NAME     : Ross Grimsley
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 1/7/1950
  AGE      : 31
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 225
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : $7,200,000 through 1983
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : Some ability
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : .930)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : C
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 8
  Avoiding Hits        : 7  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 3  (VS. RHB : 3, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Fair)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 4
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  At Home        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Away           0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1971   3.30  9 10  0  23  3   1 150.0  55  48  56  CIN
  1972   4.15  9 15  0  33  2   0 208.1  96  50  84  CIN
  1973   4.13  7 13  0  27  2   0 176.2  81  51  56  CIN
  1974   3.40 10  9  0  30  5   2 209.0  79  60  55  CIN
  1975   3.84 12 12  0  29  2   1 194.2  83  64  76  CIN
  1976   3.33 12  9  0  26  1   0 181.0  67  41  83  CIN,BAL
  1977   3.31 14  7  0  33  1   1 217.1  80  55  77  BAL
  1978   3.07 19  9  0  36  2   1 240.1  82  45  80  BAL,AL
  1979   3.05 14 11  0  37  0   0 239.0  81  55  73  BAL,AL
  1980   3.14 11 11  0  35  4   2 226.1  79  41  63  BAL
 
  Total ERA   : 3.45
  Total Wins  : 117
  Total Losses: 106
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 8
  Total CG    : 22
  Total K's   : 703
  Total BB's  : 510
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Was selected to the 1978 Allstar game... Injured on 7/16/1978 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 3 weeks... Won World Championship with Baltimore in 1978... Was selected to the 1979 Allstar game... Injured on 9/9/1979 with a Sore Back, out for one week... Injured on 9/19/1979 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 6/16/1980 with a Fractured Finger, out for 3-4 weeks... Won World Championship with Baltimore in 1980...