Burleigh Grimes

Burleigh Grimes
Grimes, c. 1916
Pitcher / Manager
Born: (1893-08-18)August 18, 1893
Emerald, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died: December 6, 1985(1985-12-06) (aged 92)
Clear Lake, Wisconsin, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 10, 1916, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
September 20, 1934, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Win–loss record270–212
Earned run average3.53
Strikeouts1,512
Managerial record131–171
Winning %.434
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Managerial record at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
As player

As manager

Career highlights and awards
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction1964
Election methodVeterans Committee

Burleigh Arland Grimes (August 18, 1893 – December 6, 1985) was an American professional baseball player and manager, and the last pitcher officially permitted to throw the spitball.[1][2][3] Grimes made the most of this advantage, as well as his unshaven, menacing presence on the mound, which earned him the nickname "Ol' Stubblebeard."[4] He won 270 MLB games, pitched in four World Series over the course of his 19-year career,[5] and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964. A decade earlier, he had been inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame.

  1. ^ Burns, Edward (September 18, 1931). "Grimes says he's woodsman; others say he's great hurler". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 27.
  2. ^ Weiskopf, Herman (July 31, 1967). "The Infamous Spitter". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
  3. ^ Wolf, Steve (April 13, 1981). "Tricks of the Trade". Sports Illustrated. p. 92.
  4. ^ Faber, Charles F., Burleigh Grimes, Society for American Baseball Research Biography Project
  5. ^ Guzzardi, Joe (April 3, 2016). "Burleigh Grimes, the last great spit-baller". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 7, 2017.

Burleigh Grimes

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