Burleigh Grimes

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: August 18, 1893 in Emerald, WI us

Died: December 6, 1985 in Clear Lake, WI

Buried: Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake, WI

Debut: September 10, 1916 (Age 23-023d, 4,536th in major league history)
vs. CHC 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 4 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: September 20, 1934 (Age 41-033d)
vs. BRO 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1964. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Burleigh Grimes's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1916 season

Full Name: Burleigh Arland Grimes

Nicknames: Ol' Stubblebeard

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

52.9

270

212

ERA

3.53

616

497

4180.0

1512

WHIP

1.365

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	22-15 / in Starts: 22-13
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 122 PAs	11
Actual Runners on Base	62 (31-17-14)
Avg. MLBer w/ 122 PAs	14
Avg. Runners on Base	81 (39-26-15)

Most Driven In
P Kilduff	5
O Miller	4
R Schmandt	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
J Johnston	3
T Griffith	3
I Olson	2
Self	1
H Myers	1

1921 Batting Game Log

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1921 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	159	8 (7)	Apr 21	BRO		BSN	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.31	-0.111	2.75	-0.14%	-0.76	P
May		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
2	160	16 (7)	May 1	BRO		PHI	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.39	0.025	1.41	0.05%	0.27	P
3	161	21 (4)	May 9 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.85	-0.060	2.77	-0.12%	-0.48	P
4	162	26 (4)	May 13	BRO		CIN	L,4-5	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	2.07	-0.081	7.61	-0.18%	-0.73	P
5	163	30 (3)	May 17	BRO		STL	W,9-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		0		0	0	.200	.250	.200	.450	9	1.02	-0.043	2.87	-0.07%	-0.91	P
6	164	34 (3)	May 21	BRO		PIT	L,6-13	GS-8	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.278	.316	.278	.594	9	.96	0.092	2.42	0.14%	0.90	P
7	165	38 (3)	May 27	BRO	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.261	.227	.488	9	1.14	-0.118	1.59	-0.10%	-1.03	P
8	166	43 (4)	May 31	BRO	@	BSN	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.269	.296	.269	.566	9	2.05	0.166	1.66	0.08%	0.33	P
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
9	167	47 (3)	Jun 5	BRO	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.276	.300	.310	.610	9	.69	0.031	.83	0.02%	0.39	P
10	168	57 (9)	Jun 15	BRO	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.303	.324	.333	.657	9	1.10	0.084	1.00	0.05%	1.02	P
11	169	60 (2)	Jun 18	BRO	@	PIT	L,3-4	7-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.294	.314	.324	.638	9	2.13	-0.051	2.54	-0.04%	-0.31	P
12	170	61	Jun 21	BRO		PHI	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.270	.289	.297	.587	9	.79	-0.061	.39	-0.02%	-0.54	P
13	171	67 (5)	Jun 27	BRO		BSN	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.268	.286	.293	.578	9	.56	0.019	.29	0.01%	-0.15	P
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
14	172	70 (2)	Jul 2 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.244	.261	.267	.528	9	1.05	-0.116	.71	-0.05%	-0.96	P
15	173	74 (3)	Jul 6	BRO	@	NYG	W,11-4	CG	5	5	2	4	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.314	.400	.714	9	.24	0.037	.19	0.02%	3.01	P
16	174	78 (3)	Jul 10	BRO		PIT	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.278	.291	.370	.661	9	.50	-0.050	.26	-0.02%	-0.91	P
17	175	82 (3)	Jul 14	BRO		CIN	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.268	.281	.357	.638	9	.58	-0.031	.23	-0.01%	-0.55	P
18	176	84 (1)	Jul 16 (2)	BRO		CHC	L,6-9	4-8	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.288	.300	.373	.673	9	1.38	0.207	.28	0.03%	1.80	P
19	177	88 (3)	Jul 20	BRO		STL	L,5-8	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.288	.300	.373	.673	9						P
20	178	89	Jul 21	BRO		STL	W,2-1	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.270	.281	.349	.630	9	1.78	-0.181	.09	-0.01%	-0.99	P
21	179	93 (3)	Jul 26	BRO	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.254	.265	.328	.593	9	.47	-0.048	.03	0.00%	-0.49	P
22	180	97 (3)	Jul 30	BRO	@	STL	L,6-8	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.268	.278	.352	.630	9	.86	0.011	.11	0.00%	0.16	P
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
23	181	101 (3)	Aug 4 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.284	.293	.378	.672	9	1.74	-0.057	.24	-0.01%	-0.21	P
24	182	105 (3)	Aug 8	BRO	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.269	.278	.359	.637	9	.82	-0.070	.27	-0.01%	-1.15	P
25	183	110 (4)	Aug 12	BRO	@	NYG	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.272	.280	.358	.639	9	.76	-0.028	.17	0.00%	-0.35	P
26	184	113 (2)	Aug 16	BRO	@	NYG	W,7-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.271	.279	.353	.632	9	1.72	-0.010	.13	0.00%	-0.08	P
27	185	117 (3)	Aug 20	BRO		CIN	L,5-12	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.281	.364	.645	9	2.33	0.280	.08	0.01%	1.13	P
28	186	122 (4)	Aug 25	BRO		CHC	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.264	.272	.352	.623	9	1.27	-0.156	.00	0.00%	-1.25	P
29	187	125 (2)	Aug 28	BRO		PIT	L,0-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.258	.266	.344	.610	9	1.49	-0.082	.03	0.00%	-0.57	P
Sep/Oct		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
30	188	128 (2)	Sep 1	BRO		NYG	W,5-1	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.263	.271	.347	.618	9	.83	0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.05	P
31	189	131 (2)	Sep 5 (1)	BRO		PHI	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.255	.263	.337	.599	9	.34	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.40	P
32	190	135 (3)	Sep 10	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.257	.265	.347	.611	9	.97	0.053	.00	0.00%	0.28	P
33	191	139 (3)	Sep 15	BRO	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.260	.267	.346	.613	9	1.27	0.090	.00	0.00%	0.18	P
34	192	141 (1)	Sep 18 (1)	BRO	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.252	.259	.336	.596	9	1.22	-0.098	.00	0.00%	-0.72	P
35	193	144 (2)	Sep 22 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.245	.252	.327	.580	9	.71	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.51	P
36	194	148 (3)	Sep 27 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	L,5-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.237	.243	.316	.559	9	.76	-0.081	.00	0.00%	-1.22	P
37	195	152 (3)	Oct 2	BRO		NYG	W,7-4	CG	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.235	.254	.313	.567	9	.85	0.051	.00	0.00%	0.42	P
							22-15		122	115	10	27	6	0	1	11	2	0	16	1	4		3		1	1	.235	.254	.313	.567		1.05	-0.429	.82	-0.36%	-5.41

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