Charlie Grimm

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 173lb (180cm, 78kg)

Born: August 28, 1898 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: November 15, 1983 in Scottsdale, AZ

Buried: Cremated

Debut: July 30, 1916 (Age 17-337d, 4,512th in major league history)
vs. CHW 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 SB

Last Game: September 23, 1936 (Age 38-026d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1918 season

Full Name: Charles John Grimm

Nicknames: Jolly Cholly

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.4

7917

2299

.290

908

RBI

1077

OBP

.341

SLG

.397

OPS

.739

OPS+

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 79 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 9 tying, 21 go ahead

2 Tms
CHC	61
PIT	18

Platoon
vs RHP	66
vs LHP	13

Home/Road
Home	41
Away	38

Outs
2	29
1	26
0	24

8 Opps
BRO	14
PIT	12
BSN	12
STL	11
NYG	9
CIN	8
CHC	7
PHI	6

58 Pitchers
Grover Alexander	4
Dolf Luque	4
Jesse Barnes	3
Fred Frankhouse	3
Jesse Haines	2
Lee Meadows	2
Jesse Petty	2
Rosy Ryan	2
Bill Swift	2
Ray Kremer	2
Vic Aldridge	2
Van Mungo	2
Bill Sherdel	2
Jack Scott	2
Dazzy Vance	2
Jimmy Ring	1
Johnny Babich	1
Bill Hubbell	1
Red Lucas	1
Ray Moss	1
Socks Seibold	1
Jimmy Pattison	1
Tony Kaufmann	1
Buck Freeman	1
Paul Derringer	1
Burleigh Grimes	1
Hal Haid	1
Claude Hendrix	1
Cy Moore	1
Fred Fussell	1
Larry Benton	1
Harry Harper	1
Ken Ash	1
Ownie Carroll	1
Fred Toney	1
Joe Genewich	1
Mule Watson	1
Vic Keen	1
Kent Greenfield	1
Ralph Birkofer	1
Emil Yde	1
Huck Betts	1
Rube Ehrhardt	1
Sam Dailey	1
Ray Kolp	1
Hollis Thurston	1
Art Delaney	1
Carl Hubbell	1
Flint Rhem	1
Bob McGraw	1
Heinie Meine	1
Tim McNamara	1
Nick Dumovich	1
Tom Zachary	1
Hal Carlson	1
Bill Walker	1
Clyde Barfoot	1
Si Johnson	1

7 Parks
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	43
Ebbets Fld (NYC)	8
Forbes Fld (PIT)	8
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	6
Braves Fld (BOS)	5
Baker Bowl (PHI)	5
Polo Grounds (NYC)	4

Where Hit
9	61
7	7
78	4
8	3
89	2

3 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	75
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	49
-2-	8
1--	8
12-	5
123	3
--3	3
1-3	2
-23	1

123 RBI
RISP	22
0 on	49
1 on	19
2 on	8
3 on	3
Any on	30

Inning
1	1
2	10
3	6
4	14
5	10
6	14
7	8
8	9
9	7

1-3	17
4-6	38
7-end	24

RelScore
+4..	10
+3	7
+2	7
+1	10
Tied	18
-1	9
-2	7
-3	5
-4..	6

Ahead	34
Tied	18
Behind	27

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
1B	78
PH	1

OrderPos
7th	44
6th	30
5th	4
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	11
Medium Lev	29
Low Lev	36

