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Steve Gromek

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: January 15, 1920 in Hamtramck, MI us

Died: March 12, 2002 in Clinton Twp; Macomb County, MI

Buried: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, MI

High School: St. Ladislaus HS (Hamtramck, MI)

Debut: August 18, 1941 (Age 21-215d, 9,080th in major league history)
vs. WSH 4.0 IP, 7 H, 6 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER, L

Last Game: July 25, 1957 (Age 37-191d)
vs. BAL 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: Stephen Joseph Gromek

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.1

123

108

ERA

3.41

447

225

2064.2

904

WHIP

1.245

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	DET		BAL	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 18	DET	@	BAL	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 24	DET		CLE	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	12 (2)	May 1	DET	@	WSH	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	16 (3)	May 9 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	43	11.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	21 (4)	May 14	DET		NYY	L,4-6	GS	33	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
7	24 (2)	May 16 (2)	DET		BOS	W,9-8	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	26 (1)	May 18	DET		PHA	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
9	30 (3)	May 23	DET		CHW	L,3-4	GS	33	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	34 (3)	May 28	DET	@	CLE	L,0-3	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
11	36 (1)	May 30	DET	@	CLE	L,1-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	40 (3)	Jun 2	DET	@	WSH	L,2-7	GS	21	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	46 (5)	Jun 7 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,2-3	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	52 (5)	Jun 11 (2)	DET	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
15	56 (3)	Jun 15	DET		BOS	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
16	61 (4)	Jun 22	DET		NYY	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	68 (6)	Jun 29 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,0-5	GS	20	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	72 (3)	Jul 4	DET	@	BAL	L,1-3	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	77 (4)	Jul 8	DET		CHW	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	80 (2)	Jul 11	DET		BAL	W,2-1	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	81	Jul 15 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,1-3	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	88 (6)	Jul 20 (1)	DET	@	PHA	W,12-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	95 (6)	Jul 27 (1)	DET		PHA	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	101 (5)	Jul 31	DET		BOS	L,0-4	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	106 (4)	Aug 5	DET		WSH	L,1-4	GS	40	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
26	109 (2)	Aug 8	DET		NYY	W,10-8	GF	16	3.1	2	2	0	4	0	P
27	111 (1)	Aug 11	DET		CLE	L,0-2	GS	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
28	115 (3)	Aug 15 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
29	121 (5)	Aug 20	DET		CHW	L,2-8	GS	33	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
30	125 (3)	Aug 25	DET	@	BOS	L,3-5	GS	21	4.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
31	129 (3)	Aug 29 (1)	DET	@	PHA	W,14-3	GS	36	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	134 (4)	Sep 3	DET		BAL	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
33	139 (4)	Sep 8	DET		BOS	L,2-5	GS	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	143 (3)	Sep 12 (1)	DET		WSH	W,5-0	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	148 (4)	Sep 18	DET		CLE	L,2-3	GS	28	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
36	152 (3)	Sep 22	DET	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
							36gm		252.2	16	26	1	43	1