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Bob Groom

Birthdate:

9/12/1884

Died:

2/19/1948

Height / Weight:

6' 2" / 175 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Belleville, IL, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Baseball player, Bob Groom, St. Louis Browns, pitcherwith gloved hand behind his head, holding the ball at Comiskey Park prior to game against Chicago White Sox 1916 Photo SUMMARY
Portrait of American League's St. Louis Browns baseball player Robert Groom holding the ball in his glove behind his head on the field at Comiskey Park, which was located at 324 West 35th Street and bounded by West 34th Street; South Shield's Avenue (formerly Portland Avenue); South Wentworth Avenue, in the Armour Square community area of Chicago, Illinois. A few spectators sitting in the grandstands are visible in the background. NOTES This photonegative taken by a Chicago Daily News photographer may have been published in the newspaper. SDN-060621, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1909	WSH (AL)	44	31	7	26	0	17	1	260.2	218	114	83	2	105	0	131	10	13	0	2.87
1910	WSH (AL)	34	30	12	17	0	22	3	257.2	244	117	79	8	77	0	98	9	9	1	2.76
1911	WSH (AL)	37	32	13	17	2	20	2	254.2	280	148	108	9	67	0	135	8	8	0	3.82
1912	WSH (AL)	43	40	24	13	1	28	2	316.0	287	133	92	3	94	0	179	6	5	0	2.62
1913	WSH (AL)	37	36	16	16	0	17	4	264.1	258	118	95	8	81	0	156	9	5	0	3.23
1914	SLM (FL)	42	34	13	20	1	23	1	280.2	281	141	101	9	75	0	167	9	4	0	3.24
1915	SLM (FL)	37	26	11	11	2	11	4	209.0	200	93	76	6	73	0	111	4	2	0	3.27
1916	SLB (AL)	41	26	13	9	4	8	1	217.1	174	82	62	1	98	0	92	2	3	0	2.57
1917	SLB (AL)	38	28	8	19	3	11	4	232.2	193	80	76	3	95	0	82	2	5	0	2.94
1918	CLE (AL)	14	5	2	2	0	0	0	43.1	70	42	34	0	18	0	8	0	1	0	7.06
10 years		367	288	119	150	13	157	22	2336.1	2205	1068	806	49	783	0	1159	59	55	1	3.11

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1909	WSH (AL)	46	88	1	8	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	.91	.91	SLG
1910	WSH (AL)	34	92	4	11	0	0	0	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	.120	.138	SLG
1911	WSH (AL)	37	82	8	11	1	0	0	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	.134	.193	SLG
1912	WSH (AL)	43	103	11	12	1	0	0	6	7	0	0	0	0	1	12	0	.117	.180	SLG
1913	WSH (AL)	37	92	7	15	4	2	0	8	6	24	0	0	0	0	5	0	.163	.214	SLG
1914	SLM (FL)	42	94	5	15	2	1	0	4	5	28	0	0	0	0	1	0	.160	.202	SLG
1915	SLM (FL)	37	66	3	10	2	0	0	4	4	24	1	0	0	0	3	0	.152	.200	SLG
1916	SLB (AL)	41	63	5	7	3	0	0	3	4	20	1	0	0	0	6	0	.111	.164	SLG
1917	SLB (AL)	38	72	4	8	2	0	0	2	3	27	0	0	0	0	3	0	.111	.147	SLG
1918	CLE (AL)	14	12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	.83	.83	SLG
10 years		369	764	49	98	16	3	0	35	37	128	3	0	0	1	47	0	.128	.170	.SLG

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