Burleigh Grimes News

 
This Date in Baseball
Washington Post
1919 — Philadelphia's Joe Oeschger and Brooklyn's Burleigh Grimes pitched complete games in a 9-9, 20-inning tie. Both teams scored three runs in the 19th inning. Oeschger gave up 22 hits and walked five, while Grimes allowed 15 hits and walked five.

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3 Great Dodgers Hall of Famers: Fan's Look
Yahoo! Sports
Pitcher Burleigh Grimes played for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1918-1926 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1964 by the Veterans Committee. His nickname was "Ol' Stubblebeard" as he didn't shave on days he was schedule to pitch.

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North Central Pirates Win One, Lose Two And Tie
Trenton Republican Times
It was a wild weekend in Trenton for the North Central Missouri College Pirates baseball team, which hosted Three Rivers Community College in a four-game set at Burleigh Grimes Field in Trenton. On Saturday, NCMC split with Three Rivers, winning game ...


 
Colorado Rockies - TeamReport
Chicago Tribune
Ahead of Moyer and tied for 33rd with 270 wins are Hall of Famer Burleigh Grimes and Mike Mussina. --OF Eric Young Jr. was reinstated from the restricted list. Young had been placed on the bereavement list May 5 and was moved to the restricted list ...

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Mets 3, Brewers 1: Amazins Out-Hexed
Amazin' Avenue
That presented a save opportunity for Frank Francisco, who got the save, because he's a closer. That's what closers do: they get saves. Don't worry about the closing situation, guys, we got it covered. Nice job by Burleigh Grimes; your effort in the ...

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20th anniversary: Rickey's 1000th steal
Hardball Times
1934 Burleigh Grimes, the last legal spitball pitcher, wins his 270th and final game. 1936 Dizzy Dean posts his 100th career victory. He's 100-53 in his career at this point. He also ties his career high Game Score: 87. His line: 9 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, ...

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20000 days since Dodgers announce their move to LA
Hardball Times (blog)
1923 Hall of Fame spitballer Burleigh Grimes wins his 100th game (100-79). 1923 Pacific Coast League player Pete Schneider hits five home runs and has 14 RBIs one game, a 35-14 win for his squad. 1923 Phillies beat Cards 20-14 as the two teams combine ...

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