What's exceptional about Lefty Grove Philadelphia Athletics 1929 ?
Seasons:
flamethrower; season
Lefty Grove of the Philadelphia Athletics had the most strikeouts (170) of all 213 pitchers in 1929.
beat Pat Malone of the Chicago Cubs (166), George Earnshaw of the Philadelphia Athletics (149), Watty Clark of the Brooklyn Robins (140), and Dazzy Vance of the Brooklyn Robins (126), and 208 others, ending with Paul Zahniser of the Cincinnati Reds (0).
beat Pat Malone of the Chicago Cubs (166), George Earnshaw of the Philadelphia Athletics (149), Watty Clark of the Brooklyn Robins (140), and Dazzy Vance of the Brooklyn Robins (126), and 208 others, ending with Paul Zahniser of the Cincinnati Reds (0).
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Lefty Grove of the 1929 Philadelphia Athletics threw left-handed, was a 20-game winner, played for the World Series winner, would make it into the Hall of Fame, played in Shibe Park, and was born in Maryland.
Sources
- achievement score (3.9 see References)
- assists (41)
- complete games (19)
- double plays (0)
- games finished (5)
- games played (42)
- games started (37)
- innings pitched (275.3)
- putouts (3)
- saves (4)
- shutouts (2)
- strikeouts (170)
- strikeouts per nine innings (5.6)
- winning percentage (76.9%)
- wins (20)
- balks (0)
- earned run average (2.81)
- earned runs (86)
- errors (2)
- hit by pitch (3)
- hits (278)
- hits per nine innings (9.1)
- homers given up (8)
- homers per nine innings (.3)
- losses (6)
- runs allowed (104)
- walks (81)
- walks per nine innings (2.6)
- wild pitches (8)
- age (29 yrs)
- batters faced (1,168)
- height (6'3")
- innings pitched per game (6.6)
- weight (190 lbs)
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