George Grantham Notable

b. May 20, 1900 · Chicago Cubs 1922–1924, Pittsburgh Pirates 1925–1931, Cincinnati Reds 1932–1933, New York Giants 1934

George Grantham played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1922 and closing with the New York Giants in 1934. His longest stay was with the Pittsburgh Pirates, from 1925 to 1931.

He collected 1,508 hits over 1,444 games, batting .302 with 712 runs batted in. He finished with 105 home runs, 292 doubles, 93 triples, 717 walks and 132 stolen bases.

He played 848 games at second base, with 2,712 assists and 250 errors. He turned 483 double plays. He also played 502 games at first base.

He was born in Galena, KS, USA on May 20, 1900, and died on March 16, 1954. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1922	CHC	7	23	3	4	1	1	0	3	1	3	2	.174
1923	CHC	152	570	81	160	36	8	8	70	71	92	43	.281
1924	CHC	127	469	85	148	19	6	12	60	55	63	21	.316
1925	PIT	114	359	74	117	24	6	8	52	50	29	14	.326
1926	PIT	141	449	66	143	27	13	8	70	60	42	6	.318
1927	PIT	151	531	96	162	33	11	8	66	74	39	9	.305
1928	PIT	124	440	93	142	24	9	10	85	59	37	9	.323
1929	PIT	110	349	85	107	23	10	12	90	93	38	10	.307
1930	PIT	146	552	120	179	34	14	18	99	81	66	5	.324
1931	PIT	127	465	91	142	26	6	10	46	71	50	5	.305
1932	CIN	126	493	81	144	29	6	6	39	56	40	4	.292
1933	CIN	87	260	32	53	14	3	4	28	38	21	4	.204
1934	NYG	32	29	5	7	2	0	1	4	8	6	0	.241
Career	—	1444	4989	912	1508	292	93	105	712	717	526	132	.302

On this day & linked events

1900

Born May 20, 1900

Galena, KS, USA

1954

Died March 16, 1954

1922

Major-league debut: George Grantham

George Grantham made a major-league debut on September 20, 1922.

1934

Final major-league game: George Grantham

George Grantham played a final major-league game on July 26, 1934.

Image: Goudey, public domain