[Highlander]

Lefty Grove- The Left-handed one was taken with the 14th overall pick in the 1919 draft by the New York Yankees. He made his debut in 1921, but only pitched 10.1 innings. He didn't make it back to NY until 1925. Then, he remained on the Yankees until he retired at 41 years old in 1941.

Lefty's numbers were-

244-248 (40th in wins), 5 Saves, 4430 IP (31st), 3.39 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 1970 K, 4 K/9, 83.4 WAR (22nd)

Grove had a very strange career. He led the league in wins twice, but also in losses twice. He was the ERA leader 5 times and the strikeout leader 5 times in a row from 1927-1931. He also led the league in WHIP twice. In both 1929 and 1930, he won the pitching Triple Crown with 21 wins/2.72 ERA/173 K in 1929 and 22 wins/3.15 ERA/193 K in 1930. However, he obviously finished with a losing record and career ERA and WHIP numbers that are nowhere near the top 100.


Lefty won one World Series with the Yankees. He was a 10-time All-Star and 5-time Cy Young Award winner. His overall numbers weren't all the best, but he was clearly one of the best pitchers in his era. In 1947, his first year on the HOF ballot, he was elected with 78.4% of the vote.