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Ross Grimsley
Ross Albert II Grimsley

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 3", Weight 200 lb.

Debut May 16, 1971
  vs. MON 1.7 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, L
Final Game September 24, 1982
Born January 7, 1950 in Topeka, KS

Son of Ross Grimsley

Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1969 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats 
 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1971 21 CIN NL  10   7  26  26   6   3   0  0  161.3  151   67   64  15   43   67   2   3   660   2   1  3.57  3.26   91 1.202
 1972 22 CIN NL  14   8  30  28   4   1   2  1  197.7  194   73   67  18   50   79   0   3   813   8   0  3.05  3.21  105 1.234
 1973 23 CIN NL  13  10  38  36   8   1   1  1  242.3  245   96   87  24   68   90   0   4  1009  11   3  3.23  3.41  106 1.292
 1974 24 BAL AL  18  13  40  39  17   4   1  1  295.7  267  111  101  26   76  158   3   9  1198   9   0  3.07  3.44  112 1.160
 1975 25 BAL AL  10  13  35  32   8   1   1  0  197.0  210   95   89  29   47   89   1   6   822   1   1  4.07  3.52   87 1.305
 1976 26 BAL AL   8   7  28  19   2   0   5  0  136.7  143   66   60   8   35   41   1   2   578   2   0  3.95  3.28   83 1.302
 1977 27 BAL AL  14  10  34  34  11   2   0  0  218.3  230  105   96  24   74   53   1   2   923   2   1  3.96  3.83   97 1.392
 1978 28 MON NL  20  11  36  36  19   3   0  0  263.0  237  103   89  17   67   84   2   4  1068   6   2  3.05  3.51  115 1.156 CYA-7,AS
 1979 29 MON NL  10   9  32  27   2   0   2  0  151.3  199  102   90  18   41   42   3   2   678   1   1  5.35  3.67   68 1.586
 1980 30 TOT      6   9  25  18   2   0   2  0  116.0  164   94   85  16   36   29   2   3   538   2   0  6.59  3.93   60 1.724
         MON NL   2   4  11   7   0   0   2  0   41.3   61   31   29   5   12   11   1   1   196   1   0  6.31  3.57   57 1.766
         CLE AL   4   5  14  11   2   0   0  0   74.7  103   63   56  11   24   18   1   2   342   1   0  6.75  4.12   61 1.701
 1982 32 BAL AL   1   2  21   0   0   0   3  0   60.0   65   35   35   7   22   18   0   2   257   5   0  5.25  4.04   77 1.450
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 11 Yr WL% .556 124  99 345 295  79  15  17  3 2039.3 2105  947  863 202  559  750  15  40  8544  49   9  3.81  3.51   92 1.306
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    13  10  36  31   8   1   1  0  216.7  223  100   91  21   59   79   1   4   907   5   0  3.81  3.51   92 1.306
 Career High     20  13  40  39  19   4   5  1  295.7  267  111  101  29   76  158   3   9  1198  11   3  3.05  4.04  115 1.156

