Ross Grimsley
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Grimsley pitching batting practice prior to Eastern League All-Star Game 2012 07 11 in Reading PA
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Born: January 7, 1950 Topeka, Kansas |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 16, 1971, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
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| September 24, 1982, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 124–99 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.81 | ||
| Strikeouts | 750 | ||
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Ross Albert Grimsley II (born January 7, 1950) 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.
Ross was the son of Ross Sr., who pitched for the 1951 Chicago White Sox, and his wife Judy (Robinson) Grimsley. Ross Sr., a World War II veteran, had a long minor-league playing career.
The younger Ross Grimsley was a 1969 graduate of Frayser High School in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was an outstanding basketball and baseball player. He attended Jackson State Community College in Jackson, Tennessee. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the first round (17th pick) of the 1969 amateur draft (January Secondary).
He made his major league debut for the Reds at age 21 on May 16, 1971 in a 9-3 loss to the Expos at Riverfront Stadium. He started and took the loss, pitched 1.2 innings and gave up three earned runs. The first major league hitter he faced was Ron Hunt. In 26 starts that year, he posted a record of 10-7 with a 3.57 ERA.
He followed up with an even better season in 1972, going 14-8 with a 3.05 ERA for the National League champion Reds. He also had s strong World Series, going 2-1 in four games (three in relief) with a 2.57 ERA as the Reds fell to the Oakland Athletics in seven games.
In 1973 he was 13-10 with a 3.23 ERA as the Reds won the NL West division. However, in December he was traded to the Orioles as the main player in a five-player deal.
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