Player Report for #82 Lefty Grove

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Versus LHP

Versus RHP


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Saturday, September 28th, 1940

Rec	15-12
ERA	2.67
IP	273.1
BB	64
K	156

Name:	Lefty Grove	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$200,000
Birthday:	03-06-1900	Signed Through:	1940 Season
Age:	40	Years of Major League Service:	15 Years, 155 Days
Born in:	Lonaconing (Maryland)	Major League Service Days this Year:	153 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 3"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	15 Years, 155 Days
Weight:	196 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	16 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	3 option years left
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left	Contract Extension	$300,830 total for 1 year
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	-
Morale:	Great	Local Popularity (National)	Extremely Popular (Extremely Popular)

Detroit

Tigers

MLB

Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	4	9	8	91-93 Mph
Versus LHP	4	10	8
Versus RHP	4	9	8
Talent	4	9	8

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Slider
Endurance:	10
Groundball Pct.:	72
Holding Runners:	6

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	3	Pitcher 2
Stealing Ability:	4
Baserunning Instincts:	3
Sacrifice Bunt:	5
Bunt for Hit:	1
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
09-25-1940	@ WAS	Win, 5-1	X	7.0	8	1	1	1	8	Win
09-21-1940	CLE	Win, 4-3	X	9.0	9	3	2	0	8
09-16-1940	PHA	Loss, 3-5	X	9.0	7	5	1	3	4	Loss
09-14-1940	@ CHA	Win, 1-0	X	9.0	4	0	0	0	6	Win
09-10-1940	SLA	Loss, 0-2	X	8.0	4	0	0	2	5
09-05-1940	@ BOS	Win, 6-5	X	9.0	8	5	4	1	6	Win
09-01-1940	WAS	Win, 6-2	X	9.0	8	2	0	1	10	Win
08-28-1940	@ CLE	Loss, 3-4	X	8.0	9	3	3	3	3
08-23-1940	CHA	Win, 4-3	X	9.0	10	3	3	2	3
08-19-1940	@ SLA	Loss, 0-2	X	8.0	5	2	1	2	6	Loss

Major League Baseball 1940 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	35	35	15	12	0	2.67	273.1	257	100	81	8	64	156	13	37.1	2	27	77.1
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	10.67	8.46	5.14	2.11	2.63	1.17	70.5	.282
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	295	75	11	4	1	30	25	40	1	5	2	.254	.316	.329	.645
vs. RHB	752	182	40	3	7	70	39	116	6	5	1	.242	.278	.331	.609

Major League Baseball 1940 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
This Week	1	1	1	0	0	1.29	7.0	8	1	1	0	1	8
Last Week	2	2	0	1	0	1.50	18.0	16	8	3	0	3	12
April	5	5	3	1	0	3.50	36.0	34	14	14	0	7	23
May	5	5	2	2	0	3.11	37.2	34	14	13	0	6	22
June	7	7	2	5	0	4.15	47.2	55	28	22	4	22	20
July	7	7	4	2	0	2.25	60.0	52	17	15	2	11	28
August	4	4	0	1	0	2.53	32.0	34	11	9	1	10	16
September	7	7	4	1	0	1.20	60.0	48	16	8	1	8	47
Spring Training	5	5	3	1	0	4.26	19.0	24	10	9	1	8	11
Last Year	39	39	25	8	0	2.73	317.0	313	109	96	8	69	173
2 Years Ago	39	39	25	12	0	2.65	339.0	317	120	100	7	102	213
Career	600	525	301	179	24	2.99	4457.1	4320	1832	1482	138	1335	2716
Home	17	17	5	6	0	2.17	137.0	122	46	33	3	31	82
Road	18	18	10	6	0	3.17	136.1	135	54	48	5	33	74
Grass	35	35	15	12	0	2.67	273.1	257	100	81	8	64	156
Day	11	11	5	4	0	2.12	89.0	78	26	21	1	18	45
Night	24	24	10	8	0	2.93	184.1	179	74	60	7	46	111

