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Burleigh Grimes
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Birthdate: 8/18/1893
Died: 12/6/1985
Height / Weight: 5' 10" / 175 lbs.
Place of Birth: Emerald, WI, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Burleigh Grimes pitched for six National League teams, won 20 games five times, led the league in complete games four times, chalked up a 270-212 lifetime record and was elected to the 'Hall of Fame'. Burleigh Grimes was the last of baseball's legal spit-ball pitchers. Pitching for Brooklyn, Grimes' record from 1919-1924 was 19-9, 23-11, 22-13, 17-14, 21-18 and 22-13. In 1918 he posted a 2.14 ERA, started 30 games, completed 19 with 7 shutouts, pitched in relief 10 times in 269.7 innings. In 1928 at age 35 while pitching for the Pirates, Grimes went 25-14, led the NL in wins, complete games - 28, innings pitched - 331, and shutouts with 4. From 1929-1931, he posted a 50-27 record while pitching for the Pirates, Boston Braves and St. Louis Cardinals. Burleigh Grimes career stats: 270-212, .560 pct, 3,53 ERA, 616 Games, 497 GS, 314 GC, 35 shutouts in 4179.7 innings.

Burleigh Grimes photo from Chicago Daily News Collection and Chicago Historical Society


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
1916 PIT (NL) 6 5 2 3 0 4 0 45.2 40 19 12 1 10 0 20 1 0 0 2.36
1917 PIT (NL) 37 17 3 16 0 8 1 194.0 186 101 76 5 70 0 72 5 6 2 3.53
1918 BRO (NL) 40 30 19 9 1 19 7 270.0 210 94 64 3 76 0 113 11 4 2 2.13
1919 BRO (NL) 25 21 10 11 0 13 1 181.1 179 97 70 2 60 0 82 7 3 3 3.47
1920 BRO (NL) 40 33 23 11 2 25 5 303.2 271 101 75 5 67 0 131 9 4 0 2.22
1921 BRO (NL) 37 35 22 13 0 30 2 302.1 313 120 95 6 76 0 136 6 5 0 2.83
1922 BRO (NL) 36 34 17 14 1 18 1 259.0 324 157 137 17 84 0 99 6 7 1 4.76
1923 BRO (NL) 39 38 21 18 0 33 2 327.0 356 165 130 9 100 0 119 6 11 0 3.58
1924 BRO (NL) 38 36 22 13 1 30 1 310.2 351 161 132 15 91 0 135 5 6 0 3.82
1925 BRO (NL) 33 31 12 19 0 19 0 246.2 305 164 138 15 102 0 73 8 7 0 5.04
1926 BRO (NL) 30 29 12 13 0 18 1 225.1 238 114 93 4 88 0 64 4 5 1 3.71
1927 NYG (NL) 39 34 19 8 2 15 2 259.2 274 116 102 12 87 0 102 4 4 0 3.54
1928 PIT (NL) 48 37 25 14 3 28 4 330.2 311 146 110 11 77 0 97 3 9 1 2.99
1929 PIT (NL) 33 29 17 7 2 18 2 232.2 245 108 81 11 70 0 62 0 4 0 3.13
1930 BSN (NL) 11 9 3 5 0 1 0 49.0 72 53 40 4 22 0 15 0 3 0 7.35
1930 STL (NL) 22 19 13 6 0 10 1 152.1 174 66 51 5 43 0 58 7 4 0 3.01
1931 STL (NL) 29 28 17 9 0 17 3 212.1 240 97 86 11 59 0 67 2 10 1 3.65
1932 CHC (NL) 30 18 6 11 1 5 1 141.1 174 89 75 8 50 0 36 2 1 1 4.78
1933 CHC (NL) 17 7 3 6 3 3 1 69.2 71 29 27 2 29 0 12 3 1 0 3.49
1933 STL (NL) 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 13.2 15 13 8 1 8 0 4 1 1 0 5.27
1934 PIT (NL) 8 4 1 2 0 0 0 27.1 36 24 22 0 10 0 9 1 1 0 7.24
1934 STL (NL) 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 7.2 5 3 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 3.52
1934 NYY (AL) 10 0 1 2 1 0 0 18.0 22 11 11 0 14 0 5 1 1 0 5.50
23 years   616 497 270 212 18 314 35 4180.0 4412 2048 1638 148 1295 0 1512 92 97 12 3.53
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1916 PIT (NL) 6 17 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176 .176 SLG
1917 PIT (NL) 42 69 7 16 3 0 0 4 2 18 2 0 0 0 4 0 .232 .254 SLG
1918 BRO (NL) 41 90 5 18 2 1 0 4 3 14 2 0 0 0 6 0 .200 .226 SLG
1919 BRO (NL) 26 69 8 17 4 0 0 12 0 10 1 0 0 0 2 0 .246 .246 SLG
1920 BRO (NL) 43 111 9 34 8 3 0 16 8 21 2 2 0 1 6 0 .306 .358 SLG
1921 BRO (NL) 37 114 10 27 6 0 1 11 2 16 1 1 0 1 4 0 .237 .256 SLG
1922 BRO (NL) 36 93 15 22 3 1 0 11 9 15 2 0 0 0 4 0 .237 .304 SLG
1923 BRO (NL) 40 126 15 30 3 1 0 15 7 15 0 0 0 1 7 0 .238 .284 SLG
1924 BRO (NL) 40 124 11 37 3 0 0 7 5 13 1 1 0 1 3 0 .298 .331 SLG
1925 BRO (NL) 34 96 12 24 4 1 1 14 8 25 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250 .308 SLG
1926 BRO (NL) 31 81 4 18 4 0 0 9 4 8 2 0 0 0 3 0 .222 .259 SLG
1927 NYG (NL) 39 96 10 18 4 0 0 6 5 16 0 0 0 0 5 0 .188 .228 SLG
1928 PIT (NL) 48 131 17 42 8 1 0 16 4 15 1 0 0 0 5 0 .321 .341 SLG
1929 PIT (NL) 33 91 11 26 3 3 0 12 4 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 .286 .316 SLG
1930 BSN (NL) 11 16 3 3 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .188 .235 SLG
1930 STL (NL) 23 57 9 15 4 0 0 10 5 12 0 0 0 0 3 0 .263 .323 SLG
1931 STL (NL) 29 76 4 14 0 0 0 8 1 10 0 0 0 0 9 0 .184 .195 SLG
1932 CHC (NL) 30 44 4 11 1 0 0 5 0 9 1 0 0 1 5 0 .250 .267 SLG
1933 CHC (NL) 17 20 1 3 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .150 .190 SLG
1933 STL (NL) 4 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 SLG
1934 PIT (NL) 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 SLG
1934 STL (NL) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .0 .0 SLG
1934 NYY (AL) 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
23 years   632 1535 157 380 62 11 2 168 69 241 15 4 0 5 76 0 .248 .282 .SLG



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