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Wally Berger League
5-25-2117
John Gromek Relief Pitcher
Retired (1964, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.61 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/L
W-L 48-53 Status Deceased (1993) Option Years 0  
SV 162 Age at Death 66 Date of Birth 01-15-1927
K 556 Drafted Round 1, Pick 8
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 9 years
(117 games)
IP 812.2
WHIP 1.30
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D  Contact vs. L D  Endurance F    Ldrship C+
Power vs. R D  Power vs. L F  Velocity B    Mentor Val B+
Speed C- Bunt C+ Control B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm C- WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1951 MIL
8
 7
69
0
0
0
0
 0
63.2
 69 30 24 2 20
35
1.40
3.39
1952 MIL
5
 4
54
0
0
0
1
 0
70.2
 81 38 34 1 20
48
1.43
4.33
1953 MIL
7
 4
66
0
0
0
1
 0
69.2
 62 27 24 1 23
53
1.22
3.10
1954 MIL
2
 3
61
0
0
0
3
 0
75.2
 68 36 36 1 21
44
1.18
4.28
1955 MIL
2
 7
69
0
0
0
9
 0
62.1
 67 31 30 1 19
50
1.38
4.33
1956 MIL
0
 5
45
0
0
0
35
 0
40.0
 34 18 17 1 20
20
1.35
3.83
1957 MIL
2
 3
52
0
0
0
1
 0
54.2
 47 17 13 0 18
40
1.19
2.14
1958 BRO-PIT
4
 5
69
0
0
0
8
 0
74.2
 76 44 40 0 28
56
1.39
4.82
1959 PIT
6
 3
63
0
0
0
16
 0
70.0
 48 19 16 0 22
43
1.00
2.06
1960 PIT
3
 5
57
0
0
0
25
 0
57.0
 53 24 23 0 23
43
1.33
3.63
1961 PIT
2
 1
55
0
0
0
36
 0
50.0
 45 19 19 0 18
33
1.26
3.42
1962 PIT
2
 4
46
0
0
0
22
 0
48.2
 45 20 18 1 17
32
1.27
3.33
1963 PIT
3
 2
42
0
0
0
4
 0
49.0
 50 17 17 1 11
45
1.24
3.12
1964 PIT-STL
2
 0
21
0
0
0
1
 0
27.0
 38 16 15 1 16
14
2.00
5.00
2117
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
48
 53
769
0
0
0
162
 0
812.2
 783 356 326 10 276
556
1.30
3.61
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01John Gromek has retired from the St. Louis Eagles
1964-06-22A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Lynx and the St. Louis Eagles. The St. Louis Eagles receive John Gromek, Whitey Ford, Corky Peters, Damon Withem (Optioned), Draft Pick - 1965 Round 1 (PIT) from the Pittsburgh Lynx in exchange for Bobby Quinlan, Chuck Blank.
1958-05-06A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Lynx and the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Brooklyn Dodgers receive Mel Antonello, Draft Pick - 1959 Round 1 (PIT) from the Pittsburgh Lynx in exchange for John Gromek.
1952-08-25The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted John Gromek to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Sammy Genewich to the minors.
1952-07-01The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Tyler Pasley to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent John Gromek to the minors.
1951-09-14The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted John Gromek to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Reggie Adams to the minors.
1951-09-12The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Mel Rhodes to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent John Gromek to the minors.
1951-08-09The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted John Gromek to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Sammy Genewich to the minors.
1951-08-08The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Tony Ledesma to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Lee Ramirez to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Ron Kuenn to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Jason James to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Bump Thomas to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent John Gromek to the minors.
1951-04-01The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted John Gromek to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Sammy Genewich to the minors.