Myron Grimshaw facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Myron Grimshaw
First baseman
Born: (1875-11-30)November 30, 1875 St. Johnsville, New York
Died: December 11, 1936(1936-12-11) (aged 61) Canajoharie, New York
Batted: Both Threw: Right
debut
April 25, 1905, for the Boston Americans
Last appearance
October 5, 1907, for the Boston Americans
MLB statistics
Batting average	.256
Home runs	4
Runs batted in	116
Teams
Boston Americans (1905–1907)

Myron Frederick "Moose" Grimshaw (November 30, 1875 – December 11, 1936) was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1905 through 1907 for the Boston Americans. Listed at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), 173 lb., Grimshaw was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He was born in St. Johnsville, New York, but 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.

Sources

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)