George Grantham
1922–1934 · bats L / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,445G
.302AVG
.392OBP
.461SLG
More career statistics
1,508H
105HR
712RBI
132SB
4Rare 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 · Caught stealing | 53 | 96 |
| Batting · Doubles | 292 | 293 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,508 | 1,509 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 5,897 | 5,899 |
| Batting · Runs | 912 | 911 |
| Batting · RBI | 712 | 719 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 132 | 136 |
| Batting · Triples | 93 | 94 |
| Batting · Walks | 717 | 718 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,445 | 5,897 | 4,989 | 912 | 1,508 | 292 | 93 | 105 | 712 | 717 | 526 | 132 | 53 | 23 | 0 | 2,301 | .302 | .392 | .461 | .853 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1930-05-20 to 1930-06-05
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Five Runs Scored | 1930-07-23 | 1 in 688 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1930-07-23 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1927-08-20 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 704 | 2821 | 740 | 32 | 347 | 340 | 241 | .311 | .383 | .465 |
| Away | 741 | 3078 | 769 | 73 | 372 | 378 | 285 | .295 | .373 | .459 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 125 | 524 | 122 | 8 | 60 | 77 | 48 | .282 | .380 | .448 |
| May | 282 | 1162 | 309 | 17 | 137 | 141 | 98 | .313 | .387 | .464 |
| June | 259 | 1055 | 283 | 29 | 133 | 130 | 96 | .318 | .391 | .520 |
| July | 301 | 1217 | 317 | 23 | 172 | 153 | 107 | .311 | .386 | .481 |
| August | 264 | 1086 | 274 | 16 | 116 | 130 | 104 | .298 | .372 | .433 |
| September | 208 | 834 | 196 | 12 | 98 | 84 | 70 | .272 | .336 | .397 |
| October | 6 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .471 | .524 | .882 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brooklyn-dodgers | 210 | 850 | 211 | 20 | 107 | 101 | 97 | .294 | .367 | .458 |
| new-york-giants | 208 | 863 | 225 | 22 | 106 | 95 | 72 | .303 | .371 | .471 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 204 | 846 | 217 | 14 | 95 | 124 | 62 | .308 | .403 | .452 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 200 | 821 | 233 | 22 | 132 | 103 | 60 | .335 | .409 | .554 |
| boston-braves | 198 | 806 | 205 | 9 | 98 | 87 | 65 | .300 | .362 | .452 |
| cincinnati-reds | 176 | 697 | 175 | 8 | 71 | 74 | 75 | .294 | .357 | .445 |
| chicago-cubs | 172 | 708 | 173 | 7 | 88 | 109 | 62 | .301 | .398 | .444 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 77 | 308 | 70 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 33 | .253 | .308 | .339 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 |  Chicago Cubs | 7 | 23 | 4 | – | 3 | 2 | .174 | – | – |
| 1923 | Chicago Cubs | 152 | 571 | 160 | 8 | 72 | 44 | .280 | – | – |
| 1924 | Chicago Cubs | 127 | 469 | 148 | 12 | 58 | 22 | .316 | – | – |
| 1925 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 114 | 359 | 117 | 8 | 55 | 14 | .326 | – | – |
| 1926 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 142 | 449 | 144 | 8 | 70 | 6 | .321 | – | – |
| 1927 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 151 | 531 | 162 | 8 | 68 | 9 | .305 | – | – |
| 1928 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 124 | 440 | 142 | 10 | 84 | 9 | .323 | – | – |
| 1929 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 110 | 348 | 107 | 12 | 92 | 11 | .307 | – | – |
| 1930 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 146 | 552 | 179 | 18 | 101 | 5 | .324 | – | – |
| 1931 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 127 | 465 | 142 | 10 | 46 | 6 | .305 | – | – |
| 1932 |  Cincinnati Reds | 126 | 493 | 144 | 6 | 38 | 4 | .292 | – | – |
| 1933 | Cincinnati Reds | 87 | 260 | 53 | 4 | 28 | 4 | .204 | – | – |
| 1934 |  New York Giants | 32 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 4 | – | .241 | – | – |