Diamond Rules For Success by Lefty Grove : A Legendary List on Baseball Almanac

Diamond Rules For Success

Robert Moses "Lefty" Grove was a legendary pitcher who became a member of the three-hundred wins club, posted a lifetime earned run average of 3.06, and had a Major League career which spanned three decades. Grove's diamond rules for success were often posted in clubhouses for players to read during the fifties and still apply to this day.

"Kid, when you kick a water bucket never kick it with your toes. Always use the side of your foot." - Lefty Grove

Diamond Rules For Success by Lefty Grove
#	Rules
1	Attend to business.
2	Eat regularly, get at least eight hours' sleep — especially from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., when sleep is soundest — and observe modest habits.
3	Don't 'know it all' — give other fellow credit for a little knowledge.
Diamond Rules For Success by Lefty Grove

On July 25, 1941, Lefty Grove of the Boston Red Sox became of the few members of the elite 300 Wins Club. Review the chart to determine what number he was, who was there before him, and more details about this pitching milestone.

Did you know that Total Baseball described Lefty Grove as "the consensus pick as best left-hander in history"? Do you agree with Total Baseball ? Disagree? Share why on our message board.

Lefty Grove had already won one-hundred eight games in the International League before he entered the Major Leagues at age twenty-five. Click his name to review what difference that might have made and to learn more about this fascinating Hall of Fame pitcher.

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