#5 Lefty Grove, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Friday, 10/20/1929 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Lefty Grove
3/6/1900 29 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 3.5 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 $ 3,242,857 1929 (Arbitration eligible) 4 Year(s), 116 Days (804 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 116 Days (804 total Days) 4 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 | 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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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 39 | 39 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 3.84 | 335.1 | 321 | 172 | 143 | 103 | 209 | 30 | 76.9 | 0 | 17 | 43.6 |
Projected | 39 | 39 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 3.84 | 335.0 | 321 | 172 | 143 | 103 | 209 | | | | | |
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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 | 11.4 | 8.6 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.17 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 471 | 102 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 54 | 49 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .287 | .331 | .618 |
vs. RHB | 806 | 219 | 52 | 10 | 15 | 110 | 118 | 54 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 | .312 | .417 | .729 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 21 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3.27 | 184.2 | 169 | 84 | 67 | 55 | 116 |
Road | 18 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4.54 | 150.2 | 152 | 88 | 76 | 48 | 93 |
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 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.86 | 44.0 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 27 |
May | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.88 | 58.0 | 57 | 29 | 25 | 13 | 32 |
June | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4.42 | 53.0 | 50 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 32 |
July | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.05 | 62.0 | 66 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 31 |
August | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4.60 | 58.2 | 71 | 42 | 30 | 18 | 46 |
Sept./Oct. | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.07 | 59.2 | 50 | 33 | 27 | 24 | 41 |
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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 |
Total | 108 | 108 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 3.79 | 896.1 | 873 | 448 | 377 | 60 | 268 | 559 | 81 | 4 | 1.27 | .289 | |
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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 |
Total | 108 | 326 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 135 | 0 | 0 | .123 | .138 | .147 | .285 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 39 | 39 | 28 | 64 | 6 | 95 | 3 | .968 | 335.1 | 2.55 | | | | |
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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...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1927 - 3.82 - 8th 1928 - 3.71 - 6th
| WHIP 1928 - 1.23 - 6th
| Wins 1928 - 22 - 5th
| IP 1928 - 330.0 - 8th
| K's 1928 - 219 - 5th
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CG 1928 - 29 - 5th
| SHO 1928 - 4 - 1st
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