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1920	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1920-06-29 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	Claude Hendrix	behind 2-5	t 4	2	---	1	6	3	0.077	21%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to RF
2	2	2	1	1920-07-27	PIT	@	PHI	Lee Meadows	ahead 4-0	t 6	2	---	1	6	3	0.035	96%		Home Run (LF-CF)
1921	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1921-05-28	PIT		CIN	Dolf Luque	tied 3-3	b 9	2	---	1	6	3	0.463	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
4	4	2	1	1921-06-28 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	Buck Freeman	tied 1-1	t 4	0	---	1	7	3	0.123	62%		Home Run (Deep RF)
5	5	3	1	1921-07-12	PIT	@	PHI	Bill Hubbell	ahead 4-0	t 3	1	--3	2	7	3	0.055	93%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Barnhart Scores
6	6	4	1	1921-07-17	PIT	@	NYG	Jesse Barnes	tied 0-0	t 5	0	---	1	7	3	0.137	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
7	7	5	1	1921-07-19	PIT	@	NYG	Rosy Ryan	ahead 3-0	t 4	0	1--	2	7	3	0.087	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Barnhart Scores
8	8	6	1	1921-07-26	PIT		NYG	Fred Toney	ahead 1-0	b 4	1	1-3	3	7	3	0.156	90%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Line Drive); G. Cutshaw Scores; C. Barnhart Scores
9	9	7	1	1921-08-23	PIT	@	BSN	Mule Watson	behind 0-4	t 6	2	12-	3	7	3	0.199	27%		Inside-the-park Home Run (CF-RF); D. Robertson Scores; M. Carey Scores
1923	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1923-04-18	PIT	@	CHC	Grover Alexander	behind 1-2	t 7	2	---	1	7	3	0.193	43%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
11	11	2	1	1923-04-20	PIT	@	CHC	Nick Dumovich	ahead 2-0	t 4	2	1--	2	7	3	0.152	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Barnhart Scores
12	12	3	1	1923-04-25	PIT		CHC	Tony Kaufmann	ahead 6-2	b 5	2	---	1	7	3	0.035	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
13	13	4	1	1923-05-08	PIT	@	BRO	Harry Harper	ahead 1-0	t 2	1	---	1	7	3	0.097	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
14	14	5	1	1923-06-26	PIT	@	STL	Clyde Barfoot	ahead 5-3	t 8	2	-2-	2	6	3	0.105	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Russell Scores
15	15	6	1	1923-09-27	PIT	@	CHC	Vic Keen	behind 1-3	t 5	0	---	1	7	3	0.111	37%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
16	16	7	1	1923-09-29	PIT	@	CHC	Grover Alexander	behind 0-2	t 8	0	-2-	2	7	3	0.266	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Rawlings Scores
1924	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	1924-04-25	PIT		CIN	Dolf Luque	behind 2-3	b 6	2	-2-	2	7	3	0.334	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Barnhart Scores
18	18	2	1	1924-07-26	PIT	@	BSN	Tim McNamara	ahead 5-4	t 9	0	---	1	7	3	0.087	93%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF
1925	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	1925-04-25	CHC	@	PIT	Lee Meadows	ahead 3-0	t 2	0	---	1	7	3	0.064	82%		Home Run (LF Line)
20	20	2	1	1925-05-16	CHC	@	PHI	Jimmy Ring	behind 1-4	t 2	1	---	1	7	3	0.074	30%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
21	21	3	1	1925-06-01	CHC		PIT	Vic Aldridge	tied 5-5	b 8	1	---	1	7	3	0.274	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
22	22	4	1	1925-06-04	CHC		BRO	Rube Ehrhardt	behind 3-4	b 4	0	---	1	7	3	0.122	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
23	23	5	1	1925-06-13	CHC		BSN	Jesse Barnes	tied 0-0	b 3	0	---	1	7	3	0.105	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
24	24	6	2	1925-06-13	CHC		BSN	Jesse Barnes	ahead 1-0	b 5	2	---	1	7	3	0.112	77%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
25	25	7	1	1925-06-14	CHC		BSN	Rosy Ryan	ahead 6-1	b 6	0	---	1	7	3	0.015	98%		Home Run (Deep RF)
