Charlie Grimm
Charles John Grimm
Born: August 28, 1898
St. Louis, MO USA
Deceased: 1983
Scottsdale, AZ USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 173
Career: 1916-1936
Minor League Statistics
Charlie Grimm compiled a career batting average of .290 with 79 home runs and 1078 RBI in his 2166-game career with the Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs. He began playing during the 1916 season and last took the field during the 1936 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 12 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 50 | 155 | 141 | 11 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 15 | .220 | .262 | .270 | .531 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1919 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 14 | 47 | 44 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .318 | .348 | .477 | .825 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 148 | 581 | 533 | 38 | 121 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 54 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 40 | .227 | .273 | .289 | .562 | 154 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 151 | 611 | 562 | 62 | 154 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 71 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 38 | .274 | .314 | .409 | .724 | 230 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 154 | 649 | 593 | 64 | 173 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 76 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 15 | .292 | .343 | .383 | .726 | 227 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 152 | 614 | 563 | 78 | 194 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 99 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 43 | .345 | .389 | .480 | .869 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 151 | 599 | 542 | 53 | 156 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 63 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 22 | .288 | .336 | .389 | .725 | 211 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 141 | 567 | 519 | 73 | 159 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 76 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 25 | .306 | .354 | .439 | .793 | 228 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 147 | 602 | 524 | 58 | 145 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 82 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 25 | .277 | .342 | .403 | .745 | 211 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 147 | 617 | 543 | 68 | 169 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 74 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 21 | .311 | .367 | .398 | .765 | 216 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 147 | 615 | 547 | 67 | 161 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 20 | .294 | .342 | .386 | .728 | 211 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 120 | 516 | 463 | 66 | 138 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 91 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 25 | .298 | .358 | .436 | .794 | 202 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 114 | 490 | 429 | 58 | 124 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 26 | .289 | .359 | .403 | .763 | 173 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 146 | 596 | 531 | 65 | 176 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 29 | .331 | .393 | .458 | .851 | 243 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 149 | 616 | 570 | 66 | 175 | 42 | 2 | 7 | 80 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 22 | .307 | .349 | .425 | .774 | 242 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 107 | 413 | 384 | 38 | 95 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 15 | .247 | .290 | .320 | .610 | 123 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 75 | 286 | 267 | 24 | 79 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12 | .296 | .338 | .390 | .728 | 104 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 39 | 139 | 132 | 13 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .250 | .277 | .303 | .580 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2166 | 8745 | 7917 | 908 | 2299 | 394 | 108 | 79 | 1078 | 57 | 44 | 578 | 410 | .290 | .341 | .397 | .738 | 3146 | 30 | 31 | 219 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 1.000 | |
| 1918 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 42 | 0 | 0.0 | 385 | 14 | 12 | 24 | .971 | 9.500 | |
| 1918 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| 1918 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | |
| 1919 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 118 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .968 | 9.231 | |
| 1920 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 148 | 0 | 0.0 | 1496 | 95 | 8 | 95 | .995 | 1.750 | |
| 1921 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 150 | 0 | 0.0 | 1517 | 67 | 9 | 93 | .994 | 1.560 | |
| 1922 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 1478 | 68 | 10 | 104 | .994 | 1.039 | |
| 1923 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 152 | 0 | 0.0 | 1453 | 81 | 8 | 130 | .995 | 1.092 | |
| 1924 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 151 | 0 | 0.0 | 1596 | 72 | 8 | 139 | .995 | 11.046 | |
| 1925 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 139 | 0 | 0.0 | 1317 | 73 | 15 | 125 | .989 | 1.000 | |
| 1926 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 147 | 0 | 0.0 | 1416 | 68 | 18 | 139 | .988 | 1.095 | |
| 1927 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 147 | 0 | 0.0 | 1437 | 99 | 15 | 117 | .990 | 1.449 | |
| 1928 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 147 | 0 | 0.0 | 1458 | 70 | 10 | 147 | .993 | 1.395 | |
| 1929 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 120 | 0 | 0.0 | 1228 | 74 | 10 | 114 | .992 | 1.850 | |
| 1930 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 113 | 0 | 0.0 | 1040 | 68 | 6 | 103 | .995 | 9.805 | |
| 1931 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 144 | 0 | 0.0 | 1357 | 79 | 10 | 107 | .993 | 9.972 | |
| 1932 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 149 | 0 | 0.0 | 1429 | 123 | 11 | 127 | .993 | 1.416 | |
| 1933 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 104 | 0 | 0.0 | 979 | 84 | 4 | 94 | .996 | 1.221 | |
| 1934 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 74 | 0 | 0.0 | 683 | 43 | 4 | 39 | .995 | 9.811 | |
| 1935 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 14.000 | |
| 1936 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 297 | 33 | 0 | 31 | 1.000 | 9.429 | |
| Totals | 2141 | 0 | 0.0 | 20722 | 1217 | 163 | 1733 | .993 | 1.247 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 5 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .389 | .421 | .556 | .977 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 4 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .333 | .412 | .467 | .878 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 9 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .364 | .417 | .515 | .932 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 1B | 5 | 5 | 43.7 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 8.450 | 8.200 |
| 1932 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 1B | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 8.206 | 7.750 |
| Totals | 9 | 9 | 77.7 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 8.343 | 8.000 |
Awards
1923 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
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