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Lefty Grove
Robert Moses Grove
last name Groves

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 3", Weight 190 lb.

Debut April 14, 1925
Final Game September 28, 1941
Born March 6, 1900 in Lonaconing, MD
Died May 22, 1975 in Norwalk, OH

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1947.

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Pitching Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1925 25 PHA AL  10  12  45  18   5   0  12  1  197.0  207  120  104  11  131  116   5   9   908       0  4.75  4.65   98 1.716
 1926 26 PHA AL  13  13  45  33  20   1   9  6  258.0  227   97   72   6  101  194   6   5  1072       0  2.51  4.18  166 1.271 MVP-8
 1927 27 PHA AL  20  13  51  28  14   1  18  9  262.3  251  116   93   6   79  174   2   5  1106       1  3.19  4.26  133 1.258
 1928 28 PHA AL  24   8  39  31  24   4   6  4  261.7  228   93   75  10   64  183   1   4  1075       0  2.58  4.00  155 1.116
 1929 29 PHA AL  20   6  42  37  19   2   5  4  275.3  278  104   86   8   81  170   3   8  1168       0  2.81  4.24  151 1.304
 1930 30 PHA AL  28   5  50  32  22   2  17  9  291.0  273  101   82   8   60  209   5   2  1191       0  2.54  4.69  185 1.144
 1931 31 PHA AL  31   4  41  30  27   4  10  5  288.7  249   84   66  10   62  175   1   2  1160       0  2.06  4.51  219 1.077 MVP-1
 1932 32 PHA AL  25  10  44  30  27   4  13  7  291.7  269  101   92  13   79  188   1   0  1207       0  2.84  4.52  159 1.193 MVP-14
 1933 33 PHA AL  24   8  45  28  21   2  16  6  275.3  280  113   98  12   83  114   4   1  1173       0  3.20  4.28  134 1.318 MVP-5,AS
 1934 34 BOS AL   8   8  22  12   5   0   6  0  109.3  149   84   79   5   32   43   1   1   506       0  6.50  4.72   73 1.655
 1935 35 BOS AL  20  12  35  30  23   2   4  1  273.0  269  105   82   6   65  121   3   2  1137       0  2.70  4.72  175 1.223 MVP-14,AS
 1936 36 BOS AL  17  12  35  30  22   6   3  2  253.3  237   90   79  14   65  130   4   0  1049       0  2.81  5.29  188 1.192 MVP-15,AS
 1937 37 BOS AL  17   9  32  32  21   3   0  0  262.0  269  101   88   9   83  153   1   5  1127       0  3.02  4.76  158 1.344 AS
 1938 38 BOS AL  14   4  24  21  12   1   3  1  163.7  169   65   56   8   52   99   1   3   706       0  3.08  4.93  160 1.350 MVP-21,AS
 1939 39 BOS AL  15   4  23  23  17   2   0  0  191.0  180   63   54   8   58   81   1   0   798       0  2.54  4.71  185 1.246 MVP-15,AS
 1940 40 BOS AL   7   6  22  21   9   1   1  0  153.3  159   73   68  20   50   62   1   1   652       0  3.99  4.51  113 1.363
 1941 41 BOS AL   7   7  21  21  10   0   0  0  134.0  155   84   65   8   42   54   2   3   598       0  4.37  4.15   95 1.470
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 17 Yr WL% .680 300 141 616 457 298  35 123 55 3940.7 3849 1594 1339 162 1187 2266  42  51 16633       1  3.06  4.53  148 1.278
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    19   8  39  28  18   2   7  3  249.7  243  101   84  10   75  143   2   3  1054   0   0  3.06  4.53  148 1.278
 Career High     31  13  51  37  27   6  18  9  291.7  280  120  104  20  131  209   6   9  1207   0   1  2.06  5.29  219 1.077
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1925 25 PHA AL  45   65    3    8   0  0   0    3   0  0   1  26  .123  .136  .123  -36    8   2           0    
 1926 26 PHA AL  45   81    6    8   1  1   0    6   0  0   5  42  .099  .151  .136  -27   11   9           0     MVP-8
 1927 27 PHA AL  51   80    8   10   1  0   2    8   1  0   8  30  .125  .205  .213    6   17   9           0    
 1928 28 PHA AL  39   88   10   15   2  1   1    6   0  0  10  41  .170  .263  .250   34   22   5           1    
 1929 29 PHA AL  42  102   13   22   3  0   1   15   0  0   6  33  .216  .259  .275   35   28   8           0    
