#5 Lefty Grove, Starting Pitcher, 33 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Sunday, 10/22/1933 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Lefty Grove
3/6/1900 33 USA,MD,LONACONING 6"3 200
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) 0 / 6 (Unknown) 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 $ 7,310,000 1934 8 Year(s), 116 Days (1492 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 116 Days (1492 total Days) 8 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 | 7 | 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 : 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 8-3 | * | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | W | | | | |
8/25 | @CHC | L 1-3 | * | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | L | | | | |
8/30 | PHI | W 7-6 | * | 9 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | W | | | | |
9/3 | PIT | W 5-4 | * | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | W | | | | |
9/7 | @CIN | W 9-7 | * | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | W | | | | |
9/12 | NYN | W 9-3 | * | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | W | | | | |
9/17 | @BRO | W 12-5 | * | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | W | | | | |
9/21 | PHI | W 6-4 | * | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | W | | | | |
9/27 | CIN | W 4-2 | * | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | W | PoG | | | |
10/1 | PHI | W 4-2 | * | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | W | PoG | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 30 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 4.06 | 254.2 | 250 | 123 | 115 | 80 | 178 | 25 | 83.3 | 0 | 14 | 46.7 |
Projected | 30 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 4.06 | 254.0 | 250 | 123 | 115 | 80 | 178 | | | | | |
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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 | 11.7 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.24 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 336 | 80 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 48 | 49 | 26 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .290 | .396 | .685 |
vs. RHB | 658 | 170 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 74 | 74 | 54 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .310 | .365 | .675 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 16 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4.03 | 140.2 | 143 | 65 | 63 | 48 | 98 |
Road | 14 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4.11 | 114.0 | 107 | 58 | 52 | 32 | 80 |
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 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.52 | 58.2 | 66 | 40 | 36 | 20 | 39 |
May | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.89 | 53.0 | 37 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 45 |
June | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.09 | 11.0 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
July | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
August | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.20 | 60.0 | 67 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 31 |
Sept./Oct. | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 63.0 | 59 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 47 |
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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 |
Total | 256 | 256 | 132 | 94 | 0 | 3.62 | 2151.0 | 2029 | 994 | 865 | 127 | 665 | 1433 | 199 | 13 | 1.25 | .287 | |
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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 |
Total | 256 | 784 | 90 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 46 | 13 | 319 | 0 | 0 | .115 | .129 | .144 | .273 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 30 | 30 | 26 | 51 | 2 | 81 | 4 | .951 | 254.2 | 2.86 | | | | |
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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
| WHIP 1928 - 1.23 - 6th 1929 - 1.26 - 10th 1930 - 1.21 - 7th 1931 - 1.20 - 6th 1932 - 1.26 - 8th
| Wins 1928 - 22 - 5th 1930 - 22 - 6th 1931 - 23 - 4th 1932 - 22 - 4th
| 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
| 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
| SHO 1928 - 4 - 1st 1930 - 3 - 3rd 1931 - 3 - 3rd 1932 - 3 - 3rd
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