Lefty Grove

Lefty Grove
Grove in 1939
Pitcher
Born: (1900-03-06)March 6, 1900 Lonaconing, Maryland, U.S.
Died: May 22, 1975(1975-05-22) (aged 75) Norwalk, Ohio, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 14, 1925, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
September 28, 1941, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	300–141
Earned run average	3.06
Strikeouts	2,266
Teams
Philadelphia Athletics (1925–1933) Boston Red Sox (1934–1941)
Career highlights and awards
6× All-Star (1933, 1935–1939) 2× World Series champion (1929, 1930) AL MVP (1931) 2× Triple Crown (1930, 1931) 4× AL wins leader (1928, 1930, 1931, 1933) 9× AL ERA leader (1926, 1929–1932, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939) 7× AL strikeout leader (1925–1931) Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame Athletics Hall of Fame Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame Major League Baseball All-Century Team
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1947
Vote	76.4% (fourth ballot)

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. One of the greatest pitchers in history, Grove led the American League in wins in four separate seasons, in strikeouts seven years in a row, and had the league's lowest earned run average a record nine times. Over the course of the three years from 1929 to 1931, he twice won the pitcher's Triple Crown, leading the league in wins, strikeouts, and ERA, while amassing a 79–15 record and leading the Athletics to three straight AL championships.^[1] Overall, Grove won 300 games in his 17-year MLB career. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1947.