december right handed pitcher played seasons played cleveland_indians seasons chicago_white_sox season career games pitched innings earned run average era born raised pennsylvania began professional career rookie season spent years serving military world war returned spent time minor leagues spent parts seasons cleveland_indians end season traded chicago_white_sox played spent seven seasons pitching minor leagues retiring end season retirement ran worked died early life minor leagues born pennsylvania played ohio teens attended grew pitching county league right fielder pitcher indians pitching offered contract season pittsburgh_pirates turned offer instead signing cleveland_indians spending season indians class affiliate played alongside future teammate games pitched innings win loss record era season spent following years serving united_states_army world war war returned baseball spending season cleveland_indians minor league team played performances season included hitter pioneers second game august games finished record era shortly afterward engaged fellow graduate married shortly cleveland indians chicago_white_sox promoted indians class minor league affiliate games threw innings finished season record era minor league season ended september called cleveland_indians major league roster debut september pitched game finishing season having pitched innings striking batter allowing run looking stay major league spent spring training indians roster originally great impression team seven indians stricken early april causing miss time end spring training optioned baltimore_orioles international_league indians aaa class minor league affiliate spent season pitching performances included victory newark bears victory limited bears hits finished season baltimore having amassed pitching appearances starts record era pitching games baltimore season ended promoted indians roster pitched game indians season end season december indians traded chicago_white_sox signing contract took spring training alongside newcomers pitching performance earned place major league roster pitched games losing finished tenure era innings pitched final game purchased sold new_york_yankees minor league team ending major league career return minor leagues spent season finishing record era innings pitched season began new_york_yankees players wanted money sign contracts minor hold eventually signed contract kansas_city spring training ended sent yankees aaa minor league affiliate yankees sent oaks sending season oaks return condition poor finished season record era january oaks sold baltimore_orioles international_league farm team philadelphia_phillies struggled appearances finishing era sent minor league team pitched games finishing record era seasons played oklahoma city indians sold baltimore december season finished record era innings pitched following season started things victory early appearance allowed hits finished season record era improved pitching finishing season record era season split time finishing season combined record ended professional career season later life retiring baseball returned hometown family ran worked retirement wife daughters elizabeth inducted spent time playing local golf tournaments died december
Ernest Groth