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	15-23 / in Starts: 12-20
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	33 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games

RBI Opportunities

1911 Batting Game Log

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1911 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	81	2 (1)	Apr 13	WSH		BOS	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9			P
2	82	6 (3)	Apr 21	WSH	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9			P
3	83	9 (2)	Apr 26	WSH	@	PHA	L,2-7	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	1				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
4	84	13 (3)	May 1	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-3	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9			P
5	85	15 (1)	May 3	WSH	@	BOS	L,3-6	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9			P
6	86	17 (1)	May 5	WSH		PHA	L,0-9	0-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9			P
7	87	20 (2)	May 11	WSH	@	CHW	L,6-20	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.071	.071	.071	.143	9			P
8	88	23 (2)	May 14	WSH	@	SLB	L,2-6	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.071	.071	.071	.143	9			P
9	89	29 (5)	May 20	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-8	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.059	.059	.059	.118	9			P
10	90	33 (3)	May 24	WSH	@	DET	L,5-6	GS-0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	1				0		.056	.105	.056	.161	9			P
11	91	37 (3)	May 29 (2)	WSH		BOS	L,6-7	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.105	.150	.105	.255	9			P
12	92	39 (1)	May 30 (2)	WSH		BOS	L,4-5	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.105	.150	.105	.255	9			PR
13	93	40	May 31	WSH		NYY	W,3-2	CG(6)	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.136	.174	.136	.310	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
14	94	44 (3)	Jun 5	WSH		DET	L,1-5	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.125	.160	.125	.285	9			P
15	95	48 (3)	Jun 9	WSH		CLE	L,2-5	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.120	.154	.120	.274	9			P
16	96	52 (3)	Jun 15	WSH		SLB	W,8-7	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.120	.154	.120	.274	9			P
17	97	56 (3)	Jun 21 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.143	.172	.143	.315	9			P
18	98	61 (4)	Jun 26	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.129	.156	.129	.285	9			P
19	99	66 (4)	Jun 29	WSH		PHA	W,9-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		2	0	0				0		.143	.167	.143	.310	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
20	100	71 (4)	Jul 4 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS-0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0				0		.139	.205	.139	.344	9			P
21	101	76 (4)	Jul 10	WSH	@	DET	L,3-4	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.135	.200	.135	.335	9			P
22	102	78 (1)	Jul 12	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-4	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.125	.186	.125	.311	9			P
23	103	82 (3)	Jul 16	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-6	GS-0	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.136	.191	.136	.328	9			P
24	104	90 (7)	Jul 26	WSH		DET	W,12-5	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.136	.191	.136	.328	9			P
25	105	93 (2)	Jul 29	WSH		CLE	W,7-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.128	.180	.128	.308	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
26	106	97 (3)	Aug 2 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,2-4	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.122	.189	.122	.311	9			P
27	107	101 (3)	Aug 7 (1)	WSH		SLB	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.115	.179	.115	.294	9			P
28	108	105 (3)	Aug 10	WSH		SLB	W,9-8	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.127	.186	.127	.314	9			P
29	109	110 (4)	Aug 15	WSH		NYY	L,1-6	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.123	.180	.123	.303	9			P
30	110	113 (2)	Aug 19	WSH	@	SLB	W,8-7	0-0	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.131	.185	.131	.316	9			P
31	111	119 (5)	Aug 26	WSH	@	DET	L,6-11	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.129	.182	.129	.311	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
32	112	123 (3)	Sep 1	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-6	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.129	.182	.129	.311	9			P
33	113	128 (4)	Sep 6	WSH	@	NYY	W,6-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.125	.188	.125	.313	9			P
34	114	133 (4)	Sep 12	WSH		BOS	L,5-6	CG	4	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.134	.194	.149	.344	9			P
35	115	138 (4)	Sep 19	WSH		CHW	W,7-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	0				0		.143	.211	.157	.368	9			P
36	116	144 (5)	Sep 26	WSH		CLE	W,8-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.149	.213	.162	.375	9			P
37	117	148 (3)	Sep 30	WSH		DET	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.141	.202	.154	.356	9			P
38	118	151 (2)	Oct 4	WSH		PHA	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.136	.195	.148	.344	9			P
							15-23		93	81	8	11	1	0	0	2	6		17	0	6		0		0		.136	.195	.148	.344

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