- Steve Gromek
Infobox MLB retired
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bgcolor2=#990000
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Steve Gromek
position=Pitcher
bats=Switch
throws=Right
birthdate=January 15 1920
deathdate=death date and age|2002|1|15|1920|1|15
debutdate=August 18
debutyear=1941
debutteam=Cleveland Indians
finaldate=July 25
finalyear=1957
finalteam=Detroit Tigers
stat1label=Win-Loss Record
stat1value=123-108
stat2label=Strikeout s
stat2value=904
stat3label=ERA
stat3value=3.41
teams=
*Cleveland Indians (by|1941-by|1953)
*Detroit Tigers (by|1953-by|1957)
highlights=
*All star in 1945Stephen Joseph "Steve" Gromek (
January 15 1920 ,Hamtramck, Michigan –January 15 2002 ) was aMajor League Baseball pitcher . He played seventeen seasons in theAmerican League , with theCleveland Indians (1941-1953) and theDetroit Tigers (1953-1957).An All-Star in 1945, Gromek posted a 19-9 won-loss record with a 3.26 ERA. In Game 4 of the
1948 World Series , Gromek pitched one game, defeating the Boston Braves in acomplete game win. He was traded mid-season to the Tigers in by|1953. In his first full season with the team, Gromek went 18-16 with a 2.74 ERA, and 17 complete games.In 1981, Gromek became a member of the
National Polish-American Hall of Fame .He died on his 82nd birthday in 2002, of undisclosed causes.
ee also
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List of Polish Americans External links
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