Lefty Grove

Robert Moses "Lefty" Grove (March 6, 1900 – May 22, 1975) was a professional baseball pitcher. After having success in the minor leagues during the early 1920s, Grove became a star in Major League Baseball with the American League's Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox, winning 300 games in his 17-year MLB career. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1947.

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Major League pitching statistics for Lefty Grove.

Year	Team	W-L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1925	PHA	10-12	4.75	45	18	5	0	1	197	207	120	104	131	116
1926	PHA	13-13	2.51	45	33	20	1	6	258	227	97	72	101	194
1927	PHA	20-13	3.19	51	28	14	1	9	262	251	116	93	79	174
1928	PHA	24-8	2.58	39	31	24	4	4	261	228	93	75	64	183
1929	PHA	20-6	2.81	42	37	19	2	4	275	278	104	86	81	170
1930	PHA	28-5	2.54	50	32	22	2	9	291	273	101	82	60	209
1931	PHA	31-4	2.06	41	30	27	4	5	288	249	84	66	62	175
1932	PHA	25-10	2.84	44	30	27	4	7	291	269	101	92	79	188
1933	PHA	24-8	3.20	45	28	21	2	6	275	280	113	98	83	114
1934	BOS	8-8	6.50	22	12	5	0	0	109	149	84	79	32	43
1935	BOS	20-12	2.70	35	30	23	2	1	273	269	105	82	65	121
1936	BOS	17-12	2.81	35	30	22	6	2	253	237	90	79	65	130
1937	BOS	17-9	3.02	32	32	21	3	0	262	269	101	88	83	153
1938	BOS	14-4	3.08	24	21	12	1	1	163	169	65	56	52	99
1939	BOS	15-4	2.54	23	23	17	2	0	191	180	63	54	58	81
1940	BOS	7-6	3.99	22	21	9	1	0	153	159	73	68	50	62
1941	BOS	7-7	4.37	21	21	10	0	0	134	155	84	65	42	54
Career		300-141	-	616	457	298	35	55	-	3849	1594	1339	1187	2266

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Major League fielding statistics for Lefty Grove.

Year	Team	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1925	PHA	45	-	6	55	2	3	0.968
1926	PHA	45	-	6	53	3	3	0.952
1927	PHA	51	-	8	55	9	2	0.875
1928	PHA	39	-	6	40	1	0	0.979
1929	PHA	42	-	3	41	2	0	0.957
1930	PHA	50	-	6	53	2	1	0.967
1931	PHA	41	-	2	47	0	1	1.000
1932	PHA	44	-	3	46	1	1	0.980
1933	PHA	45	-	9	58	2	5	0.971
1934	BOS	22	-	3	18	2	1	0.913
1935	BOS	35	-	1	63	2	6	0.970
1936	BOS	35	-	3	49	2	0	0.963
1937	BOS	32	-	6	43	1	1	0.980
1938	BOS	24	-	0	29	0	0	1.000
1939	BOS	25	-	0	21	3	2	0.875
1940	BOS	23	-	1	34	3	0	0.921
1941	BOS	21	-	2	17	3	0	0.864
Career		619	-	65	722	38	26	-

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Major League batting statistics for Lefty Grove.

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1925	PHA	45	65	3	8	0	0	0	3	0	1	26	0.123	0.136	0.123
1926	PHA	45	81	6	8	1	1	0	6	0	5	42	0.099	0.151	0.136
1927	PHA	51	80	8	10	1	0	2	8	1	8	30	0.125	0.205	0.213
1928	PHA	39	88	10	15	2	1	1	6	0	10	41	0.170	0.263	0.250
1929	PHA	42	102	13	22	3	0	1	15	0	6	33	0.216	0.259	0.275
1930	PHA	50	110	11	22	3	2	2	17	0	7	46	0.200	0.248	0.318
1931	PHA	41	115	8	23	3	0	0	12	0	3	48	0.200	0.220	0.226
1932	PHA	44	107	10	18	1	0	4	12	0	5	51	0.168	0.205	0.290
1933	PHA	45	105	9	9	4	0	1	7	0	4	43	0.086	0.119	0.152
1934	BOS	22	37	4	6	1	0	1	4	0	2	13	0.162	0.205	0.270
1935	BOS	35	89	5	7	1	1	1	5	0	13	49	0.079	0.196	0.146
1936	BOS	35	80	5	11	4	0	0	5	0	6	34	0.138	0.207	0.188
1937	BOS	32	91	6	13	1	0	0	6	0	12	39	0.143	0.243	0.154
1938	BOS	24	54	8	8	0	0	0	8	0	7	25	0.148	0.246	0.148
1939	BOS	25	67	3	9	0	0	1	5	0	9	26	0.134	0.237	0.179
1940	BOS	23	53	4	8	0	0	1	2	0	3	29	0.151	0.196	0.208
1941	BOS	21	45	6	5	2	0	0	0	0	4	18	0.111	0.184	0.156
Career		619	1369	119	202	27	5	15	121	1	105	593	-	-	-

First Name	Robert
Middle Name	Moses
Last Name	Grove
Full Name at Birth	Robert Moses Grove
Age	75 (age at death)
Date of Birth	March 6, 1900
Birthplace	Lonaconing, MD
Date of Death	May 22, 1975
Location of Death	Norwalk, OH
Buried	Frostburg Memorial Park, Frostburg, MD
Height	6' 3" (190 cm)
Weight	190 lbs (86.2 kg)
Star Sign	Pisces
Nationality	American
High School	Central (Lonaconing, MD)
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	Pitcher
Bats	Left
Throws	Left
MLB Debut	14 April 1925
Last MLB Game	28 September 1941
Hall of Fame	Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1947 (123/161 ballots).