Burleigh Grimes Stats

Burleigh Grimes was born on Friday, August 18, 1893, in Emerald, Wisconsin. Grimes was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 10, 1916, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Burleigh Grimes baseball stats page.
"I used to chew slippery elm - the bark, right off the tree. Come spring the bark would get nice and loose and you could slice it free without any trouble. What I checked was the fiber from inside, and that's what I put on the ball. That's what they called the foreign substance. The ball would break like hell, away from right-handed hitters and in on lefties." - Burleigh Grimes in The Man in the Dugout (Donald Honig, 1977)

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Burleigh Grimes

Burleigh Grimes Autograph on a 1980 TCMA (#97)

Burleigh Grimes Autograph on a 1980 TCMA (#97)
 

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Birth Name:   Burleigh Arland Grimes
Nickname:   Ol' Stubblebeard
Born On:   08-18-1893
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Emerald, Wisconsin
Zodiac:   Leo
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-06-1985
Place of Death Data Died In:   Clear Lake, Wisconsin
Cemetery:   Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake, Wisconsin Click For Grave Photo
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10
Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   09-10-1916 (Age 23)
Last Game:   07-17-1934
Draft:   Not Applicable
Burleigh Grimes

Burleigh Grimes Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1916 Pirates 6 5 0 2 3 .400 2.36 4 0 0 45.2 182 40 12 19 1 10 - 20 1 0 0 -
1917 Pirates 37 17 18 3 16 .158 3.53 8 1 0 194.0 824 186 76 101 5 70 - 72 5 6 2 -
1918 Robins 40 30 9 19 9 .679 2.14 19 7 1 269.2 1,078 210 64 94 3 76 - 113 11 4 2 -
1919 Robins 25 21 4 10 11 .476 3.47 13 1 0 181.1 791 179 70 97 2 60 - 82 7 3 3 -
1920 Robins 40 33 6 23 11 .676 2.22 25 5 2 303.2 1,246 271 75 101 5 67 - 131 9 4 0 -
1921 Robins 37 35 1 22 13 .629 2.83 30 2 0 302.1 1,253 313 95 120 6 76 - 136 6 5 0 -
1922 Robins 36 34 1 17 14 .548 4.76 18 1 1 259.0 1,153 324 137 157 17 84 - 99 6 7 1 -
1923 Robins 39 38 1 21 18 .538 3.58 33 2 0 327.0 1,418 356 130 165 9 100 - 119 6 11 0 -
1924 Robins 38 36 1 22 13 .629 3.82 30 1 1 310.2 1,345 351 132 161 15 91 - 135 5 6 0 -
1925 Robins 33 31 2 12 19 .387 5.04 19 0 0 246.2 1,129 305 138 164 15 102 - 73 8 7 0 -
1926 Robins 30 29 1 12 13 .480 3.71 18 1 0 225.1 996 238 93 114 4 88 - 64 4 5 1 -
1927 Giants 39 34 4 19 8 .704 3.54 15 2 2 259.2 1,103 274 102 116 12 87 - 102 4 4 0 -
1928 Pirates 48 37 9 25 14 .641 2.99 28 4 3 330.2 1,377 311 110 146 11 77 - 97 3 9 1 -
1929 Pirates 33 29 4 17 7 .708 3.13 18 2 2 232.2 1,004 245 81 108 11 70 - 62 0 4 0 -
1930 Braves 11 9 2 3 5 .375 7.35 1 0 0 49.0 239 72 40 53 4 22 - 15 0 3 0 -
1930 Cardinals 22 19 3 13 6 .684 3.01 10 1 0 152.1 657 174 51 66 5 43 - 58 7 4 0 -
1931 Cardinals 29 28 1 17 9 .654 3.65 17 3 0 212.1 914 240 86 97 11 59 - 67 2 10 1 -
1932 Cubs 30 18 6 6 11 .353 4.78 5 1 1 141.1 642 174 75 89 8 50 - 36 2 1 1 -
1933 Cubs 17 7 6 3 6 .333 3.49 3 1 3 69.2 296 71 27 29 2 29 - 12 3 1 0 -
1933 Cardinals 4 3 1 0 1 .000 5.27 0 0 1 13.2 67 15 8 13 1 8 - 4 1 1 0 -
1934 Cardinals 4 0 2 2 1 .667 3.52 0 0 0 7.2 30 5 3 3 1 2 - 1 0 0 0 -
1934 Yankees 10 0 9 1 2 .333 5.50 0 0 1 18.0 85 22 11 11 0 14 - 5 1 1 0 -
1934 Pirates 8 4 3 1 2 .333 7.24 0 0 0 27.1 130 36 22 24 0 10 - 9 1 1 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
19 Years 616 497 94 270 212 .560 3.53 314 35 18 4,179.2 17,959 4,412 1,638 2,048 148 1,295 - 1,512 92 97 12 -
Burleigh Grimes

