Charlie Grimm
1916–1936 · bats L / throws L · Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
2,166G
.290AVG
.341OBP
.397SLG
More career statistics
2,299H
79HR
1,077RBI
57SB
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 7,917 | 7,919 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 44 | 84 |
| Batting · Doubles | 394 | 395 |
| Batting · Hits | 2,299 | 2,298 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 410 | 409 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 8,745 | 8,749 |
| Batting · Runs | 908 | 910 |
| Batting · RBI | 1,077 | 1,076 |
| Batting · Triples | 108 | 109 |
| Batting · Walks | 578 | 580 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,166 | 8,745 | 7,917 | 908 | 2,299 | 394 | 108 | 79 | 1,077 | 578 | 410 | 57 | 44 | 31 | 0 | 3,146 | .290 | .341 | .397 | .738 |
Streaks
30longest hitting streak · 1922-09-24 to 1923-05-16
32longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1923-05-27 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1931-06-21 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1930-06-05 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1081 | 4277 | 1136 | 41 | 555 | 290 | 186 | .295 | .333 | .408 |
| Away | 1085 | 4472 | 1162 | 38 | 521 | 290 | 223 | .286 | .325 | .388 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 209 | 858 | 212 | 11 | 118 | 67 | 40 | .279 | .325 | .418 |
| May | 362 | 1470 | 405 | 12 | 190 | 95 | 54 | .305 | .340 | .423 |
| June | 366 | 1496 | 388 | 24 | 204 | 92 | 79 | .286 | .321 | .410 |
| July | 479 | 1955 | 525 | 16 | 235 | 140 | 93 | .298 | .340 | .401 |
| August | 405 | 1606 | 417 | 12 | 194 | 92 | 77 | .284 | .317 | .381 |
| September | 326 | 1292 | 335 | 4 | 126 | 83 | 63 | .283 | .324 | .364 |
| October | 19 | 72 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 3 | .262 | .375 | .279 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-braves | 321 | 1321 | 365 | 12 | 152 | 86 | 37 | .306 | .341 | .422 |
| cincinnati-reds | 305 | 1220 | 300 | 8 | 148 | 61 | 62 | .268 | .296 | .372 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 305 | 1207 | 337 | 14 | 150 | 89 | 71 | .308 | .353 | .420 |
| new-york-giants | 303 | 1209 | 308 | 9 | 113 | 68 | 63 | .276 | .311 | .361 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 303 | 1232 | 323 | 11 | 160 | 75 | 64 | .287 | .323 | .398 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 300 | 1231 | 341 | 6 | 191 | 101 | 56 | .313 | .359 | .402 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 201 | 829 | 203 | 12 | 97 | 72 | 33 | .280 | .332 | .404 |
| chicago-cubs | 116 | 476 | 119 | 7 | 65 | 26 | 19 | .273 | .305 | .424 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 12 | 22 | 2 | – | – | – | .091 | – | – |
| 1918 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 50 | 142 | 31 | – | 13 | 2 | .218 | – | – |
| 1919 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 14 | 44 | 14 | – | 7 | 1 | .318 | – | – |
| 1920 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 148 | 533 | 121 | 2 | 49 | 7 | .227 | – | – |
| 1921 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 151 | 562 | 154 | 7 | 72 | 6 | .274 | – | – |
| 1922 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 154 | 593 | 173 | – | 79 | 6 | .292 | – | – |
| 1923 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 152 | 563 | 193 | 7 | 96 | 6 | .343 | – | – |
| 1924 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 151 | 542 | 156 | 2 | 61 | 3 | .288 | – | – |
| 1925 |  Chicago Cubs | 141 | 519 | 159 | 10 | 76 | 3 | .306 | – | – |
| 1926 | Chicago Cubs | 147 | 524 | 145 | 8 | 82 | 3 | .277 | – | – |
| 1927 | Chicago Cubs | 147 | 543 | 169 | 2 | 77 | 3 | .311 | – | – |
| 1928 | Chicago Cubs | 147 | 547 | 161 | 5 | 62 | 8 | .294 | – | – |
| 1929 | Chicago Cubs | 120 | 463 | 138 | 10 | 90 | 3 | .298 | – | – |
| 1930 | Chicago Cubs | 114 | 429 | 124 | 6 | 65 | 1 | .289 | – | – |
| 1931 | Chicago Cubs | 146 | 531 | 176 | 4 | 67 | 1 | .331 | – | – |
| 1932 | Chicago Cubs | 149 | 571 | 175 | 7 | 80 | 2 | .306 | – | – |
| 1933 | Chicago Cubs | 107 | 384 | 95 | 3 | 37 | 1 | .247 | – | – |
| 1934 | Chicago Cubs | 75 | 267 | 79 | 5 | 47 | 1 | .296 | – | – |
| 1935 | Chicago Cubs | 2 | 8 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1936 | Chicago Cubs | 39 | 132 | 33 | 1 | 16 | – | .250 | – | – |