P John 'Smiley' Grimes #3
Denver Bruins (DAL) GWL
Age: 39 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
06/04/1962
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P JOHN 'SMILEY' GRIMES #3 - AGE: 39 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
8 8 3-5 0 4.66 48.1 51 6 19 13 1.45 0.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right
Stuff 2 2 2
Movement 3 3 3
Control 3 3 3
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Slider 3 -
Curveball 3 -
Changeup 2 -
Cutter 2 -
Forkball 2 -
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 89-91 Mph
Stamina 3
Suggested Role Starter
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 5
Defense 1
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 5
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
05/29/1962 SAC Loss, 2-9 X 3.0 10 7 7 3 1 Loss
05/24/1962 @ SAC Loss, 4-7 X 3.1 8 6 6 1 0 Loss
05/19/1962 SD Loss, 1-5 X 6.2 7 4 4 2 1 Loss
05/14/1962 HAW Win, 7-2 X 6.0 7 1 1 2 3 Win
05/09/1962 @ HAW Win, 4-0 X 8.1 6 0 0 1 5 Win
05/03/1962 SD Loss, 1-4 X 7.0 4 4 3 5 2 Loss
04/28/1962 SEA Loss, 3-5 X 5.2 7 4 4 4 0 Loss
04/23/1962 OAK Win, 2-0 X 8.1 2 0 0 1 1 Win
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/01/1922
Born in:Milwaukee, WI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:6 Years, 115 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:9 Years, 74 Days
Pro Service:22 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1940, 3rd Pick in Round 7
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE 1962 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 8 8 3 5 0 4.66 48.1 51 26 25 6 19 13 0 0.0 0 4 50.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 13.41 9.50 2.42 3.54 4.34 1.45 121 0.2 .259        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 58 17 0 0 1 8 7 7 0 0 0 .293 .369 .345 .714      
vs. RHB 134 34 7 2 5 18 12 6 1 0 2 .254 .322 .448 .770      
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE 1962 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 1 0 1 0 21.00 3.0 10 7 7 3 3 1  
April 2 2 1 1 0 2.57 14.0 9 4 4 0 5 1  
May 6 6 2 4 0 5.50 34.1 42 22 21 6 14 12  
Career 8 8 3 5 0 4.66 48.1 51 26 25 6 19 13  
Home 6 6 2 4 0 4.66 36.2 37 20 19 5 17 8  
Road 2 2 1 1 0 4.63 11.2 14 6 6 1 2 5  
Grass 8 8 3 5 0 4.66 48.1 51 26 25 6 19 13  
Day 2 2 2 0 0 0.00 16.2 8 0 0 0 2 6  
Night 6 6 1 5 0 7.11 31.2 43 26 25 6 17 7  
As Starter 8 8 3 5 0 4.66 48.1 51 26 25 6 19 13  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1945 Philadelphia - FABL 22 30 30 13 10 0 2.56 211.1 187 84 60 7 113 83 4 0 1.42 .257 3.72 1.8 132
1948 Philadelphia - FABL 25 7 0 0 2 1 7.36 7.1 9 7 6 1 7 0 0 0 2.18 .286 7.34 -0.3 55
1954 Montreal - FABL 31 33 9 8 2 2 2.86 88.0 83 31 28 4 43 43 2 1 1.43 .273 3.76 1.2 145
1955 Boston - FABL 32 29 29 9 13 0 4.93 180.2 182 109 99 19 98 66 2 0 1.55 .268 4.86 1.8 92