Burleigh Grimes Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1916 Pirates 6 17 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 1 - 0 - .176 .176 .176
1917 Pirates 42 69 7 16 3 0 0 0 4 2 - 18 4 - 0 - .232 .254 .275
1918 Robins 41 90 5 18 2 1 0 0 4 3 - 14 6 - 0 - .200 .226 .244
1919 Robins 26 69 8 17 4 0 0 0 12 0 - 10 2 - 0 - .246 .246 .304
1920 Robins 43 111 9 34 8 3 0 0 16 8 - 21 6 - 1 - .306 .358 .432
1921 Robins 37 114 10 27 6 0 1 0 11 2 - 16 4 - 1 - .237 .256 .316
1922 Robins 36 93 15 22 3 1 0 0 11 9 - 15 4 - 0 - .237 .304 .290
1923 Robins 40 126 15 30 3 1 0 0 15 7 - 15 7 - 1 - .238 .284 .278
1924 Robins 40 124 11 37 3 0 0 0 7 5 - 13 3 - 1 - .298 .331 .323
1925 Robins 34 96 12 24 4 1 1 0 14 8 - 25 2 - 0 - .250 .308 .344
1926 Robins 31 81 4 18 4 0 0 0 9 4 - 8 3 - 0 - .222 .259 .272
1927 Giants 39 96 10 18 4 0 0 0 6 5 - 16 5 - 0 - .188 .228 .229
1928 Pirates 48 131 17 42 8 1 0 0 16 4 - 15 5 - 0 - .321 .341 .397
1929 Pirates 33 91 11 26 3 3 0 0 12 4 - 10 2 - 0 - .286 .316 .385
1930 Braves 11 16 3 3 1 0 0 0 3 1 - 2 2 - 0 - .188 .235 .250
1930 Cardinals 23 57 9 15 4 0 0 0 10 5 - 12 3 - 0 - .263 .323 .333
1931 Cardinals 29 76 4 14 0 0 0 0 8 1 - 10 9 - 0 - .184 .195 .184
1932 Cubs 30 44 4 11 1 0 0 0 5 0 - 9 5 - 1 - .250 .267 .273
1933 Cubs 17 20 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 1 - 4 2 - 0 1 .150 .190 .150
1933 Cardinals 4 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 0 - 0 0 .200 .200 .400
1934 Cardinals 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1934 Yankees 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 - .000 .000 .000
1934 Pirates 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 0 .143 .143 .143
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
19 Years 632 1,535 157 380 62 11 2 0 168 69 - 241 76 - 5 1 .248 .282 .306
Burleigh Grimes

Burleigh Grimes Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1916 Pirates P 6 5 137 20 3.3 17 1 16 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .850 3.35 -
1917 Pirates P 37 17 582 77 2.1 71 9 62 6 3 n/a n/a n/a .922 3.29 -
1918 Robins P 40 30 809 111 2.8 106 12 94 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .955 3.54 -
1919 Robins P 25 21 544 65 2.6 62 12 50 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .954 3.08 -
1920 Robins P 40 33 911 119 3.0 112 17 95 7 2 n/a n/a n/a .941 3.32 -
1921 Robins P 37 35 907 108 2.9 106 17 89 2 5 n/a n/a n/a .981 3.16 -
1922 Robins P 36 34 777 97 2.7 91 12 79 6 2 n/a n/a n/a .938 3.16 -
1923 Robins P 39 38 981 127 3.3 117 16 101 10 6 n/a n/a n/a .921 3.22 -
1924 Robins P 38 36 932 120 3.2 116 25 91 4 5 n/a n/a n/a .967 3.36 -
1925 Robins P 33 31 740 117 3.5 110 18 92 7 11 n/a n/a n/a .940 4.01 -
1926 Robins P 30 29 676 79 2.6 76 4 72 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .962 3.04 -
1927 Giants P 39 34 779 87 2.2 87 16 71 0 9 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.02 -
1928 Pirates P 48 37 992 119 2.5 115 9 106 4 6 n/a n/a n/a .966 3.13 -
1929 Pirates P 33 29 698 78 2.4 75 10 65 3 5 n/a n/a n/a .962 2.90 -
1930 Braves P 11 9 147 14 1.3 13 3 10 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .929 2.39 -
1930 Cardinals P 22 19 457 42 1.9 42 5 37 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.48 -
1931 Cardinals P 29 28 637 77 2.7 73 16 57 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .948 3.09 -
1932 Cubs P 30 18 424 47 1.6 45 12 33 2 4 n/a n/a n/a .957 2.87 -
1933 Cubs P 17 7 209 22 1.3 22 6 16 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.84 -
1933 Cardinals P 4 3 41 1 0.3 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1934 Cardinals P 4 0 23 3 0.8 3 1 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.52 -
1934 Yankees P 10 0 54 8 0.8 8 1 7 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.00 -
1934 Pirates P 8 4 82 10 1.3 10 3 7 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.29 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 616 497 12,539 1,548 2.5 1,477 225 1,252 71 74 n/a n/a n/a .954 3.18 --
19 Years 616 497 12,539 1,548 2.5 1,477 225 1,252 71 74 n/a n/a n/a .954 3.18 --
Burleigh Grimes

