Oscar Grimes

Positions: Third Baseman, Second Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 178lb (180cm, 80kg)

Born: April 13, 1915 in Minerva, OH us

Died: May 19, 1993 in Westlake, OH

Buried: Sunset Memorial Park, North Olmsted, OH

School: University of Mount Union (Alliance, OH)

Debut: September 28, 1938 (Age 23-168d, 8,543rd in major league history)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 25, 1946 (Age 31-165d)
vs. WSH 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: Oscar Ray Grimes

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Relatives: Nephew of Roy Grimes; Son of Ray Grimes

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.3

1832

469

.256

235

RBI

200

OBP

.363

SLG

.352

OPS

.715

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	29-47 / in Starts: 27-43
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	40 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 6 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 291 PAs	24
Actual Runners on Base	150 (68-51-31) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 291 PAs	31
Avg. Runners on Base	192 (99-61-31)

Most Driven In
J Heath	7
G Walker	5
S Campbell	4
Self	4
R Weatherly	2
L Rosenthal	1
K Keltner	0

Most Driven In By
Self	4
R Hemsley	4
R Mack	3
L Rosenthal	2
L Boudreau	2
J Hegan	2
K Keltner	2
J Bagby	1

1941 Batting Game Log

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1941 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	135	10 (9)	Apr 25	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					4						3B
2	136	15 (4)	Apr 30	CLE		PHA	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
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
3	137	50 (34)	Jun 5	CLE		BOS	L,1-14	5-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		1.000			9	.08	0.003	.42	0.01%	0.13	PH
4	138	64 (13)	Jun 21	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG(13)	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.667	.000	.667	7	1.41	-0.026	7.00	-0.08%	-0.16	1B
5	139	65	Jun 22	CLE	@	WSH	W,6-0	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.700	1.000	1.700	6	.50	0.072	2.51	0.22%	2.19	1B
6	140	66	Jun 24	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-13	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.500	.556	1.056	6	1.18	-0.132	7.87	-0.53%	-1.81	1B
7	141	67	Jun 25	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-7	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	.167	.444	.417	.861	6	1.27	-0.111	8.33	-0.44%	-0.81	1B
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
8	142	78 (10)	Jul 10	CLE		PHA	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.375	.545	.625	1.170	6	.91	0.146	4.02	0.39%	1.06	1B
9	143	79	Jul 12	CLE		PHA	L,2-4	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	.350	.500	.600	1.100	6	1.07	-0.019	4.51	-0.05%	0.10	1B
10	144	80	Jul 13 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,9-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.348	.500	.565	1.065	6	.97	0.047	3.94	0.11%	1.38	1B
11	145	81	Jul 13 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,2-1	CG(11)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.471	.519	.989	6	1.89	-0.103	8.34	-0.27%	-0.49	1B
12	146	82	Jul 14	CLE		BOS	W,4-1	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.323	.462	.484	.945	6	.50	-0.031	1.91	-0.07%	-0.68	1B
13	147	83	Jul 15	CLE		BOS	L,2-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.303	.439	.455	.894	6	1.03	-0.056	4.48	-0.15%	-0.49	1B
14	148	85 (1)	Jul 17	CLE		NYY	L,3-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.306	.444	.444	.889	6	1.40	0.027	7.99	0.09%	0.14	1B
15	149	86	Jul 18	CLE		NYY	W,2-1	CG(8)	4	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.316	.469	.474	.943	6	.77	0.118	3.58	0.33%	0.80	1B
16	150	87	Jul 19	CLE		WSH	W,9-8	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.472	.476	.948	6	.69	0.111	1.94	0.19%	1.03	1B
17	151	88	Jul 20 (1)	CLE		WSH	L,4-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.304	.439	.435	.873	6	.56	-0.056	1.39	-0.08%	-0.67	1B
18	152	89	Jul 20 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,5-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.426	.408	.834	6	.86	0.007	2.02	0.01%	-0.60	1B
19	153	90	Jul 22	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.283	.415	.396	.812	6	1.37	0.011	6.24	0.03%	0.45	1B
20	154	91	Jul 23	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.291	.426	.400	.826	7	1.51	-0.046	5.38	-0.10%	-0.61	2B
