NAME : Ross Grimsley
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ORIGIN : TOPEKA,KS,USA
BIRTHDAY : 1/7/1933
AGE : 37
HEIGHT : 6"3
WEIGHT : 200
POSITION : Pitcher
ROLE : Starter
BATS : Left
THROWS : Left
CONTRACT : $100,000 through 1970
DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
LOYALTY : Minimal
TEAM LEADER : YES, holds team together
CONSISTENCY : Normal
CLUTCH PERFORMANCE : GREAT
INJURY RATING : Prone
DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
Range at Pitcher : E (Fielding Pct. : .972)
PITCHING RATINGS :
Duration as Starter : D
Duration as Reliever : *
Holding Runners : B
Groundball Pct. : 66
Avoiding Runs : 5
Avoiding Hits : 6 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
Avoiding Doubles : 6 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
Avoiding Homeruns : 8 (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 9, Talent Brilliant)
Avoiding BB's : 4 (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
Getting Strikeouts : 4 (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
Throwing Velocity : 3
Pitch Assortment : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball
PITCHING STATS :
Category ERA W L S G GS IP HA R ER BB K
Overall 3.82 10 7 0 32 32 184.0 184 88 78 79 84
At Home 2.60 8 2 0 17 17 100.1 90 37 29 34 47
Away 5.27 2 5 0 15 15 83.2 94 51 49 45 37
Last Week 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
This Week 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr/Mar 4.94 1 1 0 4 4 23.2 20 14 13 12 8
May 4.19 2 1 0 6 6 34.1 43 19 16 13 15
June 2.28 3 1 0 4 4 27.2 25 9 7 6 15
July 3.93 2 1 0 6 6 34.1 29 17 15 13 14
August 5.55 0 1 0 5 5 24.1 29 15 15 15 16
Sep/Oct 2.72 2 2 0 7 7 39.2 38 14 12 20 16
CAREER STATS :
YEAR ERA W L S G CG SHO IP ER BB K TEAMS
1954 3.94 10 8 0 22 5 0 162.0 71 37 69 MIL
1955 3.51 13 10 0 34 8 1 253.2 99 58 143 MIL
1956 3.73 13 9 0 33 1 1 226.2 94 66 121 MIL,SC
1957 3.15 6 5 0 14 2 2 100.0 35 18 53 MIL,MIL
1958 3.95 13 10 0 30 5 0 198.1 87 55 98 MIL
1959 3.41 15 12 0 33 8 3 245.1 93 58 116 MIL
1960 3.99 11 13 0 32 3 1 212.0 94 39 101 MIL
1961 4.42 12 11 0 31 4 2 212.0 104 62 95 MIL
1962 3.55 12 8 0 25 3 1 180.0 71 25 81 MIL,SC
1963 4.16 9 12 0 34 4 0 236.0 109 47 110 MIL
1964 3.11 11 18 0 33 4 1 234.1 81 37 125 MIL
1965 5.01 10 9 0 29 0 0 174.1 97 32 112 MIL
1966 3.73 7 14 0 30 5 0 205.0 85 31 134 MIL
1967 2.82 19 5 0 32 0 0 233.0 73 50 150 MIL,SC
1968 3.50 17 12 0 34 4 2 231.2 90 63 195 MIL
1969 3.70 9 5 0 29 4 2 185.0 76 73 120 MIL
Total ERA : 3.72
Total Wins : 197
Total Losses: 168
Total Saves : 0
Total SHO : 17
Total CG : 62
Total K's : 1907
Total BB's : 830
PLAYER HISTORY
Earned first career win on 5/9/1954
Injured on 5/30/1954 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game
Injured on 6/13/1957 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for entire season
Won Circuit Championship with Milwaukee in 1958
Injured on 6/18/1960 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 10/1/1960 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Was selected to the 1962 Allstar game
Injured on 9/5/1965 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Injured on 5/28/1966 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 3 weeks
Was selected to the 1967 Allstar game
Won Circuit Championship with Milwaukee in 1967
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1968, going 5-1, 1.79
Injured on 7/19/1969 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/11/1969 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
Won Circuit Championship with Milwaukee in 1970
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