#28 George "Boots" Grantham, Third Base, 29 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns Friday, 10/20/1929 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| George Grantham Boots 5/20/1900 29 USA,KS,GALENA 5"10 190
Third Base L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 4,000,000 1931 8 Year(s), 0 Days (1376 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 0 Days (1376 total Days) 7 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
Talent | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 1 1 5 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 3B : 10 (Range), .998 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 9 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | @BOS | W 12-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/24 | @BOS | L 1-9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/26 | @NYY | L 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/27 | @NYY | W 7-4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/28 | PHA | L 3-13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/29 | PHA | L 3-17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/30 | CHA | L 3-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #4 | | |
10/1 | @DET | W 9-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/2 | @CLE | W 9-8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/4 | CLE | L 4-6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 154 | 576 | 165 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 98 | 97 | 91 | 48 | .286 | .384 | .406 | .790 | .752 | .120 |
Projected | 154 | 576 | 165 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 98 | 97 | 91 | 48 | .286 | .384 | .406 | .790 | .752 | .120 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 152 | 676 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 234 | 48 | 0 | 5 | .0 | 94.0 | 5.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 127 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .181 | .268 | .276 | .543 |
vs. RHP | 449 | 142 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 89 | 84 | 76 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .316 | .415 | .443 | .858 |
Close/Late | 52 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .322 | .346 | .668 |
Scoring Position | 178 | 51 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 0 | 44 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .287 | .421 | .371 | .792 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 74 | 262 | 70 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 39 | 36 | 22 | .267 | .357 | .397 | .754 |
Road | 80 | 314 | 95 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 58 | 55 | 26 | .303 | .404 | .414 | .818 |
March/April | 21 | 80 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 7 | .263 | .348 | .375 | .723 |
May | 25 | 82 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 3 | .293 | .404 | .402 | .806 |
June | 25 | 100 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 13 | .320 | .410 | .540 | .950 |
July | 26 | 93 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 7 | .301 | .436 | .398 | .834 |
August | 28 | 116 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 9 | .284 | .344 | .336 | .680 |
Sept/Oct | 29 | 105 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 9 | .257 | .358 | .390 | .748 |
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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 | 156 | 533 | 146 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 87 | 75 | 65 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 2 | 5 | .274 | .353 | .422 | .775 | SLA |
1923 | 154 | 577 | 150 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 80 | 84 | 68 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 1 | 7 | .260 | .337 | .378 | .715 | SLA |
1924 | 158 | 625 | 176 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 81 | 89 | 86 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 6 | .282 | .367 | .402 | .769 | SLA |
1925 | 144 | 498 | 147 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 67 | 81 | 94 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 4 | .295 | .407 | .398 | .805 | SLA |
1926 | 139 | 519 | 141 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 75 | 71 | 54 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 1 | .272 | .339 | .376 | .715 | SLA |
1927 | 154 | 585 | 168 | 24 | 5 | 14 | 75 | 108 | 81 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 4 | 4 | .287 | .376 | .417 | .793 | SLA |
1928 | 150 | 573 | 186 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 71 | 105 | 93 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 3 | 3 | .325 | .421 | .464 | .885 | SLA,AL |
1929 | 154 | 576 | 165 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 98 | 97 | 91 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 5 | .286 | .384 | .406 | .790 | SLA |
Total | 1209 | 4486 | 1279 | 204 | 69 | 70 | 634 | 710 | 632 | 19 | 30 | 366 | 13 | 35 | .285 | .374 | .408 | .782 | |
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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 |
1925 | 7 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .455 | .538 | .682 | 1.220 |
Total | 7 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .455 | .538 | .682 | 1.220 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .929 | 17.0 | 7.41 | | | | |
Third Base | 152 | 150 | 84 | 395 | 23 | 491 | 12 | .976 | 1333.0 | 3.32 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by St. Louis (A) in 1922... Had first career hit (triple) on 4/1/1922, off Garland Buckeye (DET)... Hit first career homerun on 4/6/1922, off Jimmy Oldham (CHA)... Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 1922... Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1923, hitting .435 with 3 HR, 7 RBI... Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 1923... Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 1924... 1/31/1925: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,321,429 through salary arbitration... Injured on 4/21/1925 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 8/11/1925 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 10/17/1925 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for 1-2 weeks... Won World Series with St. Louis (A) in 1925... 1/31/1926: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,685,714 through salary arbitration... Injured on 6/30/1926 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 2 weeks... Injured on 7/15/1926 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 9/21/1926 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week... Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 1926... 1/31/1927: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,685,714 through salary arbitration... 9/21/1927: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (A), $4,000,000 per year, for 4 years. Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 1927... Was selected to the 1928 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 1928... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against New York (A) on 8/31/1929... Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 1929...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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OBP 1925 - .407 - 7th 1928 - .421 - 4th
| Triples 1922 - 15 - 2nd 1924 - 12 - 9th 1928 - 10 - 6th
| RBI 1922 - 87 - 9th
| BB 1922 - 65 - 7th 1923 - 68 - 8th 1924 - 86 - 2nd 1925 - 94 - 2nd 1927 - 81 - 5th 1928 - 93 - 2nd
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