#6 George "Boots" Grantham, First Base, 30 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals
Wednesday, 10/1/1930 |
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| George Grantham
Boots
5/20/1900
30
USA,KS,GALENA
5"10
180
First Base
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2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 12,000,000
1931
8 Year(s), 162 Days (1538 total Days)
168 Day(s)
8 Year(s), 162 Days (1538 total Days)
8 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| Versus LHP | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| Versus RHP | 7 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| Talent | 7 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
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| Fielding Ratings
1B : 9 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.)
2B : 5 (Range), .954 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 7 (Range), .899 (Fielding Pct.)
LF : 7 (Range), .972 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 5
Outfield Arm : 3
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 9/16 | @BSN | L 0-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 9/17 | @BSN | L 9-10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 9/18 | @BSN | W 6-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 9/19 | @CIN | W 8-5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 9/20 | @CIN | L 7-16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 9/22 | @CIN | L 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
| 9/23 | @CIN | L 3-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
| 9/25 | PIT | W 8-7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 9/26 | PIT | L 2-6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 9/27 | PIT | W 12-3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 146 | 499 | 150 | 35 | 8 | 15 | 84 | 103 | 97 | 54 | .301 | .411 | .493 | .904 | .948 | .192 |
| Projected | 146 | 499 | 150 | 35 | 8 | 15 | 84 | 103 | 97 | 54 | .301 | .411 | .493 | .904 | .948 | .192 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 133 | 603 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 246 | 58 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 109.5 | 7.9 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 96 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .323 | .425 | .552 | .977 |
| vs. RHP | 403 | 119 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 67 | 84 | 80 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .295 | .408 | .479 | .887 |
| Close/Late | 59 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .339 | .437 | .525 | .962 |
| Scoring Position | 140 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .409 | .443 | .851 |
| Pinch Hitting | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .222 | .250 | .472 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 72 | 241 | 67 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 50 | 48 | 29 | .278 | .392 | .448 | .841 |
| Road | 74 | 258 | 83 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 53 | 49 | 25 | .322 | .429 | .535 | .964 |
| Last Week | 5 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .316 | .409 | .474 | .883 |
| March/April | 15 | 50 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | .320 | .375 | .760 | 1.135 |
| May | 27 | 91 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 11 | .231 | .343 | .374 | .716 |
| June | 28 | 101 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 9 | .307 | .385 | .446 | .830 |
| July | 26 | 88 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 10 | .295 | .422 | .375 | .797 |
| August | 28 | 92 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 13 | .315 | .439 | .467 | .906 |
| Sept/Oct | 22 | 77 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 6 | .351 | .495 | .688 | 1.183 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1922 | 126 | 419 | 121 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 61 | 70 | 59 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 11 | 9 | .289 | .377 | .430 | .806 | SLN |
| 1923 | 136 | 509 | 155 | 27 | 6 | 11 | 86 | 86 | 72 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 9 | 9 | .305 | .388 | .446 | .834 | SLN |
| 1924 | 148 | 530 | 166 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 85 | 84 | 60 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 16 | 6 | .313 | .380 | .436 | .816 | SLN |
| 1925 | 143 | 521 | 153 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 81 | 91 | 77 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 14 | 6 | .294 | .382 | .422 | .804 | SLN |
| 1926 | 149 | 545 | 183 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 83 | 86 | 65 | 2 | 7 | 46 | 20 | 7 | .336 | .404 | .486 | .890 | SLN |
| 1927 | 144 | 536 | 161 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 81 | 82 | 74 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 7 | 6 | .300 | .382 | .440 | .823 | SLN |
| 1928 | 145 | 502 | 152 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 9 | 5 | .303 | .394 | .438 | .832 | SLN |
| 1929 | 145 | 491 | 130 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 68 | 72 | 85 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 8 | 5 | .265 | .373 | .428 | .801 | SLN |
| 1930 | 146 | 499 | 150 | 35 | 8 | 15 | 84 | 103 | 97 | 1 | 6 | 54 | 5 | 5 | .301 | .411 | .493 | .904 | SLN |
| Total | 1282 | 4552 | 1371 | 275 | 85 | 73 | 693 | 747 | 670 | 10 | 52 | 410 | 99 | 58 | .301 | .388 | .447 | .835 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1922 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .263 | .389 | .652 |
| Total | 6 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .263 | .389 | .652 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.00 | | | | |
| First Base | 7 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 1.000 | 31.0 | 12.19 | | | | |
| Second Base | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.0 | 4.91 | | | | |
| Third Base | 132 | 131 | 89 | 323 | 25 | 457 | 45 | .902 | 1147.1 | 3.58 | | | | |
| Leftfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 3.00 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by St. Louis (N) in 1922...
Had first career hit (double) on 4/12/1922, off Syl Johnson (PIT)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/28/1922, off Harry Kirsch (CHN)...
Injured on 6/8/1923 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/23/1923, hitting .467 with 2 HR, 7 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/3/1923, hitting .583 with 2 HR, 10 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/13/1924, hitting .464 with 1 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/29/1924, hitting .583 with 2 HR, 4 RBI...
2/13/1926: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,642,857 through salary arbitration...
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 7/18/1926...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1926, hitting .400 with 3 HR, 16 RBI...
2/12/1927: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,785,714 through salary arbitration...
2/12/1928: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,785,714 through salary arbitration...
6/16/1928: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (N), $12,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Hit 3 homeruns against Philadelphia (N), driving in 3 runs on 4/30/1930...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
1926 - .336 - 4th
| OBP
1926 - .404 - 4th
1927 - .382 - 8th
1928 - .394 - 5th
1929 - .373 - 10th
| SLG
1926 - .486 - 6th
| OPS
1926 - .890 - 4th
1928 - .832 - 10th
| Hits
1926 - 183 - 4th
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Doubles
1927 - 33 - 5th
1928 - 33 - 6th
| Triples
1926 - 15 - 4th
| BB
1925 - 77 - 3rd
1928 - 81 - 6th
1929 - 85 - 4th
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