Steve Gromek was born on Thursday, January 15, 1920, in Hamtramck, Michigan. Gromek was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 18, 1941, with the Cleveland Indians. 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 Steve Gromek baseball stats page.
"I will always cherish that photograph and the memory of (Steve) Gromek hugging me and me hugging him, because it proved that emotions can be put into a form not based on skin color." - Larry Doby
Steve GromekSteve Gromek Autograph on a 1949 Bowman Reprint (#198) |
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Steve GromekSteve Gromek Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1941 | 21 | Indians | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23.1 | 106 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1942 | 22 | Indians | 14 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.1 | 197 | 46 | 18 | 24 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1943 | 23 | Indians | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1944 | 24 | Indians | 35 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 2.56 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 203.2 | 820 | 160 | 58 | 74 | 5 | 70 | 4 | 115 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
1945 | 25 | Indians | 33 | 30 | 2 | 19 | 9 | .679 | 2.55 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 251.0 | 1,026 | 229 | 71 | 80 | 6 | 66 | 4 | 101 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
1946 | 26 | Indians | 29 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 15 | .250 | 4.33 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 153.2 | 661 | 159 | 74 | 79 | 20 | 47 | 1 | 75 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
1947 | 27 | Indians | 29 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3.74 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 84.1 | 367 | 77 | 35 | 43 | 8 | 36 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
1948 | 28 | Indians | 38 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 2.84 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 130.0 | 546 | 109 | 41 | 52 | 10 | 51 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 6 | 0 | - |
1949 | 29 | Indians | 27 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 3.33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92.0 | 390 | 86 | 34 | 41 | 8 | 40 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
1950 | 30 | Indians | 31 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 3.65 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 113.1 | 464 | 94 | 46 | 50 | 10 | 36 | 5 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
1951 | 31 | Indians | 27 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2.77 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 107.1 | 450 | 98 | 33 | 41 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
1952 | 32 | Indians | 29 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 3.67 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 122.2 | 505 | 109 | 50 | 55 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 65 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
1953 | 33 | Indians | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 46 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1953 | 33 | Tigers | 19 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4.51 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 125.2 | 548 | 138 | 63 | 70 | 17 | 36 | 6 | 59 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - |
1954 | 34 | Tigers | 36 | 32 | 4 | 18 | 16 | .529 | 2.74 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 252.2 | 1,049 | 236 | 77 | 85 | 26 | 57 | 7 | 102 | 1 | 12 | 0 | - |
1955 | 35 | Tigers | 28 | 25 | 1 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 3.98 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 181.0 | 760 | 183 | 80 | 89 | 26 | 37 | 5 | 73 | 1 | 9 | 1 | - |
1956 | 36 | Tigers | 40 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4.28 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 141.0 | 611 | 142 | 67 | 74 | 25 | 47 | 7 | 64 | 0 | 9 | 0 | - |
1957 | 37 | Tigers | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23.2 | 113 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
17 Years | 447 | 225 | 110 | 123 | 108 | .532 | 3.41 | 92 | 17 | 23 | 2,064.2 | 8,676 | 1,940 | 782 | 893 | 186 | 630 | 70 | 904 | 18 | 68 | 3 | - |
Steve GromekSteve Gromek Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1941 | 21 | Indians | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
1942 | 22 | Indians | 14 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | .333 | .412 | .533 |
1943 | 23 | Indians | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
1944 | 24 | Indians | 44 | 73 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | 1 | .260 | .316 | .301 |
1945 | 25 | Indians | 37 | 91 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 3 | - | 0 | 2 | .231 | .307 | .253 |
1946 | 26 | Indians | 37 | 56 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .196 | .224 | .196 |
1947 | 27 | Indians | 30 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | .318 | .318 | .364 |
1948 | 28 | Indians | 38 | 41 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | .146 | .205 | .171 |
1949 | 29 | Indians | 27 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | .167 | .231 | .208 |
1950 | 30 | Indians | 31 | 38 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | .158 | .179 | .158 |
1951 | 31 | Indians | 27 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | .296 | .406 | .333 |
1952 | 32 | Indians | 30 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 3 | - | 0 | 3 | .100 | .229 | .100 |
1953 | 33 | Indians | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1953 | 33 | Tigers | 19 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | - | 0 | 0 | .073 | .073 | .073 |
