Burleigh Grimes
American baseball player and manager (1893-1985) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Burleigh Arland Grimes (August 18, 1893 – December 6, 1985) was an American professional baseball player and manager, and the last pitcher officially permitted to throw the spitball.[1][2][3] Grimes made the most of this advantage, as well as his unshaven, menacing presence on the mound, which earned him the nickname "Ol' Stubblebeard."[4] He won 270 MLB games, pitched in four World Series over the course of his 19-year career,[5] and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964. A decade earlier, he had been inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame.
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Burleigh Grimes | |
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Pitcher / Manager | |
Born: (1893-08-18)August 18, 1893 Emerald, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
Died: December 6, 1985(1985-12-06) (aged 92) Clear Lake, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 10, 1916, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 20, 1934, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 270–212 |
Earned run average | 3.53 |
Strikeouts | 1,512 |
Managerial record | 131–171 |
Winning % | .434 |
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Member of the National | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 1964 |
Election method | Veterans Committee |
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