 1930 30 PHA AL  50  110   11   22   3  2   2   17   0  0   7  46  .200  .248  .318   40   35   4           0    
 1931 31 PHA AL  41  115    8   23   3  0   0   12   0  0   3  48  .200  .220  .226   15   26   4           0     MVP-1
 1932 32 PHA AL  44  107   10   18   1  0   4   12   0  0   5  51  .168  .205  .290   25   31   4           0     MVP-14
 1933 33 PHA AL  45  105    9    9   4  0   1    7   0  0   4  43  .086  .119  .152  -29   16   4           0     MVP-5,AS
 1934 34 BOS AL  22   37    4    6   1  0   1    4   0  0   2  13  .162  .205  .270   19   10   3           0    
 1935 35 BOS AL  35   89    5    7   1  1   1    5   0  0  13  49  .079  .196  .146  -13   13   6           0     MVP-14,AS
 1936 36 BOS AL  35   80    5   11   4  0   0    5   0  0   6  34  .138  .207  .188   -4   15  12           1     MVP-15,AS
 1937 37 BOS AL  32   91    6   13   1  0   0    6   0  0  12  39  .143  .243  .154    1   14   6           0     AS
 1938 38 BOS AL  24   54    8    8   0  0   0    8   0  0   7  25  .148  .246  .148   -1    8   7           0     MVP-21,AS
 1939 39 BOS AL  25   67    3    9   0  0   1    5   0  0   9  26  .134  .237  .179    6   12   9           0   0 MVP-15,AS
 1940 40 BOS AL  23   53    4    8   0  0   1    2   0  1   3  29  .151  .196  .208    3   11   5           0   0
 1941 41 BOS AL  21   45    6    5   2  0   0    0   0  0   4  18  .111  .184  .156  -10    7   6           0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 17 Seasons     619 1369  119  202  27  5  15  121   1  1 105 593  .148  .209  .207    6  284 103   0   0   2   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        358   31   53   7  1   4   32   0  0  27 155  .148  .209  .207    6   74  27   0   0   1   0
 Career High     51  115   13   23   4  2   4   17   1  1  13  51                          35  12   0   0   1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1925 25 PHA AL   68   59    1   0.4   121| .123  .308| .136  .380| .123  .432| .259  .812| -36  .012 -14.2  -1.4   0%
 1926 26 PHA AL   95   82    2   0.6   115| .099  .297| .151  .370| .136  .417| .287  .787| -27  .026 -16.2  -1.6   0%
 1927 27 PHA AL   97   79    4   1.4   116| .125  .300| .205  .369| .213  .422| .418  .791|   6  .088 -12.2  -1.2 100%
 1928 28 PHA AL  104   78    6   2.0   111| .170  .292| .263  .358| .250  .415| .513  .773|  34  .177  -8.9  -0.9   0%
 1929 29 PHA AL  116   88    7   2.1   116| .216  .297| .259  .364| .275  .429| .534  .793|  35  .174 -10.4  -1.0   0%
 1930 30 PHA AL  121   92    9   2.6   119| .200  .300| .248  .365| .318  .441| .566  .806|  40  .217 -11.1  -1.0   0%
 1931 31 PHA AL  122   96    6   1.7   113| .200  .294| .220  .362| .226  .420| .446  .782|  15  .122 -15.0  -1.5   0%
 1932 32 PHA AL  116   93    6   1.7   114| .168  .290| .205  .361| .290  .426| .495  .788|  25  .125 -13.1  -1.3   0%
 1933 33 PHA AL  113  100    2   0.5   107| .086  .282| .119  .354| .152  .406| .271  .760| -29  .018 -20.1  -2.0   0%
 1934 34 BOS AL   42   34    2   1.6   116| .162  .294| .205  .369| .270  .424| .475  .793|  19  .106  -4.9  -0.5   0%
 1935 35 BOS AL  108   88    3   0.9   117| .079  .296| .196  .370| .146  .428| .342  .797| -13  .042 -16.2  -1.6   0%
 1936 36 BOS AL   99   81    3   1.0   127| .138  .306| .207  .383| .188  .450| .395  .833|  -4  .040 -14.1  -1.3   0%
 1937 37 BOS AL  109   84    3   0.9   120| .143  .295| .243  .371| .154  .439| .397  .810|   1  .041 -14.5  -1.4   0%
 1938 38 BOS AL   68   53    2   1.0   123| .148  .296| .246  .376| .148  .442| .394  .818|  -1  .045  -8.9  -0.8   0%
 1939 39 BOS AL   85   67    3   1.2   117| .134  .291| .237  .367| .179  .431| .416  .798|   6  .066 -10.1  -1.0   0%
 1940 40 BOS AL   61   51    2   1.0   114| .151  .284| .196  .358| .208  .431| .404  .788|   3  .054  -8.1  -0.8   0%
