Myron Grimshaw | |
Position: | First baseman |
Bats: | Both |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | November 30, 1875 |
Birth Place: | St. Johnsville, New York |
Death Place: | Canajoharie, New York |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 25 |
Debutyear: | 1905 |
Debutteam: | Boston Americans |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | October 5 |
Finalyear: | 1907 |
Finalteam: | Boston Americans |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .256 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 4 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 116 |
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Myron Frederick "Moose" Grimshaw (November 30, 1875 – December 11, 1936) was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Boston Americans. Listed at, 173 lb., Grimshaw was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He was born in St. Johnsville, New York, but was raised in Canajoharie, New York.
In a three-season career, Grimshaw was a .256 hitter (229-for-894) with four home runs and 116 RBI in 259 games, including 104 runs, 31 doubles, 16 triples, and 15 stolen bases.
Grimshaw died on December 11, 1936 at the age of 61; he suffered a heart attack at the Beech Nut Packing Company plant where he worked in Canajoharie, New York.[1]