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twice without Grimm in the next three seasons and win once while Grimm would play a part in one pennant as a player for the Cubs, often serving as a bright spot in the team. For example, he played 141 games for the Cubs in 1925 and batted .306 while having 159 hits and 76 RBIs, which went well with
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Pirates for 1920, primarily at first base, where he had a .995 fielding percentage in 1,327 innings. He batted .227/.273/.289 for the team; he hit his first home run on June 29 against the Chicago Cubs. He had 54 RBIs while walking 30 times and striking out 40 times.
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2730:Outfielders
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2360:(1982–1984)
2352:(1978–1981)
2334:Vern Benson
2320:(1976–1977)
2310:Connie Ryan
2304:(1974–1975)
2296:(1972–1974)
2288:(1968–1972)
2272:(1966–1967)
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2256:(1961–1962)
2248:(1960–1961)
2240:(1956–1959)
2232:(1952–1956)
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2200:(1946–1949)
2184:(1944–1945)
2182:Bob Coleman
2166:Bob Coleman
2160:(1938–1942)
2152:(1930–1937)
2120:(1924–1927)
2112:(1921–1923)
2104:(1913–1920)
2086:Fred Tenney
2070:Harry Smith
2048:(1905–1907)
2046:Fred Tenney
2040:(1902–1904)
2032:(1890–1901)
2030:Frank Selee
2016:(1887–1888)
2000:(1883–1886)
1976:(1871–1881)
1910:(2020–2023)
1902:(2015–2019)
1886:(2012–2013)
1878:(2010–2011)
1870:(2007–2010)
1862:(2003–2006)
1860:Dusty Baker
1838:(2000–2002)
1830:(1995–1999)
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1634:Vedie Himsl
1605:(1957–1959)
1597:(1954–1956)
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1581:(1949–1951)
1573:(1944–1949)
1563:Roy Johnson
1557:(1941–1944)
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1525:(1926–1930)
1501:(1921–1925)
1485:(1917–1920)
1445:(1905–1912)
1437:(1902–1905)
1435:Frank Selee
1429:(1900–1901)
1421:(1898–1899)
1413:(1880–1897)
1381:(1876–1877)
712:Buck O'Neil
468:Hack Wilson
463:Lefty Grove
359:player and
197:1,287–1,067
2989:Categories
2932:Brickhouse
2871:Executives
2833:Cavarretta
2794:Stephenson
2628:Infielders
2390:Russ Nixon
2374:Bobby Wine
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2326:Ted Turner
2302:Clyde King
2286:Lum Harris
2238:Fred Haney
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2054:Joe Kelley
2006:King Kelly
1908:David Ross
1900:Joe Maddon
1884:Dale Sveum
1876:Mike Quade
1852:Bruce Kimm
1836:Don Baylor
1804:Jim Essian
1788:Don Zimmer
1475:Joe Tinker
1459:Hank O'Day
1427:Tom Loftus
1303:, or
1267:August 13,
1207:Daily News
1068:References
826:Win %
806:Win %
744:Bill James
686:Fred Haney
650:Bill Veeck
620:team, the
276:As manager
80:1898-08-28
2720:Zimmerman
2692:Kessinger
2565:Sutcliffe
2481:Alexander
2398:Bobby Cox
2358:Joe Torre
2350:Bobby Cox
2078:Fred Lake
1658:Lou Klein
1595:Stan Hack
1419:Tom Burns
1411:Cap Anson
1395:Cap Anson
724:Cap Anson
678:Wisconsin
646:Milwaukee
537:and .397
519:home runs
486:. In the
222:As player
175:Home runs
129:MLB debut
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2861:McCarthy
2840:Durocher
2826:Boudreau
2818:Managers
2801:Williams
2738:Cardenal
2699:Sandberg
2604:Hartnett
2589:Catchers
2551:Reuschel
2544:Reulbach
2509:Holtzman
2502:Griffith
2495:Clarkson
2488:M. Brown
2473:Pitchers
2022:Jim Hart
1756:Jim Frey
1740:Lee Elia
1650:El Tappe
1036:See also
748:Al López
618:Double A
2886:Hulbert
2879:Donahue
2854:Hornsby
2787:Schulte
2664:Dunston
2650:Buckner
2643:Beckert
2611:Hundley
2530:Overall
2516:Jenkins
2462:of the
2459:Members
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624:of the
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521:, 1077
515:triples
511:doubles
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361:manager
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67:Manager
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2972:Pieper
2956:Others
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2008:(1887)
1992:(1883)
1984:(1882)
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89:, U.S.
2939:Caray
2780:Sauer
2766:Pafko
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2618:Kelly
2597:Grimm
2558:Smith
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