1935
Born August 13, 1935
Lacoochee, FL, USA
Mudcat Grant Notable
b. August 13, 1935 · Cleveland Indians 1958–1964, Minnesota Twins 1964–1967, Los Angeles Dodgers 1968, Montreal Expos 1969, St. Louis Cardinals 1969, Oakland Athletics 1970–1971, Pittsburgh Pirates 1970–1971
Mudcat Grant played for seven clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1958 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1971.
He went 145 and 119 with a 3.63 earned run average, pitching 2,441.7 innings in 571 games. He struck out 1,267, completed 89 of his 293 starts and threw 18 shutouts. Across 667 games he batted .178, with 135 hits and 80 runs. He finished with 6 home runs, 25 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1965, with 6. He led the league in wins once, in 1965, with 21.
He was selected to two All-Star teams between 1963 and 1965.
He was born in Lacoochee, FL, USA on August 13, 1935, and died on June 11, 2021. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 1963, 1965 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 1965 |
| The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year | 1 | 1965 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | CLE | 54 | 66 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .076 |
| 1959 | CLE | 42 | 55 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .200 |
| 1960 | CLE | 47 | 57 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .281 |
| 1961 | CLE | 48 | 88 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 0 | .170 |
| 1962 | CLE | 30 | 53 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .151 |
| 1963 | CLE | 53 | 69 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 1 | .188 |
| 1964 | CLE/MIN | 59 | 82 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 1 | .195 |
| 1965 | MIN | 50 | 97 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 0 | .155 |
| 1966 | MIN | 35 | 78 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 0 | .192 |
| 1967 | MIN | 27 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .179 |
| 1968 | LAD | 43 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .129 |
| 1969 | MON/STL | 42 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .212 |
| 1970 | OAK/PIT | 80 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .182 |
| 1971 | OAK/PIT | 57 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .273 |
| Career | — | 667 | 759 | 80 | 135 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 65 | 37 | 214 | 2 | .178 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | CLE | 10 | 11 | 44 | 28 | 4 | 204.0 | 173 | 87 | 104 | 111 | 3.84 |
| 1959 | CLE | 10 | 7 | 38 | 19 | 3 | 165.1 | 140 | 76 | 81 | 85 | 4.14 |
| 1960 | CLE | 9 | 8 | 33 | 19 | 0 | 159.2 | 147 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 4.40 |
| 1961 | CLE | 15 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 244.2 | 207 | 105 | 109 | 146 | 3.86 |
| 1962 | CLE | 7 | 10 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 149.2 | 128 | 71 | 81 | 90 | 4.27 |
| 1963 | CLE | 13 | 14 | 38 | 32 | 1 | 229.1 | 213 | 94 | 87 | 157 | 3.69 |
| 1964 | CLE/MIN | 14 | 13 | 39 | 32 | 1 | 228.0 | 244 | 93 | 61 | 118 | 3.67 |
| 1965 | MIN | 21 | 7 | 41 | 39 | 0 | 270.1 | 252 | 99 | 61 | 142 | 3.30 |
| 1966 | MIN | 13 | 13 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 249.0 | 248 | 90 | 49 | 110 | 3.25 |
| 1967 | MIN | 5 | 6 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 95.1 | 121 | 50 | 17 | 50 | 4.72 |
| 1968 | LAD | 6 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 94.2 | 77 | 22 | 19 | 35 | 2.09 |
| 1969 | MON/STL | 8 | 11 | 41 | 13 | 7 | 114.0 | 126 | 56 | 36 | 55 | 4.42 |
| 1970 | OAK/PIT | 8 | 3 | 80 | 0 | 24 | 135.1 | 112 | 28 | 32 | 58 | 1.86 |
| 1971 | OAK/PIT | 6 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 10 | 102.1 | 104 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 3.17 |
| Career | — | 145 | 119 | 571 | 293 | 53 | 2441.2 | 2292 | 985 | 849 | 1267 | 3.63 |
On this day & linked events
2021
Died June 11, 2021
1958
Major-league debut: Mudcat Grant
Mudcat Grant made a major-league debut on April 17, 1958.
1971
Final major-league game: Mudcat Grant
Mudcat Grant played a final major-league game on September 29, 1971.
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