1956 Boston - FABL 33 35 35 11 13 0 4.28 225.0 223 127 107 27 110 94 5 1 1.48 .265 4.65 1.5 95
1957 Boston - FABL 34 34 34 14 8 0 3.81 222.0 201 99 94 20 94 100 0 0 1.33 .257 4.13 2.9 108
1958 Boston - FABL 35 31 31 12 11 0 5.32 184.1 205 114 109 21 89 92 0 0 1.59 .300 4.85 1.3 81
1959 Boston - FABL 36 29 3 1 4 2 4.83 63.1 68 39 34 3 30 27 0 0 1.55 .293 4.01 0.6 89
Total FABL 228 171 68 63 5 4.09 1182.0 1158 610 537 102 584 505 13 2 1.47 .270 4.37 10.7 101
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1937 Total - 14 16 9 6 0 0 1.15 70.2 48 13 9 1 12 83 0 0 0.85 .251 1.63 3.3 100
1938 Total - 15 14 9 5 1 0 1.71 68.1 53 17 13 1 17 71 0 0 1.02 .265 2.10 2.7 100
1939 Total - 16 13 8 4 1 0 1.23 58.1 38 9 8 1 12 75 0 0 0.86 .248 1.62 2.7 100
1940 Total - 17 18 10 4 2 0 1.75 77.1 59 16 15 1 19 88 0 0 1.01 .275 1.95 3.2 100
1940 Beaumont - C 17 14 14 3 6 0 3.73 91.2 94 45 38 2 41 16 0 0 1.47 .275 4.17 0.2 89
1941 Beaumont - C 18 29 29 13 5 0 2.99 174.1 165 63 58 3 59 55 1 1 1.28 .271 3.67 2.5 124
1942 Bakersfield - B 19 28 28 9 9 0 2.26 171.1 134 48 43 2 73 70 0 0 1.21 .242 3.35 2.2 147
1943 Allentown - A 20 30 30 13 16 0 4.30 253.1 264 133 121 8 152 133 22 1 1.64 .301 4.57 4.5 115
1944 Louisville - AAA 21 28 28 14 11 0 3.74 168.2 177 75 70 6 66 69 1 0 1.44 .297 3.81 3.0 112
1946 Manzanillo - DL 23 9 9 4 2 0 3.86 65.1 58 35 28 4 39 34 3 1 1.48 .261 3.71 1.0 101
1946 New Orleans - AA 23 29 29 13 14 0 3.43 244.0 250 103 93 4 92 90 24 2 1.40 .297 3.53 3.0 100
1946 Louisville - AAA 23 2 2 1 1 0 6.17 11.2 15 8 8 1 4 4 0 0 1.63 .350 4.03 0.2 69
1947 Louisville - AAA 24 23 23 9 5 0 3.22 139.2 133 67 50 8 62 47 1 0 1.40 .264 3.77 2.1 122
1948 Louisville - AAA 25 26 17 8 9 3 5.07 108.1 115 64 61 8 56 44 0 0 1.58 .285 4.39 1.1 84
1949 New Orleans - AA 26 5 5 3 2 0 1.02 44.0 31 7 5 1 17 14 5 2 1.09 .210 3.76 0.7 391
1949 Louisville - AAA 26 21 2 1 2 4 2.31 39.0 28 10 10 2 26 19 1 0 1.38 .228 3.80 -0.4 126
1950 Louisville - AAA 27 26 22 13 8 0 2.98 181.1 188 73 60 7 90 77 8 2 1.53 .296 3.87 2.8 136
1951 Louisville - AAA 28 26 26 9 13 0 4.46 191.2 206 106 95 10 90 78 6 1 1.54 .295 3.72 2.9 86
1952 Louisville - AAA 29 32 32 14 9 0 4.36 210.2 260 132 102 10 103 69 1 1 1.72 .319 4.32 3.7 107
1953 Milwaukee - AAA 30 27 27 12 10 0 4.22 168.1 199 96 79 8 78 81 1 0 1.65 .323 4.28 3.6 118
1959 Richmond - AAA 36 7 7 4 2 0 4.22 42.2 41 20 20 9 19 22 0 0 1.41 .242 5.50 -0.4 85
1960 Richmond - AAA 37 29 29 15 10 0 3.44 165.0 154 77 63 18 66 102 0 0 1.33 .267 3.65 2.4 109
1961 Richmond - AAA 38 6 6 1 1 0 2.83 35.0 26 15 11 2 11 19 0 0 1.06 .226 2.86 0.9 130
1962 Denver - AAA 39 8 8 3 5 0 4.66 48.1 51 26 25 6 19 13 0 0 1.45 .259 4.34 0.2 77
Total DIX 34 34 16 16 0 3.06 288.0 281 110 98 5 109 104 29 4 1.35 .284 3.57 113.3
Total CL 27 27 12 10 0 4.22 168.1 199 96 79 8 78 81 1 0 1.65 .323 4.28 118.0
Total GWL 8 8 3 5 0 4.66 48.1 51 26 25 6 19 13 0 0 1.45 .259 4.34 77.4
