#4 Al Grimaldi, First Base, 36 yrs, New York (A) Yankees
Tuesday, 7/1/1952
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Al Grimaldi

2/20/1916
36
Hope, MI
6"1
230

First Base
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3.5 Stars
 

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$ 8,180,000
1954
15 Year(s), 87 Days (2667 total Days)
92 Day(s)
16 Year(s)
  

Ratings

BattingContactGapPowerDiscipline/EyeAvoid K's
Overall00000
Versus LHP00000
Versus RHP00000
Talent1010995
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3
6
7
2
1
Pull Hitter
Fielding Ratings
1B : 2 (Range), .983 (Fielding Pct.)
LF : 1 (Range), .966 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 2 (Range), .963 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 4
Outfield Arm : 6

Game Log, Last 10 Games

DateOpp. ResultABRH2B3BHRRBIBBKSpot  
6/22@CHAL 4-5502000100#3  
6/22@CHAL 5-6500000000#3  
6/23@CLEL 3-4300000010#3  
6/24@CLEL 3-9311000010#3  
6/25@CLEW 11-5512001201#3  
6/27WSHW 11-3413100310#3  
6/28WSHW 5-4501000003#3  
6/29SLAL 2-4300000010#3  
6/29SLAW 8-7501000001#3  
6/30@DETW 4-2401000000#3  

Batting Stats 1952

BattingGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPSTAVGISO
Overall73279841721549422955.301.365.538.903.888.237
Projected150573172354311018660113.301.365.538.903.888.237
BattingGSPAHPIWCIGDPSHSFTBEBHSBCSSB%RCRC/27
Overall713121001003150343175.054.27.0
 ABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSFSHHPAVGOBPSLGOPS
vs. LHP109346161921922300.312.355.550.906
vs. RHP17050111930212033001.294.372.529.901
Close/Late2962013152100.207.314.379.694
Scoring Position53152212601210300.283.397.453.850
Pinch Hitting100000010000.000.500.000.500
 GABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPS
Home411524171726222043.270.349.467.816
Road321274310182320912.339.387.6221.009
This Week1410000000.250.250.250.500
Last Week72881015345.286.375.429.804
March/April17701861158423.257.297.414.712
May26922940613131317.315.402.554.956
June301173771831211215.316.374.598.972

Career Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBHPSFKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPSTeams
193614855216525421889555456724.299.364.473.836 NYA
1937141545172378321239668458240.316.392.589.981NYA,AL
19381475681673124212312875248151.294.376.577.953NYA,AL
19391485631883864714113581157532.334.415.6731.089NYA,AL
19401475471704364612911282127014.311.400.6641.064NYA,AL
1941973559216323597162214564.259.371.515.887NYA,AL
19421495311574363385105102236622.296.409.586.995NYA
19451515701583845112812784257724.277.369.626.995NYA,AL
1946152575142314381159979049612.247.336.513.849NYA,AL
194715054916329148124117119009983.297.422.6161.038NYA,AL
19481495441673445011312386127841.307.401.6601.061NYA,AL
19491485191673844712312287177351.322.415.6821.097NYA,AL
19501515621663523512412292199860.295.390.552.942NYA
19511505951794433010710274179841.301.375.536.911NYA
1952732798417215494229135531.301.365.538.903NYA
Total21017854233749959558163115961175236211605630.298.388.589.977 

Career Minor League Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS

Career Postseason Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
19456247201431600.292.320.500.820
194662293041262400.409.4581.0911.549
19497246202546200.250.400.583.983
Total197022707211391200.314.392.7141.107

Fielding Stats 1952

PositionGGSPOADPTCEPCTINNRANGEPBRSTARTORTO%
First Base717165149527066.992628.010.12    
Leftfield1000000.0002.00.00    

