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Lefty Grove
Robert Moses Grove

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 3", Weight 190 lb.

MLB Debut April 14, 1925
Final Game September 28, 1941
Born March 6, 1900 in Lonaconing, MD
Died May 22, 1975 (age 75)

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
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 1933 33 PHA AL  18  12  .600  36  36  15   0   0   3  280.2  306  1204  142  121  19   77   5   4  138   1  0  3.88  CY-8
 1934 34 PHA AL   0   1  .000   1   0   0   0   0   0    5.0    8    26    4    4   0    4   0   0    2   0  0  7.20  
         BOA AL   0   1  .000   1   1   0   0   0   0    7.0    9    31    5    5   1    2   0   0    5   0  0  6.43  
         TOT      0   2  .000   2   1   0   0   0   0   12.0   17    57    9    9   1    6   0   0    7   0  0  6.75 
 1935 35 BOA AL  19  10  .655  36  36  13   0   0   1  269.2  315  1157  136  108  10   56   0   3  147   3  0  3.60  CY-7
 1936 36 BOA AL  16  14  .533  38  38  11   0   0   1  271.2  297  1154  133  123  27   49   0   3  171   1  0  4.07  CY-9
 1937 37 BOA AL  17  10  .630  37  37  10   0   0   2  270.1  302  1190  128  109  14   95   0   7  188   8  0  3.63  CY-7
 1938 38 BOA AL   6  10  .375  26  26   4   0   0   0  173.1  216   793  110   89  12   63   3   5  105   3  0  4.62  
 1939 39 BOA AL  15   7  .682  28  27  11   1   0   0  206.1  213   884   97   74  23   56   2   3  112   0  0  3.23  CY-9
 1940 40 BOA AL  12   4  .750  21  21   7   0   0   2  155.1  149   647   76   73  22   42   2   2   87   3  0  4.23  CY-8
 1941 41 BOA AL   8   2  .800  18  13   4   1   1   1  102.1   95   422   34   25   6   26   0   3   45   6  0  2.20  
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
  9 Seasons     111  71  .610 242 235  75   2   1  10 1741.2 1910  7508  865  731 134  470  12  30 1000  25  0  3.78
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
   With BOA      93  58  .616 205 199  60   2   1   7 1456.0 1596  6278  719  606 115  389   7  26  860  24  0  3.75
   With PHA      18  13  .581  37  36  15   0   0   3  285.2  314  1230  146  125  19   81   5   4  140   1  0  3.94
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 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 
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 1933 33 PHA AL  24  134   4.3   0  5.53   96   7   1  .073   4   10    6  .600    6    5  .545    2   
 1934 34 PHA AL  24    4   8.0   0          1   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000    0   
         BOA AL  26    5   7.7   0  1.00    2   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000   96   
         TOT          10   8.0   0          3   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000
 1935 35 BOA AL  32  121   4.0   0  5.75  105  11   0  .105   2    6    2  .333   10   13  .435   20   
 1936 36 BOA AL  28  124   4.0   0  5.11   92  13   0  .141   1   11    9  .818    3    3  .500   12   
 1937 37 BOA AL  26  133   4.4   0  5.16  104  11   0  .106   0   17   14  .824    0    6  .000    6   
 1938 38 BOA AL  34  105   5.3   0  5.54   59   5   0  .085   0    5    5 1.000    7    3  .700   61   
 1939 39 BOA AL  27   94   4.0   0  5.67   76   8   1  .105   5    8    3  .375    6    4  .600   33   
 1940 40 BOA AL  28   71   4.1   0  6.86   55  13   1  .236   1    5    4  .800    1    1  .500  -76   
 1941 41 BOA AL  28   39   3.5   1  5.69   34   1   0  .029   3    7    4  .571    4    2  .667 -146   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
  9 Seasons          836   4.2   1        624  69   3  .111  16   69   47  .681   37   37  .500    1   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+

HOF Standards: Pitching - 19.1 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 22.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Postseason Stats   Postseason Register

 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  ERA    W-L  SV GS   IP   H   ER  BB  SO 
+------------------+-----+--+------+-----+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1940 WS    BOA BRN   W    1  3.00   1-0   0  1   9.0  11   3   1   1
 1941 WS    BOA BRN   W    1  6.75   0-0   0  1   5.1   5   4   2   3
+------------------+-----+--+------+-----+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1933  PHA   79-75   David Dick
 1934  PHA   75-79   David Dick
 1934  BOA   68-86   Steve Bivens
 1935  BOA   70-84   Steve Bivens
 1936  BOA   64-90   Steve Bivens
 1937  BOA   62-92   Steve Bivens
 1938  BOA   67-87   Steve Bivens
 1939  BOA   75-79   Steve Bivens
 1940  BOA   95-59   Steve Bivens
 1941  BOA  101-53   Steve Bivens

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