Roy Grover Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/leaders_bat.shtml Oakland Athletics Top 10 Batting Leaders from Baseball-Reference