 1941 41 BOS AL   55   47    1   0.6   108| .111  .278| .184  .355| .156  .410| .340  .764| -10  .020  -7.4  -0.7   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 17 Seasons     1579 1272   62   1.3   116| .148  .295| .209  .366| .207  .427| .416  .793|   6  .078 -205.4 -20.0  50%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1925 25 PHA AL   P   45      6   55    2    3  .968  .961  1.36  1.40  2.79  2.66   18  197.0
 1926 26 PHA AL   P   45      6   53    3    3  .952  .956  1.31  1.39  2.06  2.66   33  258.0
 1927 27 PHA AL   P   51      8   55    9    2  .875  .959  1.24  1.40  2.16  2.62   28  262.3
 1928 28 PHA AL   P   39      6   40    1    0  .979  .956  1.18  1.37  1.58  2.44   31  261.7
 1929 29 PHA AL   P   42      3   41    2    0  .957  .959  1.05  1.29  1.44  2.34   37  275.3
 1930 30 PHA AL   P   50      6   53    2    1  .967  .946  1.18  1.18  1.82  2.20   32  291.0
 1931 31 PHA AL   P   41      2   47    0    1 1.000  .953  1.20  1.19  1.53  2.21   30  288.7
 1932 32 PHA AL   P   44      3   46    1    1  .980  .959  1.11  1.21  1.51  2.24   30  291.7
 1933 33 PHA AL   P   45      9   58    2    5  .971  .960  1.49  1.18  2.19  2.28   28  275.3 AS
 1934 34 BOS AL   P   22      3   18    2    1  .913  .955  0.95  1.11  1.73  2.14   12  109.3
 1935 35 BOS AL   P   35      1   63    2    6  .970  .950  1.83  1.12  2.11  2.15   30  273.0 AS
 1936 36 BOS AL   P   35      3   49    2    0  .963  .956  1.49  1.04  1.85  1.99   30  253.3 AS
 1937 37 BOS AL   P   32      6   43    1    1  .980  .953  1.53  1.09  1.68  2.05   32  262.0 AS
 1938 38 BOS AL   P   24      0   29    0    0 1.000  .951  1.21  1.12  1.59  2.11   21  163.7 AS
 1939 39 BOS AL   P   23      0   21    3    2  .875  .950  0.91  0.98  0.99  1.92   23  191.0 AS
 1940 40 BOS AL   P   22      1   34    3    0  .921  .956  1.59  1.05  2.05  2.04   21  153.3
 1941 41 BOS AL   P   21      2   17    3    0  .864  .960  0.90  1.16  1.28  2.14   21  134.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1925 25 PHA AL   P   45      6   55    2    3  .968  .961  1.36  1.40  2.79  2.66   18  197.0
 1926 26 PHA AL   P   45      6   53    3    3  .952  .956  1.31  1.39  2.06  2.66   33  258.0
 1927 27 PHA AL   P   51      8   55    9    2  .875  .959  1.24  1.40  2.16  2.62   28  262.3
 1928 28 PHA AL   P   39      6   40    1    0  .979  .956  1.18  1.37  1.58  2.44   31  261.7
 1929 29 PHA AL   P   42      3   41    2    0  .957  .959  1.05  1.29  1.44  2.34   37  275.3
 1930 30 PHA AL   P   50      6   53    2    1  .967  .946  1.18  1.18  1.82  2.20   32  291.0
 1931 31 PHA AL   P   41      2   47    0    1 1.000  .953  1.20  1.19  1.53  2.21   30  288.7
 1932 32 PHA AL   P   44      3   46    1    1  .980  .959  1.11  1.21  1.51  2.24   30  291.7
 1933 33 PHA AL   P   45      9   58    2    5  .971  .960  1.49  1.18  2.19  2.28   28  275.3
 1934 34 BOS AL   P   22      3   18    2    1  .913  .955  0.95  1.11  1.73  2.14   12  109.3
 1935 35 BOS AL   P   35      1   63    2    6  .970  .950  1.83  1.12  2.11  2.15   30  273.0
 1936 36 BOS AL   P   35      3   49    2    0  .963  .956  1.49  1.04  1.85  1.99   30  253.3
 1937 37 BOS AL   P   32      6   43    1    1  .980  .953  1.53  1.09  1.68  2.05   32  262.0
 1938 38 BOS AL   P   24      0   29    0    0 1.000  .951  1.21  1.12  1.59  2.11   21  163.7
 1939 39 BOS AL   P   23      0   21    3    2  .875  .950  0.91  0.98  0.99  1.92   23  191.0
 1940 40 BOS AL   P   22      1   34    3    0  .921  .956  1.59  1.05  2.05  2.04   21  153.3
 1941 41 BOS AL   P   21      2   17    3    0  .864  .960  0.90  1.16  1.28  2.14   21  134.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 616     65  722   38   26  .954  .955  1.28  1.22  1.80  2.26  457 3940.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       616     65  722   38   26  .954  .955  1.28  1.22  1.80  2.26  457   3941

