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Bob Grim
Robert Anton Grim

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.

Debut April 18, 1954
Final Game May 24, 1962
Born March 8, 1930 in New York, NY
Died October 23, 1996 in Shawnee, KS

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1954 24 NYY AL  20   6  37  20   8   1   8  0  199.0  175   78   72   9   85  108   3   4   825       0  3.26  3.43  105 1.307 MVP-11,RoY-1
 1955 25 NYY AL   7   5  26  11   1   1   6  4   92.3   81   49   43   9   42   63   3   2   396   2   0  4.19  3.76   90 1.332
 1956 26 NYY AL   6   1  26   6   1   0  11  5   74.7   64   27   23   3   31   48   2   1   309   0   0  2.77  3.87  140 1.272
 1957 27 NYY AL  12   8  46   0   0   0  36 19   72.0   60   22   21   5   36   52   0   1   299   5   0  2.63  3.60  137 1.333 MVP-16,AS
 1958 28 TOT AL   7   7  37  14   5   1  11  0  130.0  130   64   55  10   51   65   4   1   560   4   0  3.81  3.87  102 1.392
         NYY AL   0   1  11   0   0   0   6  0   16.3   12   10   10   3   10   11   1   0    70   0   0  5.51  3.54   64 1.347
         KCA AL   7   6  26  14   5   1   5  0  113.7  118   54   45   7   41   54   3   1   490   4   0  3.56  3.92  110 1.399
 1959 29 KCA AL   6  10  40   9   3   1  16  4  125.3  124   69   57  10   57   65   3   4   548   6   0  4.09  4.02   98 1.444
 1960 30 TOT      3   3  44   0   0   0  25  2   53.3   60   28   25   4   20   39   0   0   239   3   0  4.22  3.94   93 1.500
         TOT NL   3   2  41   0   0   0  24  2   51.0   54   25   22   4   19   37   0   0   225   3   0  3.88  3.94  102 1.431
         CLE AL   0   1   3   0   0   0   1  0    2.3    6    3    3   0    1    2   0   0    14   0   0 11.57  3.76   32 3.000
         CIN NL   2   2  26   0   0   0  14  2   30.3   32   18   15   3   10   22   0   0   133   2   0  4.45  3.84   86 1.385
         STL NL   1   0  15   0   0   0  10  0   20.7   22    7    7   1    9   15   0   0    92   1   0  3.05  4.10  135 1.500
 1962 32 KCA AL   0   1  12   0   0   0   7  3   13.0   14    9    9   0    8    3   0   0    58   2   0  6.23  4.21   68 1.692
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  8 Yr WL% .598  61  41 268  60  18   4 120 37  759.7  708  346  305  50  330  443  15  13  3234  22   0  3.61  3.75  104 1.366
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    12   8  55  12   3   0  24  7  157.3  146   71   63  10   68   91   3   2   670   4   0  3.61  3.75  104 1.366
 Career High     20  10  46  20   8   1  36 19  199.0  175   78   72  10   85  108   4   4   825   6   0  2.63  4.02  140 1.272

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1954 24 NYY AL  37   70    3   10   0  0   1    9   0  0   2  26  .143  .167  .186   -2   13   7   0       0   1 MVP-11,RoY-1
 1955 25 NYY AL  26   25    2    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   9  .120  .185  .120  -16    3   4   0   0   1   0
 1956 26 NYY AL  26   16    2    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   4   9  .063  .250  .063  -12    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1957 27 NYY AL  46    9    1    1   0  0   1    3   0  0   1   4  .111  .200  .444   73    4   3   0   0   0   0 MVP-16,AS
 1958 28 TOT AL  37   33    2    6   0  0   0    2   0  0   1   8  .182  .206  .182    7    6   4   0   0   0   0
         NYY AL  11    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
         KCA AL  26   32    2    6   0  0   0    2   0  0   1   8  .188  .212  .188   10    6   3   0   0   0   0
 1959 29 KCA AL  40   32    2    3   0  0   1    5   0  0   2  17  .094  .143  .188  -11    6   6   1   0   0   0
 1960 30 TOT     44    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         TOT NL  41    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         CIN NL  26    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         STL NL  15    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1962 32 KCA AL  12    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      268  189   12   24   0  0   3   21   0  0  11  75  .127  .178  .175   -3   33  25   1   0   1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        114    7   15   0  0   2   13   0  0   7  45  .127  .178  .175   -3   20  15   1   0   1   1
 Career High     46   70    3   10   0  0   1    9   0  0   4  26                          13   7   1   0   1   1

