB Totals     123 108  .532 447 225  92 110  23  17 2066.2 1940  8676  893  782 186  630  15  68  904  18  3  3.41
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27 SOp RnSup  AB   H   HR  AVG   E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  OPS Star 
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 1942 22 SLA AL  45   34   5.0   9          3   0   0  .000   4    4    0  .000    2    5  .286  -65   
 1943           [Did not play]
 1944 24 WAA AL  41   66   2.7   9  4.75   72  13   0  .181   0    7    6  .857   10    9  .526  -78   
 1945 25 WAA AL  41   89   2.8   3  3.91   84  26   0  .310   2   17   11  .647   18    6  .750 -104   
 1946 26 WAA AL  49   78   4.3   3  3.48   47   7   0  .149   2    6    5  .833   22    5  .815  -85   
 1947 27 WAA AL  45   46   4.5  19         22   7   0  .318   1    6    5  .833    4    7  .364  -27   
 1948 28 WAA AL  40   47   3.4  37          8   0   0  .000   4    3    1  .333    0    2  .000  -44   
 1949 29 WAA AL  38   54   4.8  15          4   1   0  .250   1    3    2  .667    8    4  .667  -22   
 1950 30 WAA AL  40   66   5.1  22          8   1   0  .125   0    3    2  .667    1    1  .500  106   
 1951 31 WAA AL  48   34   2.6  40  9.00   28   9   0  .321   0    3    3 1.000    7    4  .636  -91   
 1952 32 WAA AL  45   56   4.0   6  3.85   29   3   0  .103   0    2    2 1.000   17    6  .739  -22   
 1953 33 DEA AL  41   97   6.4   3  4.79   44   6   0  .136   0    7    7 1.000    8    4  .667   27   
 1954 34 DEA AL  45   95   3.3   0  4.00   92  12   0  .130   0    4    4 1.000    9    3  .750  -89   
 1955 35 DEA AL  42   76   4.3   0  5.23   46   8   0  .174   1    5    3  .600    2    1  .667  -27   
 1956 36 DEA AL  34   40   5.0   1  7.00    5   2   0  .400   0    3    2  .667    1    2  .333  -50   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 14 Seasons          885   3.9 167        492  95   0  .193  15   73   53  .726  109   59  .649  -51   2
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+

HOF Standards: Pitching - 23.2 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 53.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Postseason Stats   Postseason Register

 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  ERA    W-L  SV GS   IP   H   ER  BB  SO 
+------------------+-----+--+------+-----+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1944 WS    WAA SLN   L    2  4.82   1-1   0  2   9.1   7   5   3   7
 1951 WS    WAA BRN   W    4  1.80   1-0   1  1  15.0  12   3   4   7
 1955 WS    DEA BRN   W    1 11.57   0-0   0  1   2.1   5   3   0   0
+------------------+-----+--+------+-----+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+


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Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1942  SLA   67-87   Pat Carr
 1944  WAA   95-59   Larry Cupp
 1945  WAA   85-69   Larry Cupp
 1946  WAA   68-86   Larry Cupp
 1947  WAA   58-96   Larry Cupp
 1948  WAA   62-92   Larry Cupp
 1949  WAA   61-93   Larry Cupp
 1950  WAA   74-80   Larry Cupp
 1951  WAA   89-65   Larry Cupp
 1952  WAA   84-70   Larry Cupp
 1953  DEA   64-90   Tom Austad
 1954  DEA   82-72   Tom Austad
 1955  DEA   98-56   Tom Austad
 1956  DEA   65-89   Tom Austad

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