Franklin Thomas Grube (January 7, 1905 – July 2, 1945) was an American
professional baseball
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and
professional football
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player. In baseball, he was a
catcher
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whose career lasted for 14 seasons (1928–1941), including 394 games in
Major League Baseball
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as a member of the
Chicago White Sox
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(1931–1933 and 1935–1936) and
St. Louis Browns
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(1934–1935 and 1941). In
football
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, he played
left end for the
New York football Yankees of the
NFL
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, appearing in 11 games in 1928. Grove was listed as tall and weighed ; he threw and batted right-handed.
Grube was born in
Easton, Pennsylvania
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, and attended
Lafayette College
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in that city. In the majors, he collected 274
hits
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, including 59
doubles and one
home run
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(struck off
New York
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Ivy Andrews
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at
Yankee Stadium
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on September 12, , in a rare tie game, called on account of darkness); he
batted .244 with 107
runs batted in
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. Grube was the White Sox' most used catcher in both and .
He was shot while visiting
New York City
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, and died July 2, 1945, at
Knickerbocker Hospital
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History
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at age 40.
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1905 births
1945 deaths
American football wide receivers
Baltimore Orioles (IL) players
Baseball players from Pennsylvania
Bridgeport minor league baseball team players
Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
Chicago White Sox players
Columbus Red Birds players
Dallas Steers players
Deaths by firearm in Manhattan
Jonesboro White Sox players
Lafayette Leopards baseball players
Lafayette Leopards football players
Major League Baseball catchers
Minor league baseball managers
New York Yankees (NFL) players
Firearm accident victims in the United States
Accidental deaths in New York (state)
Players of American football from Pennsylvania
Sacramento Solons players
St. Louis Browns players
San Antonio Missions players
Sportspeople from Easton, Pennsylvania
Toledo Mud Hens players
Williamsport Grays players
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