Steve Gromek
Bats B · Throws R · b. 1920, Hamtramck, USA · d. 2002 · MLB debut 1941-08-18, final game 1957-07-25
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | CLE | AL | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
| 1942 | CLE | AL | 14 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .412 | .533 |
| 1943 | CLE | AL | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1944 | CLE | AL | 44 | 73 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 13 | .260 | .316 | .301 |
| 1945 | CLE | AL | 37 | 91 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 17 | .231 | .307 | .253 |
| 1946 | CLE | AL | 37 | 56 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | .196 | .224 | .196 |
| 1947 | CLE | AL | 30 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .318 | .318 | .364 |
| 1948 | CLE | AL | 38 | 41 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .146 | .205 | .171 |
| 1949 | CLE | AL | 27 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .167 | .231 | .208 |
| 1950 | CLE | AL | 31 | 38 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .158 | .179 | .158 |
| 1951 | CLE | AL | 27 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .296 | .406 | .333 |
| 1952 | CLE | AL | 30 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .100 | .229 | .100 |
| 1953 | 2TM | AL | 24 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .070 | .070 | .070 |
| 1954 | DET | AL | 36 | 79 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 21 | .190 | .273 | .190 |
| 1955 | DET | AL | 28 | 54 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 12 | .167 | .357 | .185 |
| 1956 | DET | AL | 40 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | .148 | .395 | .148 |
| 1957 | DET | AL | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1941–1957 | 470 | 630 | 58 | 124 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 71 | 146 | .197 | .279 | .217 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | CLE | AL | 1 | 1 | 4.24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23.1 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 19 |
| 1942 | CLE | AL | 2 | 0 | 3.65 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.1 | 46 | 18 | 2 | 23 | 14 |
| 1943 | CLE | AL | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1944 | CLE | AL | 10 | 9 | 2.56 | 35 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 203.2 | 160 | 58 | 5 | 70 | 115 |
| 1945 | CLE | AL | 19 | 9 | 2.55 | 33 | 30 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 251.0 | 229 | 71 | 6 | 66 | 101 |
| 1946 | CLE | AL | 5 | 15 | 4.33 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 153.2 | 159 | 74 | 20 | 47 | 75 |
| 1947 | CLE | AL | 3 | 5 | 3.74 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 84.1 | 77 | 35 | 8 | 36 | 39 |
| 1948 | CLE | AL | 9 | 3 | 2.84 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 130.0 | 109 | 41 | 10 | 51 | 50 |
| 1949 | CLE | AL | 4 | 6 | 3.33 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92.0 | 86 | 34 | 8 | 40 | 22 |
| 1950 | CLE | AL | 10 | 7 | 3.65 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 113.1 | 94 | 46 | 10 | 36 | 43 |
| 1951 | CLE | AL | 7 | 4 | 2.77 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 107.1 | 98 | 33 | 6 | 29 | 40 |
| 1952 | CLE | AL | 7 | 7 | 3.67 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 122.2 | 109 | 50 | 14 | 28 | 65 |
| 1953 | 2TM | AL | 7 | 9 | 4.41 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 136.2 | 149 | 67 | 17 | 39 | 67 |
| 1954 | DET | AL | 18 | 16 | 2.74 | 36 | 32 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 252.2 | 236 | 77 | 26 | 57 | 102 |
| 1955 | DET | AL | 13 | 10 | 3.98 | 28 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 181.0 | 183 | 80 | 26 | 37 | 73 |
| 1956 | DET | AL | 8 | 6 | 4.28 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 141.0 | 142 | 67 | 25 | 47 | 64 |
| 1957 | DET | AL | 0 | 1 | 6.08 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23.2 | 32 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 11 |
| 1941–1957 | 123 | 108 | 3.41 | 447 | 225 | 92 | 17 | 23 | 2064.2 | 1940 | 782 | 186 | 630 | 904 |
Awards
- 1945 Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
Hall of Fame voting
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | BBWAA | 1 | 201 | 151 |