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1954 24 NYY AL   79   68    2   0.8    96| .143  .262| .167  .337| .186  .383| .353  .720|  -2  .044 -10.1  -1.1   0%
 1955 25 NYY AL   31   26    1   1.0   102| .120  .265| .185  .344| .120  .395| .305  .739| -16  .061  -4.2  -0.4   0%
 1956 26 NYY AL   21   16    1   1.7   104| .063  .264| .250  .345| .063  .402| .313  .747| -12  .126  -2.5  -0.2   0%
 1957 27 NYY AL   13   11    1   2.5    98| .111  .261| .200  .332| .444  .393| .644  .726|  73  .257  -0.5   0.0   0%
 1958 28 TOT AL   38   31    2   1.7    99| .182  .264| .206  .333| .182  .401| .388  .733|   7  .158  -4.3  -0.4   0%
         NYY AL    2    2    0   0.0    95| .000  .257| .000  .325| .000  .390| .000  .715|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
         KCA AL   36   29    2   1.8   100| .188  .264| .212  .333| .188  .401| .400  .734|  10  .175  -4.1  -0.4   0%
 1959 29 KCA AL   41   36    1   0.8   100| .094  .263| .143  .334| .188  .401| .331  .736| -11  .038  -5.1  -0.5   0%
 1960 30 TOT       2    2    0   0.0   103| .000  .268| .000  .336| .000  .412| .000  .748|-100  .000  -0.6   0.0   0%
         TOT NL    2    2    0   0.0   103| .000  .268| .000  .336| .000  .412| .000  .748|-100  .000  -0.6   0.0   0%
         CIN NL    1    1    0   0.0   101| .000  .265| .000  .332| .000  .407| .000  .739|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
         STL NL    1    1    0   0.0   106| .000  .272| .000  .339| .000  .418| .000  .757|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1962 32 KCA AL    2    2    0   0.0   106| .000  .268| .000  .340| .000  .417| .000  .758|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       227  192    8   1.1    99| .127  .263| .178  .337| .175  .393| .353  .731|  -3  .076 -27.8  -2.7   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1954 24 NYY AL   P   37     11   26    1    4  .974  .959  1.00  0.93  1.67  2.01   20  199.0
 1955 25 NYY AL   P   26      5   14    1    1  .950  .955  0.73  0.83  1.85  1.99   11   92.3
 1956 26 NYY AL   P   26      4    8    1    2  .923  .952  0.46  0.82  1.45  1.92    6   74.7
 1957 27 NYY AL   P   46      7   10    0    1 1.000  .960  0.37  0.86  2.12  1.99    0   72.0 AS
 1958 28 TOT AL   P   37      3   19    2    0  .917  .961  0.59  0.82  1.52  1.95   14  130.0
         NYY AL   P   11      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.18  0.82  1.10  1.93    0   16.3
         KCA AL   P   26      3   17    2    0  .909  .962  0.77  0.82  1.58  1.95   14  113.7
 1959 29 KCA AL   P   40      7   13    1    1  .952  .957  0.50  0.85  1.44  2.05    9  125.3
 1960 30 TOT      P   44      1    9    1    1  .909  .962  0.23  0.86  1.69  2.08    0   53.3
         TOT NL   P   41      1    8    1    1  .900  .957  0.22  0.87  1.59  2.08    0   51.0
         CLE AL   P    3      0    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.33  0.77  3.91  1.96    0    2.3
         CIN NL   P   26      1    3    1    1  .800  .952  0.15  0.87  1.19  2.08    0   30.3
         STL NL   P   15      0    5    0    0 1.000  .962  0.33  0.87  2.17  2.09    0   20.7
 1962 32 KCA AL   P   12      1    5    0    0 1.000  .952  0.50  0.79  4.15  2.08    0   13.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1954 24 NYY AL   P   37     11   26    1    4  .974  .959  1.00  0.93  1.67  2.01   20  199.0
 1955 25 NYY AL   P   26      5   14    1    1  .950  .955  0.73  0.83  1.85  1.99   11   92.3
 1956 26 NYY AL   P   26      4    8    1    2  .923  .952  0.46  0.82  1.45  1.92    6   74.7
 1957 27 NYY AL   P   46      7   10    0    1 1.000  .960  0.37  0.86  2.12  1.99    0   72.0
 1958 28 TOT AL   P   37      3   19    2    0  .917  .961  0.59  0.82  1.52  1.95   14  130.0
         NYY AL   P   11      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.18  0.82  1.10  1.93    0   16.3
         KCA AL   P   26      3   17    2    0  .909  .962  0.77  0.82  1.58  1.95   14  113.7
 1959 29 KCA AL   P   40      7   13    1    1  .952  .957  0.50  0.85  1.44  2.05    9  125.3
 1960 30 TOT      P   44      1    9    1    1  .909  .962  0.23  0.86  1.69  2.08    0   53.3
         TOT NL   P   41      1    8    1    1  .900  .957  0.22  0.87  1.59  2.08    0   51.0
         CLE AL   P    3      0    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.33  0.77  3.91  1.96    0    2.3
         CIN NL   P   26      1    3    1    1  .800  .952  0.15  0.87  1.19  2.08    0   30.3
         STL NL   P   15      0    5    0    0 1.000  .962  0.33  0.87  2.17  2.09    0   20.7
 1962 32 KCA AL   P   12      1    5    0    0 1.000  .952  0.50  0.79  4.15  2.08    0   13.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 268     39  104    7   10  .953  .958  0.53  0.85  1.69  2.00   60  759.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       268     39  104    7   10  .953  .958  0.53  0.85  1.69  2.00   60    760