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1929   WS    PHA CHC     W   2   0   0.00  0  0  2  0   6.1   3   0   1  10 
 1930   WS    PHA STL     W   3   2   1.42  2  1  0  2  19    15   3   3  10 
 1931   WS    PHA STL     L   3   3   2.42  2  1  0  2  26    28   7   2  16 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  3 World Series        2-1   8   5   1.75  4  2  2  4  51.1  46  10   6  36 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1929   WS    PHA CHC     W   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1930   WS    PHA STL     W   3   6   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   3  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1931   WS    PHA STL     L   3  10   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   7  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 World Series        2-1   8  18   0   0  0  0  0   0   0  11  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

All-Star Game Pitching

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1933   PHA AL      0  0  1   3     3   0   0   0   3  0   0  0   0  0  1  0  0 
 1935   BOS AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1936   BOS AL   *  0  1  0   3     3   2   2   2   2  0   0  0   0  0  0  1  0 
 1937   BOS AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1938   BOS AL      0  0  0   2     4   2   0   0   3  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1939   BOS AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 3/6      1  0  1  1   8    10   4   2   2   8  0   0  0   0  0  1  1  0   2.25 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1933   PHA AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1935   BOS AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1936   BOS AL   *   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting P 
 1937   BOS AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1938   BOS AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1939   BOS AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 3/6      1   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1933 *
1935
1936 (P)
1937
1938 *
1939

Awards
1930-AL-Triple Crown
1931-AL-MVP
1931-AL-Triple Crown

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1926-AL-8-0.19
1931-AL-1-0.98
1932-AL-14-0.10
1933-AL-5-0.44
1935-AL-14-0.10
1936-AL-15-0.06
1938-AL-21-0.02
1939-AL-15-0.05
Car-91-1.94 shares

Strikeouts
1926 AL-42-10

Sac. Hits
1936 AL-12-5

ERA
1926 AL-2.51-1
1927 AL-3.19-9
1928 AL-2.58-3
1929 AL-2.81-1
1930 AL-2.54-1
1931 AL-2.06-1
1932 AL-2.84-1
1933 AL-3.20-4
1935 AL-2.70-1
1936 AL-2.81-1
1937 AL-3.02-5
1938 AL-3.08-1
1939 AL-2.54-1

Wins
1927 AL-20-3
1928 AL-24-1
1929 AL-20-3
1930 AL-28-1
1931 AL-31-1
1932 AL-25-2
1933 AL-24-1
1935 AL-20-4
1936 AL-17-9
1937 AL-17-4
1939 AL-15-6
Car-300-22

Won-Loss %
1928 AL-.750-3
1929 AL-.769-2
1930 AL-.848-1
1931 AL-.886-1
1932 AL-.714-4
1933 AL-.750-1
1937 AL-.654-9
1938 AL-.778-1
1939 AL-.789-2
Car-.680-9

