1915
Born April 13, 1915
Minerva, OH, USA
Oscar Grimes Notable
b. April 13, 1915 · Cleveland Indians 1938–1942, New York Yankees 1943–1946, Philadelphia Athletics 1946
Oscar Grimes played for three clubs across nine seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1938 and closing with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1946.
Across 602 games he batted .256, with 469 hits and 235 runs. He finished with 18 home runs, 73 doubles and 30 stolen bases.
He played 257 games at third base, with 521 assists and 51 errors. He turned 50 double plays. He also played 135 games at second base and 113 games at first base.
He was an All-Star in 1945.
He was born in Minerva, OH, USA on April 13, 1915, and died on May 19, 1993. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1945 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | CLE | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1939 | CLE | 119 | 364 | 51 | 98 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 56 | 61 | 8 | .269 |
| 1940 | CLE | 11 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 1941 | CLE | 77 | 244 | 28 | 58 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 39 | 47 | 4 | .238 |
| 1942 | CLE | 51 | 84 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 3 | .179 |
| 1943 | NYY | 9 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .150 |
| 1944 | NYY | 116 | 387 | 44 | 108 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 59 | 57 | 6 | .279 |
| 1945 | NYY | 142 | 480 | 64 | 127 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 97 | 73 | 7 | .265 |
| 1946 | NYY/PHA | 73 | 230 | 29 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 28 | 36 | 2 | .252 |
| Career | — | 602 | 1832 | 235 | 469 | 73 | 24 | 18 | 200 | 297 | 303 | 30 | .256 |
On this day & linked events
1993
Died May 19, 1993
1938
Major-league debut: Oscar Grimes
Oscar Grimes made a major-league debut on September 28, 1938.
1946
Final major-league game: Oscar Grimes
Oscar Grimes played a final major-league game on September 25, 1946.