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Lefty Grove   |   Major Leaguer   1925-1941

Full Name:  Robert Moses Grove
Born:  March 6,1900  in  Lonaconing, Maryland
Death:  May 22,1975
Height:  6-3  Weight:  190  Bats:  Left  Throws:  Left
High School:   -
College:  

Baseball Lists:  300 Career Wins ... Pitchers who Struck out the Side on 9 Pitches ... Hall of Famers ... Best Walks-Hits per IP (WHIP)



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Transactions:   [Oct 8,1924] - Purchased by Athletics from Baltimore (International).  [Dec 12,1933] - Traded by Athletics with Max Bishop and Rube Walberg to Red Sox for Rabbit Warstler, Bob Kline and Cash.  

 Pitching Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevel WLERAGGSCGSHGFSVIPHRERHRBBSOWPBK H9HR9BB9K9WHIPGB%
1925PhiladelphAL25PhaMLB 10124.75451850121197.02071201041113111690 9.460.505.985.301.72--
1926PhiladelphAL26PhaMLB 13132.51453320196258.02279772610119450 7.920.213.526.771.27--
1927PhiladelphAL27PhaMLB 20133.195128141189262.12511169367917451 8.610.212.715.971.26--
1928PhiladelphAL28PhaMLB 2482.58393124464261.22289375106418340 7.840.342.206.291.12--
1929PhiladelphAL29PhaMLB 2062.81423719254275.12781048688117080 9.090.262.655.561.30--
1930PhiladelphAL30PhaMLB 2852.545032222179291.02731018286020920 8.440.251.866.461.14--
1931PhiladelphAL31PhaMLB 3142.064130274105288.22498466106217520 7.760.311.935.461.08--
1932PhiladelphAL32PhaMLB 25102.844430274137291.226910192137918800 8.300.402.445.801.19--
1933PhiladelphAL33PhaMLB 2483.204528212166275.128011398128311410 9.150.392.713.731.32--
1934BostonAL34BosMLB 886.5022125060109.114984795324310 12.270.412.633.541.66--
1935BostonAL35BosMLB 20122.70353023241273.02691058266512120 8.870.202.143.991.22--
1936BostonAL36BosMLB 17122.81353022632253.12379079146513000 8.420.502.314.621.19--
1937BostonAL37BosMLB 1793.02323221300262.02691018898315350 9.240.312.855.261.34--
1938BostonAL38BosMLB 1443.08242112131163.216965568529930 9.290.442.865.441.35--
1939BostonAL39BosMLB 1542.54232317200191.018063548588100 8.480.382.733.821.25--
1940BostonAL40BosMLB 763.9922219110153.1159736820506210 9.331.172.933.641.36--
1941BostonAL41BosMLB 774.37212110000134.015584658425430 10.410.542.823.631.47--
 
Major League Totals - 17 Season(s)3001413.0661645729835123553,940.238491594133916211872266511 8.790.372.715.181.28--
 

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1925PhiladelphAL25PhaMLB p 4565380003001260 2   .123*.145.123*268--
1926PhiladelphAL26PhaMLB p 4581681106005420 9   .099*.159.136*295--
1927PhiladelphAL27PhaMLB p 51808101028108300 9   .125*.211.213*424--
1928PhiladelphAL28PhaMLB p 3988101521160010411 5   .170*.261.250*511--
1929PhiladelphAL29PhaMLB p 42102132230115006330 8   .216*.265.275*540--
1930PhiladelphAL30PhaMLB p 50110112232217007460 4   .200*.254.318*572--
1931PhiladelphAL31PhaMLB p 4111582330012003480 4   .200*.227.226*453--
1932PhiladelphAL32PhaMLB p 44107101810412005510 4   .168*.213.290*503--
1933PhiladelphAL33PhaMLB p 45105994017004430 4   .086*.128.152*280--
1934BostonAL34BosMLB p 2237461014002130 3   .162*.212.270*482--
1935BostonAL35BosMLB p 35895711150013490 6   .079*.203.146*349--
1936BostonAL36BosMLB p 35805114005006341 12   .138*.205.188*393--
1937BostonAL37BosMLB p 329161310060012390 6   .143*.249.154*403--
1938BostonAL38BosMLB p 2454880008007250 7   .148*.252.148*400--
1939BostonAL39BosMLB p 2567390015009260 9 0 .134*.243.179*422--
1940BostonAL40BosMLB p 2353480012013290 5 0 .151*.204.208*412--
1941BostonAL41BosMLB p 2145652000004180 6 1 .111*.191.156*347--
 
Major League Totals - 17 Season(s)619136911920227515121111055932103 .148.207-----


 Playoffs Pitching Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgSeriesWLERAGGSCGSHGFSVIPHRERHRBBSOWPBK H9HR9BB9K9WHIPGB%
1929PhiladelphAL29Ws000.002026.130110 4.27---1.4214.220.63--
1930PhiladelphAL30Ws211.4232019.0153310 7.11---1.424.740.95--
1931PhiladelphAL31Ws212.4232026.0287216 9.69---0.695.541.15--
 
Major League Totals - 3 Season(s)421.7584251.14610636 8.06---1.056.311.01--
 

 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1929PhiladelphAL29PhaWs22000000000100000 .000.000.000000--
1930PhiladelphAL30PhaWs36000000000300000 .000.000.000000--
1931PhiladelphAL31PhaWs310000000000700000 .000.000.000000--
 
Major League Totals - 3 Season(s)8180000000001100000 .000.000.000000--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1925PhiladelphAL25PhaMLBP451976552633---.9682.79
 
1926PhiladelphAL26PhaMLBP452586533623---.9522.06
 
1927PhiladelphAL27PhaMLBP51262.18559722---.8752.16
 
1928PhiladelphAL28PhaMLBP39261.26401470---.9791.58
 
1929PhiladelphAL29PhaMLBP42275.13412460---.9571.44
 
1930PhiladelphAL30PhaMLBP502916532611---.9671.82
 
1931PhiladelphAL31PhaMLBP41288.22470491---1.0001.53
 
1932PhiladelphAL32PhaMLBP44291.23461501---.9801.51
 
1933PhiladelphAL33PhaMLBP45275.19582695---.9712.19
 
1934BostonAL34BosMLBP22109.13182231---.9131.73
 
1935BostonAL35BosMLBP352731632666---.9702.11
 
1936BostonAL36BosMLBP35253.13492540---.9631.85
 
1937BostonAL37BosMLBP322626431501---.9801.68
 
1938BostonAL38BosMLBP24163.20290290---1.0001.59
 
1939BostonAL39BosMLBP231910213242---.875.99
 
1940BostonAL40BosMLBP22153.11343380---.9212.05
 
1941BostonAL41BosMLBP211342173220---.8641.28
 


 Awards
[1926] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #8)  [1931] - American League Most Valuable Player  [1932] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #14)  [1933] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #5)  [1935] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #14), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1936] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #15), Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (12 votes - 5.31%)  [1937] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1938] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #21), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1939] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #15)  [1945] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (28 votes - 11.34%)  [1946] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (61 votes - 23.19%)  [1947] - Elected to Hall of Fame (123 votes - 76.4%)  [1960] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (6 votes - 2.23%)
 Trivia and Player Notes
Member of the World Series Champion Philadelphia Athletics in 1929 and 1930.

Notes: Played in 6 All-Star games during his career (1933, 1935-1939)
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