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1926 AL-1.271-2
1927 AL-1.258-9
1928 AL-1.116-2
1929 AL-1.304-4
1930 AL-1.144-1
1931 AL-1.077-1
1932 AL-1.193-1
1933 AL-1.318-7
1935 AL-1.223-1
1936 AL-1.192-1
1937 AL-1.344-7
1938 AL-1.350-7
1939 AL-1.246-5

Hits Allowed/9IP
1926 AL-7.92-1
1927 AL-8.61-9
1928 AL-7.84-2
1929 AL-9.09-7
1930 AL-8.44-2
1931 AL-7.76-3
1932 AL-8.30-4
1935 AL-8.87-5
1936 AL-8.42-2
1939 AL-8.48-10

Bases on Balls/9IP
1928 AL-2.20-9
1930 AL-1.86-3
1931 AL-1.93-3
1932 AL-2.44-5
1933 AL-2.71-7
1935 AL-2.14-2
1936 AL-2.31-2
1937 AL-2.85-8
1938 AL-2.86-8
1939 AL-2.73-5

Strikeouts/9IP
1925 AL-5.30-1
1926 AL-6.77-1
1927 AL-5.97-1
1928 AL-6.29-2
1929 AL-5.56-1
1930 AL-6.46-1
1931 AL-5.46-4
1932 AL-5.80-3
1935 AL-3.99-8
1936 AL-4.62-6
1937 AL-5.26-4
1938 AL-5.44-4

Games
1925 AL-45-8
1926 AL-45-3
1927 AL-51-3
1928 AL-39-9
1929 AL-42-5
1930 AL-50-1
1932 AL-44-8
1933 AL-45-5

Saves
1926 AL-6-3
1927 AL-9-3
1928 AL-4-7
1929 AL-4-5
1930 AL-9-1
1931 AL-5-6
1932 AL-7-3
1933 AL-6-4

Innings
1926 AL-258.0-6
1927 AL-262.3-4
1928 AL-261.7-6
1929 AL-275.3-3
1930 AL-291.0-4
1931 AL-288.7-2
1932 AL-291.7-2
1933 AL-275.3-3
1935 AL-273.0-6
1936 AL-253.3-6
1937 AL-262.0-5
Car-3940.7-43

Strikeouts
1925 AL-116-1
1926 AL-194-1
1927 AL-174-1
1928 AL-183-1
1929 AL-170-1
1930 AL-209-1
1931 AL-175-1
1932 AL-188-2
1933 AL-114-6
1935 AL-121-4
1936 AL-130-4
1937 AL-153-3
Car-2266-45

Games Started
1926 AL-33-4
1928 AL-31-4
1929 AL-37-1
1930 AL-32-10
1935 AL-30-8
1937 AL-32-6
Car-457-74

Comp. Games
1926 AL-20-4
1927 AL-14-10
1928 AL-24-2
1929 AL-19-8
1930 AL-22-5
1931 AL-27-1
1932 AL-27-1
1933 AL-21-1
1935 AL-23-2
1936 AL-22-5
1937 AL-21-4
1939 AL-17-5
Car-298-42

Shutouts
1928 AL-4-2
1929 AL-2-10
1930 AL-2-4
1931 AL-4-1
1932 AL-4-1
1933 AL-2-4
1935 AL-2-9
1936 AL-6-1
1937 AL-3-6
1939 AL-2-4
Car-35-71

Home Runs Allow.
1925 AL-11-10
1940 AL-20-5

Bases On Balls Allow.
1925 AL-131-1
1926 AL-101-4
Car-1187-55

Hits Allowed
1929 AL-278-5
1930 AL-273-8
1932 AL-269-7
1933 AL-280-4
1935 AL-269-7
1937 AL-269-3
Car-3849-47

SO to Walk
1926 AL-1.92-1
1927 AL-2.20-2
1928 AL-2.86-1
1929 AL-2.10-1
1930 AL-3.48-1
1931 AL-2.82-1
1932 AL-2.38-1
1933 AL-1.37-4
1935 AL-1.86-3
1936 AL-2.00-1
1937 AL-1.84-4
1938 AL-1.90-1
1939 AL-1.40-8

