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Earl Averill League
9-16-2076
Pop Grimsley Center Field
Retired (1971, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .262 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .734 Status Deceased (2025) Option Years 0  
H 1954 Age at Death 91 Date of Birth 09-17-1934
HR 202 Drafted Round 1, Pick 10
(1956)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(60 games)
RBI 902
SB 265
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B+ Velocity F    Mentor vR B 
Speed B- Bunt C  Control D    Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B F  (1.6%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health A- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (98.5%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1957 BAL
148
475
48
120
20
1
11
62
51
 90 0 3
6
 5 3
.692
.323
.368
.116
.253
1958 BAL
158
576
48
120
17
2
8
39
60
 105 3 1
9
 2 6
.572
.286
.286
.078
.208
1959 BAL
158
585
66
148
25
7
15
58
56
 108 1 1
11
 6 8
.715
.319
.397
.144
.253
1960 BAL
158
572
67
147
28
7
13
64
71
 99 2 3
7
 6 5
.738
.340
.399
.142
.257
1961 BAL
158
589
85
166
33
2
18
74
53
 85 2 4
10
 6 5
.777
.341
.436
.154
.282
1962 BAL
159
555
71
155
21
5
11
65
67
 84 1 3
4
 4 5
.751
.356
.395
.115
.279
1963 BAL
148
486
61
127
13
2
15
58
52
 77 2 5
30
 23 2
.721
.332
.389
.128
.261
1964 BAL
149
434
51
100
25
4
16
65
44
 72 2 5
18
 6 1
.718
.301
.417
.187
.230
1965 BAL
158
592
78
163
21
4
20
76
61
 79 1 3
37
 10 6
.768
.342
.426
.150
.275
1966 BAL
158
640
81
183
29
7
22
79
44
 91 6 2
33
 16 6
.793
.337
.456
.170
.286
1967 BAL
159
578
84
166
30
7
17
73
61
 92 3 2
43
 34 6
.809
.357
.452
.164
.287
1968 BAL
158
619
72
167
31
6
18
95
48
 101 2 7
23
 11 5
.748
.321
.426
.157
.270
1969 BAL
146
361
42
90
12
4
9
46
42
 58 1 4
17
 16 2
.705
.326
.380
.130
.249
1970 BAL-PIT-STL
122
311
50
82
21
2
8
41
27
 48 2 3
15
 18 2
.745
.324
.421
.158
.264
1971 STL-KC
47
80
14
20
5
1
1
7
11
 16 0 0
2
 1 1
.716
.341
.375
.125
.250
Total
2184
7453
918
1954
331
61
202
902
748
 1205 28 46
265
 164 63
.734
.330
.404
.142
.262
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Pop Grimsley has retired from the Kansas City Athletics
1971-06-18The Kansas City Athletics have acquired Pop Grimsley from the waiver wire.
1971-06-14The St. Louis Rough Riders have waived Pop Grimsley.
1971-06-10The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Bill Johnson to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Pop Grimsley for assignment.
1970-10-23The St. Louis Rough Riders have acquired Pop Grimsley from the waiver wire.
1970-10-04The Pittsburgh Paladins have promoted Moises Jones to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Paladins have promoted Luis Ozuna to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Paladins have designated Pop Grimsley for assignment. The Pittsburgh Paladins have designated Earl Hodges for assignment.
1970-09-06A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Legends and the Pittsburgh Paladins. The Pittsburgh Paladins receive Pop Grimsley, Draft Pick - 1971 Round 1 (BAL) from the Baltimore Legends in exchange for Aki Davis, Draft Pick - 1971 Round 4 (PIT).
1963-03-05The Baltimore Avengers have renamed Mark Schulte to Pop Grimsley.