Oscar Grimes

Positions: Third Baseman, Second Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 178lb (180cm, 80kg)

Born: April 13, 1915 in Minerva, OH us

Died: May 19, 1993 in Westlake, OH

Buried: Sunset Memorial Park, North Olmsted, OH

School: University of Mount Union (Alliance, OH)

Debut: September 28, 1938 (Age 23-168d, 8,543rd in major league history)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 25, 1946 (Age 31-165d)
vs. WSH 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: Oscar Ray Grimes

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Relatives: Nephew of Roy Grimes; Son of Ray Grimes

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.3

1832

469

.256

235

RBI

200

OBP

.363

SLG

.352

OPS

.715

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-4 / in Starts: 4-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 24 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	15 (4-6-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 24 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	15 (7-5-2)

Most Driven In
J Gordon	1

Most Driven In By
N Etten	2
C Keller	1
S Stirnweiss	1

1943 Batting Game Log

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1943 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	263	6 (5)	Apr 29	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG(12)	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	1	1.21	-0.046	3.74	-0.09%	-0.78	SS
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	264	10 (3)	May 2 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-4	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.286	.000	.286	9	.22	0.007	.83	0.02%	0.11	PH
3	265	11	May 4	NYY		BOS	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.273	.111	.384	1	1.13	-0.062	3.82	-0.13%	-0.43	SS
4	266	12	May 5	NYY		BOS	W,4-3	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.313	.083	.396	1	.61	0.014	2.06	0.03%	-0.11	SS
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
5	267	53 (40)	Jun 23 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,0-8	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.294	.077	.371	9	.02	-0.001	.14	0.00%	-0.21	PH
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
6	268	61 (7)	Jul 2	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-12	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.278	.071	.349	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.19	PH
7	269	65 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,0-6	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.067	.263	.067	.330	9	1.13	0.049	6.16	0.16%	0.60	PH
8	270	153 (87)	Oct 2 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,5-1	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.063	.250	.063	.313	9	1.27	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.72	PH
9	271	154	Oct 2 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,7-6	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.150	.292	.150	.442	8	1.43	0.072	.00	0.00%	-0.37	1B
							5-4		24	20	4	3	0	0	0	1	4	0	9	0	0		1	0	0	0	.150	.292	.150	.442		.97	0.002	2.36	-0.01%	-2.11

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