Earned Runs Allow.
Car-1339-68

Wild Pitches
1925 AL-9-1
1926 AL-5-7
1927 AL-5-8
1928 AL-4-7
1929 AL-8-3
1937 AL-5-8

Hit Batsmen
1926 AL-6-7
1930 AL-5-6
1933 AL-4-6

Batters Faced
1926 AL-1072-8
1927 AL-1106-5
1928 AL-1075-10
1929 AL-1168-3
1930 AL-1191-4
1931 AL-1160-5
1932 AL-1207-3
1933 AL-1173-3
1935 AL-1137-6
1936 AL-1049-6
1937 AL-1127-5
Car-16633-37

Games Finished
1927 AL-18-6
1930 AL-17-9

Adjusted ERA+
1926 AL-166-1
1927 AL-133-8
1928 AL-155-2
1929 AL-151-1
1930 AL-185-1
1931 AL-219-1
1932 AL-159-1
1933 AL-134-3
1935 AL-175-1
1936 AL-188-1
1937 AL-158-4
1938 AL-160-1
1939 AL-185-1
Car-148-3

Oldest Player
1937 AL-37-9
1938 AL-38-4
1939 AL-39-3
1940 AL-40-1
1941 AL-41-1

Black Ink: Pitching - 108 (3) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 316 (7) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 62.0 (14) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 231.5 (14) (Likely HOFer > 100)
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Transactions
October 8, 1924: Purchased by the Philadelphia Athletics from the Baltimore (International) for $100,600.
December 12, 1933: Traded by the Philadelphia Athletics with Max Bishop and Rube Walberg to the Boston Red Sox for Bob Kline, Rabbit Warstler, and $125,000.
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Uniforms
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All-Star 1933 * 1935 1936 (P) 1937 1938 * 1939	Awards 1930-AL-Triple Crown 1931-AL-MVP 1931-AL-Triple Crown	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1926-AL-8-0.19 1931-AL-1-0.98 1932-AL-14-0.10 1933-AL-5-0.44 1935-AL-14-0.10 1936-AL-15-0.06 1938-AL-21-0.02 1939-AL-15-0.05 Car-91-1.94 shares	Strikeouts 1926 AL-42-10	Sac. Hits 1936 AL-12-5	ERA 1926 AL-2.51-1 1927 AL-3.19-9 1928 AL-2.58-3 1929 AL-2.81-1 1930 AL-2.54-1 1931 AL-2.06-1 1932 AL-2.84-1 1933 AL-3.20-4 1935 AL-2.70-1 1936 AL-2.81-1 1937 AL-3.02-5 1938 AL-3.08-1 1939 AL-2.54-1
Wins 1927 AL-20-3 1928 AL-24-1 1929 AL-20-3 1930 AL-28-1 1931 AL-31-1 1932 AL-25-2 1933 AL-24-1 1935 AL-20-4 1936 AL-17-9 1937 AL-17-4 1939 AL-15-6 Car-300-22	Won-Loss % 1928 AL-.750-3 1929 AL-.769-2 1930 AL-.848-1 1931 AL-.886-1 1932 AL-.714-4 1933 AL-.750-1 1937 AL-.654-9 1938 AL-.778-1 1939 AL-.789-2 Car-.680-9	BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1926 AL-1.271-2 1927 AL-1.258-9 1928 AL-1.116-2 1929 AL-1.304-4 1930 AL-1.144-1 1931 AL-1.077-1 1932 AL-1.193-1 1933 AL-1.318-7 1935 AL-1.223-1 1936 AL-1.192-1 1937 AL-1.344-7 1938 AL-1.350-7 1939 AL-1.246-5	Hits Allowed/9IP 1926 AL-7.92-1 1927 AL-8.61-9 1928 AL-7.84-2 1929 AL-9.09-7 