Total UL 226 194 89 71 7 3.83 1293.2 1343 647 550 81 593 550 18 4 1.50 .288 3.94 105.7
Total MAL 30 30 13 16 0 4.30 253.1 264 133 121 8 152 133 22 1 1.64 .301 4.57 115.3
Total COW 28 28 9 9 0 2.26 171.1 134 48 43 2 73 70 0 0 1.21 .242 3.35 146.7
Total GSL 43 43 16 11 0 3.25 266.0 259 108 96 5 100 71 1 1 1.35 .273 3.84 109.6
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1945 Philadelphia - FABL 22 1 1 0 0 0 2.16 8.1 6 2 2 0 3 3 0 0 1.08 .222 2.80 0.2 157
Total FABL 1 1 0 0 0 2.16 8.1 6 2 2 0 3 3 0 0 1.08 .222 2.80 156.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1940 Beaumont - C P 14 14 1 6 1 7 0 1.000 91.2 0.69 +0.9 1.124
1941 Beaumont - C P 29 29 8 19 2 28 1 .964 174.1 1.39 +0.6 1.018
1942 Bakersfield - B P 28 28 14 21 2 35 0 1.000 171.1 1.84 +0.1 .917
1943 Allentown - A P 30 30 11 30 0 41 0 1.000 253.1 1.46 +2.3 .989
1944 Louisville - AAA P 28 28 8 19 1 29 2 .931 168.2 1.44 -1.7 .883
1945 Philadelphia - MLB P 30 30 9 21 2 34 4 .882 211.1 1.28 +0.3 .880
1946 Louisville - AAA P 2 2 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 11.2 2.31 +0.0 .974
1946 New Orleans - AA P 29 29 11 33 0 46 2 .957 244.0 1.62 +1.3 1.042
1946 Manzanillo - DL P 9 9 5 4 0 9 0 1.000 65.1 1.24 -0.6 1.033
1947 Louisville - AAA P 23 23 7 19 1 26 0 1.000 139.2 1.68 +1.3 1.082
1948 Philadelphia - MLB P 7 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 7.1 2.45 -0.0 .977
1948 Louisville - AAA P 26 17 4 8 0 12 0 1.000 108.1 1.00 +1.4 1.447
1949 Louisville - AAA P 21 2 0 6 0 6 0 1.000 39.0 1.38 +0.7 1.177
1949 New Orleans - AA P 5 5 2 8 1 10 0 1.000 44.0 2.05 +0.1 1.134
1950 Louisville - AAA P 26 22 11 12 0 23 0 1.000 181.1 1.14 +0.4 1.063
1951 Louisville - AAA P 26 26 13 21 0 39 5 .872 191.2 1.60 -0.7 .968
1952 Louisville - AAA P 32 32 8 27 1 36 1 .972 210.2 1.50 +1.8 .973
1953 Milwaukee - AAA P 27 27 7 17 0 25 1 .960 168.1 1.28 +1.0 1.074
1954 Montreal - MLB P 33 9 7 6 0 14 1 .929 88.0 1.33 -0.2 .661
1955 Boston - MLB P 29 29 11 17 2 28 0 1.000 180.2 1.39 -1.2 1.045
1956 Boston - MLB P 35 35 7 28 2 38 3 .921 225.0 1.40 -0.6 .888
1957 Boston - MLB P 34 34 14 21 1 35 0 1.000 222.0 1.42 +1.7 .978
1958 Boston - MLB P 31 31 6 13 2 20 1 .950 184.1 0.93 +1.8 1.152
1959 Boston - MLB P 29 3 1 4 0 6 1 .833 63.1 0.71 -0.2 .478
1959 Richmond - AAA P 7 7 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 42.2 0.84 +0.5 1.015
1960 Richmond - AAA P 29 29 6 17 0 26 3 .885 165.0 1.25 +0.6 .990
1961 Richmond - AAA P 6 6 4 6 0 10 0 1.000 35.0 2.57 +0.6 1.143
1962 Denver - AAA P 8 8 5 3 1 8 0 1.000 48.1 1.49 -0.8 .818
TOTAL P 633 544 183 392 19 600 25 .958 3736.1 1.39 +11.4 .987
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/24/1940 Drafted in the 1940 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 3, 99th overall pick) by the Philadelphia Keystones, out of high school Von Steuben (Von Steuben; Chicago, IL).
