Burleigh Grimes

Position: 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

Debut: September 10, 1916 (Age 23-023d, 4,536th in major league history)
vs. CHC 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 4 BB, 1 ER, W

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)
View Burleigh Grimes's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	20-9 / in Starts: 19-9
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 86 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	69 (40-18-11) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 86 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	58 (29-18-10)

Most Driven In
J Wilson	3
P Martin	2
C Gelbert	2
C Hafey	1

Most Driven In By
F Frisch	2
A High	1
J Flowers	1

1931 Batting Game Log

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1931 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	531	2 (1)	Apr 15	STL	@	CIN	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.73	-0.083	2.10	-0.14%	-1.17	P
2	532	6 (3)	Apr 20	STL	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.90	-0.094	3.11	-0.20%	-0.96	P
3	533	10 (3)	Apr 28	STL		PIT	W,8-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.34	-0.038	1.12	-0.07%	-0.80	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	534	15 (4)	May 6	STL	@	PIT	W,6-5	GS-13	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.62	-0.174	6.86	-0.44%	-1.26	P
5	535	20 (4)	May 17	STL	@	NYG	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.050	.050	.050	.100	9	.43	-0.042	2.25	-0.13%	-0.85	P
6	536	25 (4)	May 24 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,2-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.045	.045	.045	.091	9	1.62	-0.098	6.96	-0.25%	-0.76	P
7	537	30 (4)	May 29	STL		CIN	W,14-9	GS-6	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.120	.120	.120	.240	9	.92	0.130	3.60	0.31%	1.32	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	538	36 (5)	Jun 2	STL		NYG	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.179	.179	.179	.357	9	2.25	0.138	13.73	0.51%	0.02	P
9	539	39 (2)	Jun 5	STL		NYG	W,8-7	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.179	.179	.357	9						P
10	540	41 (1)	Jun 7 (1)	STL		BRO	L,4-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.172	.172	.345	9	.93	-0.024	5.05	-0.08%	-0.25	P
11	541	46 (4)	Jun 12	STL		BSN	L,5-7	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.194	.194	.387	9	.79	0.001	4.40	0.00%	0.04	P
12	542	50 (3)	Jun 16	STL		PHI	W,2-1	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.188	.188	.188	.375	9	1.52	-0.060	7.67	-0.18%	-0.44	P
13	543	56 (5)	Jun 21 (2)	STL	@	BSN	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
14	544	61 (4)	Jun 26	STL	@	BRO	L,5-16	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
15	545	64 (2)	Jun 28	STL	@	BRO	L,4-10	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	546	67 (2)	Jul 1	STL	@	NYG	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.179	.179	.359	9	1.85	-0.035	14.23	-0.16%	-0.28	P
17	547	72 (4)	Jul 4 (2)	STL	@	PIT	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.171	.171	.171	.341	9	.95	-0.031	5.23	-0.10%	-0.26	P
18	548	77 (4)	Jul 9 (1)	STL		CIN	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.159	.159	.159	.318	9	.91	-0.133	5.17	-0.45%	-1.77	P
19	549	83 (5)	Jul 13	STL		CHC	W,12-5	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.38	0.001	2.74	0.01%	-0.26	P
20	550	88 (4)	Jul 18	STL		NYG	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.160	.160	.320	9	1.82	-0.135	14.46	-0.64%	-1.18	P
21	551	93 (4)	Jul 24 (2)	STL		PHI	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.148	.148	.296	9	.49	-0.050	2.46	-0.15%	-1.06	P
22	552	99 (5)	Jul 30	STL		CHC	W,10-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.140	.140	.140	.281	9	.46	-0.006	2.61	-0.02%	0.14	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	553	106 (6)	Aug 7	STL		CHC	W,8-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.148	.148	.295	9	.13	-0.013	.85	-0.05%	-1.05	P
24	554	113 (6)	Aug 16 (1)	STL	@	NYG	L,1-7	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.34	-0.017	1.05	-0.03%	-0.21	P
25	555	119 (5)	Aug 22 (1)	STL	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.164	.164	.164	.328	9	1.11	0.077	1.67	0.07%	0.78	P
26	556	125 (5)	Aug 26 (2)	STL	@	BSN	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.171	.183	.171	.355	9	.95	0.024	.71	0.01%	0.55	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	557	130 (4)	Sep 3	STL	@	PIT	L,4-6	GS-4	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.183	.194	.183	.378	9	.90	0.027	.46	0.01%	0.39	P
28	558	136 (5)	Sep 7 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,8-3	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0		0	0	.192	.203	.192	.394	9	.80	-0.068	.33	-0.02%	-0.54	P
29	559	147 (10)	Sep 18	STL		NYG	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.184	.195	.184	.379	9	1.12	-0.090	.00	0.00%	-0.71	P
							20-9		86	76	4	14	0	0	0	8	1	0	10	0	9		0		0	0	.184	.195	.184	.379		.95	-0.793	4.14	-2.22%	-10.58

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