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Lefty Grove. Position: Pitcher. Bats: Left • Throws: Left. 6-3 , 190lb (190cm, 86kg) Born: March 6, 1900 in Lonaconing, MD. Died: May 22, 1975 in Norwalk, OH. Buried: Frostburg Memorial Park, Frostburg, MD. High School: Debut: (Age 25-039d, 6,153rd in major league history)
Robert Moses "Lefty" Grove (March 6, 1900 – May 22, 1975) was an American professional baseball pitcher. After having success in the minor leagues during the early 1920s, Grove became a star in Major League Baseball with the American League's Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox.
Jan 4, 2012 · Lefty Grove may have been baseball’s greatest all-time pitcher. He was certainly its most dominant. No one matched his nine ERA titles, and his .680 winning percentage (300-141) is the highest among 300 game winners (eighth best overall).
Lefty Grove Bio. Fullname: Robert Moses Grove; Born: 3/06/1900 in Lonaconing, MD; High School: Central, Lonaconing, MD; Debut: 4/14/1925; Hall of Fame: 1947; Died: 5/22/1975
Lefty Grove: Setting the standard by which all future Philadelphia southpaws would be judged, Grove was a nine-time ERA champ, who also compiled seven strikeout crowns and 2266 K's, 1,523 while in Philly. He retired in 1941 as the greatest left-hander to ever play the game.
May 18, 2024 · Lefty Grove (born March 6, 1900, Lonaconing, Md., U.S.—died May 22, 1975, Norwalk, Ohio) was an American professional baseball player, one of the greatest left-handed pitchers in history. He grew up in a mining town and worked odd jobs when his formal education ended after the eighth grade.
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During a six-season stretch from 1928 through 1933 he went 152-41, and in two of those seasons (1930-31) he won a pitching Triple Crown by leading the league in wins, ERA and strikeouts. Grove went 300-141 for his career – a .680 winning percentage, the highest among members of the 300-win club.
Mar 5, 2020 · Lefty Grove was only just barely elected to the Hall of Fame in 1947. He made it by two votes. Nobody from the Hall of Fame even bothered to call him — he got word from a Cumberland...
Complete career MLB stats for the Boston Red Sox Pitcher Lefty Grove on ESPN. Includes games played, hits and home runs per MLB season.
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It was all leading up to one of the greatest accomplishments for any pitcher: 300 victories. Aiming to join the ranks of Cy Young, Walter Johnson and Christy Mathewson, the 6-foot-3 Grove set out to achieve the milestone as World War II loomed for America.
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