Burleigh Grimes Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Death Cause, Contact Details, Girlfriend(s), Bio & More
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
REAL NAME
Burleigh Arland Grimes
BIRTHDAY
BORN ON DAY
Friday
BIRTHPLACE
Emerald, Wisconsin, United States
DIED AT AGE
92 Years 3 Months 19 Days
DEATHDATE
December 6, 1985
DEATHPLACE
Clear Lake, Wisconsin, United States
CAUSE OF DEATH
Cancer
NATIONALITY
PROFESSION
ZODIAC
LEO
Physical Stats
CHEST
N/A
BICEPS
N/A
WAIST
N/A
HEIGHT
N/A
WEIGHT
79 kg
173.8 lbs
Fame & Address
SIGNATURE
DEBUT
Pittsburgh Pirates (Team 1916)
FAMOUS FROM/AS
World Series Championship (1931)
Education, Net Worth & More
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Career of Burleigh Grimes
He was a professional baseball player noted for pitched in 4 World Series in his career of 19 years. He made his MLB debut in 1916 representing Pittsburgh Pirates. He had played for many teams in his career like New York Giants (1927), New York Yankees (1934), Boston Braves (1930) and more. Grimes's last MLB appearance was in 1934.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Burleigh Grimes
- Did Burleigh Grimes takes alcohol? NA.
- Was Burleigh Grimes in the habit of Smoking? NA.
- He was initially trained by his father who was a farmer and also played basketball for local teams.
- He was considered as the last pitcher on the record permitted to throw the spitball.
- In 1954, he was designated to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame and also for the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964.
- As a child, Grimes also took part in boxing.
- He lost his life battle from cancer and died at the age of 92 in Wisconsin.
- Grimes had no children although he was married 5 times.
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