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	22-19 / in Starts: 19-10
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	35 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 98 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	50 (26-17-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 98 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	60 (28-20-11)

Most Driven In
M Doolin	1
M Wheat	1
O O'Mara	1
O Miller	1

Most Driven In By
Z Wheat	2
J Daubert	1
J Johnston	0
M Wheat	0
I Olson	0

1918 Batting Game Log

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1918 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	49	1	Apr 16	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-6	4-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.48	-0.011	1.08	-0.02%	-0.13	P
2	50	3 (1)	Apr 19	BRO	@	NYG	L,5-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.42	-0.010	.82	-0.01%	-0.19	P
3	51	5 (1)	Apr 22	BRO	@	PHI	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.31	-0.097	2.02	-0.09%	-0.91	P
4	52	9 (3)	Apr 26	BRO		NYG	L,5-11	1-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.57	-0.029	.49	-0.02%	-0.39	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
5	53	15 (5)	May 4	BRO		PHI	W,3-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.38	-0.020	.30	-0.01%	-0.55	P
6	54	20 (4)	May 13	BRO	@	CIN	L,5-7	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.02	-0.062	1.39	-0.03%	-0.63	P
7	55	25 (4)	May 18	BRO	@	PIT	L,4-11	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.09	P
8	56	29 (3)	May 23	BRO	@	CHC	L,0-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	57	31 (1)	May 25	BRO	@	STL	L,6-7	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.077	.077	.077	.154	9	1.11	0.000	.36	0.00%	0.06	P
10	58	33 (1)	May 27	BRO	@	STL	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.063	.063	.063	.125	9	1.87	-0.136	.46	-0.02%	-1.05	P
11	59	35 (1)	May 29 (2)	BRO		BSN	L,0-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.063	.063	.063	.125	9						P
12	60	36	May 30 (1)	BRO		BSN	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.056	.056	.056	.111	9	1.59	-0.070	.68	-0.02%	-0.51	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
13	61	39 (2)	Jun 4	BRO		STL	L,1-8	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		1		.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.99	-0.011	.13	0.00%	0.01	P
14	62	42 (2)	Jun 8 (1)	BRO		PIT	L,1-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
15	63	43	Jun 8 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,2-1	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
16	64	44	Jun 10	BRO		PIT	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.130	.130	.174	.304	9	2.01	0.243	.16	0.01%	1.42	P
17	65	46 (1)	Jun 14	BRO		CIN	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.115	.115	.154	.269	9	.55	-0.039	.06	0.00%	-0.28	P
18	66	48 (1)	Jun 17	BRO		CHC	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.115	.115	.154	.269	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
19	67	50 (1)	Jun 19	BRO		NYG	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.143	.143	.179	.321	9	.92	0.028	.08	0.00%	0.11	P
20	68	53 (2)	Jun 22	BRO		NYG	W,5-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.133	.133	.167	.300	9	1.00	-0.048	.13	0.00%	-0.72	P
21	69	56 (2)	Jun 26	BRO	@	PHI	L,0-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.133	.133	.167	.300	9						P
22	70	57	Jun 27	BRO	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.118	.118	.147	.265	9	2.12	-0.223	.06	0.00%	-1.76	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
23	71	61 (3)	Jul 2	BRO	@	BSN	W,4-0	CG	4	3	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.189	.189	.216	.405	9	1.19	0.175	.00	0.00%	1.73	P
24	72	66 (4)	Jul 6	BRO	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.175	.175	.200	.375	9	.59	-0.044	.01	0.00%	-0.34	P
25	73	71 (4)	Jul 10 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.163	.163	.186	.349	9	.42	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.49	P
26	74	74 (2)	Jul 13 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	L,2-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.156	.156	.178	.333	9	.89	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.57	P
27	75	76 (1)	Jul 16	BRO	@	PIT	L,6-7	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.152	.152	.174	.326	9	.92	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.09	P
28	76	78 (1)	Jul 18	BRO	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG(16)	7	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0		.151	.151	.170	.321	9	1.53	-0.157	.00	0.00%	-1.29	P
29	77	81 (2)	Jul 21	BRO	@	CHC	W,6-3	5-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.148	.148	.167	.315	9	.35	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
30	78	83 (1)	Jul 25 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,10-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.158	.158	.175	.333	9	.46	-0.017	.00	0.00%	0.57	P
31	79	87 (3)	Jul 27 (2)	BRO		STL	L,7-22	1-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.150	.150	.167	.317	9	.09	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.57	P
32	80	90 (2)	Jul 31 (2)	BRO		STL	W,7-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.156	.156	.203	.359	9	.37	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.25	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
33	81	94 (3)	Aug 3 (2)	BRO		CIN	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		1		.162	.162	.221	.382	9	1.60	0.209	.00	0.00%	0.75	P
34	82	97 (2)	Aug 7	BRO		CHC	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.169	.169	.225	.394	9	.41	0.015	.00	0.00%	0.07	P
35	83	100 (2)	Aug 10 (1)	BRO		PHI	W,4-0	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.178	.189	.233	.422	9	.52	0.035	.00	0.00%	0.28	P
36	84	104 (3)	Aug 14	BRO		PHI	W,4-2	CG	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.200	.211	.253	.464	9	.99	0.016	.00	0.00%	0.18	P
37	85	107 (2)	Aug 17 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.195	.215	.247	.462	9	.90	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
38	86	112 (4)	Aug 20	BRO	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.188	.207	.238	.445	9	.70	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.53	P
39	87	116 (3)	Aug 24 (1)	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-8	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.193	.212	.241	.453	9	.48	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.03	P
40	88	120 (3)	Aug 28	BRO		NYG	W,8-7	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.207	.225	.253	.478	9	1.77	0.117	.00	0.00%	0.09	P
41	89	123 (2)	Aug 31 (1)	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.200	.217	.244	.462	9	1.20	-0.090	.00	0.00%	-0.55	P
							22-19		98	90	5	18	2	1	0	4	2	0	14	0	6		0		2		.200	.217	.244	.462		1.00	-0.403	.15	-0.21%	-6.63

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