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Mark Fidrych League 10-19-2157 |
| Oreste Grimsley |  Starting PitcherRetired (2000, Age 38) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| ERA | 2.85 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/L | |
| W-L | 347-155 | Status | Deceased (2025) | Option Years | 0
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| SV | 0 | Age at Death | 63 | Date of Birth | 06-04-1962 | |
| K | 3844 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 1 (1980) |
Majors Svc Time | 18 years (120 games) |
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| IP | 4890.1 | |||||
| WHIP | 1.11 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control | |||||||
| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 4 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 7 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 11 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 14 | ||
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.
- Stats
- Opp Batting
- L/R Splits
- H/A Splits
- Playoffs
- Energy
- Improvements
- Past Skills
- Awards
- Batting
- Fielding
- Game Log
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Endurance | Velocity | Control | Total |
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| 1980 | Minors | 18 | 52.00 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 26 | 0 / 24 | 1 / 52 | |||
| 1981 | Minors | 19 | 9.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 6 | 1 / 9 | |||
| 1981 | Majors | 19 | 43.55 | 127 | 28 | 0 | 0 / 11 | 2 / 14 | 2 / 18 | 4 / 43 |
| 1982 | Minors | 20 | 67.00 | 0 / 8 | 5 / 30 | 2 / 29 | 7 / 67 | |||
| 1983 | Minors | 21 | 26.00 | 0 / 1 | 3 / 13 | 1 / 12 | 4 / 26 | |||
| 1983 | Majors | 21 | 42.42 | 120 | 27 | 0 | 1 / 7 | 2 / 16 | 5 / 19 | 8 / 42 |
| 1984 | Majors | 22 | 52.53 | 162 | 36 | 0 | 2 / 14 | 3 / 19 | 5 / 19 | 10 / 52 |
| 1985 | Majors | 23 | 48.24 | 162 | 36 | 0 | 2 / 11 | 1 / 19 | 0 / 18 | 3 / 48 |
| 1986 | Majors | 24 | 49.35 | 162 | 35 | 0 | 1 / 8 | 3 / 20 | 2 / 21 | 6 / 49 |
| 1987 | Majors | 25 | 53.26 | 162 | 36 | 0 | 1 / 16 | 0 / 17 | 0 / 20 | 1 / 53 |
| 1988 | Majors | 26 | 53.00 | 162 | 36 | 0 | 1 / 12 | 2 / 25 | 0 / 16 | 3 / 53 |
| 1989 | Majors | 27 | 52.60 | 162 | 36 | 0 | 0 / 15 | 1 / 25 | 0 / 12 | 1 / 52 |
| 1990 | Majors | 28 | 53.14 | 162 | 35 | 0 | 0 / 12 | 1 / 27 | 0 / 14 | 1 / 53 |
| 1991 | Majors | 29 | 53.31 | 162 | 35 | 0 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 21 | 1 / 20 | 1 / 53 |
| 1992 | Majors | 30 | 54.38 | 162 | 36 | 0 | 1 / 17 | 0 / 26 | 0 / 11 | 1 / 54 |
| 1993 | Majors | 31 | 53.29 | 162 | 34 | 0 | 1 / 14 | 0 / 27 | 0 / 12 | 1 / 53 |
| 1994 | Majors | 32 | 52.93 | 162 | 33 | 0 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 23 | 1 / 18 | 1 / 52 |
| 1995 | Majors | 33 | 53.60 | 162 | 33 | 0 | 0 / 15 | 0 / 21 | 0 / 17 | 0 / 53 |
| 1996 | Majors | 34 | 55.26 | 162 | 36 | 0 | -3 / 16 | -6 / 15 | -4 / 24 | -13 / 55 |
| 1997 | Majors | 35 | 53.16 | 162 | 35 | 0 | -3 / 12 | -4 / 21 | -3 / 20 | -10 / 53 |
| 1998 | Majors | 36 | 52.01 | 147 | 34 | 15 | -5 / 14 | -7 / 20 | 0 / 18 | -12 / 52 |
| 1999 | Majors | 37 | 54.13 | 162 | 37 | 0 | -4 / 13 | -4 / 22 | -4 / 19 | -12 / 54 |
| 2000 | Majors | 38 | 53.45 | 162 | 37 | 0 | -5 / 16 | -6 / 21 | -5 / 16 | -16 / 53 |
| Total | 2986 | 655 | 15 | -9 / 257 | -4 / 471 | 4 / 403 | -9 / 1131 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 2000-11-01 | Oreste Grimsley has retired from the Philadelphia Force |
| 1998-11-01 | Oreste Grimsley now holds the league record for career innings pitched. |
| 1998-11-01 | Oreste Grimsley now holds the league record for career pitching games started. |
| 1998-05-05 | Oreste Grimsley won his 300th career game. |
| 1998-04-15 | Oreste Grimsley of the Philadelphia Force is injured and is expected to be out 17 days. |
| 1997-11-01 | Oreste Grimsley now holds the league record for career strikeouts. |
| 1997-11-01 | Oreste Grimsley now holds the league record for career wins. |
| 1995-06-28 | A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the Philadelphia Force. The Philadelphia Force receive Walter Mankowski, Oreste Grimsley from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Dalton Kinkade, Draft Pick 1996 Round 1 LAN (Tuck Krieg). Protest This Trade. |
| 1995-06-21 | A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the Houston Kolt 45s. The Houston Kolt 45s receive Draft Pick 1998 Round 1 KC (Fran Howard), Draft Pick 1997 Round 1 CHN (Rick Brickell), Draft Pick 1996 Round 1 CHN (Mark Dolan) from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Walter Mankowski, Oreste Grimsley. Protest This Trade. |
| 1984-04-01 | The Houston Kolt 45s have promoted Oreste Grimsley to the major league team. The Houston Kolt 45s have sent Bill Fulton to the minors. |
| 1983-08-16 | The Houston Kolt 45s have promoted Ike Speake to the major league team. The Houston Kolt 45s have sent Oreste Grimsley to the minors. |
| 1983-04-01 | The Houston Kolt 45s have promoted Oreste Grimsley to the major league team. The Houston Kolt 45s have sent Bill Fulton to the minors. |
| 1982-04-01 | The Houston Kolt 45s have promoted Bill Fulton to the major league team. The Houston Kolt 45s have promoted Tom Roberts to the major league team. The Houston Kolt 45s have promoted Walter Mankowski to the major league team. The Houston Kolt 45s have promoted Frank McCabe to the major league team. The Houston Kolt 45s have sent Jot Gabrielson to the minors. The Houston Kolt 45s have sent Oreste Grimsley to the minors. |
| 1981-05-10 | The Houston Kolt 45s have promoted Oreste Grimsley to the major league team. The Houston Kolt 45s have sent Frank McCabe to the minors. |