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Uncommon card · Society
Lefty Grove, an Uncommon card
Robert Moses "Lefty" Grove was an American professional baseball pitcher.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 54
- Power
- 118
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 36,000
Power 118 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Lefty Grove quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Lefty Grove card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
In which decade?
After having success in the minor leagues during the early ____s, Grove became a star in Major League Baseball with the American League's Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox.
Answer
1920s. After having success in the minor leagues during the early 1920s, Grove became a star in Major League Baseball with the American League's Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox. From the Lefty Grove article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Katie Smith. Katie Smith 70 · Ajax 67 · Lefty Grove 64 · Charles Bassett 61 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- After having success in the minor leagues during the early 1920s, Grove became a star in Major League Baseball with the American League's Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox.
- One of the greatest pitchers in history, Grove led the American League in wins in four separate seasons, in strikeouts seven consecutive seasons, and had the league's lowest earned run average a record nine times.
- Over the course of the three years from 1929 to 1931, he twice won the pitcher's Triple Crown, leading the league in wins, strikeouts, and ERA, while amassing a 79–15 record and leading the Athletics to three straight AL championships.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Lefty Grove article was read about 36,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 64 and blocks with 54: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get Lefty Grove
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Lefty Grove in the power ranking, all domains together.
- AjaxUncommon · Arts · ATK 67 DEF 51
- Charles BassettUncommon · History · ATK 61 DEF 57
- DipperUncommon · Nature · ATK 62 DEF 56
- Courtroom sketchUncommon · Arts · ATK 65 DEF 53
- Katie SmithUncommon · Society · ATK 70 DEF 48
- United States Marine BandUncommon · History · ATK 69 DEF 49
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Lefty Grove (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
