Lefty Grove

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Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Major League Baseball pitcher human

Lefty Grove was a dominant Hall of Fame left-handed pitcher of the 1920s and 1930s, renowned for his overpowering fastball and multiple league-leading seasons in wins and strikeouts.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Baseball Hall of Fame inductee → Major League Baseball pitcher → human →
bats	left-handed →
battingAverageAgainst	.248 →
broke300WinMilestoneYear	1941 →
careerWins	300 →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1900-03-06 →
dateOfDeath	1975-05-22 →
earnedRunAverage	3.06 →
era	1920s → 1930s →
familyName	Grove →
finalMLBGameDate	1941-09-28 →
finalMLBTeam	Boston Red Sox →
fullName	Robert Moses Grove →
givenName	Robert →
hallOfFame	National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum →
hallOfFameInductionYear	1947 →
jerseyNumber	10 →
league	Major League Baseball →
memberOfSportsTeam	Boston Red Sox → Philadelphia Athletics →
middleName	Moses →
MLBDebutDate	1925-04-14 →
MLBDebutTeam	Philadelphia Athletics →
MVPAward	American League Most Valuable Player →
MVPYear	1931 →
nickname	Lefty →
notableFor	excellent control → high strikeout totals → overpowering fastball →
placeOfBirth	Lonaconing, Maryland, United States →
placeOfDeath	Norwalk, Ohio, United States →
positionPlayed	pitcher →
seasonsLeadingLeagueInERA	9 →
seasonsLeadingLeagueInStrikeouts	7 →
seasonsWithMostWinsInAL	4 →
sexOrGender	male →
sport	baseball →
strikeouts	2266 →
teamWithMostCareerSeasons	Philadelphia Athletics →
throws	left-handed →
winLossRecord	300–141 →
worldSeriesChampion	1929 → 1930 → 1931 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Philadelphia Athletics →	notablePlayer
1929 World Series →	notablePlayerOnChampion