Bob Groom Notable

b. September 12, 1884 · Washington Senators 1909–1913, St. Louis Terriers 1914–1915, St. Louis Browns 1916–1917, Cleveland Indians 1918

Bob Groom played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Washington Senators in 1909 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1918.

He went 119 and 150 with a 3.10 earned run average, pitching 2,336.3 innings in 367 games. He struck out 1,159, completed 157 of his 288 starts and threw 22 shutouts. Across 369 games he batted .128, with 98 hits and 49 runs. He finished with 16 doubles and 3 stolen bases.

He threw a no-hitter in 1917.

He was born in Belleville, IL, USA on September 12, 1884, and died on February 19, 1948. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1909	WSH	46	88	1	8	1	0	2	0	38	0	.091
1910	WSH	34	92	4	11	0	0	4	2	28	1	.120
1911	WSH	37	82	8	11	1	0	2	6	23	0	.134
1912	WSH	43	103	11	12	1	0	6	7	34	0	.117
1913	WSH	37	92	7	15	4	2	8	6	24	0	.163
1914	SLM	42	94	5	15	2	1	4	5	28	0	.160
1915	SLM	37	66	3	10	2	0	4	4	24	1	.152
1916	SLB	41	63	5	7	3	0	3	4	20	1	.111
1917	SLB	38	72	4	8	2	0	2	3	27	0	.111
1918	CLE	14	12	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	.083
Career	—	369	764	49	98	16	3	35	37	251	3	.128

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1909	WSH	7	26	44	31	0	260.2	218	83	105	131	2.87
1910	WSH	12	17	34	30	0	257.2	244	79	77	98	2.76
1911	WSH	13	17	37	32	2	254.2	280	108	67	135	3.82
1912	WSH	24	13	43	40	1	316.0	287	92	94	179	2.62
1913	WSH	16	16	37	36	0	264.1	258	95	81	156	3.23
1914	SLM	13	20	42	34	1	280.2	281	101	75	167	3.24
1915	SLM	11	11	37	26	2	209.0	200	76	73	111	3.27
1916	SLB	13	9	41	26	4	217.1	174	62	98	92	2.57
1917	SLB	8	19	38	28	3	232.2	193	76	95	82	2.94
1918	CLE	2	2	14	5	0	43.1	70	34	18	8	7.06
Career	—	119	150	367	288	13	2336.1	2205	806	783	1159	3.10

On this day & linked events

1884

Born September 12, 1884

Belleville, IL, USA

1948

Died February 19, 1948

1909

Major-league debut: Bob Groom

Bob Groom made a major-league debut on April 13, 1909.

1915

Frank Allen's No-Hitter

Frank Allen threw a no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Rebels against the St. Louis Terriers on April 24, 1915, winning 2–0.

1917

Bob Groom's No-Hitter

Bob Groom threw a no-hitter for the St. Louis Browns against the Chicago White Sox on May 6, 1917, winning 3–0.

1918

Final major-league game: Bob Groom

Bob Groom played a final major-league game on July 20, 1918.

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