Lefty Grove 1985 1934-1936 Diamond Stars (reprint) Baseball Card Back
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A 1985 1934-1936 Diamond Stars (reprint) Baseball card of Lefty Grove. The back of card number 1 in the set reads, "Diamond Stars, No. 1 Pitching Tips - The Fast Ball. Greatest fast ball pitcher since Walter Johnson is Robert "Lefty" Grove of the Red Sox, who makes the most of his six feet two inches of height by throwing overhand. To get utmost speed on the ball, legs, back, arms and wrists must go into the pitch, with emphasis on the final snap of the wrist and fingers. Like all good fast ball pitchers, Lefty's "fireball" has a slight rise as it approaches the plate, a tiny upward curve of, perhaps, an inch that is called the "hop" and causes batters to hit under the ball and pop it into the air. Boys under sixteen should be careful not to overwork or strain their arms in trying for too much speed. Austen Lake Boston American Robert M. Grove. Born Lonaconing, Md. 34 years old, 6 ft. 2 1/2 inches, 175 pounds; bats left, throws left; won 24, lost 8 games in 1933. One of 240 major league players with playing tips ©1934 National Chicle Co. Cambridge, Mass. U.S.A. Reprint 1985"
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1985–1985