Bob Grody

Robert William Grody


Born:
April 25, 1900
Brooklyn, NY

Died:
June 21, 1982
West Palm Beach, FL


Career
Stuveysant High School - New York City (High School)
1918-19 Hamilton College - New York (College)
1919-20 Brooklyn (Independent)
1920-21 New York Big-Five (Independent)
1921-22 New York Big-Five (Independent)
1922-23 New York Big-Five (Independent)
1923-24 Glens Falls Garries (NYSL)
1924-25 Philadelphia Cathedral (PBL)
1924-25 Paterson Legionaires (MBL)
1924-25 Brookyn Visitations (MBL)
1925-26 Washington Palace Five (ABL)
1925-26 NY Lou Gehrig All Stars (Independent)
1926-27 Brooklyn Visitations (NLN)
1926-27 Brooklyn Visitations (MBL)
1927-28 Brooklyn Visitations (MBL)
1927-28 Detroit Cardinals (ABL)
1927-28 Rochester Centrals (ABL)
1928-29 Rochester Centrals (ABL)
1929-30 Paterson Whirlwinds (ABL)
1929-30 Brooklyn Visitations (ABL)
1930-31 Toledo Red Men (ABL)
1930-31 Bridgeton (TSL)
1930-31 Dunmore (PSL)
1931-32 Brooklyn Jewels (MBL)
1931-32 Bridgeton Moose (EBL)
1931-32 Brooklyn Americans (Independent)
1932-33 Brooklyn Americans (MBL)
1932-33 Jersey City Palace Diamonds (MBL)
1932-33 Brooklyn Visitation (MBL)
1932-33 Dumore (PSL)
1933-34 Brooklyn Visistations (ABL)
1933-34 Trenton Moose (ABL)
1933-34 Dunmore (PSL)
1934-35 Brooklyn (Independent)
1935-36 Brooklyn Visitations (ABL)
1935-36 Dongan Caseys (Independent)
1935-36 Bay Ridge Pros (Independent)
1936-37 Brooklyn Americans (Independent)
1936-37 Yonkers (Independent)
1936-37 NY National City Bank (Independent)
1937-38 Brooklyn (NBL)
1937-38 Brooklyn Visitation (Independent)
1938-39 Brooklyn Americans (Independent)
1939-40 Brooklyn Visitation (Independent)
1940-41 Glens Falls (NYSL)

Grody was a basketball player and a baseball pitcher from New York. He tried to make good with John McGraw and the Giants in 1921, but was sent to Waterbury in the Eastern League. He was later pitching Jersey City and Montreal in the Internation League in the later 1920's. Despite his attempts at baseball, it was on the basketball court where he really made his impact. He played for dozens of professional and semi-professional hoop teams over his 20-plus yeat career.

He married Margaret Edgar (1904-1999) and they had two daughters and a son.

Minor League Baseball Stats:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=grody-001rob
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=grody-001---

Source:
Leavenworth Times, May 22, 1921

Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/Bob-Grody/