- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRobert Moses Grove
- Height6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
- Grove was the star pitcher of the late 1920-early 1930 he had a competitive spirit matched by few if any, it was this spirit that enabled grove to capture 300 major league wins mostly for Philadelphia and Boston American league. During a stretch of seven years lefty won at least twenty games while leading the league in era or strike outs. His 1931 season is one of the best as he went 31-4 the last American league pitcher to win 30 plus games in a season until Denny McLain went 31-6 in 1968.- IMDb Mini Biography By: l.c. fisher 2011 also born on march 6.
- SpouseEthel Gardner(January 30, 1921 - August 16, 1960) (her death, 2 children)
- Inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.
- Lefty Grove Memorial Park is located in Lonaconing, Maryland, where the pitcher was born. It has a statue of Grove facing Home Plate Gate, as he would have stood after delivering a pitch.
- Led the American League in victories in 1928, 1930-1931, and 1933.
- Led the American League in winning percentage in 1929-1931, 1933, and 1939.
- Led the American League in complete games, 1931-1933.
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