Lefty Grove, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Major League Baseball pitcher
Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1900
Place of Birth: Allegany County, Maryland, United States
Date of Death: 22-May-1975
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Lefty Grove
- Robert Moses "Lefty" Grove (March 6, 1900 – May 22, 1975) was an American professional baseball pitcher.
- After having success in the minor leagues during the early 1920s, Grove became a star in Major League Baseball with the American League's Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox.
- One of the greatest pitchers in history, Grove led the American League in wins in four separate seasons, in strikeouts seven years in a row, and had the league's lowest earned run average a record nine times.
- Over the course of the three years from 1929 to 1931 he twice won the pitcher's Triple Crown, leading the league in wins, strikeouts, and ERA, while amassing a 79-15 record and leading the Athletics to three straight AL championships.
- Overall, Grove won 300 games in his 17-year MLB career.
- He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1947.
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