Oscar_Grimes

Oscar Grimes

Oscar Grimes

American baseball player


Oscar Ray Grimes Jr. (April 13, 1915 – May 19, 1993) was a utility infielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians (1938–1942), New York Yankees (19431946) and Philadelphia Athletics (1946). Grimes batted and threw right-handed.

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He was born in Minerva, Ohio.

In a nine-season career, Grimes posted a .256 batting average with 18 home runs and 200 RBI in 602 games played.

Grimes died in Westlake, Ohio, at the age of 78. He played semi-pro football for the Minerva Merchants.

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His father Ray Grimes and his uncle Roy Grimes also played in the major leagues.

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