Burleigh Grimes

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: August 18, 1893 in Emerald, WI us

Died: December 6, 1985 in Clear Lake, WI

Buried: Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake, WI

Last Game: September 20, 1934 (Age 41-033d)
vs. BRO 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1964. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
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Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1916 season

Full Name: Burleigh Arland Grimes

Nicknames: Ol' Stubblebeard

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

52.9

270

212

ERA

3.53

616

497

4180.0

1512

WHIP

1.365

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1912	18	0.0	Eau Claire	MNWI	D		4	4	.500	3.52	4.57	9	8					69.0	57	35	27		15							1.043	7.4		2.0
1913	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-D		12	9	.571		3.96	26						182.0	156	80	15		72		33					1.253	7.7		3.6
1913	19	-7.3	Chattanooga	SOUA	A		6	7	.462		4.66	17						112.0	110	58			50		33					1.429	8.8		4.0	2.7	0.66
1913	19	-5.4	Ottumwa	CENA	D		6	2	.750	1.93	2.83	9						70.0	46	22	15		22							0.971	5.9		2.8
1914	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	C-A		23	15	.605		3.53	43						306.0	274	120			88		195					1.183	8.1		2.6	5.7	2.22
1914	20	-6.0	Birmingham	SOUA	A		0	2	.000		6.30	4						10.0	14	7			11		5					2.500	12.6		9.9	4.5	0.45
1914	20	-3.7	Richmond	VIRL	C		23	13	.639		3.44	39						296.0	260	113			77		190					1.139	7.9		2.3	5.8	2.47
1915	21	-3.7	Birmingham	SOUA	A		17	13	.567	2.04	2.92	41	33					296.0	227	96	67		101							1.108	6.9		3.1
1916	22	-3.1	Birmingham	SOUA	A		20	11	.645	2.02	2.61	40	32					276.0	214	80	62		86							1.087	7.0		2.8
1916	22	-5.4	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	2	3	.400	2.36	3.74	6	5	0	4	0	0	45.2	40	19	12	1	10		20	0	0	1	182	1.095	7.9	0.2	2.0	3.9	2.00
1917	23	-4.1	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	3	16	.158	3.53	4.69	37	17	18	8	1	0	194.0	186	101	76	5	70		72	6	2	5	824	1.320	8.6	0.2	3.2	3.3	1.03
1918	24	-3.6	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	19	9	.679	2.13	3.13	40	30	9	19	7	1	270.0	210	94	64	3	76		113	4	2	11	1078	1.059	7.0	0.1	2.5	3.8	1.49
1919	25	-2.9	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	10	11	.476	3.47	4.81	25	21	4	13	1	0	181.1	179	97	70	2	60		82	7	3	7	791	1.318	8.9	0.1	3.0	4.1	1.37
1920	26	-2.1	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	23	11	.676	2.22	2.99	40	33	6	25	5	2	303.2	271	101	75	5	67		131	4	0	9	1246	1.113	8.0	0.1	2.0	3.9	1.96
1921	27	-0.9	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	22	13	.629	2.83	3.57	37	35	1	30	2	0	302.1	313	120	95	6	76		136	5	0	6	1253	1.287	9.3	0.2	2.3	4.0	1.79
1922	28	0.0	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	17	14	.548	4.76	5.53	36	34	2	18	1	1	259.0	324	159	137	17	84		99	7	1	6	1168	1.575	11.3	0.6	2.9	3.4	1.18
1923	29	0.1	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	21	18	.538	3.58	4.54	39	38	1	33	2	0	327.0	356	165	130	9	100		119	11	0	6	1418	1.394	9.8	0.2	2.8	3.3	1.19
1924	30	1.4	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	22	13	.629	3.82	4.66	38	36	1	30	1	1	310.2	351	161	132	15	91		135	6	0	5	1345	1.423	10.2	0.4	2.6	3.9	1.48
1925	31	1.7	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	12	19	.387	5.04	5.98	33	31	2	19	0	0	246.2	305	164	138	15	102		73	7	0	8	1129	1.650	11.1	0.5	3.7	2.7	0.72