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1955   WS    NYY BRO     L   3   1   4.15  0  1  1  0   8.2   8   4   5   8 
 1957   WS    NYY MLN     L   2   0   7.71  0  1  0  0   2.1   3   2   0   2 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        0-2   5   1   4.91  0  2  1  0  11    11   6   5  10 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1955   WS    NYY BRO     L   3   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1957   WS    NYY MLN     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        0-2   5   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

All-Star Game Pitching

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1957   NYY AL      0  0  1   0.1   0   0   0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1957   NYY AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      0   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0                   
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1957 *

Awards
1954-AL-ROY

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1954-AL-11-0.07
1957-AL-16-0.03
Car-885-0.10 shares

Wins
1954 AL-20-3

Won-Loss %
1954 AL-.769-3

Hits Allowed/9IP
1954 AL-7.91-10

Strikeouts/9IP
1954 AL-4.88-10

Games
1957 AL-46-8

Saves
1956 AL-5-8
1957 AL-19-1

Games Finished
1957 AL-36-2

Black Ink: Pitching - 3 (545) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 16 (1175) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 14.0 (530) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 19.0 (618) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
Before 1948 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.
June 15, 1958: Traded by the New York Yankees with Harry Simpson to the Kansas City Athletics for Duke Maas and Virgil Trucks.
April 5, 1960: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics to the Cleveland Indians for Leo Kiely.
May 18, 1960: Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the Cleveland Indians.
July 29, 1960: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Cincinnati Reds.
Before 1962 Season: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.
April 9, 1962: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Athletics.
May 31, 1962: Released by the Kansas City Athletics.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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All-Star 1957 *	Awards 1954-AL-ROY	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1954-AL-11-0.07 1957-AL-16-0.03 Car-885-0.10 shares	Wins 1954 AL-20-3	Won-Loss % 1954 AL-.769-3	Hits Allowed/9IP 1954 AL-7.91-10
Strikeouts/9IP 1954 AL-4.88-10	Games 1957 AL-46-8	Saves 1956 AL-5-8 1957 AL-19-1	Games Finished 1957 AL-36-2