Roy Grover | |
Position: | Second baseman |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | January 17, 1892 |
Birth Place: | Snohomish, Washington |
Death Place: | Milwaukie, Oregon |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | September 13 |
Debutyear: | 1916 |
Debutteam: | Philadelphia Athletics |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | July 5 |
Finalyear: | 1919 |
Finalteam: | Washington Senators |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .226 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 0 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 50 |
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Roy Arthur Grover (January 17, 1892 - February 7, 1978) was a Major League Baseball second baseman. He played all or part of three seasons in the majors, between and, for the Philadelphia Athletics and Washington Senators.
In, Grover was the Athletics' starting second baseman. That year, he set the all-time Athletics franchise record for sacrifice hits with 43, a record that still stands.[1]