26	26	8	1	1925-07-04 (2)	CHC		STL	Bill Sherdel	ahead 5-1	b 6	1	-2-	2	7	3	0.034	98%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Jahn Scores
27	27	9	1	1925-08-07	CHC		PHI	Hal Carlson	tied 1-1	b 6	2	---	1	5	3	0.171	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
28	28	10	1	1925-08-13	CHC	@	STL	Jesse Haines	ahead 3-2	t 5	2	--3	2	5	3	0.182	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); H. Freigau Scores
1926	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
29	29	1	1	1926-04-28	CHC		PIT	Vic Aldridge	behind 1-9	b 9	0	---	1	6	3	0.001	0%		Home Run (Deep RF)
30	30	2	1	1926-05-11	CHC		BRO	Burleigh Grimes	behind 0-3	b 4	1	---	1	6	3	0.091	28%		Home Run (Deep RF)
31	31	3	1	1926-05-28	CHC	@	PIT	Emil Yde	behind 2-5	t 6	2	-2-	2	6	3	0.160	28%		Home Run (Deep RF); H. Wilson Scores
32	32	4	1	1926-06-08	CHC	@	NYG	Jack Scott	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	1	6	3	0.108	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
33	33	5	1	1926-06-27 (1)	CHC	@	STL	Grover Alexander	behind 0-1	t 7	1	1--	2	6	3	0.346	66%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Stephenson Scores
34	34	6	1	1926-07-10 (1)	CHC		BRO	Jesse Petty	behind 2-3	b 6	2	---	1	6	3	0.190	52%		Home Run (Deep RF)
35	35	7	1	1926-07-17	CHC		NYG	Kent Greenfield	behind 2-3	b 8	2	---	1	6	3	0.328	53%		Home Run (Deep RF)
36	36	8	1	1926-08-27	CHC		BSN	Joe Genewich	ahead 3-0	b 6	2	-2-	2	5	3	0.063	97%		Home Run (Deep RF); H. Wilson Scores
1927	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
37	37	1	1	1927-04-12	CHC		STL	Grover Alexander	ahead 3-1	b 3	2	1-3	3	6	3	0.159	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); H. Wilson Scores; R. Stephenson Scores
38	38	2	1	1927-05-03	CHC		CIN	Dolf Luque	behind 0-2	b 4	0	-2-	2	6	3	0.173	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Stephenson Scores
1928	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
39	39	1	1	1928-04-14	CHC	@	STL	Fred Frankhouse	tied 0-0	t 5	0	---	1	6	3	0.134	63%		Home Run (Deep RF)
40	40	2	1	1928-06-15	CHC	@	BSN	Art Delaney	ahead 1-0	t 2	1	---	1	6	3	0.101	69%		Home Run (Deep CF)
41	41	3	1	1928-06-20	CHC		STL	Jesse Haines	behind 1-6	b 9	2	---	1	6	3	0.001	0%		Home Run (Deep RF)
42	42	4	1	1928-08-06 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	Bob McGraw	behind 3-8	t 7	0	---	1	6	3	0.029	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
43	43	5	1	1928-09-04	CHC	@	PIT	Fred Fussell	tied 3-3	t 4	0	-2-	2	6	3	0.151	72%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Stephenson Scores
1929	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
44	44	1	1	1929-04-17	CHC		PIT	Ray Kremer	ahead 5-0	b 4	0	---	1	7	3	0.025	96%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
45	45	2	1	1929-04-18	CHC		PIT	Jesse Petty	tied 1-1	b 3	2	123	4	7	3	0.281	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Beck Scores; H. Wilson Scores; R. Stephenson Scores
46	46	3	1	1929-05-07	CHC	@	BRO	Ray Moss	ahead 1-0	t 4	0	1--	2	7	3	0.147	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Stephenson Scores
47	47	4	2	1929-05-07	CHC	@	BRO	Jimmy Pattison	ahead 8-4	t 9	0	---	1	7	3	0.011	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
48	48	5	1	1929-05-17	CHC		CIN	Ken Ash	ahead 8-1	b 6	2	---	1	7	3	0.005	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
49	49	6	1	1929-06-04	CHC		NYG	Jack Scott	ahead 7-4	b 5	1	1--	2	7	3	0.077	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Stephenson Scores
50	50	7	1	1929-06-22	CHC		PIT	Ray Kremer	behind 2-5	b 6	2	1--	2	7	3	0.195	35%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); K. Cuyler Scores
51	51	8	1	1929-06-29	CHC	@	STL	Bill Sherdel	ahead 1-0	t 1	2	123	4	7	3	0.233	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); H. Wilson Scores; K. Cuyler Scores; R. Stephenson Scores
52	52	9	1	1929-06-30	CHC	@	STL	Hal Haid	ahead 10-8	t 7	1	---	1	7	3	0.089	86%		Home Run (Deep RF)
