Stephen Joseph Gromek was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played seventeen seasons in the American League with the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers. He was a native of Hamtramck, Michigan. An All-Star in 1945, Gromek posted a 19?9 won-loss record with a 3.26 ERA. In Game 4 of the 1948 World Series, Gromek pitched one game, defeating the Boston Braves in a complete game win. He was traded mid-season to the Tigers in 1953. In his first full season with the team, Gromek went 18?16 with a 2.74 ERA, and 17 complete games. In 1981, Gromek became a member of the National Polish-American Hall of Fame. 

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