21	155	92	Jul 24	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.293	.423	.397	.819	7	1.30	0.021	3.58	0.03%	0.10	2B
22	156	93	Jul 25	CLE	@	BOS	L,6-10	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.274	.400	.371	.771	7	1.39	-0.117	1.51	-0.08%	-1.18	1B 2B
23	157	94	Jul 26	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.392	.409	.801	6	1.73	-0.027	1.52	-0.01%	0.07	1B
24	158	95	Jul 27	CLE	@	BOS	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.257	.373	.386	.759	6	.60	-0.062	.34	-0.02%	-0.86	1B
25	159	96	Jul 29	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-1	CG	5	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.278	.402	.403	.805	6	.83	0.105	.51	0.04%	1.38	1B
26	160	97	Jul 30	CLE	@	WSH	L,6-7	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.284	.404	.405	.810	6	1.06	0.011	.91	0.01%	0.15	1B
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
27	161	100 (2)	Aug 3 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	L,3-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.284	.404	.405	.810	7						2B
28	162	101	Aug 5	CLE		DET	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.402	.403	.805	6	.93	-0.023	.53	-0.01%	-0.02	1B
29	163	102	Aug 6	CLE		DET	L,2-11	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.284	.396	.395	.791	6	.11	-0.012	.09	-0.01%	-0.25	1B
30	164	103	Aug 7	CLE		DET	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.274	.384	.381	.765	6	.91	-0.070	.47	-0.02%	-0.58	1B
31	165	104	Aug 9	CLE		CHW	L,5-7	CG(10)	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.284	.394	.386	.781	6	1.85	0.053	1.17	0.02%	1.58	1B 2B
32	166	105	Aug 10 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,2-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.283	.389	.413	.802	6	1.03	0.082	.38	0.02%	0.49	1B
33	167	106	Aug 10 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.284	.387	.411	.798	6	1.17	0.091	.31	0.02%	0.47	1B
34	168	107	Aug 12 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.293	.391	.414	.805	6	1.46	0.059	.21	0.01%	0.31	1B
35	169	108	Aug 12 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.284	.387	.402	.789	5	.73	-0.015	.08	0.00%	-0.15	1B
36	170	109	Aug 13	CLE	@	SLB	L,3-9	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.276	.382	.390	.773	5	.86	-0.093	.08	-0.01%	-0.80	1B
37	171	110	Aug 14	CLE	@	SLB	T,3-3	CG(10)	5	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.284	.391	.422	.813	5	2.21	0.145	.15	0.01%	1.50	1B
38	172	113 (2)	Aug 17 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-8	6-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.291	.395	.427	.823	5	.07	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.39	1B
39	173	114	Aug 17 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG(10)	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.301	.406	.434	.840	5	1.37	0.162	.03	0.00%	1.10	1B
40	174	115	Aug 18	CLE		WSH	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.291	.394	.419	.813	5	1.12	-0.109	.00	0.00%	-0.92	1B
41	175	116	Aug 19	CLE		WSH	L,6-8	CG(12)	6	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.289	.399	.430	.828	5	1.18	-0.027	.00	0.00%	0.59	1B
42	176	117	Aug 20	CLE		WSH	L,3-6	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.288	.395	.432	.827	5	1.25	-0.107	.00	0.00%	-0.09	2B
43	177	118	Aug 21	CLE		NYY	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.279	.384	.419	.803	5	.67	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-1.05	2B
44	178	119	Aug 22	CLE		NYY	W,5-4	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	.275	.387	.412	.799	5	.82	0.042	.00	0.00%	0.28	2B
45	179	120	Aug 23	CLE		NYY	L,2-7	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.281	.390	.430	.820	5	.91	0.131	.01	0.00%	2.04	2B
46	180	121	Aug 24 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.275	.383	.420	.803	5	.54	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.92	2B
47	181	122	Aug 24 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.275	.380	.415	.795	5	.74	-0.009	.00	0.00%	0.37	2B
48	182	123	Aug 25	CLE		BOS	L,0-1	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	.273	.381	.413	.794	5	2.02	0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.37	2B
49	183	124	Aug 26	CLE		BOS	L,4-9	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.272	.378	.415	.793	5	1.71	0.052	.00	0.00%	0.28	2B
50	184	125	Aug 27	CLE		PHA	W,11-4	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.373	.414	.787	5	.49	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.79	1B
