Lefty Grove
Robert Moses Grove
Born: March 6, 1900
Lonaconing, MD USA
Deceased: 1975
Norwalk, OH USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PH
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 190
Career: 1925-1941
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1947.
Minor League Statistics
Lefty Grove compiled a career record of 300 wins and 141 losses in his 619-game career with the Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox. He began playing during the 1925 season and last took the field during the 1941 campaign. Grove was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1947.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 10 | 12 | .455 | 4.75 | 45 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 197.0 | 207 | 120 | 104 | 11 | 131 | 0 | 116 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 908 |
| 1926 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 13 | 13 | .500 | 2.51 | 45 | 33 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 258.0 | 227 | 97 | 72 | 6 | 101 | 0 | 194 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1072 |
| 1927 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 20 | 13 | .606 | 3.19 | 51 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 262.3 | 251 | 116 | 93 | 6 | 79 | 0 | 174 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1106 |
| 1928 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 24 | 8 | .750 | 2.58 | 39 | 31 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 261.7 | 228 | 93 | 75 | 10 | 64 | 0 | 183 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1075 |
| 1929 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 20 | 6 | .769 | 2.81 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 275.3 | 278 | 104 | 86 | 8 | 81 | 0 | 170 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1168 |
| 1930 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 28 | 5 | .848 | 2.54 | 50 | 32 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 291.0 | 273 | 101 | 82 | 8 | 60 | 0 | 209 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1191 |
| 1931 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 31 | 4 | .886 | 2.06 | 41 | 30 | 10 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 288.7 | 249 | 84 | 66 | 10 | 62 | 0 | 175 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1160 |
| 1932 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 25 | 10 | .714 | 2.84 | 44 | 30 | 13 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 291.7 | 269 | 101 | 92 | 13 | 79 | 0 | 188 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1207 |
| 1933 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 24 | 8 | .750 | 3.20 | 45 | 28 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 275.3 | 280 | 113 | 98 | 12 | 83 | 0 | 114 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1173 |
| 1934 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 8 | 8 | .500 | 6.50 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 109.3 | 149 | 84 | 79 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 506 |
| 1935 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 20 | 12 | .625 | 2.70 | 35 | 30 | 4 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 273.0 | 269 | 105 | 82 | 6 | 65 | 0 | 121 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1137 |
| 1936 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 17 | 12 | .586 | 2.81 | 35 | 30 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 253.3 | 237 | 90 | 79 | 14 | 65 | 0 | 130 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1049 |
| 1937 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 17 | 9 | .654 | 3.02 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 262.0 | 269 | 101 | 88 | 9 | 83 | 0 | 153 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1127 |
| 1938 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 14 | 4 | .778 | 3.08 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 163.7 | 169 | 65 | 56 | 8 | 52 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 706 |
| 1939 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 15 | 4 | .789 | 2.54 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 191.0 | 180 | 63 | 54 | 8 | 58 | 0 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 798 |
| 1940 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3.99 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 153.3 | 159 | 73 | 68 | 20 | 50 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 652 |
| 1941 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4.37 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 134.0 | 155 | 84 | 65 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 598 |
| Totals | 300 | 141 | .680 | 3.06 | 616 | 457 | 123 | 298 | 35 | 55 | 3940.7 | 3849 | 1594 | 1339 | 162 | 1187 | 0 | 2266 | 42 | 1 | 51 | 16633 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 45 | 68 | 65 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | .123 | .136 | .123 | .259 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 45 | 95 | 81 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 42 | .099 | .151 | .136 | .287 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 51 | 97 | 80 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 30 | .125 | .205 | .213 | .417 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 39 | 104 | 88 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 41 | .170 | .263 | .250 | .513 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 42 | 116 | 102 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33 | .216 | .259 | .275 | .534 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 50 | 121 | 110 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 46 | .200 | .248 | .318 | .566 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 41 | 122 | 115 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | .200 | .220 | .226 | .446 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 44 | 116 | 107 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 51 | .168 | .205 | .290 | .495 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 45 | 113 | 105 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 43 | .086 | .119 | .152 | .272 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 22 | 42 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .162 | .205 | .270 | .475 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 35 | 108 | 89 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 49 | .079 | .196 | .146 | .342 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 35 | 99 | 80 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 34 | .138 | .207 | .188 | .394 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 32 | 109 | 91 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 39 | .143 | .243 | .154 | .397 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 24 | 68 | 54 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25 | .148 | .246 | .148 | .394 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 25 | 85 | 67 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 26 | .134 | .237 | .179 | .416 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 23 | 61 | 53 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 29 | .151 | .196 | .208 | .404 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 21 | 55 | 45 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | .111 | .184 | .156 | .339 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 619 | 1579 | 1369 | 119 | 202 | 27 | 5 | 15 | 121 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 593 | .148 | .209 | .207 | .417 | 284 | 1 | 2 | 103 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 45 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 55 | 2 | 3 | .968 | 1.356 | |
| 1926 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 45 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 53 | 3 | 3 | .952 | 1.311 | |
| 1927 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 51 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 55 | 9 | 2 | .875 | 1.235 | |
| 1928 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 40 | 1 | 0 | .979 | 1.179 | |
| 1929 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 42 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 41 | 2 | 0 | .957 | 1.048 | |
| 1930 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 50 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 53 | 2 | 1 | .967 | 1.180 | |
| 1931 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 41 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.195 | |
| 1932 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 44 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 1 | .980 | 1.114 | |
| 1933 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 45 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 58 | 2 | 5 | .971 | 1.489 | |
| 1934 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 1 | .913 | .955 | |
| 1935 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 63 | 2 | 6 | .970 | 1.829 | |
| 1936 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 49 | 2 | 0 | .963 | 1.486 | |
| 1937 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 32 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 43 | 1 | 1 | .980 | 1.531 | |
| 1938 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.208 | |
| 1939 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 2 | .875 | .913 | |
| 1940 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 0 | .921 | 1.591 | |
| 1941 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | .864 | .905 | |
| Totals | 616 | 0 | 0.0 | 65 | 722 | 38 | 26 | .954 | 1.278 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | WS | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |
| 1930 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | WS | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.42 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| 1931 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | WS | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 |
| Totals | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1.75 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 51.3 | 46 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | WS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | WS | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | WS | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 8 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | WS | P | 2 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.421 | .500 |
| 1930 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | WS | P | 3 | 2 | 19.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .474 | .333 |
| 1931 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | WS | P | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 8 | 5 | 51.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .351 | .250 |
Awards
1926 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star P4
1927 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star P4
1928 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star P4
1929 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1930 - AL Pitching Triple Crown
1930 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star P4
1931 - AL Most Valuable Player
1931 - AL Pitching Triple Crown
1931 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1932 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1933 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1935 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star P4
1937 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
1938 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
