#5 Lefty Grove, Starting Pitcher, 28 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Sunday, 10/22/1928 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Lefty Grove
3/6/1900 28 USA,MD,LONACONING 6"3 190
Starting Pitcher L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Normal Normal 4.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 300,000 1928 (Arbitration eligible) 3 Year(s), 116 Days (632 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 116 Days (632 total Days) 3 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 6 | 7 | 10 | 86-89 Mph |
Versus LHB | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
Versus RHB | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
Talent | 7 | 7 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 10 59 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 3 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 6 (Range), .968 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
8/21 | BRO | W 3-2 | * | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
8/25 | @CHC | W 8-7 | * | 8 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | W | | | | |
8/30 | BSN | L 3-4 | * | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
9/3 | @PHI | L 4-8 | * | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | L | | | | |
9/7 | CIN | W 8-2 | * | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | W | | | | |
9/12 | @NYN | L 4-5 | * | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
9/17 | BRO | W 4-3 | * | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | W | PoG | | | |
9/21 | BSN | W 2-0 | * | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | W | PoG | | | |
9/27 | @PHI | W 10-4 | * | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | W | | | | |
10/1 | @PIT | L 4-7 | * | 0.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | L | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 40 | 40 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 3.71 | 330.0 | 306 | 154 | 136 | 99 | 219 | 29 | 72.5 | 4 | 22 | 55.0 |
Projected | 40 | 40 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 3.71 | 330.0 | 306 | 154 | 136 | 99 | 219 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 2.7 | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.02 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 457 | 103 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 47 | 38 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .281 | .352 | .634 |
vs. RHB | 790 | 203 | 42 | 10 | 13 | 102 | 107 | 61 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .257 | .307 | .385 | .692 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 19 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3.45 | 167.0 | 153 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 106 |
Road | 21 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3.98 | 163.0 | 153 | 83 | 72 | 45 | 113 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.04 | 53.0 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 39 |
May | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4.68 | 59.2 | 63 | 38 | 31 | 22 | 34 |
June | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.33 | 54.0 | 50 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 31 |
July | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4.03 | 60.1 | 68 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 35 |
August | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.06 | 57.2 | 59 | 33 | 26 | 23 | 42 |
Sept./Oct. | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.97 | 45.1 | 32 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 38 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1927 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 3.82 | 231.0 | 246 | 122 | 98 | 18 | 66 | 131 | 22 | 0 | 1.35 | .302 | STL |
1928 | 40 | 40 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 3.71 | 330.0 | 306 | 154 | 136 | 21 | 99 | 219 | 29 | 4 | 1.23 | .283 | STL,NL |
Total | 69 | 69 | 33 | 29 | 0 | 3.75 | 561.0 | 552 | 276 | 234 | 39 | 165 | 350 | 51 | 4 | 1.28 | .291 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1925, AAA | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.50 | 61.2 | 53 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 20 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 1.18 | .269 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1927 | 29 | 83 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | .084 | .095 | .096 | .192 | STL |
1928 | 40 | 121 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 0 | .165 | .177 | .215 | .392 | STL,NL |
Total | 69 | 204 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 84 | 0 | 0 | .132 | .144 | .167 | .311 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 40 | 40 | 16 | 72 | 4 | 90 | 2 | .978 | 330.0 | 2.45 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by St. Louis (N) in 1925... Injured on 6/6/1925 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 5 weeks... Earned first career win on 4/5/1927... Had first career hit on 4/13/1927, off Wilbur Cooper (PIT)... Injured on 5/16/1927 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 6 weeks... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1928, going 6-0, 2.04... Was selected to the 1928 Allstar game... Injured on 10/1/1928 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks...
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