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1925 Philadelphia - MLB	25	45	18	10	12	1	4.75	197.0	207	120	104	11	131	116	5	0	1.72	.304	0.0
1926 Philadelphia - MLB	26	45	33	13	13	6	2.51	258.0	227	97	72	6	101	194	20	1	1.27	.289	0.0
1927 Philadelphia - MLB	27	51	28	20	13	9	3.19	262.1	251	116	93	6	79	174	14	1	1.26	.290	0.0
1928 Philadelphia - MLB	28	39	31	24	8	4	2.58	261.2	228	93	75	10	64	183	24	4	1.12	.267	0.0
1929 Philadelphia - MLB	29	42	37	20	6	4	2.81	275.1	278	104	86	8	81	170	19	2	1.30	.298	0.0
1930 Philadelphia (N) - MLB	30	31	31	15	13	0	3.26	270.2	273	122	98	6	82	149	25	3	1.31	.305	63.5
1931 Philadelphia (N) - MLB	31	31	31	12	18	0	3.64	267.0	279	142	108	6	91	151	24	0	1.39	.315	46.7
1932 Philadelphia (N) - MLB	32	31	31	20	11	0	2.56	267.0	264	105	76	9	77	154	27	3	1.28	.298	82.8
1933 Philadelphia (N) - MLB	33	31	31	14	15	0	3.16	261.2	245	109	92	5	76	150	23	3	1.23	.287	46.1
1934 Philadelphia (N) - MLB	34	31	31	16	11	0	2.97	267.0	256	112	88	11	79	181	20	3	1.25	.294	67.9
1935 Philadelphia (N) - MLB	35	31	31	17	9	0	3.25	265.2	293	126	96	13	68	151	23	0	1.36	.313	66.0
1936 Brooklyn - MLB	36	39	39	24	13	0	3.12	323.0	314	135	112	11	85	182	27	3	1.24	.295	86.5
1937 Brooklyn - MLB	37	40	40	31	5	0	2.69	351.2	318	122	105	13	86	219	30	3	1.15	.279	96.2
1938 Brooklyn - MLB	38	39	39	25	12	0	2.65	339.0	317	120	100	7	102	213	33	2	1.24	.294	106.2
1939 Brooklyn - MLB	39	39	39	25	8	0	2.73	317.0	313	109	96	8	69	173	15	3	1.21	.299	102.3
1940 Detroit - MLB	40	11	11	4	2	0	1.66	92.0	82	27	17	2	18	63	5	1	1.09	.278	35.2
1940 Chicago (N) - MLB	40	24	24	11	10	0	3.18	181.1	175	73	64	6	46	93	8	1	1.22	.284	35.2
1940 Total - MLB	40	35	35	15	12	0	2.67	273.1	257	100	81	8	64	156	13	2	1.17	.282	70.5
Total MLB		600	525	301	179	24	2.99	4457.1	4320	1832	1482	138	1335	2716	342	33	1.27	.294	834.7

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League

Age

ERA

SHO

WHIP

BABIP

VORP

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1936 Brooklyn - MLB	36	4	4	2	2	0	4.80	30.0	28	22	16	0	14	15	1	0	1.40	.298	0.0
1937 Brooklyn - MLB	37	2	2	1	1	0	0.95	19.0	10	2	2	0	7	11	2	0	0.89	.196	0.0
1938 Brooklyn - MLB	38	1	1	0	1	0	3.00	9.0	12	6	3	1	0	7	1	0	1.33	.355	0.0
1939 Brooklyn - MLB	39	3	3	2	1	0	3.80	23.2	22	10	10	3	8	14	1	0	1.27	.264	0.0
Total MLB		10	10	5	5	0	3.42	81.2	72	40	31	4	29	47	5	0	1.24	.274	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1925 Philadelphia - ML	P	45	18	6	55	3	63	2	.968	197.0	2.79
1926 Philadelphia - ML	P	45	33	6	53	3	62	3	.952	258.0	2.06
1927 Philadelphia - ML	P	51	28	8	55	2	72	9	.875	262.1	2.16
1928 Philadelphia - ML	P	39	31	6	40	0	47	1	.979	261.2	1.58
1929 Philadelphia - ML	P	42	37	3	41	0	46	2	.957	275.1	1.44
1930 Philadelphia (N) - ML	P	31	31	32	48	3	88	8	.909	270.2	2.66
1931 Philadelphia (N) - ML	P	31	31	20	68	3	92	4	.957	267.0	2.97
1932 Philadelphia (N) - ML	P	31	31	20	59	3	85	6	.929	267.0	2.66
1933 Philadelphia (N) - ML	P	31	31	19	64	2	88	5	.943	261.2	2.85
1934 Philadelphia (N) - ML	P	31	31	13	59	4	79	7	.911	267.0	2.43
1935 Philadelphia (N) - ML	P	31	31	15	63	4	84	6	.929	265.2	2.64
1936 Brooklyn - ML	P	39	39	22	66	4	92	4	.957	323.0	2.45
1937 Brooklyn - ML	P	40	40	28	89	3	126	9	.929	351.2	2.99
1938 Brooklyn - ML	P	39	39	25	71	4	104	8	.923	339.0	2.55
1939 Brooklyn - ML	P	39	39	21	57	5	87	9	.897	317.0	2.21
1940 Detroit - ML	P	11	11	7	19	0	28	2	.929	92.0	2.54
1940 Chicago (N) - ML	P	24	24	10	42	3	55	3	.945	181.1	2.58