Burleigh Grimes Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1916 Pirates 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 2.8 0.0 2.00 3.94 1.97
1917 Pirates 2 - - - - n/a 0.0 3.8 17.3 1.03 3.34 3.25
1918 Robins 2 - - - - n/a 0.0 6.4 22.5 1.49 3.77 2.54
1919 Robins 1 - - - - n/a 0.0 6.9 5.8 1.37 4.07 2.98
1920 Robins 2 2 .500 - - n/a 0.0 5.3 6.9 1.96 3.88 1.99
1921 Robins 1 1 .500 - - n/a 114.0 7.1 10.4 1.79 4.05 2.26
1922 Robins 2 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 6.2 8.5 1.18 3.44 2.92
1923 Robins 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 8.4 8.4 1.19 3.28 2.75
1924 Robins 1 1 .500 - - n/a 0.0 9.5 17.7 1.48 3.91 2.64
1925 Robins 0 0 .000 - - n/a 96.0 3.8 6.9 0.72 2.66 3.72
1926 Robins 2 - - - - n/a 0.0 10.1 9.0 0.73 2.56 3.51
1927 Giants 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 6.0 16.0 1.17 3.54 3.02
1928 Pirates 1 - - - - n/a 0.0 8.7 8.2 1.26 2.64 2.10
1929 Pirates 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 9.1 7.6 0.89 2.40 2.71
1930 Braves 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 8.0 5.3 0.68 2.76 4.04
1930 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 4.8 5.7 1.35 3.43 2.54
1931 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 7.6 9.5 1.14 2.84 2.50
1932 Cubs 1 - - - - n/a 0.0 4.9 8.8 0.72 2.29 3.18
1933 Cubs 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 5.0 5.0 0.41 1.55 3.75
1933 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 5.0 5.0 0.50 2.63 5.27
1934 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.50 1.17 2.35
1934 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.36 2.50 7.00
1934 Pirates 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 7.0 0.0 0.90 2.96 3.29
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
19 Years 15 4 .789 - - n/a 767.5 6.4 9.1 1.17 3.26 2.79
Burleigh Grimes

Burleigh Grimes Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1916 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a -
1917 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a -
1918 Brooklyn Robins n/a Undetermined n/a -
1919 Brooklyn Robins n/a Undetermined n/a -
1920 Brooklyn Robins n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1921 Brooklyn Robins n/a Undetermined n/a -
1922 Brooklyn Robins n/a Undetermined n/a -
1923 Brooklyn Robins n/a Undetermined n/a -
1924 Brooklyn Robins n/a Undetermined n/a -
1925 Brooklyn Robins n/a Undetermined n/a -
1926 Brooklyn Robins n/a Undetermined n/a -
1927 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a -
1928 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a -
1929 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a -
1930 Boston Braves n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1930 St. Louis Cardinals n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1931 St. Louis Cardinals n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1932 Chicago Cubs 16 Undetermined n/a Stats
1933 Chicago Cubs 21 Undetermined - -
1933 St. Louis Cardinals 20 Undetermined - -
1934 St. Louis Cardinals 20 Undetermined - -
1934 New York Yankees 20 Undetermined - -
1934 Pittsburgh Pirates - Undetermined - -




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