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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...
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    York Times. Retrieved 2015-10-17. Jones, Kenneth (13 June 2006). "Burleigh Grimes, Wall Street Comedy With Music, Opens June 13". Playbill. Retrieved...
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    first Indian to face Burleigh Grimes was Charlie Johnson, who singled. He stopped at second on Wambsganss' single. Then Grimes fell fielding Tris Speaker's...
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  • dueled Burleigh Grimes scoreless through seven innings before Lefty Grove took over for Earnshaw in the eighth. In the top of the ninth, Grimes walked...
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    Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022. "Burleigh Grimes". National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original...
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  • careers. One of those who "wet his pill" still active in 1931 was Burleigh Grimes, with two Series starts, two wins and seven innings of no-hit pitching...
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    throw it until they retired. The last one to legally throw it was Burleigh Grimes on September 20, 1934. The impact of the rule changes was felt almost...
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  • RBI fielder's choice by Ben Chapman knocked Bush out of the game. Burleigh Grimes in relief allowed two-out two-run single to Combs. The Cubs scored...
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  • Famers: manager Wilbert Robinson, pitchers Burleigh Grimes and Rube Marquard, and outfielder Zack Wheat. Grimes anchored a pitching staff that allowed the...
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    Dreyfuss * Frankie Frisch Pud Galvin Goose Gossage Hank Greenberg Burleigh Grimes Ned Hanlon Billy Herman Waite Hoyt Joe Kelley George Kelly Ralph Kiner...
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    Jenkins* 284 Tony Mullane 284 31 Jim Kaat* 283 32 Red Ruffing* 273 33 Burleigh Grimes* 270 Mike Mussina* 270 35 Jamie Moyer 269 36 Jim Palmer* 268 37 Bob...
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    Brouthers John Clarkson * Jimmy Collins Hugh Duffy * Johnny Evers Burleigh Grimes Billy Hamilton Billy Herman Rogers Hornsby Joe Kelley King Kelly Ernie...
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    1 Jack Clark 53.1 276 Bert Campaneris 53.0 Dwight Gooden 53.0 278 Burleigh Grimes* 52.9 279 Jose Altuve (0.0) 52.8 280 Elmer Flick* 52.7 281 Babe Adams...
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    Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved October 15, 2010. "Hall of Famers: Burleigh Grimes". National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved October 15,...
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    throw the pitch legally until they retired. Of the exempted group, Burleigh Grimes lasted the longest, retiring in 1934. The complete list of exempted...
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    Roger Connor * George Davis * Leo Durocher Buck Ewing * Frankie Frisch Burleigh Grimes Gabby Hartnett Rogers Hornsby Waite Hoyt Carl Hubbell * Monte Irvin...
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  • Baseball Hall of Famer Burleigh Grimes played for the team. Jack Kading played for the club when they were the Puffs. Burleigh Grimes minor league record...
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  • American general Burleigh Grimes (1893–1985), American baseball player Cameron Grimes (born 1993), American professional wrestler Camryn Grimes (born 1990)...
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  • Harry Smythe 1937–1938 Walter "Rabbit" Maranville 1938 Alex Hooks 1939 Burleigh Grimes 1940–1942 Clyde Sukeforth 1943 Fresco Thompson 1944–1945 Bruno Betzel...
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  • Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-11-16. "Burleigh Grimes Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved...
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    Ruth would not be considered for the manager's job if, as expected, Burleigh Grimes retired at the end of the season. Although much was said about what...
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  • existence. Their home park was Fans Field. Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees Burleigh Grimes and Clark Griffith played for Bloomington. In 1903, they won the league...
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  • winning seven league championships. Baseball Hall of Fame member Burleigh Grimes played for the 1913 Ottumwa Packers. Ottumwa was host to multiple minor...
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    permitted them to continue using it; the last pitcher allowed to do so, Burleigh Grimes, pitched until the end of 1934. More baseballs per game: The fatal...
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  • who were permitted to throw spitballs for the rest of their careers. Burleigh Grimes threw the last legal spitball in 1934. In 1958, Major League Baseball...
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    Rollie Fingers Terry Francona (manager) Jon Garland Brad Goldberg Burleigh Grimes Sam Hairston (bench coach) (Patriarch of the 3-generation Hairston...
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    legal spitballer in the American League; another legal spitballer, Burleigh Grimes, was later traded to the AL and appeared in 10 games for the Yankees...
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    Sylvia. In London, she played in the West End premiere of Burleigh Grime$ in the role of Mrs. Grimes (2004). Apart from a minor role in the film Swordswallowers...
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    Johnny Evers * Jimmie Foxx Frankie Frisch Goose Gossage Clark Griffith Burleigh Grimes Gabby Hartnett * Billy Herman * Rogers Hornsby Monte Irvin Ferguson...
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  • Staff ace Burleigh Grimes won 22 games, but the 1921 Brooklyn Robins fell into fifth place. December 15, 1920: Rube Marquard was traded by the Robins...
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