Player History
01-02-1930	Drafted in the 1930 inaugural draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall Pick) by the Philadelphia (N) Phillies.
04-14-1930	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Reds with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06-30-1930	Was selected to the 1930 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09-16-1930	Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $505,000 with the Philadelphia (N) Phillies organization.
09-20-1930	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Reds with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09-22-1930	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
01-01-1931	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 7 (7).
01-01-1932	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 7 (7).
05-11-1932	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York (N) Giants with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
05-16-1932	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago (N) Cubs with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01-01-1933	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (4); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 7 (7).
07-27-1933	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston (N) Braves with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08-23-1933	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York (N) Giants with 6 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
09-20-1933	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the St. Louis (N) Cardinals with 5 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
01-01-1934	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (4); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 7 (7).
05-04-1934	Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $535,470 with the Philadelphia (N) Phillies organization.
05-05-1934	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the St. Louis (N) Cardinals with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06-16-1934	Was selected to the 1934 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08-02-1934	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Boston (N) Braves with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01-01-1935	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 7 (7).
12-18-1935	Was traded by the Philadelphia (N) Phillies to the Brooklyn Dodgers, along with SP R. Birkofer, in exchange for SP J. Marcum, MR P. Pezzullo, a 1st draft pick, a 2nd draft pick, a 3rd draft pick.
01-01-1936	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 7 (7).
06-02-1936	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Philadelphia (N) Phillies with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07-26-1936	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York (N) Giants with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08-26-1936	Earns his 200th career Major League Baseball victory!
09-08-1936	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01-01-1937	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 7 (7).
04-15-1937	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis (N) Cardinals with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05-01-1937	Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
05-20-1937	Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $600,000 with the Brooklyn Dodgers organization.
06-30-1937	Was selected to the 1937 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07-01-1937	Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07-20-1937	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08-02-1937	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Boston (N) Braves with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
10-28-1937	Wins the 1937 MLB NL Cy Young Award.
01-01-1938	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 7 (8).
06-15-1938	Was selected to the 1938 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07-20-1938	Earns his 250th career Major League Baseball victory!
08-28-1938	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09-01-1938	Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10-29-1938	Wins the 1938 MLB NL Cy Young Award.
01-01-1939	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 7 (7).
04-14-1939	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the St. Louis (N) Cardinals with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06-30-1939	Was selected to the 1939 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07-28-1939	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia (N) Phillies with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08-01-1939	Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10-31-1939	Wins the 1939 MLB NL Cy Young Award.
11-26-1939	Was traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Chicago (N) Cubs in exchange for a 2nd draft pick.
01-01-1940	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 8 (8).
07-04-1940	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Dodgers with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07-31-1940	Was traded by the Chicago (N) Cubs to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for a 3rd draft pick.
09-14-1940	Earns his 300th career Major League Baseball victory!
09-14-1940	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago (A) White Sox with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09-21-1940	Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $300,830 with the Detroit Tigers organization.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SH	Rank
1935	20	10
1936	31	1
1937	27	1

