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Ray Grimes

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 168lb (180cm, 76kg)

Born: September 11, 1893 in Bergholz, OH us

Died: May 25, 1953 in Minerva, OH

Buried: East Lawn Cemetery, Minerva, OH

Debut: September 24, 1920 (Age 27-013d, 5,119th in major league history)
vs. PHA 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 12, 1926 (Age 32-335d)
vs. CIN 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1921 season

Full Name: Oscar Ray Grimes

Nicknames: Bummer

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Relatives: Brother of Roy Grimes; Father of Oscar Grimes

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.5

1537

505

.329

269

RBI

263

OBP

.413

SLG

.480

OPS

.893

OPS+

133

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-20 / in Starts: 9-13
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	31 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 109 PAs	16
Actual Runners on Base	75 (38-24-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 109 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	72 (36-22-13)

Most Driven In
J Mokan	5
C Williams	4
F Leach	3
H Sand	2
A Nixon	2
G Harper	0

Most Driven In By
B Friberg	4
J Wilson	3
W Dean	2
B Henline	1
A Nixon	1
R Pierce	1
F Leach	1

1926 Batting Game Log

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1926 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	402	53 (52)	Jun 16	PHI		CHC	L,1-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.29	-0.034	.54	-0.01%	-0.32	PH
2	403	54	Jun 18	PHI		CIN	L,5-13	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	4	.62	-0.002	.17	0.00%	-0.21	1B
3	404	55	Jun 19 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,2-8	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	5	.75	0.030	.15	0.00%	-0.12	1B
4	405	56	Jun 19 (2)	PHI		CIN	L,8-14	CG	5	5	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.357	.400	.429	.829	5	.62	0.206	.10	0.02%	2.25	1B
5	406	57	Jun 21	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-10	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.294	.333	.353	.686	5	.59	-0.048	.06	0.00%	-0.72	1B
6	407	58	Jun 22	PHI	@	NYG	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.318	.333	.652	5	1.10	-0.016	.10	0.00%	-0.16	1B
7	408	59	Jun 24 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,7-12	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.269	.296	.308	.604	5	.51	-0.035	.04	0.00%	-0.49	1B
8	409	60	Jun 24 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.290	.300	.590	5	1.11	0.002	.07	0.00%	0.09	1B
9	410	61	Jun 25	PHI		BSN	W,8-7	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.257	.278	.286	.563	5	1.33	-0.051	.07	0.00%	0.25	1B
10	411	64 (2)	Jun 27	PHI	@	BRO	W,2-1	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.289	.325	.316	.641	5	1.02	0.145	.12	0.01%	1.26	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
11	412	68 (3)	Jul 1	PHI	@	BSN	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.282	.317	.308	.625	3	.89	-0.022	.09	0.00%	-0.15	PH
12	413	70 (1)	Jul 3 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	W,4-1	GS-7	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.279	.311	.302	.613	4	1.23	0.139	.05	0.00%	0.64	1B
13	414	79 (8)	Jul 12	PHI	@	CIN	L,5-7	CG	5	5	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.340	.354	.694	4	.64	0.001	.07	0.00%	0.68	1B
14	415	82 (2)	Jul 15	PHI	@	CIN	W,8-6	7-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.320	.346	.360	.706	4	.52	0.026	.02	0.00%	0.67	PH 1B
15	416	83	Jul 17	PHI	@	STL	L,5-13	2-GF	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.321	.345	.358	.704	7	.39	-0.030	.02	0.00%	-0.50	1B
16	417	84	Jul 18	PHI	@	STL	L,7-9	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.356	.368	.724	7	1.63	0.005	.04	0.00%	0.26	1B
17	418	85	Jul 19	PHI	@	STL	W,4-3	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.328	.350	.362	.712	9	4.50	-0.118	.08	0.00%	-0.45	PH 1B
18	419	86	Jul 22	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	4	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.328	.359	.377	.736	4	.76	0.078	.02	0.00%	0.96	1B
19	420	87	Jul 23	PHI	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.323	.353	.369	.722	4	1.23	-0.117	.03	0.00%	-1.26	1B
20	421	88	Jul 24 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.352	.358	.710	4	1.40	-0.123	.01	0.00%	-1.39	1B
21	422	89	Jul 24 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.310	.347	.352	.699	4	1.10	0.004	.02	0.00%	-0.13	1B
22	423	90	Jul 25	PHI	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.307	.342	.347	.688	4	1.48	-0.061	.06	0.00%	-0.37	1B
23	424	92 (1)	Jul 28 (1)	PHI		STL	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.316	.349	.354	.704	5	.65	0.024	.01	0.00%	0.02	1B
24	425	93	Jul 28 (2)	PHI		STL	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.345	.350	.695	9	3.48	-0.174	.06	0.00%	-0.50	PH
25	426	95 (1)	Jul 31	PHI		PIT	L,5-10	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.306	.337	.353	.690	5	.89	-0.051	.02	0.00%	-0.16	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
26	427	96	Aug 2	PHI		PIT	W,8-3	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0		1		0	0	.292	.330	.337	.667	5	.68	0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.05	1B
27	428	99 (2)	Aug 5	PHI		CHC	L,1-6	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.292	.337	.337	.674	5	.23	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.40	PH
28	429	100	Aug 6	PHI		CHC	L,1-2	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.289	.333	.333	.667	5	1.83	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.25	1B
29	430	101	Aug 7	PHI		CHC	L,5-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.330	.330	.660	5	2.79	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.18	1B
30	431	102	Aug 9 (1)	PHI		CIN	W,7-4	2-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.277	.320	.319	.639	5	.10	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.55	1B
31	432	103	Aug 9 (2)	PHI		CIN	L,5-10	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.327	.337	.664	5	.82	0.036	.00	0.00%	0.83	1B
32	433	106 (2)	Aug 12	PHI		CIN	L,2-9	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0		0	0	.297	.343	.347	.689	5	.47	0.022	.00	0.00%	0.55	1B
							12-20		109	101	13	30	5	0	0	16	6	0	13	1	0		3		0	0	.297	.343	.347	.689		.96	-0.243	.06	0.01%	0.91

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