#5 Lefty Grove, Starting Pitcher, 27 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Wednesday, 10/25/1927 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Lefty Grove
3/6/1900 27 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 1927 (Possible Arbitration) 2 Year(s), 116 Days (460 total Days) 172 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 116 Days (460 total Days) 2 Year(s)
3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 6 | 7 | 10 | 86-89 Mph |
Versus LHB | 7 | 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 | | | | |
8/20 | @CHC | L 1-2 | * | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | L | | | | |
8/24 | NYN | W 4-3 | * | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | W | | | | |
8/29 | @BSN | W 3-1 | * | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | W | PoG | | | |
9/2 | PHI | L 1-4 | * | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | L | | | | |
9/6 | @PIT | W 6-3 | * | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
9/11 | BRO | L 1-2 | * | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | L | | | | |
9/16 | @CHC | W 4-0 | * | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | | PoG | | | |
9/20 | @BSN | W 4-1 | * | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | W | PoG | | | |
9/26 | @PIT | L 3-7 | * | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | L | | | | |
9/30 | @BSN | L 4-7 | * | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | L | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 29 | 29 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 3.82 | 231.0 | 246 | 122 | 98 | 66 | 131 | 22 | 75.9 | 0 | 14 | 48.3 |
Projected | 29 | 29 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 3.82 | 231.0 | 246 | 122 | 98 | 66 | 131 | | | | | |
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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 | 12.2 | 9.6 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 3 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.75 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 348 | 86 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 49 | 52 | 26 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .292 | .411 | .703 |
vs. RHB | 556 | 160 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 65 | 70 | 40 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .331 | .406 | .738 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 14 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4.05 | 117.2 | 137 | 67 | 53 | 38 | 62 |
Road | 15 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3.57 | 113.1 | 109 | 55 | 45 | 28 | 69 |
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 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4.37 | 68.0 | 84 | 39 | 33 | 20 | 44 |
May | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.34 | 29.2 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 17 |
June | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
July | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 27.0 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
August | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4.58 | 59.0 | 60 | 34 | 30 | 16 | 28 |
Sept./Oct. | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.85 | 47.1 | 42 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 31 |
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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 |
Total | 29 | 29 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 3.82 | 231.0 | 246 | 122 | 98 | 18 | 66 | 131 | 22 | 0 | 1.35 | .302 | |
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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 |
Total | 29 | 83 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | .084 | .095 | .096 | .192 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 29 | 29 | 15 | 40 | 4 | 58 | 3 | .948 | 231.0 | 2.26 | | | | |
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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...
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