51	185	126	Aug 28	CLE		PHA	L,3-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.265	.370	.406	.777	5	1.00	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.04	1B
52	186	127	Aug 30	CLE		DET	L,3-7	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.261	.373	.401	.774	5	1.55	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.70	1B
53	187	128	Aug 31 (1)	CLE		DET	L,5-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.261	.370	.398	.768	5	1.70	0.171	.00	0.00%	0.20	1B
54	188	129	Aug 31 (2)	CLE		DET	W,7-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.262	.370	.396	.766	5	.61	0.035	.00	0.00%	0.12	1B
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
55	189	130	Sep 1 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,5-7	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.256	.365	.387	.752	5	1.51	-0.163	.00	0.00%	-1.11	1B
56	190	131	Sep 1 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,3-4	CG(12)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	1	0	0	.249	.356	.376	.732	6	1.11	-0.163	.00	0.00%	-1.46	1B
57	191	132	Sep 4	CLE	@	DET	W,7-6	CG(10)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.247	.353	.371	.723	6						1B
58	192	133	Sep 6 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0			0	0	0	.247	.351	.368	.719	6						1B
59	193	135 (1)	Sep 7	CLE	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.249	.350	.368	.718	6	.91	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.47	1B
60	194	136	Sep 9	CLE	@	PHA	W,13-7	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.253	.352	.368	.720	6	.45	0.016	.00	0.00%	0.16	1B
61	195	137	Sep 10	CLE	@	PHA	L,4-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.253	.350	.366	.716	6	.99	-0.094	.00	0.00%	-0.71	1B
62	196	138	Sep 11 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-5	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.249	.351	.360	.711	6	.91	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.29	1B
63	197	139	Sep 11 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.353	.360	.713	6	.62	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.25	1B
64	198	140	Sep 12	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-7	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.246	.352	.355	.706	6	.45	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.06	1B
65	199	141	Sep 13	CLE	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG(11)	5	5	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.353	.365	.718	6	.86	0.046	.00	0.00%	0.49	1B
66	200	142	Sep 14 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.248	.352	.362	.714	6	.75	0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.03	1B
67	201	143	Sep 14 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG(8)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.243	.347	.355	.702	6	.87	-0.096	.00	0.00%	-0.84	1B
68	202	144	Sep 15	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.242	.345	.353	.699	9	.91	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.25	PH
69	203	145	Sep 17	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.240	.345	.350	.695	6						1B
70	204	146	Sep 18	CLE	@	BOS	W,6-1	CG	5	5	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.243	.346	.360	.707	6	.54	-0.034	.00	0.00%	0.09	1B
71	205	147	Sep 20	CLE		SLB	W,6-2	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	1			0	0	0	.242	.350	.359	.709	6						1B
72	206	148	Sep 21 (1)	CLE		SLB	W,14-0	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.246	.351	.364	.715	6	.19	-0.021	.00	0.00%	0.10	1B
73	207	149	Sep 21 (2)	CLE		SLB	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.242	.347	.359	.706	6	.79	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.51	1B
74	208	150	Sep 22	CLE		SLB	L,0-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.349	.359	.708	6	.41	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.14	1B
75	209	151	Sep 24	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.243	.353	.357	.710	6	1.17	0.053	.00	0.00%	0.39	1B
76	210	152	Sep 26 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,5-6	CG(11)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.346	.350	.696	6	1.17	-0.179	.00	0.00%	-2.03	1B
77	211	153	Sep 26 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.345	.348	.693	6	1.25	-0.106	.00	0.00%	-0.84	1B
							29-47		291	244	28	58	9	3	4	24	39	2	48	1	7		2	1	4	0	.238	.345	.348	.693		1.02	-0.695	1.35	-0.40%	-3.59

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