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Franklin
Grimshaw		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 160
 
Born: December 18, 1920 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Series of the Wests Won 1954   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 31 DAL PL $ 300,000  
1953 32 DEN PL $ 3,200,000  
1954 33 DEN PL $ 3,200,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,200,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 31 DAL PL 137 554 96 141 36 3 5 54 56 8 63 92 .255 .330 .357 .687 75.1 9.7
1953 32 LAA CL 87 265 33 62 16 0 3 32 17 3 30 51 .234 .321 .328 .649 31.3 2.8
  DEN PL 23 39 6 7 1 0 1 6 3 0 5 8 .179 .289 .282 .571 4.0 0.1
  TOT   110 304 39 69 17 0 4 38 20 3 35 59 .227 .317 .322 .639 35.3 2.9
1954 33 DEN PL 69 73 26 15 2 0 1 7 10 4 5 17 .205 .256 .274 .530 5.5 0.0
1955 34 AAA   49 196 32 53 12 1 1 19 8 2 39 40 .270 .391 .357 .749 31.0  
3 Years Sim 316 931 161 225 55 3 10 99 86 15 103 168 .242 .320 .339 .659 115.9 12.7
1 Years AAA 49 196 32 53 12 1 1 19 8 2 39 40 .270 .394 .357 .751 31.0  
162 Game Average 477 82 115 28 1 5 50 44 7 52 86 .242 .320 .339 .659 59.4  
Career Highs 137 554 96 141 36 3 5 54 56 8 63 92 .255 .330 .357 .687 75.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   701 121 172 41 3 10 78 73 12 79 131 .245 .325 .355 .680 91.4
vs LH   230 40 53 14 0 0 21 13 3 24 37 .230 .305 .291 .596 22.1
Home 159 439 73 107 27 1 5 43 43 9 57 84 .244 .331 .344 .675 57.0
Away 157 492 88 118 28 2 5 56 43 6 46 84 .240 .310 .335 .645 56.5
RISP   220 0 58 13 1 2 84 0 0 24 40 .264 .331 .359 .690 26.9
Pinch Hitting   5 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 .200 .333 .200 .533 0.5
Close/Late   97 13 22 8 0 0 13 0 0 15 24 .227 .330 .309 .640 10.7
Mar/Apr 34 100 17 25 4 0 0 5 9 3 12 22 .250 .342 .290 .632 10.9
May 65 206 29 52 12 2 1 28 22 0 15 31 .252 .307 .345 .651 24.9
June 64 172 34 45 12 0 0 17 14 2 25 32 .262 .355 .331 .686 23.3
July 61 189 31 45 11 1 4 28 19 8 19 37 .238 .310 .370 .680 22.7
August 56 160 24 32 7 0 2 14 11 0 17 25 .200 .279 .281 .561 14.9
Sep/Oct 36 104 26 26 9 0 3 7 11 2 15 21 .250 .345 .423 .768 16.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1952 31 DAL PL SS 137 136 1175.0 184 441 21 86 .967 4.79   6.9
1953 32 LAA CL SS 84 78 734.2 96 302 15 48 .964 4.88   3.1
    3B 1 0 2.6 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.46   0.0
    2B 1 0 0.9 1 1 0 1 1.000 20.00   0.0
  DEN PL SS 22 21 110.4 14 45 2 7 .967 4.81   0.7
    3B 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    2B 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  TOT   SS 106 99 844.6 110 347 17 55 .964 4.87   3.9
      3B 1 0 3.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
      2B 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 1 1.000 18.00   0.0
1954 33 DEN PL SS 16 13 118.3 23 46 0 4 1.000 5.25   1.3
    2B 22 1 53.0 9 19 2 3 .933 4.75   0.2
    3B 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
  SS 259 248 2137.9 317 834 38 145 .968 4.85   12.1
  2B 23 1 54.0 10 20 2 4 .938 5.00   0.3
  3B 2 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 3.60   0.0
Career Totals   284 249 2196.9 328 855 40 149 .967 4.85   12.5
Career Highs   137 136 1175.0 184 441 21 86 .980 5.09    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
At-Bats
1952-1-554
 Doubles
1952-10-36
 Stolen Bases
1952-4-56
CAR-50-86
 Strikeouts
1952-10-92
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 1
   Gray Ink Test: 5
 
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History
Drafted in 24th round, 467th overall pick, by Dallas in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/15/1952, off Joshua Stephens (SA)
Hit first career homerun on 5/7/1952, off Vincent Vivian (NO)
Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles on 2/21/1953 to a 3-year deal worth $3,200,000 per year
Traded from Los Angeles to Denver on 7/31/1953 (Going to LAA: C Kelvin Hinton, SS Ray Card. Going to DEN: C Jerry Barber, SS Franklin Grimshaw)
Won Series of the West with Denver in 1954
2/13/1955: Signed a minor league contract extension with Denver
Injured on 5/13/1955 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 3 days
Traded from Denver to Long Beach on 6/9/1955 (Going to LB: SS Franklin Grimshaw. Going to DEN: 3B Claude Ring)
Released by Long Beach on 6/23/1955
 
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