53	53	10	1	1929-07-17	CHC	@	PHI	Sam Dailey	ahead 1-0	t 4	1	---	1	6	3	0.101	68%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1930	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
54	54	1	1	1930-05-12	CHC		NYG	Larry Benton	behind 6-14	b 7	1	---	1	5	3	0.006	1%		Home Run (Deep CF)
55	55	2	1	1930-06-06	CHC	@	BRO	Dazzy Vance	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	6	3	0.090	59%		Home Run (Deep LF)
56	56	3	1	1930-06-16	CHC	@	NYG	Carl Hubbell	tied 4-4	t 9	2	123	4	6	3	0.452	98%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Blair Scores; W. English Scores; R. Stephenson Scores
57	57	4	1	1930-06-21 (2)	CHC		BSN	Tom Zachary	behind 2-4	b 6	1	1--	2	6	3	0.244	55%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Stephenson Scores
58	58	5	1	1930-06-22	CHC		BSN	Fred Frankhouse	behind 1-3	b 4	2	---	1	6	3	0.104	40%		Home Run (Deep RF)
59	59	6	1	1930-08-08	CHC		BSN	Socks Seibold	ahead 3-0	b 7	2	12-	3	6	3	0.065	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); C. Heathcote Scores; R. Stephenson Scores
1931	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
60	60	1	1	1931-06-20	CHC	@	BRO	Hollis Thurston	ahead 3-1	t 6	2	---	1	7	3	0.094	85%		Home Run (Deep RF)
61	61	2	1	1931-07-18	CHC		BRO	Dazzy Vance	behind 0-2	b 4	2	---	1	7	3	0.115	38%		Home Run (Deep RF)
62	62	3	1	1931-08-29	CHC		CIN	Si Johnson	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	1	6	3	0.108	64%		Home Run (Deep RF)
63	63	4	1	1931-09-27 (1)	CHC		PIT	Heinie Meine	ahead 2-1	b 5	1	---	1	7	3
1932	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
64	64	1	1	1932-04-30	CHC		STL	Flint Rhem	behind 1-2	b 5	0	---	1	7	3	0.152	57%		Home Run (Deep RF)
65	65	2	1	1932-05-27	CHC		CIN	Ray Kolp	ahead 3-1	b 3	2	12-	3	6	3	0.164	92%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Stephenson Scores; M. Gudat Scores
66	66	3	1	1932-05-29 (1)	CHC		PIT	Bill Swift	behind 0-2	b 2	1	---	1	6	3	0.102	42%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
67	67	4	1	1932-06-30	CHC		CIN	Red Lucas	ahead 5-0	b 8	1	---	1	6	3	0.003	100%		Home Run (Deep RF)
68	68	5	1	1932-07-15	CHC		BRO	Cy Moore	behind 1-2	b 2	1	1--	2	7	3	0.192	64%		Home Run (Deep RF); V. Barton Scores
69	69	6	1	1932-07-28	CHC	@	BSN	Huck Betts	tied 0-0	t 5	0	---	1	6	3	0.143	64%		Home Run (Deep RF)
70	70	7	1	1932-08-27 (2)	CHC		NYG	Dolf Luque	ahead 3-0	b 8	0	---	1	6	3	0.015	99%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1933	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
71	71	1	1	1933-08-03	CHC		CIN	Paul Derringer	tied 1-1	b 8	2	---	1	7	3	0.332	86%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
72	72	2	1	1933-08-13	CHC		PIT	Bill Swift	tied 2-2	b 7	1	---	1	7	3	0.238	78%		Home Run (LF-CF)
73	73	3	1	1933-08-16	CHC	@	BSN	Fred Frankhouse	behind 0-6	t 9	1	---	1	7	3	0.001	0%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1934	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
74	74	1	1	1934-06-24 (2)	CHC		BRO	Johnny Babich	tied 0-0	b 2	0	-23	3	7	3	0.128	82%		Home Run (Deep RF); K. Cuyler Scores; G. Hartnett Scores
75	75	2	1	1934-07-23	CHC	@	BRO	Ownie Carroll	ahead 7-2	t 7	0	---	1	7	3	0.015	98%		Home Run (Deep RF)
76	76	3	1	1934-07-24	CHC	@	BRO	Van Mungo	tied 3-3	t 6	1	12-	3	7	3	0.301	86%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Herman Scores; K. Cuyler Scores
77	77	4	1	1934-07-31	CHC		STL	Bill Walker	ahead 5-2	b 8	1	--3	2	7	3	0.014	99%		Home Run (Deep RF); K. Cuyler Scores
78	78	5	1	1934-08-08 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	Ralph Birkofer	ahead 4-2	t 3	1	12-	3	7	3
1936	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
79	79	1	1	1936-06-21 (2)	CHC	@	BRO	Van Mungo	behind 2-3	t 8	1	---	1	9	PH

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