Ross Albert Grimsley II
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[edit] Biography
Born on January 7, 1950 in Topeka, Kansas, Ross Grimsley (Ross Albert II Grimsley) played for the Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 11 year career. Grimsley broke into the bigs on May 16, 1971 with the Cincinnati Reds, and put up a 3.57 ERA in 161.1 innings pitched in 1971, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Ross Grimsley's best season was 1974, when he posted a 3.07 ERA, won 18 games and struck out 158 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CIN | N | 26 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 3.57 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 161.1 | 151 | 15 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1972 | CIN | N | 30 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 3.05 | 79 | 73 | 67 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 197.2 | 194 | 18 | 50 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 1973 | CIN | N | 38 | 36 | 13 | 10 | 3.23 | 90 | 96 | 87 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 242.1 | 245 | 24 | 68 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 1974 | BAL | A | 40 | 39 | 18 | 13 | 3.07 | 158 | 111 | 101 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 295.2 | 267 | 26 | 76 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 1975 | BAL | A | 35 | 32 | 10 | 13 | 4.07 | 89 | 95 | 89 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 210 | 29 | 47 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 1976 | BAL | A | 28 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 3.95 | 41 | 66 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 136.2 | 143 | 8 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1977 | BAL | A | 34 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 3.96 | 53 | 105 | 96 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 218.1 | 230 | 24 | 74 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1978 | MON | N | 36 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 3.05 | 84 | 103 | 89 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 263 | 237 | 17 | 67 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 1979 | MON | N | 32 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 5.35 | 42 | 102 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 151.1 | 199 | 18 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1980 | MON | N | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6.31 | 11 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.1 | 61 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1980 | CLE | A | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 6.75 | 18 | 63 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74.2 | 103 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1980 | Total | 25 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 6.59 | 29 | 94 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 164 | 16 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1982 | BAL | A | 21 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.25 | 18 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 65 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 173 | 160 | 69 | 49 | 3.63 | 373 | 472 | 426 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 1057 | 1087 | 97 | 281 | 29 | 17 | 8 | |
| Total | AL | 172 | 135 | 55 | 50 | 4.00 | 377 | 475 | 437 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 982.1 | 1018 | 105 | 278 | 20 | 23 | 7 | |
| Total | 345 | 295 | 124 | 99 | 3.81 | 750 | 947 | 863 | 79 | 15 | 3 | 2039.1 | 2105 | 202 | 559 | 49 | 40 | 15 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CIN | N | P | 26 | 26 | 161.1 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1972 | CIN | N | P | 30 | 28 | 197.2 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1973 | CIN | N | P | 38 | 36 | 242.1 | 11 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1974 | BAL | A | P | 40 | 39 | 295.2 | 3 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 5 | .964 |
| 1975 | BAL | A | P | 35 | 32 | 197 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1976 | BAL | A | P | 28 | 19 | 136.2 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .964 |
| 1977 | BAL | A | P | 34 | 34 | 218.1 | 8 | 52 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .952 |
| 1978 | MON | N | P | 36 | 36 | 263 | 9 | 53 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | .969 |
| 1979 | MON | N | P | 32 | 27 | 151.1 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | .909 |
| 1980 | MON | N | P | 11 | 7 | 41.1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1980 | CLE | A | P | 14 | 11 | 74.2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .923 |
| 1980 | Total | P | 25 | 18 | 116 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .955 | |
| 1982 | BAL | A | P | 21 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .929 |
| Total | P | 345 | 295 | 2039.1 | 60 | 357 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 70 | 66 | 13 | .970 |
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CIN | N | 26 | 51 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .118 | .167 | .118 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1972 | CIN | N | 30 | 66 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .121 | .134 | .121 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | CIN | N | 39 | 82 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .061 | .061 | .061 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1974 | BAL | A | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | BAL | A | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | BAL | A | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | BAL | A | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | MON | N | 36 | 90 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 4 | .144 | .170 | .156 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1979 | MON | N | 32 | 55 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 8 | .200 | .200 | .236 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | MON | N | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | CLE | A | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | Total | 25 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | BAL | A | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 174 | 353 | 21 | 45 | 0 | 15 | .127 | .144 | .139 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 116 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | AL | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 346 | 353 | 21 | 45 | 0 | 15 | .127 | .144 | .139 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 116 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Detroit Tigers in the 8th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 7, 1968).
- Selected by Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (17th pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (February 1, 1969).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds with Wally Williams to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Merv Rettenmund, Junior Kennedy and Bill Wood (December 4, 1973).
- Granted free agency (October 10, 1977).
- Signed by Montreal Expos (December 21, 1977).
- Traded by Montreal Expos to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Dave Oliver (July 11, 1980).
- Released by Cleveland Indians (August 13, 1981).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (April 5, 1982).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (October 19, 1982).
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