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
05/09/1941 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Tuscaloosa Tomcats with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
09/21/1942 Wins the 1942 Championship with the Bakersfield Bears!
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
09/21/1943 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Camden Rockets with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
10/11/1945 Wins the 1945 World Championship Series with the Philadelphia Keystones.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
08/09/1946 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Mobile Commodores with 2 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
08/12/1946 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1946 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chattanooga Reliables with 1 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
09/23/1946 Wins the 1946 Championship with the New Orleans Showboats!
11/19/1946 Named to the 1946 Cuban Winter League for the Manzanillo Palms.
12/28/1946 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Holguín Hawks with 2 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed!
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
07/30/1947 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 3 weeks.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
05/05/1949 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Birmingham Ironmen with 3 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
05/11/1949 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Knoxville Knights with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/22/1950 Pitches a 11-hit shutout against the Richmond Rebels with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/07/1950 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Buffalo Nickels with 0 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06/27/1951 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Richmond Rebels with 2 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
07/21/1952 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Richmond Rebels with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09/01/1952 Wins the UL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/22/1952 Wins the 1952 Championship with the Louisville Derbies!
10/26/1952 Was traded by the Philadelphia Keystones to the Chicago Cougars in exchange for 1B Jim Campanelli and RP Aloha Miller.
12/11/1953 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1 , Pick 4, 4th overall Pick) by the Montreal Saints from the Chicago Cougars.
08/07/1954 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Cannons with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
10/29/1954 Was traded by the Montreal Saints to the Boston Minutemen in exchange for CF Steve Dunagan.
06/13/1956 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
03/13/1957 Successfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Boston Minutemen development complex.
05/01/1957 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/14/1959 Released by the Boston Minutemen.
08/19/1959 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Washington Eagles organization.
10/06/1959 Wins the 1959 World Championship Series with the Boston Minutemen.
05/12/1960 Did not elect for free agency and will remain in the Washington organization.
05/18/1961 Was granted free agency by the Washington organization.
03/15/1962 Signed a minor league contract with the Dallas Wranglers organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1946 9 1
1956 35 3
1957 34 4
Year W Rank
1946 4 8
Year Win. % Rank
1946 .667 4
Year HLD Rank
1954 1 4
Year HRA Rank
1956 27 6
Year BB Rank
1945 113 4
1956 110 9
1957 94 9
Year WP Rank
1945 7 6
1955 7 5
1956 8 6
Year ERA Rank
1945 2.56 3
Year BABIP Rank
1945 .257 6
1957 .257 8
Year HR/9 Rank
1946 0.55 10
Year H/9 Rank
1945 7.96 6
1957 8.15 9
Year QS Rank
1956 23 2
Year QSP Rank
1945 .700 10
1956 .657 8
Year SHO Rank
1946 1 6
Year GB% Rank
1956 0.51 10
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