Year	G	Rank
1936	39	4
1937	40	3
1938	39	5

Year	GS	Rank
1936	39	2
1937	40	2
1938	39	2
1939	39	1

Year	W	Rank
1932	20	5
1935	17	9
1936	24	2
1937	31	1
1938	25	1
1939	25	1

Year	L	Rank
1931	18	3

Year	Winning %	Rank
1932	.645	4
1934	.593	9
1935	.654	3
1936	.649	5
1937	.861	1
1938	.676	2
1939	.758	2

Year	HLD	Rank
1939	0	7

Year	IP	Rank
1930	270.2	10
1936	323.0	4
1937	351.2	1
1938	339.0	1
1939	317.0	1

Year	BF	Rank
1936	1351	6
1937	1447	2
1938	1417	5
1939	1298	2

Year	K	Rank
1930	149	5
1931	151	4
1932	154	5
1933	150	5
1934	181	4
1935	151	4
1936	182	2
1937	219	1
1938	213	1
1939	173	2

Year	WP	Rank
1936	9	9
1939	15	1

Year	ERA	Rank
1930	3.26	9
1932	2.56	2
1934	2.97	1
1935	3.25	5
1936	3.12	5
1937	2.69	1
1938	2.65	1
1939	2.73	1

Year	WHIP	Rank
1930	1.31	8
1932	1.28	6
1933	1.23	10
1934	1.25	3
1935	1.36	10
1936	1.24	3
1937	1.15	1
1938	1.24	2
1939	1.21	2

Year	K/BB	Rank
1930	1.82	5
1931	1.66	5
1932	2.00	3
1933	1.97	4
1934	2.29	4
1935	2.22	2
1936	2.14	2
1937	2.55	1
1938	2.09	1
1939	2.51	1

Year	RA/9	Rank
1930	11.97	9
1932	11.63	7
1933	11.14	10
1934	11.46	3
1935	12.50	10
1936	11.26	3
1937	10.36	1
1938	11.20	1
1939	10.87	2

Year	HR/9	Rank
1930	0.20	3
1931	0.20	5
1932	0.30	6
1933	0.17	6
1935	0.44	7
1936	0.31	8
1937	0.33	9
1938	0.19	5
1939	0.23	3

Year	H/9	Rank
1932	8.90	9
1933	8.43	9
1934	8.63	6
1936	8.75	7
1937	8.14	6
1938	8.42	3
1939	8.89	8

Year	BB/9	Rank
1930	2.73	9
1934	2.66	8
1935	2.30	8
1936	2.37	7
1937	2.20	5
1938	2.71	6
1939	1.96	3

Year	K/9	Rank
1930	4.95	5
1931	5.09	3
1932	5.19	3
1933	5.16	3
1934	6.10	2
1935	5.12	4
1936	5.07	5
1937	5.60	7
1938	5.65	4
1939	4.91	5

Year	VORP	Rank
1930	63.5	4
1932	82.8	4
1934	67.9	1
1935	66.0	3
1936	86.5	2
1937	96.2	1
1938	106.2	1
1939	102.3	1

Year	QS	Rank
1930	19	8
1932	23	8
1934	21	6
1935	19	9
1936	27	2
1937	30	1
1938	29	1
1939	29	1

Year	QSP	Rank
1930	.613	9
1932	.742	2
1933	.742	5
1934	.677	1
1935	.613	5
1936	.692	4
1937	.750	2
1938	.744	1
1939	.744	1

Year	CG	Rank
1930	25	5
1932	27	6
1935	23	8
1936	27	6
1937	30	2
1938	33	1
1939	15	1

Year	CGP	Rank
1930	.806	4
1931	.774	6
1932	.871	1
1934	.645	8
1935	.742	6
1937	.750	6
1938	.846	2
1939	.385	2

Year	SHO	Rank
1930	3	2
1932	3	3
1933	3	8
1934	3	3
1936	3	2
1937	3	3
1938	2	3
1939	3	1

Year	GB%	Rank
1930	0.71	1
1931	0.72	1
1932	0.71	2
1933	0.73	1
1934	0.69	6
1935	0.70	3
1936	0.69	7
1937	0.71	4
1938	0.70	5
1939	0.67	2