Robert Moses "Lefty" Grove (March 6, 1900 – May 22, 1975) was an American professional baseball pitcher. After having success in the minor leagues during...
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finished #10 among pitchers), Christy Mathewson (#14 among pitchers), Lefty Grove (#18 among pitchers), Honus Wagner (#4 among shortstops), and Stan Musial...
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defeated the Cardinals in six games, 4–2. Philadelphia's pitching ace Lefty Grove, and George Earnshaw, the No. 2 man in Mack's rotation, won two games...
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Lefty Grove 116 (1925) Lefty Grove 194 (1926) Lefty Grove 174 (1927) Lefty Grove 183 (1928) Lefty Grove 170 (1929) Lefty Grove 209 (1930) Lefty Grove...
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Travis Tygart in the 2015 drama film The Program (2015), baseball player Lefty Grove in the 2018 biographical drama film The Catcher Was a Spy (2018) and...
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players included Chief Bender, Frank "Home Run" Baker, Jimmie Foxx, and Lefty Grove. The team left Philadelphia for Kansas City in 1955 and became the Kansas...
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game Frank "Lefty" Fanovich (1923–2011) Lefty George (1886–1955) Lefty Gervais (1890–1950) Lefty Gomez (1908–1989), Mexican-American Lefty Grove (1900–1975)...
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Vernon Louis "Lefty" Gomez (November 26, 1908 – February 17, 1989) was an American professional baseball player. A left-handed pitcher, Gomez played in...
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have accomplished the feat more than once, including Hall-of-Famers Lefty Grove, Sandy Koufax, and Nolan Ryan, and active pitchers Chris Sale, Max Scherzer...
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the 1901 season. Over the course of his 17-year major league career, Lefty Grove led the American League in ERA nine times, with a career single-season...
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left-handed pitchers in the bullpen, even though two of his best starters, Lefty Grove and Rube Walberg, were left-handed. The Athletics' Howard Ehmke, who...
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championships: Dazzy Vance, who leads the National League; Bob Feller; and Lefty Grove. Grover Cleveland Alexander and Rube Waddell led their league six times,...
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Philadelphia Athletics (3) The A's scored four runs in the third, enabling Lefty Grove to win Game 1 despite giving up 12 hits, three by Pepper Martin. The...
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he would still be 11 games short of Young's mark. Only three pitchers—Lefty Grove, Warren Spahn, and Early Wynn—joined the 300-win club between 1924 and...
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Tom Yawkey bought the team. Yawkey acquired pitchers Wes Ferrell and Lefty Grove, Joe Cronin, a shortstop and manager, and first baseman Jimmie Foxx....
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Juan Marichal † 2,303 58 John Lackey 2,294 59 Dwight Gooden 2,293 60 Lefty Grove † 2,266 61 Eddie Plank † 2,246 62 Tommy John 2,245 63 Gerrit Cole (85)...
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Simmons won the AL batting title with a .381 average. Pitching ace Lefty Grove won the pitching triple crown. Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played;...
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Christy Mathewson (1905 and 1908 New York Giants), Lefty Grove (1930 and 1931 Philadelphia Athletics), Lefty Gomez (1934 and 1937 New York Yankees), and Roger...
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Grove may refer to: Robert Grove (MP) for Shaftesbury Robert Grove (bishop) (1634–1696), English Bishop of Chichester Lefty Grove (Robert Moses Grove...
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American photographer Kendall Grove, American mixed martial arts fighter Kenneth Grove (born 1953), Australian driver Lefty Grove (1900–1975), American baseball...
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309 20 Mickey Welch* 307 21 Tom Glavine* 305 22 Randy Johnson* 303 23 Lefty Grove* 300 Early Wynn* 300 25 Bobby Mathews 297 26 Tommy John 288 27 Bert Blyleven*...
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Record Player # Season Most wins Jim Bagby, Sr. Lefty Grove Denny McLain 31 1920 1931 1968 Most losses Paul Derringer 27 1933 Most strikeouts Nolan Ryan...
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intentionally walking Ruth counterproductive for opposing pitchers. Lefty Grove, one of the AL's best pitchers during Gehrig's playing days who often...
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Hall-of-Fame players: Ty Cobb, Mickey Cochrane, Eddie Collins, Jimmie Foxx, Lefty Grove, Al Simmons, and Tris Speaker. February 5, 1928: Tris Speaker was signed...
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1.75). 1935: Lefty Grove (AL Leader; 2.70). 1936: Lefty Grove (AL Leader; 2.81). 1938: Lefty Grove (AL Leader; 3.08). 1939: Lefty Grove (AL Leader; 2...
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between his starts to "close" games. Later research would reveal that Lefty Grove would have been in his league's top three in saves in four different...
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Lonaconing is the birthplace of Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Robert Moses ("Lefty") Grove, (1900-1975), who played notably for the old Baltimore Orioles, 1920–1925...
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Athletics' first winning season in 11 years (1914). October 8, 1924: Lefty Grove was purchased by the Athletics from the Baltimore Orioles for $100,600...
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dynasty.[citation needed] The most famous of these players was ace Lefty Grove. In 1929, Grove led the American League in ERA and strikeouts on his way to a...
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Averill single to extend the lead to 4–2. Crowder would be replaced by Lefty Grove in the top of the seventh, while Warneke was replaced by Carl Hubbell...
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