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Kevin Brown League
10-3-2191
Jim Grantham First Base
Retired (1963, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .261 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .708 Status Deceased (1996) Option Years 0  
H 681 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 05-20-1928
HR 51 Drafted Round 2, Pick 28
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 8 years
(121 games)
RBI 277
SB 58 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1963
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A 
Speed B  Bunt C- Control D    Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1952 LAA
97
119
10
34
3
1
0
9
9
 21 1 2
0
 0 2
.664
.336
.328
.042
.286
1953 LAA
103
332
33
78
18
0
5
24
33
 67 1 1
10
 5 3
.640
.305
.334
.099
.235
1954 LAA
121
475
55
123
20
5
5
32
43
 78 1 1
17
 12 7
.675
.321
.354
.095
.259
1955 LAA
13
13
0
3
0
0
0
2
0
 2 0 0
0
 0 0
.462
.231
.231
.000
.231
1957 BRO
42
88
10
25
5
0
2
16
12
 15 1 1
0
 0 4
.782
.373
.409
.125
.284
1958 NYN
68
157
21
43
8
0
1
12
15
 25 1 0
0
 1 8
.685
.341
.344
.070
.274
1959 CHN
142
484
59
124
14
4
11
47
46
 97 1 2
18
 8 8
.691
.321
.370
.114
.256
1960 CHN
106
321
30
88
22
2
5
47
30
 57 1 1
5
 7 6
.739
.337
.402
.128
.274
1961 CHN
80
241
26
53
8
2
5
25
28
 52 0 0
3
 0 2
.633
.301
.332
.112
.220
1962 CHN
136
370
74
107
16
4
17
63
48
 61 1 0
5
 1 1
.864
.372
.492
.203
.289
1963 COL
6
8
2
3
0
0
0
0
1
 2 0 0
0
 0 0
.819
.444
.375
.000
.375
Total
914
2608
320
681
114
18
51
277
265
 477 8 8
58
 34 41
.708
.330
.377
.116
.261
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01Jim Grantham has retired from the Colorado Boulders
1963-07-02The Colorado Boulders have designated George Lewis for assignment. The Colorado Boulders have designated Jim Grantham for assignment.
1963-05-21The Colorado Boulders have promoted Jim Grantham to the major league team.
1963-05-21The Colorado Boulders have acquired Jim Grantham from the waiver wire.
1961-08-06Jim Grantham of the Chicago Commiedians is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1961-06-02Jim Grantham of the Chicago Commiedians is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1961-04-25Jim Grantham of the Chicago Commiedians is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1960-09-29Jim Grantham of the Chicago Commiedians is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1960-05-26Jim Grantham of the Chicago Commiedians is injured and is expected to be out 51 days.
1959-03-29The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Jim Grantham to the major league team.
1959-03-29Jim Grantham has signed with the Chicago Commiedians for $0.5M per year for 4 years.
1958-04-01The New York Knights have promoted Gene Smyres to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted George Heiser to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Jim Grantham to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Frank Morgan to the minors. The New York Knights have sent Rankin Eaton to the minors. The New York Knights have sent John Reed to the minors.
1958-04-01The New York Knights have acquired Jim Grantham from the waiver wire.
1957-09-11Jim Grantham of the Brooklyn Wonders is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1957-05-17Jim Grantham of the Brooklyn Wonders is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1957-04-01The Brooklyn Wonders have promoted Jim Grantham to the major league team. The Brooklyn Wonders have sent Cliff Gallup to the minors.
1957-04-01The Brooklyn Wonders have acquired Jim Grantham from the waiver wire.
1955-04-30The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have waived Jim Grantham.
1955-04-28The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Terry McMullin to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Ken Kennedy to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have sent Bill Bishop to the minors. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have sent Jim Grantham to the minors.
1955-04-26The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Bill Bishop to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Jim Grantham to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have designated Roger Jacobus for assignment. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have sent Bill Leftwich to the minors.
1955-04-25The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Frank Hannah to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Bill Hearron to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Gilles Turgeon to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Harry Chapman to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Jack Lutenberg to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Fred McCullough to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Joe Lacey to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Dixie Clements to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Bernie Stewart to the major league team. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have sent Jerry Brantley to the minors. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have sent Sam Wicker to the minors. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have designated Curt Laydon for assignment. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have designated Ruben Paulette for assignment. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have sent Jim Grantham to the minors. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have designated Jim Navarro for assignment. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have sent Bill Bishop to the minors. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have designated George Roy for assignment. The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have designated Gary Epstein for assignment.
1952-07-17Jim Grantham of the Los Angeles Mudd Soxs is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1952-03-31The Los Angeles Mudd Soxs have promoted Jim Grantham to the major league team.
1950-05-10A trade has been completed between the Los Angeles Mudd Soxs and the Toronto Faceless Corporation. The Toronto Faceless Corporation receive Frank Nyman, Jim Katz from the Los Angeles Mudd Soxs in exchange for Draft Pick 1951 Round 1 TOR (Gary Vail), Draft Pick 1951 Round 2 TOR (Jim Grantham).