Where does Lefty Grove rank among baseball greats?
Lefty Grove ranks #1 among the Top 50 all-time at SP. Rankings ⇒ Lefty Grove Teammates Mickey Cochrane Jimmie Foxx Bobby Doerr Jimmie Dykes Joe Cronin Ted Williams Ty Cobb Al Simmons Eddie Rommel Rube Walberg George Earnshaw Wes Ferrell Jim Bagby Jr. Jack Quinn Connie Mack Best Season: 1931 Grove followed up his amazing 1930 season (28-5, 18 relief appearances, and nine saves) with an even better year. He helped the A’s to their third straight pennant, no small feat with Gehrig and Ruth’s Yankees in the same league. Grove went 31-4, with a league-best 2.06 ERA. The league ERA was 4.51. He also led in K’s, WHIP, complete games, and shutouts. He won 16 games in a row. Once again he proved valuable out of the pen, saving five games. He was honored as the league’s MVP. Factoids From July 25, 1930, through September 24, 1931, Lefty Grove was an incredible 46-4. According to researcher Jim Kaplan, this is the best 50-game stretch by any pitcher in baseball history. Lefty Grove was the first
