Charles John Grimm (Jolly Cholly)
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Weight: 173 lb.
Born: August 28, 1898 in St. Louis, MO
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Debut: July 30, 1916
Final Game: September 23, 1936
Died: November 15, 1983 in Scottsdale, AZ
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Charlie took the Cubs to 3 World Series, 2 of them as player-manager. He was the Cub Player-Manager in the ‘33 WS, when Ruth called his shot. “I hate to spoil a good story…but the Babe was just pointing to the mound.”, said he.
| Rk | Year | Tm | Lg | G | W | L | Finish | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1932 | Chicago Cubs | NL | 2nd of 2 | 55 | 37 | 18 | .673 | 1 | NL Pennant Player/Manager |
| 2 | 1933 | Chicago Cubs | NL | 154 | 86 | 68 | .558 | 3 | Player/Manager | |
| 3 | 1934 | Chicago Cubs | NL | 152 | 86 | 65 | .570 | 3 | Player/Manager | |
| 4 | 1935 | Chicago Cubs | NL | 154 | 100 | 54 | .649 | 1 | NL Pennant Player/Manager | |
| 5 | 1936 | Chicago Cubs | NL | 154 | 87 | 67 | .565 | 3 | Player/Manager | |
| 6 | 1937 | Chicago Cubs | NL | 154 | 93 | 61 | .604 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 1938 | Chicago Cubs | NL | 1st of 2 | 81 | 45 | 36 | .556 | 1 | |
| 8 | 1944 | Chicago Cubs | NL | 3rd of 3 | 146 | 74 | 69 | .517 | 4 | |
| 9 | 1945 | Chicago Cubs | NL | 155 | 98 | 56 | .636 | 1 | NL Pennant | |
| 10 | 1946 | Chicago Cubs | NL | 155 | 82 | 71 | .536 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 1947 | Chicago Cubs | NL | 155 | 69 | 85 | .448 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 1948 | Chicago Cubs | NL | 155 | 64 | 90 | .416 | 8 | ||
| 13 | 1949 | Chicago Cubs | NL | 1st of 2 | 50 | 19 | 31 | .380 | 8 | |
| 14 | 1952 | Boston Braves | NL | 2nd of 2 | 120 | 51 | 67 | .432 | 7 | |
| 15 | 1953 | Milwaukee Braves | NL | 157 | 92 | 62 | .597 | 2 | ||
| 16 | 1954 | Milwaukee Braves | NL | 154 | 89 | 65 | .578 | 3 | ||
| 17 | 1955 | Milwaukee Braves | NL | 154 | 85 | 69 | .552 | 2 | ||
| 18 | 1956 | Milwaukee Braves | NL | 1st of 2 | 46 | 24 | 22 | .522 | 2 | |
| 19 | 1960 | Chicago Cubs | NL | 1st of 2 | 17 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 7 | |
| Milwaukee Braves | 5 years | 631 | 341 | 285 | .545 | 3.2 | ||||
| Chicago Cubs | 14 years | 1737 | 946 | 782 | .547 | 3.6 | 3 Pennants | |||
| Total | 19 years | 2368 | 1287 | 1067 | .547 | 3.5 | 4 Pennants |