1954 | 34 | Tigers | 36 | 79 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .190 | .273 | .190 |
1955 | 35 | Tigers | 28 | 54 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .357 | .185 |
1956 | 36 | Tigers | 40 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .148 | .395 | .148 |
1957 | 37 | Tigers | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
17 Years | 470 | 630 | 58 | 124 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 71 | 0 | 146 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .197 | .279 | .217 |
Steve GromekSteve Gromek Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1941 Indians | P | 9 | 2 | 70 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1942 Indians | P | 14 | 0 | 133 | 10 | 0.7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 1.62 |
1943 Indians | P | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1944 Indians | P | 35 | 21 | 611 | 34 | 1.0 | 32 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 1.41 |
1945 Indians | P | 33 | 30 | 753 | 48 | 1.5 | 46 | 15 | 31 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 1.65 |
1946 Indians | P | 29 | 21 | 461 | 32 | 1.1 | 31 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 1.82 |
1947 Indians | P | 29 | 7 | 253 | 16 | 0.6 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 1.60 |
1948 Indians | P | 38 | 9 | 390 | 27 | 0.7 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .926 | 1.73 |
1949 Indians | P | 27 | 12 | 276 | 27 | 1.0 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.54 |
1950 Indians | P | 31 | 13 | 340 | 25 | 0.8 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.99 |
1951 Indians | P | 27 | 8 | 322 | 31 | 1.1 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.60 |
1952 Indians | P | 29 | 13 | 368 | 16 | 0.6 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.17 |
1953 Indians | P | 5 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.82 |
1953 Tigers | P | 19 | 17 | 377 | 22 | 1.2 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.58 |
1954 Tigers | P | 36 | 32 | 758 | 43 | 1.2 | 42 | 16 | 26 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 1.50 |
1955 Tigers | P | 28 | 25 | 543 | 35 | 1.3 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 1.69 |
1956 Tigers | P | 40 | 13 | 423 | 17 | 0.4 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.09 |
1957 Tigers | P | 15 | 1 | 71 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.14 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 447 | 225 | 6,194 | 387 | 0.9 | 374 | 126 | 248 | 13 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 1.63 | |
17 Years | 447 | 225 | 6,194 | 387 | 0.9 | 374 | 126 | 248 | 13 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 1.63 |
Steve GromekSteve Gromek Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1941 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1.73 | 7.33 | 4.24 |
1942 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 0.61 | 2.84 | 4.67 |
1943 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 0.00 |
1944 Indians | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.6 | 10.4 | 1.64 | 5.08 | 3.09 |
1945 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.4 | 9.1 | 1.53 | 3.62 | 2.37 |
1946 Indians | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 7 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.60 | 4.39 | 2.75 |
1947 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.4 | 22.0 | 1.08 | 4.16 | 3.84 |
1948 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.9 | 41.0 | 0.98 | 3.46 | 3.53 |
1949 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.8 | 24.0 | 0.55 | 2.15 | 3.91 |
1950 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.2 | 38.0 | 1.19 | 3.41 | 2.86 |
1951 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.4 | 13.5 | 1.38 | 3.35 | 2.43 |
1952 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 2.32 | 4.77 | 2.05 |
1953 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.67 | 6.55 | 2.45 |
1953 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.1 | 20.5 | 1.64 | 4.23 | 2.58 |
1954 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.8 | 26.3 | 1.79 | 3.63 | 2.03 |
1955 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.5 | 10.8 | 1.97 | 3.63 | 1.84 |
1956 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 27.0 | 1.36 | 4.09 | 3.00 |
1957 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.85 | 4.18 | 4.94 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
17 Years | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | 12 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.3 | 15.8 | 1.43 | 3.94 | 2.75 |
Steve GromekSteve Gromek Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1941 Cleveland Indians | 36 | Undetermined | - | - |
1942 Cleveland Indians | 36 | Undetermined | - | - |
1943 Cleveland Indians | 25 | Undetermined | - | - |
1944 Cleveland Indians | 25 | Undetermined | - | - |
1945 Cleveland Indians | 25 | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1946 Cleveland Indians | 25 | Undetermined | - | - |
1947 Cleveland Indians | 25 | Undetermined | - | - |
1948 Cleveland Indians | 27 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1949 Cleveland Indians | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
1950 Cleveland Indians | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
1951 Cleveland Indians | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
1952 Cleveland Indians | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
1953 Cleveland Indians | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
1953 Detroit Tigers | 18 | Undetermined | - | - |
1954 Detroit Tigers | 18 | Undetermined | - | - |
1955 Detroit Tigers | 18 | Undetermined | - | - |
1956 Detroit Tigers | 18 | Undetermined | - | - |
1957 Detroit Tigers | 18 | Undetermined | - | - |
Steve Gromek Stats by Baseball Almanac |
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