Ross Grimsley

Ross Grimsley

Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=#EE1422
bgcolor2=#083884
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Ross Grimsley
position=Pitcher
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1950|1|7
debutdate=May 16
debutyear=by|1971
debutteam=Cincinnati Reds
finaldate=September 24
finalyear=by|1982
finalteam=Baltimore Orioles
stat1label=Win-Loss Record
stat1value=124-99
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=3.81
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=750
teams=
*Cincinnati Reds (by|1971-by|1973)
*Baltimore Orioles (by|1974-by|1977, by|1982)
*Montreal Expos (by|1978-by|1980)
*Cleveland Indians (by|1980)
highlights=
*All star in 1978

Ross Albert II Grimsley (born January 7 1950 in Topeka, Kansas) is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds (1971-73), Baltimore Orioles (1974-77 and 1982), Montreal Expos (1978-80) and Cleveland Indians (1980). His father, Ross Sr., pitched for the 1951 Chicago White Sox.

He helped the Reds win the 1972 National League Pennant and the 1973 NL Western Division, and the Orioles win the 1974 American League Eastern Division.

He was named to the 1978 National League All-Star Team as a member of the Expos and had his only career 20-win season that year, finishing with a record of 20-11.

He finished 7th in voting for the 1978 National League Cy Young Award after having a 20-11 record, 36 games, 36 games started, 19 complete games, 3 shutouts, 263 innings pitched, 84 strikeouts and a 3.05 ERA.

In 11 seasons he had a 124-99 record, 345 games, 295 games started, 79 complete games, 15 shutouts, 17 games finished, 3 saves, 2,039⅓ innings pitched, 2,105 hits allowed, 947 runs allowed, 863 earned runs allowed, 202 home runs allowed, 559 walks allowed, 750 strikeouts, 15 hit batsmen, 40 wild pitches, 8,544 batters faced, 49 intentional walks, 9 balks and a 3.81 ERA.

After he was traded from the Reds to the Orioles, he began to grow his hair longer and was known for a huge mop of curly hair. Like some pitchers of his day, most notably Gaylord Perry, he was accused of doctoring baseballs and some hitters alleged that he hid Vaseline in his hair.

In an incident on September 16, by|1975 at Fenway Park, Grimsley, warming in the Orioles' bullpen, responded to Boston fans' heckling by winding and throwing into the right field bleachers. The ball passed through the protective netting, injuring a Boston fan who later successfully sued Grimsley and the Orioles. The case, Manning v. Grimsley, is cited in law casebooks to highlight scope of employment law as it relates to agency. [cite book|title=Business Associations|author=William A. Klein|page=68|isbn=1-59941-042-7] He is currently the pitching coach for the Augusta GreenJackets.

ee also

*List of second generation MLB players
*Montreal Expos all-time roster
*Chicago White Sox all-time roster

External links

*baseball-reference|id=g/grimsro02

References


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