Batting average .256 Role Baseball athlete Name Oscar Grimes | Runs batted in 200 Hits 469 | |
Died May 19, 1993, Westlake, Ohio, United States | ||
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 (1943–1946) and Philadelphia Athletics (1946). Grimes batted and threw right-handed.
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.
Personal
His father Ray Grimes and his uncle Roy Grimes also played in the major leagues.
References
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