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Name	Team	Age
Pop Grimsley	Retired (1971, Age 37)	Died (2025, Age 91)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 10 (1956)	CF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Earl Averill League	0	14 years (60 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B+	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B+	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B+	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D+	B	B
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A-	0	9/17/1934
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (99.0 %)	A+ (98.5 %)	F  (1.6 %)

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Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1971-11-01	Pop Grimsley has retired from the Kansas City Athletics
1971-06-18	The Kansas City Athletics have acquired Pop Grimsley from the waiver wire.
1971-06-14	The St. Louis Rough Riders have waived Pop Grimsley.
1971-06-10	The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Bill Johnson to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Pop Grimsley for assignment.
1970-10-23	The St. Louis Rough Riders have acquired Pop Grimsley from the waiver wire.
1970-10-04	The Pittsburgh Paladins have promoted Moises Jones to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Paladins have promoted Luis Ozuna to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Paladins have designated Pop Grimsley for assignment. The Pittsburgh Paladins have designated Earl Hodges for assignment.
1970-09-06	A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Legends and the Pittsburgh Paladins. The Pittsburgh Paladins receive Pop Grimsley, Draft Pick - 1971 Round 1 (BAL) from the Baltimore Legends in exchange for Aki Davis, Draft Pick - 1971 Round 4 (PIT).
1963-03-05	The Baltimore Avengers have renamed Mark Schulte to Pop Grimsley.