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Charlie
Grimm		  
Nickname: Jolly Cholly
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 173
 
Born: August 28, 1898 in Usa, MO, ST. LOUIS
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1930    1931   
All-Star Selections 1931   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 31 BRK NL $ 4,810,000   78 78 70 41 44 43 59 72 68 43 51 49 75 78 77
1931 32 BRK NL $ 4,820,000   8 8 7 5 5 5 6 8 7 5 6 5 8 8 8
1932 33 BRK NL $ 4,820,000   7 7 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 4 5 5 7 7 7
1933 34 NYG NL     6 6 6 3 4 4 4 5 5 3 4 4 6 6 6
1934 35 PIT NL $ 765,000   6 6 5 3 4 4 4 5 5 3 4 3 6 6 6
1935 36 PIT NL $ 765,000   5 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,820,000   78 78 70 41 44 43 59 72 68 43 51 49 75 78 77
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1930 31 BRK NL 155 601 103 196 27 7 14 101 0 0 58 44 .326 .381 .464 .846 100.0 21.4
1931 32 BRK NL 156 601 110 193 35 4 14 102 0 0 56 37 .321 .377 .463 .839 96.7 19.4
1932 33 BRK NL 135 466 69 142 26 1 16 88 0 1 38 40 .305 .354 .468 .821 72.8 11.9
1933 34 NYG NL 149 529 63 156 28 5 13 67 3 7 44 79 .295 .351 .440 .791 75.0 13.5
1934 35 PIT NL 5 6 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1.2 0.2
    AAA   131 504 68 151 20 5 17 74 2 2 59 63 .300 .373 .460 .833 84.5  
1935 36 AAA   136 526 65 157 24 1 14 62 4 3 52 75 .298 .362 .428 .789 79.5  
5 Years Sim 600 2203 347 690 116 17 57 359 3 8 196 201 .313 .367 .459 .826 345.8 66.3
2 Years AAA 267 1030 133 308 44 6 31 136 6 5 111 138 .299 .368 .444 .812 164.0  
162 Game Average 594 93 186 31 4 15 96 0 2 52 54 .313 .367 .459 .826 93.4  
Career Highs 156 601 110 196 35 7 16 102 3 7 58 79 .500 .500 .500 1.000 100.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1632 269 533 94 7 45 275 2 5 160 135 .327 .384 .475 .860 280.9
vs LH   571 78 157 22 10 12 84 1 3 36 66 .275 .318 .412 .729 71.7
Home 298 1074 168 330 58 6 28 183 2 5 90 98 .307 .359 .451 .810 165.3
Away 302 1129 179 360 58 11 29 176 1 3 106 103 .319 .375 .467 .842 187.4
RISP   635 0 202 38 7 18 288 0 0 65 50 .318 .372 .485 .857 110.6
Pinch Hitting   39 6 14 1 0 1 11 0 0 1 3 .359 .390 .462 .852 6.1
Close/Late   254 33 83 12 2 6 33 0 0 23 21 .327 .381 .461 .842 42.3
Mar/Apr 95 363 51 112 19 4 8 62 1 1 31 34 .309 .361 .449 .810 56.2
May 103 389 67 122 19 4 9 55 0 0 41 26 .314 .377 .452 .829 64.1
June 97 349 63 112 23 4 13 67 1 1 29 36 .321 .370 .521 .891 62.4
July 102 393 47 109 15 3 6 57 1 5 33 37 .277 .330 .377 .707 47.6
August 103 359 56 112 18 0 10 60 0 0 40 40 .312 .379 .446 .824 59.2
Sep/Oct 100 350 63 123 22 2 11 58 0 1 22 28 .351 .390 .520 .910 63.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1930 31 BRK NL 1B 153 147 1324.3 1809 137 10 170 .995 13.22   4.7
1931 32 BRK NL 1B 150 145 1305.0 1744 136 13 172 .993 12.97   4.1
1932 33 BRK NL 1B 123 115 1019.3 1326 110 6 151 .996 12.68   3.0
    2B 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 6.00   0.0
1933 34 NYG NL 1B 148 146 1258.7 1683 122 19 154 .990 12.91   1.9
1934 35 PIT NL 1B 2 0 7.0 12 0 0 2 1.000 15.43   0.0
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  1B 576 553 4914.3 6574 505 48 649 .993 12.96   13.7
  2B 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 6.00   0.0
  3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   578 553 4918.3 6575 506 48 649 .993 12.96   13.7
Career Highs   153 147 1324.3 1809 137 19 172 1.000 13.50    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1930 31 BRK NL 6 21 3 7 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 .333 .440 .524 .964
Career Post-Season Batting 6 21 3 7 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 .333 .440 .524 .964
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1930-8-155
1931-4-156
 Runs
1931-9-110
 Hits
1930-10-196
 Singles
1930-10-148
 Homeruns
1932-5-16
 Caught Stealing
1933-7-7
Strikeouts
1933-5-79
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 12    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 26    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  4. Bill Terry (931)
  5. Wally Joyner (928)
  6. David Green (928)
  7. Earl Webb (921)
  8. Joe Kuhel (920)
  9. Rafael Palmeiro (917)
  10. Lefty O'Doul (912)
History
Had first career hit (triple) on 4/1/1930, off Lefty Grove (SEM)
Hit first career homerun on 4/5/1930, off Carl Hubbell (SDP)
Drove in 6 runs against Montreal on 6/24/1930
7/16/1930: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $4,820,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Gold Glove at First Base in 1930
Won Player of the Week award on 4/6/1931, hitting .458 with 2 HR, 8 RBI
Was selected to the 1931 Allstar game
Won Gold Glove at First Base in 1931
Traded from Brooklyn to New York (G) on 2/8/1933 (Going to BRK: CF Chick Hafey, P Ray Phelps. Going to NYG: 1B Charlie Grimm, P Tiny Chaplin)
Released by New York (G) on 9/27/1933
Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/22/1934 to a 2-year deal worth $765,000 per year
4/6/1934: Signed a minor league contract extension with Pittsburgh
 
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