Howdy Groskloss Stats

Howdy Groskloss was born on Tuesday, April 10, 1906, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Groskloss was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 23, 1930, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Howdy Groskloss baseball stats page.

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Howdy Groskloss
 
 
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Birth Name:   Howard Hoffman Groskloss
Nickname:   Howdy
Born On:   04-10-1906  (Aries)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-15-2006 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Vero Beach, Florida
Cemetery:   Woodlawn Cemetery, Miami, Florida
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Amherst College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09   Player Weight Chart Weight:   176
First Game:   06-23-1930 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-25-1932
Draft:   Not Applicable
Howdy Groskloss

Howdy Groskloss Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
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Howdy Groskloss Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1930 24 Pirates 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 - .333 .333 .333
1931 25 Pirates 53 161 13 45 7 2 0 0 20 11 - 16 3 - 0 - .280 .326 .348
1932 26 Pirates 17 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 1 - 0 - .100 .100 .100
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
3 Years 72 184 14 48 7 2 0 0 21 11 - 19 4 - 0 - .261 .303 .321
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Howdy Groskloss Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1930 Pirates SS 1 0 - 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1931 Pirates 2B 39 39 936 211 5.4 207 92 115 4 35 n/a n/a n/a .981 5.97
1931 Pirates SS 3 1 24 4 1.3 3 1 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .750 3.38
1932 Pirates SS 1 1 24 5 5.0 4 2 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 4.50
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
2B Totals 39 39 936 211 5.4 207 92 115 4 35 n/a n/a n/a .981 5.97
SS Totals 5 2 48 10 2.0 7 3 4 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .700 3.94
3 Years 44 41 984 221 5.0 214 95 119 7 36 n/a n/a n/a .968 5.87
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Howdy Groskloss Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1930 Pirates 0 - - 1 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 3.0 - - -
1931 Pirates 1 - - 12 0 n/a 0.0 10.1 8.1 - - -
1932 Pirates 0 - - 16 0 n/a 0.0 6.7 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
3 Years 1 - - 29 0 n/a 0.0 9.7 8.8 - - -
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Howdy Groskloss Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1930 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a -
1931 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a -
1932 Pittsburgh Pirates 26 Undetermined n/a -


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