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats 
 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1971 21 CIN NL  26   51    3    6   0  0   0    1   0  0   3  16  .118  .167  .118  -16    6   6   0   0   0   2
 1972 22 CIN NL  30   66    5    8   0  0   0    1   0  0   1  29  .121  .134  .121  -25    8  11   0   0   0   0
 1973 23 CIN NL  39   82    3    5   0  0   0    1   0  0   0  37  .061  .061  .061  -65    5   8   0   0   0   2
 1978 28 MON NL  36   90    5   13   1  0   0    4   0  0   2  20  .144  .170  .156   -8   14  11   1   0   1   1 AS
 1979 29 MON NL  32   55    4   11   2  0   0    8   0  0   0  10  .200  .200  .236   20   13   3   0   0   0   0
 1980 30 TOT     25    9    1    2   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .222  .222  .333   54    3   0   0   0   0   0
         MON NL  11    9    1    2   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .222  .222  .333   54    3   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     346  353   21   45   4  0   0   15   0  0   6 116  .127  .144  .139  -19   49  39   1   0   1   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        165   10   21   2  0   0    7   0  0   3  54  .127  .144  .139  -19   23  18   0   0   0   2
 Career High     40   90    5   13   2  0   0    8   0  0   3  37                          14  11   1   0   1   2
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1971 21 CIN NL   60   53    1   0.5    88| .118  .254| .167  .319| .118  .372| .285  .691| -16  .022  -7.7  -0.8   0%
 1972 22 CIN NL   78   69    2   0.8    87| .121  .250| .134  .317| .121  .369| .255  .685| -25  .047 -10.6  -1.1   0%
 1973 23 CIN NL   90   87    0   0.0    92| .061  .257| .061  .325| .061  .382| .122  .706| -65  .000 -18.1  -1.9   0%
 1978 28 MON NL  105   90    3   0.9    94| .144  .261| .170  .328| .156  .384| .326  .712|  -8  .056 -13.2  -1.4   0%
 1979 29 MON NL   58   47    3   1.7    99| .200  .268| .200  .333| .236  .397| .436  .730|  20  .151  -6.2  -0.6   0%
 1980 30 TOT       9    7    1   3.9    95| .222  .267| .222  .329| .333  .387| .555  .716|  54  .457  -0.6  -0.1   0%
         MON NL    9    7    1   3.9    95| .222  .267| .222  .329| .333  .387| .555  .716|  54  .457  -0.6  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons      400  353   10   0.8    92| .127  .258| .144  .325| .139  .381| .283  .706| -19  .042 -56.3  -5.9   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 ------+

 1971 21 CIN NL   P   26      5   25    0    0 1.000  .955  1.15  0.78  1.67  1.90   26  161.3
 1972 22 CIN NL   P   30      3   34    0    0 1.000  .951  1.23  0.73  1.68  1.78   28  197.7
 1973 23 CIN NL   P   38     11   33    0    3 1.000  .950  1.16  0.73  1.63  1.88   36  242.3
 1974 24 BAL AL   P   40      3   51    2    1  .964  .947  1.35  0.83  1.64  1.81   39  295.7
 1975 25 BAL AL   P   35      6   33    0    2 1.000  .940  1.11  0.85  1.78  1.87   32  197.0
 1976 26 BAL AL   P   28      8   19    1    0  .964  .951  0.96  0.85  1.78  1.87   19  136.7
 1977 27 BAL AL   P   34      8   52    3    4  .952  .948  1.76  0.84  2.47  1.95   34  218.3
 1978 28 MON NL   P   36      9   53    2    3  .969  .951  1.72  0.72  2.12  1.91   36  263.0 AS
 1979 29 MON NL   P   32      3   27    3    0  .909  .952  0.94  0.66  1.78  1.80   27  151.3
 1980 30 TOT      P   25      2   19    1    0  .955  .955  0.84  0.74  1.63  1.88   18  116.0
         MON NL   P   11      1    8    0    0 1.000  .947  0.82  0.69  1.96  1.92    7   41.3
         CLE AL   P   14      1   11    1    0  .923  .960  0.86  0.77  1.45  1.86   11   74.7
 1982 32 BAL AL   P   21      2   11    1    1  .929  .956  0.62  0.73  1.95  1.80    0   60.0

