Myron Grimshaw
Appearance
Myron Grimshaw | |
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First baseman | |
Born: St. Johnsville, New York | November 30, 1875|
Died: December 11, 1936 Canajoharie, New York | (aged 61)|
Batted: Both Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 25, 1905, for the Boston Americans | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 5, 1907, for the Boston Americans | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .256 |
Home runs | 4 |
Runs batted in | 116 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
Myron Frederick "Moose" Grimshaw (November 30, 1875 – December 11, 1936) was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1905 through 1907 for the Boston Americans. Listed at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), 173 lb., Grimshaw was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He was born in St. Johnsville, New York, but was raised in Canajoharie, New York.
In a three-season career, Grimshaw was a .256 hitter (229-for-894) with four home runs and 116 RBI in 259 games, including 104 runs, 31 doubles, 16 triples, and 15 stolen bases.
Grimshaw died on December 11, 1936 at the age of 61; he suffered a heart attack at the Beech Nut Packing Company plant where he worked in Canajoharie, New York.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Grimshaw, Ex-Bison Ball Player, Dies". Democrat and Chronicle. Associated Press. December 12, 1936. p. 19. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
Sources
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Categories:
- Boston Americans players
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Baseball players from New York (state)
- London Cockneys players
- Guelph Maple Leafs players
- Chatham Reds players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players
- Louisville Colonels (minor league) players
- 1875 births
- 1936 deaths
- People from Montgomery County, New York
- People from Canajoharie, New York
- Baseball first baseman stubs