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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1923 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1923 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 18	BRO		PHI	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	6 (3)	Apr 22	BRO		NYG	L,0-10	GS	23	4.0	0	2	1	3	1
3	10 (3)	Apr 27	BRO	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	14 (3)	May 1	BRO	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	37	8.2	0	4	0	4	0
5	18 (3)	May 5	BRO	@	BSN	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
6	22 (3)	May 11	BRO		PIT	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	0	4	0	4	1
7	27 (4)	May 17	BRO		STL	L,3-6	GS	34	7.0	2	1	0	3	0
8	31 (3)	May 22	BRO		CIN	W,9-6	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	1
9	36 (4)	May 28	BRO	@	NYG	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
10	40 (3)	May 31	BRO	@	BSN	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	44 (3)	Jun 4	BRO	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	42	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
12	48 (3)	Jun 12	BRO	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	39	8.2	0	3	1	4	0
13	52 (3)	Jun 16	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-7	GS	32	6.0	0	2	1	3	0
14	55 (2)	Jun 19	BRO	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	44	10.2	1	6	1	8	0
15	59 (3)	Jun 24	BRO		PHI	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	1
16	63 (3)	Jun 29	BRO	@	PHI	W,14-5	CG	41	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	68 (4)	Jul 4 (2)	BRO		BSN	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	2	2	0
18	72 (3)	Jul 8	BRO		STL	L,0-4	CG	43	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
19	76 (3)	Jul 12	BRO		CHC	L,0-2	CG	39	9.0	0	1	1	2	0
20	81 (4)	Jul 16	BRO		PIT	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	1	2	1	4	0
21	86 (4)	Jul 21 (1)	BRO		CIN	L,6-10	GS	40	7.0	0	0	1	1	0
22	92 (5)	Jul 27	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	48	11.2	0	8	0	8	0
23	95 (2)	Jul 31 (1)	BRO	@	STL	L,3-11	GS	26	5.0	1	2	0	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	97 (1)	Aug 1 (1)	BRO	@	STL	L,10-11	GF	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	100 (2)	Aug 4 (2)	BRO	@	CHC	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
26	104 (3)	Aug 8 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
27	108 (3)	Aug 12 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
28	112 (3)	Aug 16	BRO		STL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
29	116 (3)	Aug 20	BRO		CHC	L,4-10	CG	44	9.0	0	2	1	3	0
30	119 (2)	Aug 24	BRO		CIN	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	1	5	0	6	0
31	122 (2)	Aug 30	BRO		NYG	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	127 (4)	Sep 3 (2)	BRO		PHI	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
33	129 (1)	Sep 8 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
34	134 (4)	Sep 12	BRO	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	1
35	138 (3)	Sep 15 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	W,13-2	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
36	141 (2)	Sep 20	BRO	@	CHC	W,9-7	CG	47	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
37	145 (3)	Sep 24 (1)	BRO	@	STL	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	1
38	149 (3)	Sep 28	BRO	@	NYG	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
39	152 (2)	Oct 2	BRO	@	BSN	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
							39gm		327.0	16	101	10	127	6