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1971 21 CIN NL   P   26      5   25    0    0 1.000  .955  1.15  0.78  1.67  1.90   26  161.3
 1972 22 CIN NL   P   30      3   34    0    0 1.000  .951  1.23  0.73  1.68  1.78   28  197.7
 1973 23 CIN NL   P   38     11   33    0    3 1.000  .950  1.16  0.73  1.63  1.88   36  242.3
 1974 24 BAL AL   P   40      3   51    2    1  .964  .947  1.35  0.83  1.64  1.81   39  295.7
 1975 25 BAL AL   P   35      6   33    0    2 1.000  .940  1.11  0.85  1.78  1.87   32  197.0
 1976 26 BAL AL   P   28      8   19    1    0  .964  .951  0.96  0.85  1.78  1.87   19  136.7
 1977 27 BAL AL   P   34      8   52    3    4  .952  .948  1.76  0.84  2.47  1.95   34  218.3
 1978 28 MON NL   P   36      9   53    2    3  .969  .951  1.72  0.72  2.12  1.91   36  263.0
 1979 29 MON NL   P   32      3   27    3    0  .909  .952  0.94  0.66  1.78  1.80   27  151.3
 1980 30 TOT      P   25      2   19    1    0  .955  .955  0.84  0.74  1.63  1.88   18  116.0
         MON NL   P   11      1    8    0    0 1.000  .947  0.82  0.69  1.96  1.92    7   41.3
         CLE AL   P   14      1   11    1    0  .923  .960  0.86  0.77  1.45  1.86   11   74.7
 1982 32 BAL AL   P   21      2   11    1    1  .929  .956  0.62  0.73  1.95  1.80    0   60.0

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 345     60  357   13   14  .970  .950  1.21  0.77  1.84  1.86  295 2039.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       345     60  357   13   14  .970  .950  1.21  0.77  1.84  1.86  295   2039
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1972   NLCS  CIN PIT     W   1   1   1.00  1  0  0  1   9     2   1   0   5 
        WS    CIN OAK     L   4   1   2.57  2  1  0  0   7     7   2   3   2 
 1973   NLCS  CIN NYM     L   2   1  12.27  0  1  0  0   3.2   7   5   2   3 
 1974   ALCS  BAL OAK     L   2   0   1.69  0  0  0  0   5.1   1   1   2   2 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     1-2   5   2   3.50  1  1  0  1  18    10   7   4  10 
  4 Postseason Ser      1-3   9   3   3.24  3  2  0  1  25    17   9   7  12 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1972   NLCS  CIN PIT     W   1   4   0   2  1  0  0   1   0   1  .500  .500  .750   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    CIN OAK     L   4   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   1   0   0 
 1973   NLCS  CIN NYM     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1974   ALCS  BAL OAK     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     1-2   5   4   0   2  1  0  0   1   0   1  .500  .500  .750   0  0   0   0   0 
  4 Postseason Series   1-3   9   6   0   2  1  0  0   1   0   3  .333  .333  .500   0  0   1   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1978   MON NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
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
1978

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1978-NL-7-0.06
Car-185-0.06 shares

Sac. Hits
1972 NL-11-9

Wins
1978 NL-20-2

Won-Loss %
1978 NL-.645-5

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1974 AL-1.160-5
1978 NL-1.156-7

Hits Allowed/9IP
1974 AL-8.13-10

Bases on Balls/9IP
1974 AL-2.31-10
1975 AL-2.15-3

Innings
1974 AL-295.7-8
1978 NL-263.0-3

Games Started
1973 NL-36-7
1974 AL-39-9
1978 NL-36-3

Comp. Games
1978 NL-19-2

Shutouts
1974 AL-4-6
1978 NL-3-6

Home Runs Allow.
1972 NL-18-10
1973 NL-24-9
1974 AL-26-7
1975 AL-29-3

Hits Allowed
1973 NL-245-9
1978 NL-237-4

Wild Pitches
1974 AL-9-9

Batters Faced
1974 AL-1198-10
1978 NL-1068-4

    

Gray Ink: Pitching - 26 (874) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 15.0 (471) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 24.0 (513) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

June 7, 1968: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 8th round of the 1968 amateur draft, but did not sign.

February 1, 1969: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1969 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

December 4, 1973: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Wally Williams (minors) to the Baltimore Orioles for Merv Rettenmund, Junior Kennedy, and Bill Wood (minors).

October 10, 1977: Granted Free Agency.

December 21, 1977: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.

July 11, 1980: Traded by the Montreal Expos to the Cleveland Indians for Dave Oliver.

August 13, 1981: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

April 5, 1982: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

October 19, 1982: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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