1926	32	2.8	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	12	13	.480	3.71	4.55	30	29	1	18	1	0	225.1	238	114	93	4	88		64	5	1	4	996	1.447	9.5	0.2	3.5	2.6	0.73
1927	33	2.9	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	19	8	.704	3.54	4.02	39	34	4	15	2	2	259.2	274	116	102	12	87		102	4	0	4	1103	1.390	9.5	0.4	3.0	3.5	1.17
1928	34	3.9	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	25	14	.641	2.99	3.97	48	37	9	28	4	3	330.2	311	146	110	11	77	6	97	9	1	3	1377	1.173	8.5	0.3	2.1	2.6	1.26
1929	35	4.9	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	17	7	.708	3.13	4.18	33	29	4	18	2	2	232.2	245	108	81	11	70	1	62	4	0	0	1004	1.354	9.5	0.4	2.7	2.4	0.89
1930	36		2 Teams	NL	Maj	BSN-STL	16	11	.593	4.07	5.32	33	28	5	11	1	0	201.1	246	119	91	9	65	5	73	7	0	7	896	1.545	11.0	0.4	2.9	3.3	1.12
1930	36	6.2	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	3	5	.375	7.35	9.73	11	9	2	1	0	0	49.0	72	53	40	4	22	0	15	3	0	0	239	1.918	13.2	0.7	4.0	2.8	0.68
1930	36	6.2	STL	NL	Maj	STL	13	6	.684	3.01	3.90	22	19	3	10	1	0	152.1	174	66	51	5	43	5	58	4	0	7	657	1.425	10.3	0.3	2.5	3.4	1.35
1931	37	6.9	STL	NL	Maj	STL	17	9	.654	3.65	4.11	29	28	1	17	3	0	212.1	240	97	86	11	59	5	67	10	1	2	914	1.408	10.2	0.5	2.5	2.8	1.14
1932	38	8.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	6	11	.353	4.78	5.67	30	18	6	5	1	1	141.1	174	89	75	8	50	2	36	1	1	2	642	1.585	11.1	0.5	3.2	2.3	0.72
1933	39		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CHC-STL	3	7	.300	3.78	4.54	21	10	7	3	1	4	83.1	86	42	35	3	37	2	16	2	0	4	363	1.476	9.3	0.3	4.0	1.7	0.43
1933	39	9.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	3	6	.333	3.49	3.75	17	7	6	3	1	3	69.2	71	29	27	2	29	0	12	1	0	3	296	1.435	9.2	0.3	3.7	1.6	0.41
1933	39	9.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	0	1	.000	5.27	8.56	4	3	1	0	0	1	13.2	15	13	8	1	8	2	4	1	0	1	67	1.683	9.9	0.7	5.3	2.6	0.50
1934	40		3 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	PIT-STL	4	5	.444	6.11	6.45	22	4	14	0	0	1	53.0	63	38	36	1	26	4	15	2	0	2	245	1.679	10.7	0.2	4.4	2.5	0.58
1934	40	11.6	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	1	2	.333	5.50	5.50	10	0	9	0	0	1	18.0	22	11	11	0	14	3	5	1	0	1	85	2.000	11.0	0.0	7.0	2.5	0.36
1934	40	10.8	STL	NL	Maj	STL	2	1	.667	3.52	3.52	4	0	2	0	0	0	7.2	5	3	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	30	0.913	5.9	1.2	2.3	1.2	0.50
1934	40	10.8	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	1	2	.333	7.24	7.90	8	4	3	0	0	0	27.1	36	24	22	0	10	1	9	1	0	1	130	1.683	11.9	0.0	3.3	3.0	0.90
1935	41	18.8	Bloomington	IIIL	B	STL	10	5	.667	2.34	3.33	21						119.0	113	44	31		32							1.218	8.5		2.4
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (19 seasons)					Majors		270	212	.560	3.53	4.41	616	497	95	314	35	18	4180.0	4412	2050	1638	148	1295	25	1512	101	12	92	17974	1.365	9.5	0.3	2.8	3.3	1.17
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		86	57	.601		3.28	180	73					1248.0	1041	455	202		394		228					1.150	7.5		2.8
All Levels (24 Seasons)							356	269	.570		4.15	796	570	95	314	35	18	5428.0	5453	2505	1840	148	1689	25	1740	101	12	92	17974	1.316	9.0		2.8

A (4 seasons)					Minors		43	33	.566		3.13	102	65					694.0	565	241	129		248		38					1.171	7.3		3.2
B (1 season)					Minors		10	5	.667	2.34	3.33	21						119.0	113	44	31		32							1.218	8.5		2.4
C (1 season)					Minors		23	13	.639		3.44	39						296.0	260	113			77		190					1.139	7.9		2.3	5.8	2.47
D (2 seasons)					Minors		10	6	.625	2.72	3.69	18	8					139.0	103	57	42		37							1.007	6.7		2.4