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Roy Grimes
Roy Grimes
	Second baseman
	Born: September 11, 1893; Bergholz, Ohio
	Died: September 13, 1954 (aged 61); Hanoverton, Ohio
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	July 5, 1920, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
	October 3, 1920, for the New York Giants
Career statistics
Batting average	.158
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	3
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	New York Giants (1920);

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Austin Roy Grimes (September 11, 1893 – September 13, 1954) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the New York Giants in 1920. Grimes batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Bergholz, Ohio.

In a one-season career, Grimes posted a .158 batting average (9-for-57) and three runs batted in with no home runs in 26 games played. Grimes played 20 years in the minor leagues, from 1913 to 1932. In the five seasons from 1923 through 1927, Grimes batted .335 for the Columbus Senators and Toledo Mud Hens of the American Association, a league on the top rung of the minors.

Grimes died in Guilford Township, Ohio, at age 61.

Family

Grimes was the twin brother of first baseman Ray Grimes and uncle of infielder Oscar Grimes, also with major league experience. A third brother, Kenneth Grimes, was a teammate of Roy and Ray in the minor leagues.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference

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+{{short description|American baseball player}}
-'''Austin Roy Grimes''' (''Bummer'', September 11, 1893 &ndash; September 13, 1954) was a [[second baseman]] in [[Major League Baseball|Major League Baseball]] who played briefly for the [[New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]] in 1920. Grimes batted and threw right-handed. He was born in [[Bergholz, Ohio]].
+{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
+{{Infobox baseball biography
+|name=Roy Grimes
+|position=[[Second baseman]]
+|bats=Right
+|throws=Right
+|birth_date={{birth date|1893|9|11}}
+|birth_place=[[Bergholz, Ohio]]
+|death_date={{death date and age|1954|9|13|1893|9|11}}
+|death_place=[[Hanoverton, Ohio]]
+|debutdate=July 5
+|debutyear=1920
+|debutleague=MLB
+|debutteam=New York Giants
+|finaldate=October 3
+|finalyear=1920
+|finalteam=New York Giants
+|finalleague=MLB
+|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
+|stat1value=.158
+|stat2label=[[Home run]]s
+|stat2value=0
+|stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
+|stat3value=3
+|teams=
+*[[New York Giants (baseball)|New York Giants]] ({{mlby|1920}})
+}}
+'''Austin Roy Grimes''' (September 11, 1893 &ndash; September 13, 1954) was an American [[second baseman]] in [[Major League Baseball]] who played briefly for the [[New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]] in 1920. Grimes batted and threw right-handed. He was born in [[Bergholz, Ohio]].
-In a one-season career, Grimes posted a .158 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]] (9-for-57) and three [[runs batted in]] with no [[home run]]s in 26 [[games played]]. Grimes played 20 years in the [[Minor League Baseball|minor leagues]], 1913-32.  In the five seasons from 1923 through 1927, Grimes batted .335 for the [[Columbus Senators|Columbus]] and [[Toledo Mud Hens|Toledo]] teams in the [[American Association]], a league on the top rung of the minors.
+In a one-season career, Grimes posted a .158 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]] (9-for-57) and three [[runs batted in]] with no [[home run]]s in 26 [[games played]]. Grimes played 20 years in the [[Minor League Baseball|minor leagues]], from 1913 to 1932.  In the five seasons from 1923 through 1927, Grimes batted .335 for the [[Columbus Senators]] and [[Toledo Mud Hens]] of the [[American Association (1902–1997)|American Association]], a league on the top rung of the minors.
-Grimes died  in [[Ohio public lands|Guilford Lake, Ohio]], at age 61.
+Grimes died in [[Ohio public lands|Guilford Township, Ohio]], at age 61.
 ==Family==
-Grimes was the twin brother of [[first baseman]] [[Ray Grimes]] and uncle of [[infielder]] [[Oscar Grimes]], also with major league experience.
+Grimes was the twin brother of [[first baseman]] [[Ray Grimes]] and uncle of [[infielder]] [[Oscar Grimes]], also with major league experience. A third brother, Kenneth Grimes, was a teammate of Roy and Ray in the minor leagues.
 ==External links==
+{{baseballstats|br=g/grimero01}}
-*[https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/grimero01.shtml Baseball Reference]
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Grimes, Roy}}
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