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by New York (A) in 1936...
Had first career hit on 4/15/1936, off Mac Horseley (SLA)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/20/1936, off Jerome Slinger (WSH)...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Philadelphia (A) on 6/14/1936...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1936, hitting .625 with 3 HR, 8 RBI...
Won ROOKIE OF THE YEAR in 1936, hitting .299 with 21 HR, 88 RBI...
Injured on 4/25/1937 with a Sore Knee, out for 1-2 weeks...
Drove in 7 runs against Washington on 5/28/1937...
Was selected to the 1937 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/1937, hitting .417 with 3 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1937, hitting .392 with 7 HR, 25 RBI...
Hit 3 homeruns against Chicago (A), driving in 8 runs on 6/8/1938...
Hit 3 homeruns against St. Louis (A), driving in 5 runs on 7/4/1938...
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/1938, hitting .440 with 5 HR, 13 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1938, hitting .416 with 14 HR, 39 RBI...
Won BATTER OF THE YEAR in 1938, hitting .294 with 42 HR, 123 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1939, hitting .400 with 11 HR, 28 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/2/1939, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 6 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1939, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 11 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1939, hitting .538 with 6 HR, 15 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1939, hitting .392 with 12 HR, 40 RBI...
Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1939, hitting .476 with 3 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1939, hitting .367 with 9 HR, 29 RBI...
Won BATTER OF THE YEAR in 1939, hitting .334 with 47 HR, 141 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Detroit on 4/26/1940...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/1940, hitting .429 with 5 HR, 13 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/2/1940, hitting .357 with 5 HR, 15 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1940, hitting .309 with 10 HR, 23 RBI...
Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game...
Won BATTER OF THE YEAR in 1940, hitting .311 with 46 HR, 129 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/1941, hitting .345 with 3 HR, 6 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1941, hitting .444 with 3 HR, 10 RBI...
Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game...
Injured on 7/29/1941 with a Broken Skull, out for 9 weeks...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1942, hitting .303 with 6 HR, 16 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/1942, hitting .458 with 3 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1942, hitting .529 with 4 HR, 6 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1942, hitting .466 with 12 HR, 23 RBI...
Won BATTER OF THE YEAR in 1942, hitting .296 with 33 HR, 85 RBI...
Hit 3 homeruns against St. Louis (A), driving in 3 runs on 4/29/1945...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/1945, hitting .346 with 5 HR, 10 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1945, hitting .483 with 6 HR, 15 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1945, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 10 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1945, hitting .355 with 13 HR, 34 RBI...
Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1945, hitting .340 with 7 HR, 27 RBI...
Won WORLD SERIES with New York (A) in 1945...
Won BATTER OF THE YEAR in 1945, hitting .277 with 51 HR, 128 RBI...
Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Cleveland on 5/20/1947...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/1947, hitting .583 with 4 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1947, hitting .345 with 10 HR, 29 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (A) on 6/20/1947...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/23/1947, hitting .500 with 7 HR, 16 RBI...
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1947, hitting .409 with 5 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/1947, hitting .444 with 3 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1947, hitting .474 with 3 HR, 5 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1947, hitting .400 with 8 HR, 19 RBI...
Won BATTER OF THE YEAR in 1947, hitting .297 with 48 HR, 124 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (A) on 7/9/1948...
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1948, hitting .391 with 3 HR, 13 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1948, hitting .607 with 7 HR, 13 RBI...
Won BATTER OF THE YEAR in 1948, hitting .307 with 50 HR, 113 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1949, hitting .368 with 4 HR, 14 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1949, hitting .354 with 12 HR, 26 RBI...
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia (A) on 7/24/1949...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1949, hitting .480 with 6 HR, 11 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/4/1949, hitting .429 with 6 HR, 9 RBI...
Won WORLD SERIES with New York (A) in 1949...
Won BATTER OF THE YEAR in 1949, hitting .322 with 47 HR, 123 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1950, hitting .440 with 3 HR, 13 RBI...
Had 2000th career hit on 7/17/1950, off Bill McNeal (CHA)...
Had 500th career homerun on 8/1/1950, off Claude Coughlin (PHA)...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Boston (A) on 6/3/1951...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1951, hitting .294 with 9 HR, 31 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1952, hitting .545 with 5 HR, 14 RBI...
Batting Leader Boards Appearances
AVG
1939 - .334 - 5th
1940 - .311 - 9th
1948 - .307 - 6th
1949 - .322 - 4th
OBP
1937 - .392 - 8th
1939 - .415 - 4th
1940 - .400 - 6th
1942 - .409 - 3rd
1947 - .422 - 3rd
1948 - .401 - 5th
1949 - .415 - 6th
SLG
1937 - .589 - 2nd
1938 - .577 - 2nd
1939 - .673 - 1st
1940 - .664 - 1st
1942 - .586 - 1st
1945 - .626 - 1st
1946 - .513 - 3rd
1947 - .616 - 1st
1948 - .660 - 1st
1949 - .682 - 1st
1950 - .552 - 5th
1951 - .536 - 5th
OPS
1937 - .981 - 2nd
1938 - .953 - 2nd
1939 - 1.089 - 1st
1940 - 1.064 - 1st
1942 - .995 - 1st
1945 - .995 - 1st
1946 - .849 - 5th
1947 - 1.038 - 1st
1948 - 1.061 - 1st
1949 - 1.097 - 1st
1950 - .942 - 4th
1951 - .911 - 6th
Hits
1939 - 188 - 4th
1940 - 170 - 8th
1942 - 157 - 10th
1948 - 167 - 6th
1949 - 167 - 10th
1950 - 166 - 8th
1951 - 179 - 6th
Doubles
1937 - 37 - 10th
1939 - 38 - 8th
1940 - 43 - 4th
1942 - 43 - 1st
1945 - 38 - 1st
1948 - 34 - 5th
1949 - 38 - 4th
1950 - 35 - 5th
1951 - 44 - 3rd
Homeruns
1936 - 21 - 3rd
1937 - 32 - 1st
1938 - 42 - 1st
1939 - 47 - 1st
1940 - 46 - 2nd
1941 - 23 - 2nd
1942 - 33 - 1st
1945 - 51 - 1st
1946 - 38 - 1st
1947 - 48 - 1st
1948 - 50 - 1st
1949 - 47 - 1st
1950 - 35 - 5th
1951 - 30 - 3rd
RBI
1937 - 123 - 1st
1938 - 123 - 1st
1939 - 141 - 1st
1940 - 129 - 1st
1942 - 85 - 3rd
1945 - 128 - 1st
1946 - 115 - 1st
1947 - 124 - 2nd
1948 - 113 - 2nd
1949 - 123 - 1st
1950 - 124 - 4th
1951 - 107 - 3rd
Runs
1938 - 128 - 1st
1939 - 135 - 1st
1940 - 112 - 8th
1942 - 105 - 1st
1945 - 127 - 2nd
1946 - 99 - 6th
1947 - 117 - 2nd
1948 - 123 - 1st
1949 - 122 - 3rd
1950 - 122 - 4th
1951 - 102 - 9th
BB
1937 - 68 - 10th
1940 - 82 - 8th
1942 - 102 - 4th
1945 - 84 - 9th
1947 - 119 - 2nd
1948 - 86 - 7th
1949 - 87 - 9th
1950 - 92 - 10th
     

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