#5 Lefty Grove, Starting Pitcher, 34 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Friday, 10/20/1934 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Lefty Grove
3/6/1900 34 USA,MD,LONACONING 6"3 205
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) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Prone 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 $ 7,310,000 1934 9 Year(s), 116 Days (1664 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 116 Days (1664 total Days) 9 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 6 | 7 | 9 | 86-89 Mph |
Versus LHB | 6 | 7 | 9 | |
Versus RHB | 6 | 7 | 9 | |
Talent | 6 | 8 | 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 : 5 (Range), .967 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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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 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 3.36 | 337.1 | 301 | 140 | 126 | 100 | 248 | 29 | 72.5 | 1 | 25 | 62.5 |
Projected | 40 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 3.36 | 337.0 | 301 | 140 | 126 | 100 | 248 | | | | | |
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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 | 10.7 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 4 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 2.98 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 475 | 100 | 24 | 2 | 14 | 49 | 50 | 27 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .250 | .358 | .607 |
vs. RHB | 792 | 201 | 41 | 4 | 16 | 85 | 90 | 73 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .313 | .376 | .689 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 24 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 3.39 | 207.1 | 196 | 88 | 78 | 56 | 141 |
Road | 16 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3.32 | 130.0 | 105 | 52 | 48 | 44 | 107 |
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 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2.76 | 49.0 | 46 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 31 |
May | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3.92 | 57.1 | 61 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 46 |
June | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.75 | 57.2 | 48 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 46 |
July | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4.13 | 48.0 | 47 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 36 |
August | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.94 | 64.1 | 52 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 47 |
Sept./Oct. | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2.80 | 61.0 | 47 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 42 |
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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 |
1929 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 3.84 | 335.1 | 321 | 172 | 143 | 21 | 103 | 209 | 30 | 0 | 1.26 | .287 | STL |
1930 | 40 | 40 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 3.00 | 339.0 | 299 | 139 | 113 | 16 | 112 | 233 | 30 | 3 | 1.21 | .275 | STL |
1931 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 3.40 | 344.1 | 303 | 138 | 130 | 20 | 111 | 237 | 33 | 3 | 1.20 | .276 | STL,NL |
1932 | 38 | 38 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 3.69 | 316.2 | 304 | 146 | 130 | 16 | 94 | 226 | 30 | 3 | 1.26 | .297 | STL |
1933 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 4.06 | 254.2 | 250 | 123 | 115 | 15 | 80 | 178 | 25 | 0 | 1.30 | .293 | STL |
1934 | 40 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 3.36 | 337.1 | 301 | 140 | 126 | 30 | 100 | 248 | 29 | 1 | 1.19 | .274 | STL |
Total | 296 | 296 | 150 | 112 | 0 | 3.58 | 2488.1 | 2330 | 1134 | 991 | 157 | 765 | 1681 | 228 | 14 | 1.24 | .285 | |
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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 |
1929 | 39 | 122 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 0 | .107 | .128 | .115 | .243 | STL |
1930 | 40 | 123 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 0 | .114 | .128 | .146 | .274 | STL |
1931 | 40 | 126 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 0 | .119 | .138 | .151 | .289 | STL,NL |
1932 | 38 | 118 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | .119 | .124 | .169 | .293 | STL |
1933 | 30 | 91 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .087 | .088 | .175 | STL |
1934 | 40 | 111 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 0 | .135 | .150 | .171 | .322 | STL |
Total | 296 | 895 | 105 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 50 | 15 | 361 | 0 | 0 | .117 | .131 | .147 | .279 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 40 | 40 | 14 | 70 | 2 | 85 | 1 | .988 | 337.1 | 2.27 | | | | |
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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... 1/31/1929: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,242,857 through salary arbitration... Pitched NO-HITTER against New York (N) on 10/1/1929, striking out 6... 1/31/1930: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,242,857 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1930, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA... 1/31/1931: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,642,857 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1931 Allstar game... 10/25/1931: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (N), $7,310,000 per year, for 3 years. Injured on 9/21/1932 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 4 weeks... Injured on 6/6/1933 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1927 - 3.82 - 8th 1928 - 3.71 - 6th 1930 - 3.00 - 2nd 1931 - 3.40 - 4th 1932 - 3.69 - 8th 1933 - 4.06 - 9th
| WHIP 1928 - 1.23 - 6th 1929 - 1.26 - 10th 1930 - 1.21 - 7th 1931 - 1.20 - 6th 1932 - 1.26 - 8th 1933 - 1.30 - 9th
| Wins 1928 - 22 - 5th 1930 - 22 - 6th 1931 - 23 - 4th 1932 - 22 - 4th 1933 - 18 - 8th
| Losses 1929 - 18 - 10th
| IP 1928 - 330.0 - 8th 1929 - 335.1 - 8th 1930 - 339.0 - 7th 1931 - 344.1 - 5th
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K's 1928 - 219 - 5th 1929 - 209 - 4th 1930 - 233 - 6th 1931 - 237 - 4th 1932 - 226 - 7th 1933 - 178 - 10th
| BB 1929 - 103 - 8th 1930 - 112 - 7th 1931 - 111 - 8th
| CG 1928 - 29 - 5th 1929 - 30 - 5th 1930 - 30 - 6th 1931 - 33 - 2nd 1932 - 30 - 4th 1933 - 25 - 7th
| SHO 1928 - 4 - 1st 1930 - 3 - 3rd 1931 - 3 - 3rd 1932 - 3 - 3rd
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