1930 AL-8.44-2 1931 AL-7.76-3 1932 AL-8.30-4 1935 AL-8.87-5 1936 AL-8.42-2 1939 AL-8.48-10	Bases on Balls/9IP 1928 AL-2.20-9 1930 AL-1.86-3 1931 AL-1.93-3 1932 AL-2.44-5 1933 AL-2.71-7 1935 AL-2.14-2 1936 AL-2.31-2 1937 AL-2.85-8 1938 AL-2.86-8 1939 AL-2.73-5	Strikeouts/9IP 1925 AL-5.30-1 1926 AL-6.77-1 1927 AL-5.97-1 1928 AL-6.29-2 1929 AL-5.56-1 1930 AL-6.46-1 1931 AL-5.46-4 1932 AL-5.80-3 1935 AL-3.99-8 1936 AL-4.62-6 1937 AL-5.26-4 1938 AL-5.44-4
Games 1925 AL-45-8 1926 AL-45-3 1927 AL-51-3 1928 AL-39-9 1929 AL-42-5 1930 AL-50-1 1932 AL-44-8 1933 AL-45-5	Saves 1926 AL-6-3 1927 AL-9-3 1928 AL-4-7 1929 AL-4-5 1930 AL-9-1 1931 AL-5-6 1932 AL-7-3 1933 AL-6-4	Innings 1926 AL-258.0-6 1927 AL-262.3-4 1928 AL-261.7-6 1929 AL-275.3-3 1930 AL-291.0-4 1931 AL-288.7-2 1932 AL-291.7-2 1933 AL-275.3-3 1935 AL-273.0-6 1936 AL-253.3-6 1937 AL-262.0-5 Car-3940.7-43	Strikeouts 1925 AL-116-1 1926 AL-194-1 1927 AL-174-1 1928 AL-183-1 1929 AL-170-1 1930 AL-209-1 1931 AL-175-1 1932 AL-188-2 1933 AL-114-6 1935 AL-121-4 1936 AL-130-4 1937 AL-153-3 Car-2266-45	Games Started 1926 AL-33-4 1928 AL-31-4 1929 AL-37-1 1930 AL-32-10 1935 AL-30-8 1937 AL-32-6 Car-457-74	Comp. Games 1926 AL-20-4 1927 AL-14-10 1928 AL-24-2 1929 AL-19-8 1930 AL-22-5 1931 AL-27-1 1932 AL-27-1 1933 AL-21-1 1935 AL-23-2 1936 AL-22-5 1937 AL-21-4 1939 AL-17-5 Car-298-42
Shutouts 1928 AL-4-2 1929 AL-2-10 1930 AL-2-4 1931 AL-4-1 1932 AL-4-1 1933 AL-2-4 1935 AL-2-9 1936 AL-6-1 1937 AL-3-6 1939 AL-2-4 Car-35-71	Home Runs Allow. 1925 AL-11-10 1940 AL-20-5	Bases On Balls Allow. 1925 AL-131-1 1926 AL-101-4 Car-1187-55	Hits Allowed 1929 AL-278-5 1930 AL-273-8 1932 AL-269-7 1933 AL-280-4 1935 AL-269-7 1937 AL-269-3 Car-3849-47	SO to Walk 1926 AL-1.92-1 1927 AL-2.20-2 1928 AL-2.86-1 1929 AL-2.10-1 1930 AL-3.48-1 1931 AL-2.82-1 1932 AL-2.38-1 1933 AL-1.37-4 1935 AL-1.86-3 1936 AL-2.00-1 1937 AL-1.84-4 1938 AL-1.90-1 1939 AL-1.40-8	Earned Runs Allow. Car-1339-68
Wild Pitches 1925 AL-9-1 1926 AL-5-7 1927 AL-5-8 1928 AL-4-7 1929 AL-8-3 1937 AL-5-8	Hit Batsmen 1926 AL-6-7 1930 AL-5-6 1933 AL-4-6	Batters Faced 1926 AL-1072-8 1927 AL-1106-5 1928 AL-1075-10 1929 AL-1168-3 1930 AL-1191-4 1931 AL-1160-5 1932 AL-1207-3 1933 AL-1173-3 1935 AL-1137-6 1936 AL-1049-6 1937 AL-1127-5 Car-16633-37	Games Finished 1927 AL-18-6 1930 AL-17-9	Adjusted ERA+ 1926 AL-166-1 1927 AL-133-8 1928 AL-155-2 1929 AL-151-1 1930 AL-185-1 1931 AL-219-1 1932 AL-159-1 1933 AL-134-3 1935 AL-175-1 1936 AL-188-1 1937 AL-158-4 1938 AL-160-1 1939 AL-185-1 Car-148-3	Oldest Player 1937 AL-37-9 1938 AL-38-4 1939 AL-39-3 1940 AL-40-1 1941 AL-41-1