Burleigh Grimes

Burleigh Grimes
Burleigh Grimes
	Grimes, c. 1916
	Pitcher / Manager
	Born: August 18, 1893; Emerald, Wisconsin, U.S.
	Died: December 6, 1985 (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
Teams
	As player Pittsburgh Pirates (1916–1917); Brooklyn Robins (1918–1926); New York Giants (1927); Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–1929); Boston Braves (1930); St. Louis Cardinals (1930–1931); Chicago Cubs (1932–1933); St. Louis Cardinals (1933–1934); New York Yankees (1934); Pittsburgh Pirates (1934); As manager Brooklyn Dodgers (1937–1938);
Career highlights and awards
	World Series champion (1931); 2× NL wins leader (1921, 1928); NL strikeout leader (1921);
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1964
Election method	Veterans Committee

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. Grimes made the most of this advantage, as well as his unshaven, menacing presence on the mound, which earned him the nickname "Ol' Stubblebeard." He won 270 MLB games, pitched in four World Series over the course of his 19-year career, 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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