Bob Groom

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: September 12, 1884 in Belleville, IL us

Died: February 19, 1948 in Belleville, IL

Buried: Walnut Hill Cemetery, Belleville, IL

High School: Belleville Township HS (Belleville, IL)

School: St. Louis University (St. Louis, MO)

Debut: April 13, 1909 (Age 24-213d, 3,132nd in major league history)
vs. NYY 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 20, 1918 (Age 33-311d)
vs. PHA 2.0 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1909 season

Full Name: Robert Groom

Nicknames: The Toothpick Twirler

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.1

119

150

ERA

3.10

367

288

2336.1

1159

WHIP

1.279

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-20 / in Starts: 13-16
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	34 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games

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1910 Batting Game Log

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1910 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
1	47	2 (1)	Apr 15	WSH		PHA	L,2-8	0-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9			P
2	48	7 (4)	Apr 21	WSH	@	BOS	L,3-10	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9			P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
3	49	17 (9)	May 3	WSH	@	NYY	W,8-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.222	.222	.222	.444	9			P
4	50	21 (3)	May 7	WSH	@	PHA	L,3-6	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.167	.167	.167	.333	9			P
5	51	24 (2)	May 13	WSH		CHW	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.267	.267	.267	.533	9			P
6	52	28 (3)	May 18	WSH		CLE	W,4-3	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	1				1		.294	.294	.294	.588	9			P
7	53	31 (2)	May 21	WSH		SLB	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0		1	0	0				0		.300	.300	.300	.600	9			P
8	54	34 (2)	May 25	WSH		DET	W,2-0	CG(7)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.261	.261	.261	.522	9			P
9	55	39 (4)	May 30 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.231	.231	.231	.462	9			P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
10	56	41 (1)	Jun 3	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.207	.207	.207	.414	9			P
11	57	45 (3)	Jun 8	WSH	@	DET	L,1-5	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.219	.219	.219	.438	9			P
12	58	49 (3)	Jun 12	WSH	@	CHW	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.194	.194	.194	.389	9			P
13	59	53 (3)	Jun 18	WSH	@	SLB	L,0-9	GS-0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.216	.216	.216	.432	9			P
14	60	62 (8)	Jun 27 (2)	WSH		NYY	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.225	.225	.225	.450	9			P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
15	61	66 (3)	Jul 2	WSH		BOS	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	0				0		.205	.205	.205	.409	9			P
16	62	70 (3)	Jul 6	WSH		PHA	L,2-3	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.191	.191	.191	.383	9			P
17	63	73 (2)	Jul 9 (1)	WSH		SLB	L,6-9	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	0				0		.188	.188	.188	.375	9			P
18	64	75 (1)	Jul 11	WSH		SLB	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.173	.173	.173	.346	9			P
19	65	79 (3)	Jul 15	WSH	@	DET	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.179	.179	.179	.357	9			P
20	66	82 (2)	Jul 19 (2)	WSH		CLE	L,2-5	0-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.175	.175	.175	.351	9			P
21	67	83	Jul 20	WSH		CLE	W,8-4	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	0				0		.172	.172	.172	.345	9			P
22	68	86 (2)	Jul 22 (2)	WSH		CHW	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.164	.164	.164	.328	9			P
23	69	89 (2)	Jul 25 (2)	WSH		CHW	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1				0		.156	.156	.156	.313	9			P
24	70	93 (3)	Jul 29	WSH	@	PHA	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.149	.149	.149	.299	9			P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
25	71	98 (4)	Aug 4 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.143	.143	.143	.286	9			P
26	72	101 (2)	Aug 7	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-4	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.139	.139	.139	.278	9			P
27	73	113 (11)	Aug 16	WSH		DET	L,3-8	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.133	.133	.133	.267	9			P
28	74	117 (3)	Aug 20	WSH		CLE	L,5-9	0-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.143	.143	.143	.286	9			P
29	75	121 (3)	Aug 25	WSH		DET	L,2-3	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.136	.136	.136	.272	9			P
30	76	126 (4)	Aug 30	WSH		SLB	L,0-4	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.134	.134	.134	.268	9			P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
31	77	141 (14)	Sep 17	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-7	GS-0	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.129	.129	.129	.259	9			P
32	78	149 (7)	Sep 27 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.124	.124	.124	.247	9			P
33	79	151 (1)	Sep 30	WSH	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.120	.129	.120	.249	9			P
34	80	155 (3)	Oct 5	WSH		BOS	T,5-5	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.118	.128	.118	.246	9			P
							13-20		97	93	4	11	0	0	0	7	1		29	0	3				1		.118	.128	.118	.246

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