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Lefty Grove

Born: Mar. 6, 1900
Baseball LHP

won 20 or more games 8 times; led AL in ERA 9 times and strikeouts 7 times; 31-4 record and MVP in 1931 with Philadelphia; 300-141 record; real name: Robert Moses Grove

Died: May 23, 1975

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