Lefty Grove 1939 Game by Game Batting Logs

Lefty Grove appeared in 25 Major League games during the 1939 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Grove appeared in, specifically relating to his 1939 hitting statistics. Notes: The Date / Box field has a link to the box score from the game being described. If the Date is followed by an asterisk (*), Grove started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"He (Lefty Grove) didn't have a curve. All he had was a fastball. Everybody knew what they were going to hit at, but they still couldn't hit him. He was fabulous." - Doc Cramer
Lefty Grove 1939 Game by Game Batting Logs

In Chronological Order / Lefty Grove Stats

04-20-1939 *at Yankees2010000101000.500.667.500p
04-29-1939 *at Athletics0000000200010.500.800.500p
 April 1939 Totals
2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 .500 .800 .500 -
05-06-1939 *at Tigers3010000101000.400.667.400p
05-14-1939 *at Senators6000000000000.182.400.182p
05-21-1939 *vs Tigers3110012101000.214.421.429p
05-27-1939 *vs Senators3120002101000.294.478.471p
 May 1939 Totals
15 2 4 0 0 1 4 3 0 3 0 0 0 .267 .389 .467 -
06-04-1939 *at Indians3010000001010.300.462.450p
06-11-1939 *at White Sox4010001001000.292.433.417p
06-18-1939 *vs Indians3000000002010.259.394.370p
06-26-1939 *at Senators4000000001000.226.351.323p
 June 1939 Totals
14 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 2 0 .143 .143 .143 -
07-02-1939 *vs Yankees2000000000020.212.333.303p
07-09-1939 *at Yankees2000000001000.200.317.286p
07-16-1939 *at Tigers5000000001000.175.283.250p
07-25-1939 *vs White Sox3010000002000.186.286.256p
07-27-1939vs White Sox1000000000000.182.280.250ph
 July 1939 Totals
13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 .077 .077 .077 -
08-01-1939 *vs Indians2100000101010.174.283.239p
08-08-1939 *vs Athletics2000000002020.167.273.229p
08-17-1939 *at Athletics3000000001010.157.259.216p
08-25-1939 *at White Sox2000000001000.151.250.208p
08-31-1939 *at Tigers2000000001000.145.242.200p
 August 1939 Totals
11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 4 0 .000 .083 .000 -
09-06-1939 *at Yankees3000000002000.138.231.190p
09-13-1939 *vs Tigers1010000200000.153.265.203p
09-20-1939 *vs Browns3000000002000.145.254.194p
09-24-1939vs Athletics1000000000000.143.250.190ph
09-28-1939 *at Senators4000000003000.134.237.179p
 September 1939 Totals
12 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 .083 .214 .083 -
 1939 Yearly Totals 67 3 9 0 0 1 5 9 0 26 0 9 0 .134 .237 .179 -

Lefty Grove 1939 Game by Game Batting Logs



Did you know that Lefty Grove appeared in 11 games at home, had 24 at-bats, drove in 4 runs, scored 3 times, had 5 hits (0 doubles / 0 triples / 1 home runs), walked 5 times (0 intentional), struck out 11 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 6 times (6 hits & 0 flies), and finished at home with a .208 batting average, .344 on base percentage and .333 slugging average?

On the road, Lefty Grove appeared in 14 games, had 43 at-bats, drove in 1 runs, scored 0 times, had 4 hits (0 doubles / 0 triples / 0 home runs), walked 4 times (0 intentional), struck out 15 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 3 times (3 hits & 0 flies), and finished at home with a .093 batting average, .170 on base percentage and .093 slugging average?

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