#86 Lefty Grove, Reliever, 33 yrs, Brooklyn Dodgers
Monday, 7/17/1933 |
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| Lefty Grove
3/6/1900
33
USA,MD,LONACONING
6"3
190
Reliever
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L
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2 / 6 (Fair)
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4.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 2,500,000
1934
8 Year(s), 100 Days (1412 total Days)
100 Day(s)
8 Year(s), 100 Days (1412 total Days)
8 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 85 | 54 | 88 | 93-96 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 87 | 60 | 88 | |
| Versus RHB | 84 | 52 | 88 | |
| Talent | 8 | 5 | 8 | |
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Pitching Ratings
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10
50
3
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Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 5 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| Versus LHP | 9 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| Versus RHP | 3 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| Talent | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
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| Fielding Ratings
P : 7 (Range), .968 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
| 6/9 | PHI | W 3-2 | | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SV | | | | |
| 6/13 | @PHI | W 3-2 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SV | | | | |
| 6/15 | @PHI | W 8-5 | | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | W | | | | |
| 6/16 | @PIT | L 4-5 | | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L | | | | |
| 6/17 | @PIT | W 7-1 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 6/24 | PIT | W 1-0 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | W | | | | |
| 7/3 | BOB | | | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 7/8 | CHC | W 6-4 | | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SV | | | | |
| 7/11 | @NYG | W 5-3 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | W | | | | |
| 7/12 | @NYG | L 2-3 | | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3.75 | 24.0 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Projected | 49 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 3.75 | 48.0 | 47 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 20 | | | | | |
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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 |
| | 12 | 1 | 90.9 | 24 | 14 | 12.0 | 8.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 7 | 0 | .0 | 3.25 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .250 | .318 | .568 |
| vs. RHB | 70 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .333 | .314 | .648 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7.50 | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Road | 15 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 | 18.0 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10.80 | 1.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| May | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8.22 | 7.2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| June | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 | 12.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| July | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 2.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1925 | 39 | 39 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 4.07 | 325.0 | 296 | 166 | 147 | 12 | 136 | 138 | 29 | 1 | 1.33 | .263 | BRR |
| 1926 | 39 | 39 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2.84 | 339.1 | 286 | 122 | 107 | 6 | 132 | 159 | 31 | 3 | 1.23 | .264 | BRR,NL |
| 1927 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 3.21 | 336.0 | 332 | 136 | 120 | 11 | 113 | 141 | 29 | 2 | 1.32 | .285 | BRR |
| 1928 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3.51 | 179.2 | 176 | 83 | 70 | 5 | 64 | 66 | 15 | 1 | 1.34 | .286 | BRR |
| 1929 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 4.39 | 299.1 | 287 | 160 | 146 | 19 | 111 | 113 | 26 | 0 | 1.33 | .263 | BRR |
| 1930 | 36 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 3.44 | 248.1 | 219 | 107 | 95 | 8 | 108 | 69 | 25 | 2 | 1.32 | .254 | BRR |
| 1931 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 5.17 | 135.2 | 165 | 95 | 78 | 7 | 57 | 55 | 9 | 1 | 1.64 | .320 | BRR |
| 1932 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2.64 | 44.1 | 38 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.24 | .262 | BRR |
| 1933 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3.75 | 24.0 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 | .272 | BRR |
| Total | 297 | 215 | 97 | 114 | 11 | 3.66 | 1931.2 | 1822 | 896 | 786 | 69 | 747 | 769 | 164 | 10 | 1.33 | .272 | |
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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 |
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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 |
| 1925 | 39 | 114 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | .132 | .145 | .158 | .303 | BRR |
| 1926 | 39 | 118 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | .102 | .124 | .102 | .226 | BRR,NL |
| 1927 | 39 | 115 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 0 | .130 | .144 | .165 | .309 | BRR |
| 1928 | 21 | 64 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .156 | .182 | .266 | .447 | BRR |
| 1929 | 35 | 112 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .089 | .104 | .089 | .194 | BRR |
| 1930 | 36 | 87 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .126 | .165 | .138 | .303 | BRR |
| 1931 | 29 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .114 | .152 | .136 | .289 | BRR |
| 1932 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BRR |
| Total | 297 | 654 | 78 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 34 | 14 | 146 | 3 | 1 | .119 | .141 | .144 | .285 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .600 | 24.0 | 1.88 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 6th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1925...
Earned first career win on 4/17/1925...
Had first career hit on 5/14/1925, off Tommy Johnson (PHI)...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1926, going 6-1, 1.89...
Was selected to the 1926 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1927, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1927, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA...
2/14/1928: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,492,857 through salary arbitration...
2/14/1929: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,492,857 through salary arbitration...
2/14/1930: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,492,857 through salary arbitration...
9/16/1930: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $2,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Won Gold Glove Award at Pitcher in 1930...
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| Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA
1926 - 2.84 - 5th
| Losses
1925 - 19 - 7th
1927 - 19 - 4th
1929 - 19 - 6th
| IP
1926 - 339.1 - 5th
1927 - 336.0 - 7th
| K's
1925 - 138 - 3rd
1926 - 159 - 2nd
1927 - 141 - 2nd
1929 - 113 - 10th
| BB
1925 - 136 - 4th
1926 - 132 - 3rd
1927 - 113 - 8th
1929 - 111 - 5th
1930 - 108 - 8th
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CG
1925 - 29 - 6th
1926 - 31 - 5th
1927 - 29 - 10th
| SHO
1926 - 3 - 7th
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