#56 Steve Gromek, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, Boston (A) Red Sox

#56 Steve Gromek, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, Boston (A) Red Sox
Friday, 10/20/1949

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Steve Gromek

1/15/1920
29
USA,MI,HAMTRAMCK
6"2
180

Starting Pitcher
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R

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Minimal
Loyal
Some ability
0 / 6 (Unknown)
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1.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 1,528,571
1949 (Arbitration eligible)
4 Year(s), 36 Days (724 total Days)
172 Day(s)
9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days)
8 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
Out of Option Years

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	3	6	8	91-94 Mph
Versus LHB	2	5	8
Versus RHB	3	6	9
Talent	3	5	8

Pitching Ratings
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9
61
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	10

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1
3
2
1
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Fielding Ratings
P : 6 (Range), .954 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/24	PHA	L 6-11	*	7	15	10	9	4	1	L
8/28	CHA	L 1-10	*	3.1	6	9	9	4	1	L
9/1	@DET	L 8-9	*	9	10	8	8	5	3
9/5	CLE	L 2-3	*	9	8	3	3	2	8	L
9/10	WAS	W 5-4	*	9	7	4	4	3	2	W
9/14	@PHA	W 7-5	*	9	14	5	4	1	2	W
9/18	CLE	W 4-3	*	9	4	3	1	2	2		PoG
9/23	@SLA	L 4-5	*	8.2	10	5	3	2	2	L
9/27	DET	L 2-5	*	9	12	5	4	3	3	L
10/1	@DET	L 3-6	*	8	3	6	3	5	4	L

Pitching Stats 1949

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	45	45	8	28	0	5.10	362.0	366	239	205	191	154	26	57.8	0	19	42.2
Projected	45	45	8	28	0	5.10	362.0	366	239	205	191	154

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	14.1	9.1	3.8	4.7	7	1	14.3	0	0	.0	4.68

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	568	174	35	2	16	90	96	72	41	0	0	1	.306	.378	.460	.837
vs. RHB	840	192	44	5	27	140	143	119	113	0	0	8	.229	.325	.389	.714

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	23	23	5	14	0	5.83	180.2	192	128	117	94	78
Road	22	22	3	14	0	4.37	181.1	174	111	88	97	76
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	8	8	2	2	0	3.44	70.2	55	30	27	38	28
May	7	7	0	7	0	8.43	47.0	61	52	44	31	29
June	8	8	3	3	0	3.20	70.1	55	27	25	35	31
July	7	7	0	7	0	5.40	58.1	62	44	35	30	22
August	7	7	1	5	0	8.80	45.0	65	47	44	34	18
Sept./Oct.	8	8	2	4	0	3.82	70.2	68	39	30	23	26

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1945	8	4	2	2	0	8.33	27.0	40	33	25	5	20	9	1	0	2.22	.333	BOS
1946	31	31	14	14	0	4.60	270.0	277	157	138	40	123	131	26	1	1.48	.265	BOS
1947	44	44	19	18	0	4.71	353.1	359	203	185	50	160	170	24	0	1.47	.270	BOS
1948	38	38	9	24	0	5.13	303.1	332	194	173	36	142	120	23	0	1.56	.285	BOS
1949	45	45	8	28	0	5.10	362.0	366	239	205	43	191	154	26	0	1.54	.267	BOS
Total	166	162	52	86	0	4.97	1315.2	1374	826	726	174	636	584	100	1	1.53	.273

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1941, AAA	19	19	9	8	0	4.52	137.1	134	75	69	23	44	93	7	0	1.30	.265
1942, AAA	17	17	9	6	0	3.47	135.0	135	63	52	17	48	87	7	0	1.36	.281
1943, AAA	29	29	13	5	0	5.44	193.2	223	129	117	31	83	120	9	2	1.58	.306
1944, AAA	30	30	15	11	0	3.44	243.2	239	120	93	28	69	133	15	2	1.26	.266
1945, AAA	29	29	19	6	0	3.47	228.0	223	96	88	24	85	122	13	1	1.35	.279

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1946	2	2	1	1	0	4.86	16.2	21	11	9	10	12	1	0
1947	2	2	0	2	0	10.92	15.2	18	19	19	18	8	1	0
Total	4	4	1	3	0	7.79	32.1	39	30	28	28	20	2	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1945	8	7	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	BOS
1946	31	97	9	2	0	0	7	2	2	37	0	0	.093	.111	.113	.225	BOS
1947	44	128	10	2	0	0	6	4	1	51	0	1	.078	.085	.094	.179	BOS
1948	38	99	5	2	0	1	7	4	2	44	0	0	.051	.069	.101	.170	BOS
1949	45	118	8	3	0	0	3	4	5	49	0	0	.068	.104	.093	.197	BOS
Total	166	449	33	9	0	1	24	15	10	184	0	1	.073	.093	.100	.193

Fielding Stats 1949

Position

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INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

101

.980

362.0

2.51

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1941...
Injured on 6/1/1943 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 5 days...
Injured on 7/24/1945 with a Stiff Elbow, out for one week...
Earned first career win on 9/4/1945...
Had first career hit on 9/12/1945, off Glenn Liebhardt (NYY)...
Hit first career homerun on 6/6/1948, off Ewell Blackwell (CHA)...
1/31/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,528,571 through salary arbitration...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Wins 1947 - 19 - 7th	Losses 1947 - 18 - 6th 1948 - 24 - 1st	IP 1947 - 353.1 - 2nd	K's 1947 - 170 - 10th	BB 1947 - 160 - 4th
CG 1946 - 26 - 10th 1947 - 24 - 10th 1948 - 23 - 10th

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