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	20-14 / in Starts: 17-11
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	30 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 84 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	56 (26-22-8) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 84 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	56 (28-17-10)

Most Driven In
G Watkins	4
G Mancuso	3
C Gelbert	2
R Rollings	1
F Maguire	1
B Cronin	1
J Bottomley	0

Most Driven In By
T Douthit	3
S Adams	3
L Richbourg	2
J Welsh	1
R Blades	1
J Bottomley	1
R Maranville	0

1930 Batting Game Log

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1930 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	497	7 (6)	Apr 27	BSN		PHI	W,13-4	CG	5	2	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2		0		0	1	.500	.667	1.000	1.667	9	.44	0.028	1.07	0.04%	2.03	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	498	13 (5)	May 3	BSN	@	PIT	W,12-7	GS-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	9	.51	-0.016	1.56	-0.03%	-0.38	P
3	499	14	May 5	BSN	@	CIN	L,6-10	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.400	.733	9	1.63	-0.087	4.56	-0.15%	-0.80	P
4	500	18 (3)	May 9	BSN	@	STL	L,6-10	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.429	.500	.929	9	1.14	0.034	2.79	0.05%	0.41	P
5	501	23 (4)	May 15	BSN	@	CHC	W,10-8	GS-9	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.222	.300	.333	.633	9	1.92	0.015	3.46	0.02%	0.17	P
6	502	29 (5)	May 21	BSN		BRO	L,1-12	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.250	.273	.523	9	1.02	-0.093	2.91	-0.16%	-1.17	P
7	503	35 (5)	May 30 (2)	BSN		NYG	W,6-5	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.286	.308	.593	9	1.18	0.041	2.47	0.05%	0.57	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
8	504	37 (1)	Jun 1 (1)	BSN		NYG	L,4-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.286	.308	.593	9						P
9	505	39 (1)	Jun 3	BSN		CHC	L,2-15	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.286	.552	9	.99	-0.027	2.15	-0.04%	-0.29	P
10	506	46 (6)	Jun 13	BSN		STL	W,9-8	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.250	.267	.517	9	2.37	-0.065	2.50	-0.04%	-0.29	P
11	507	49 (2)	Jun 16	BSN		CIN	L,1-11	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.235	.250	.485	9	1.51	-0.025	2.22	-0.02%	-0.25	P
				Player went from Boston Braves to St. Louis Cardinals
12	508	58	Jun 22 (2)	STL		PHI	W,9-3	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0				0	0	.150	.190	.200	.390	9						P
13	509	62 (3)	Jun 27	STL		NYG	L,4-9	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.217	.190	.408	9	.40	0.007	.44	0.01%	0.00	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	510	67 (4)	Jul 2	STL		BRO	L,5-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.217	.190	.408	9						P
15	511	72 (4)	Jul 6 (2)	STL		PIT	W,12-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.125	.192	.167	.359	9	.71	-0.076	1.39	-0.09%	-1.30	P
16	512	78 (5)	Jul 15	STL	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.107	.167	.143	.310	9	1.10	-0.153	1.50	-0.13%	-1.81	P
17	513	81 (2)	Jul 18	STL	@	NYG	L,7-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.107	.167	.143	.310	9						P
18	514	85 (3)	Jul 21 (1)	STL	@	BRO	L,8-9	GS-7	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.188	.200	.388	9	.66	0.010	1.61	0.01%	0.16	P
19	515	91 (5)	Jul 26 (1)	STL	@	BSN	W,5-4	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0	0	.118	.167	.176	.343	9	.97	-0.085	.65	-0.03%	-1.34	P
20	516	97 (5)	Jul 31	STL	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.108	.154	.162	.316	9	1.57	-0.167	.63	-0.04%	-1.43	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
21	517	103 (5)	Aug 6	STL		CHC	W,4-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.171	.158	.329	9	.71	-0.005	.57	0.00%	-0.07	P
22	518	107 (3)	Aug 10 (1)	STL		BRO	W,8-2	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.122	.182	.171	.353	9	.98	-0.018	.25	0.00%	0.22	P
23	519	112 (4)	Aug 14 (2)	STL		BSN	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.140	.196	.186	.382	9	.69	0.020	.46	0.01%	0.16	P
24	520	116 (3)	Aug 17 (2)	STL		NYG	W,14-4	CG	5	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.170	.235	.234	.469	9	.18	0.001	.04	0.00%	2.04	P
25	521	118 (1)	Aug 20	STL		NYG	W,5-4	7-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.170	.235	.234	.469	7		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
26	522	119	Aug 21	STL		PHI	W,16-6	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.250	.269	.519	9	.08	0.017	.02	0.00%	0.43	P
27	523	123 (3)	Aug 24 (2)	STL		PHI	W,6-4	0-GF	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0	0	.208	.276	.283	.559	9						P
28	524	126 (2)	Aug 28	STL	@	CHC	W,8-7	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.279	.304	.582	9	.47	-0.008	1.18	-0.01%	-0.35	P
29	525	127	Aug 29	STL	@	CHC	L,8-9	11-GF(13)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.274	.298	.572	9	2.48	-0.069	9.51	-0.16%	-0.30	P
Sept		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	526	131 (3)	Sep 1 (2)	STL	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.230	.288	.311	.599	9	.98	0.121	1.93	0.14%	0.25	P
31	527	136 (4)	Sep 9	STL	@	NYG	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.294	.317	.612	9	1.05	-0.009	7.60	-0.04%	0.00	P
32	528	141 (4)	Sep 14 (1)	STL	@	BSN	W,9-2	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.239	.292	.313	.605	9	.50	0.054	5.96	0.39%	0.59	P
33	529	145 (3)	Sep 18	STL	@	BRO	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.229	.280	.300	.580	9	.43	-0.037	11.72	-0.61%	-0.56	P
34	530	151 (5)	Sep 25	STL		PIT	W,9-0	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.247	.304	.315	.619	9	.12	0.020	.32	0.03%	0.74	P
							20-14		84	73	12	18	5	0	0	13	6	0	14	0	4		2		0	1	.247	.304	.315	.619		.80	-0.572	2.22	-0.80%	-2.57

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