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 Induction
Information
Elected to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee in 1964, Player
Born: August 18, 1893, in Emerald, Wisconsin
Died: December 6, 1985, in Clear Lake, Wisconsin
ML Debut: 9/10/1916
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: R Throws: R
Played For: Pittsburgh Pirates (1916-1917, 1928-1929,
1934), Brooklyn Dodgers (1918-1926), New York Giants (1927), Boston
Braves (1930), St. Louis Cardinals (1930-1931, 1933-1934), Chicago
Cubs (1932-1933), New York Yankees (1934)
Managed: Brooklyn Dodgers (1937-1938)
Post-Season: 1920 World Series, 1930 World Series, 1931
World Series, 1932 World Series
Bio
Pitching for seven different franchises, fiery spitballer Burleigh
Grimes posted five 20-win seasons and won 270 games over his 19-year
career. Grimes was just 26 years old when the spitball was banned in
1920, but he was one of 17 veteran hurlers exempted from the ban. He
continued using the pitch effectively, helping his teams to four
World Series appearances and winning two Series games in 1931 at age
38 for the victorious St. Louis Cardinals. When he retired in 1934,
he was the last of the legal spitballers.
Quote
"The only time I was ever scared in my life was one time when
Burleigh threw at me on a 3-and-0 count."
— Frankie Frisch
Did You Know... that Burleigh Grimes was nicknamed "Ol'
Stubblebeard" because he never shaved on days that he was scheduled
to pitch? |
