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Charlie Grimm

Birthdate:

8/28/1898

Died:

11/15/1983

Height / Weight:

' " / 173 lbs.

Place of Birth:

St. Louis, MO, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / L

Baseball Historian Biography

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Humorous Jolly Cholly Grimm was a line drive, spray hitter and collected 2299 lifetime hits, including 394 doubles and 108 triples. In 1920, Grimm became the Pittsburgh Pirates regular first baseman, he batted only .227 but led the NL in fielding. The happy-go-lucky Charlie Grimm's batting average rose to .274 the next season, but his superior fielding range and sure hands were his lifelong trademarks. In 1923, he put together a 23 game hitting streak , batted .345 along with 99 RBIs and led the league in fielding again. He was traded to the Chicago Cubs after the 1924 season and became instantly popular with his Jolly demeanor. Charlie Grimm won a total of nine fielding titles. In 1931, he hit .331 with 33 doubles and fanned only 29 times in over 500 at bats. In 1932, his eighth year in a Cub uniform, he became a player manager and led them to a pennant. The Cubs won the pennant again under his leadership in 1935.

In mid-1938, he resigned. Gabby Hartnett became manager and Jolly Cholly Grimm called the games from the radio broadcasting booth. The Cubs rallied and won another pennant. In 1944, Grimm returned as the Cubs' manager and the team responded by winning another pennant in 1945. He was dropped by the Cubs and then managed in the minors, leading a Milwaukee team to the minor league championship. Charlie Grimm became the Boston Braves manager in 1952 and when they moved to Milwaukee the next season, Grimm stayed on for 3 more seasons, leading the Milwaukee Braves to two second place finishes. He returned to the Cubs and worked in their front office for 15 years. After his death in November of 1983, his window was permitted to scatter his ashes over Wrigley Field. Baseball History

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
20 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1916	PHA (AL)	12	22	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.91	.167	SLG
1918	STL (NL)	50	141	11	31	7	0	0	12	6	15	2	0	0	2	6	0	.220	.262	SLG
1919	PIT (NL)	14	44	6	14	1	3	0	6	2	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	.318	.348	SLG
1920	PIT (NL)	148	533	38	121	13	7	2	54	30	40	7	8	0	4	14	0	.227	.273	SLG
1921	PIT (NL)	151	562	62	154	21	17	7	71	31	38	6	8	0	2	16	0	.274	.314	SLG
1922	PIT (NL)	154	593	64	173	28	13	0	76	43	15	6	10	0	3	10	0	.292	.343	SLG
1923	PIT (NL)	152	563	78	194	29	13	7	99	41	43	6	9	0	0	10	0	.345	.389	SLG
1924	PIT (NL)	151	542	53	156	25	12	2	63	37	22	3	6	0	2	18	0	.288	.336	SLG
1925	CHC (NL)	141	519	73	159	29	5	10	76	38	25	4	3	0	0	10	0	.306	.354	SLG
1926	CHC (NL)	147	524	58	145	30	6	8	82	49	25	3	0	0	3	26	0	.277	.342	SLG
1927	CHC (NL)	147	543	68	169	29	6	2	74	45	21	3	0	0	3	26	0	.311	.367	SLG
1928	CHC (NL)	147	547	67	161	25	5	5	62	39	20	7	0	0	1	28	0	.294	.342	SLG
1929	CHC (NL)	120	463	66	138	28	3	10	91	42	25	3	0	0	1	10	0	.298	.358	SLG
1930	CHC (NL)	114	429	58	124	27	2	6	66	41	26	1	0	0	6	14	0	.289	.359	SLG
1931	CHC (NL)	146	531	65	176	33	11	4	66	53	29	1	0	0	1	11	0	.331	.393	SLG
1932	CHC (NL)	149	570	66	175	42	2	7	80	35	22	2	0	0	2	9	0	.307	.349	SLG
1933	CHC (NL)	107	384	38	95	15	2	3	37	23	15	1	0	0	0	6	0	.247	.290	SLG
1934	CHC (NL)	75	267	24	79	8	1	5	47	16	12	1	0	0	1	2	0	.296	.338	SLG
1935	CHC (NL)	2	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1936	CHC (NL)	39	132	13	33	4	0	1	16	5	8	0	0	0	0	2	0	.250	.277	SLG
20 years		2166	7917	908	2299	394	108	79	1078	578	410	57	44	0	31	219	0	.290	.341	.SLG

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