#28 George "Boots" Grantham, Third Base, 26 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns Friday, 10/20/1926 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| George Grantham Boots 5/20/1900 26 USA,KS,GALENA 5"10 170
Third Base L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 2,685,714 1926 (Arbitration eligible) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 4 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
Talent | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 1 1 5 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 3B : 10 (Range), .998 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 9 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/17 | DET | L 2-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/18 | @WAS | W 7-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/19 | @WAS | L 2-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/20 | @BOS | W 6-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/21 | @BOS | L 9-12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/29 | DET | W 5-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/30 | @CLE | W 6-3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | #6 | PoG | |
10/1 | CHA | W 6-2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/2 | @PHA | W 7-5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/4 | BOS | L 0-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 139 | 519 | 141 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 75 | 71 | 54 | 37 | .272 | .339 | .376 | .715 | .638 | .104 |
Projected | 139 | 519 | 141 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 75 | 71 | 54 | 37 | .272 | .339 | .376 | .715 | .638 | .104 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 139 | 579 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 195 | 36 | 0 | 1 | .0 | 67.3 | 4.6 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 122 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .302 | .352 | .654 |
vs. RHP | 397 | 107 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 58 | 58 | 50 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .350 | .383 | .732 |
Close/Late | 44 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .340 | .273 | .612 |
Scoring Position | 164 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .328 | .348 | .676 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 69 | 247 | 66 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 22 | .267 | .339 | .336 | .675 |
Road | 70 | 272 | 75 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 42 | 26 | 15 | .276 | .338 | .412 | .750 |
March/April | 26 | 96 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 6 | .281 | .369 | .385 | .755 |
May | 26 | 94 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | .213 | .292 | .287 | .580 |
June | 27 | 108 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 5 | .269 | .308 | .380 | .687 |
July | 8 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | .300 | .382 | .567 | .949 |
August | 28 | 102 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | .304 | .393 | .431 | .825 |
Sept/Oct | 24 | 89 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | .281 | .309 | .326 | .634 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1922 | 156 | 533 | 146 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 87 | 75 | 65 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 2 | 5 | .274 | .353 | .422 | .775 | SLA |
1923 | 154 | 577 | 150 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 80 | 84 | 68 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 1 | 7 | .260 | .337 | .378 | .715 | SLA |
1924 | 158 | 625 | 176 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 81 | 89 | 86 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 6 | .282 | .367 | .402 | .769 | SLA |
1925 | 144 | 498 | 147 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 67 | 81 | 94 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 4 | .295 | .407 | .398 | .805 | SLA |
1926 | 139 | 519 | 141 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 75 | 71 | 54 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 1 | .272 | .339 | .376 | .715 | SLA |
Total | 751 | 2752 | 760 | 125 | 47 | 36 | 390 | 400 | 367 | 9 | 21 | 223 | 6 | 23 | .276 | .361 | .395 | .756 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1925 | 7 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .455 | .538 | .682 | 1.220 |
Total | 7 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .455 | .538 | .682 | 1.220 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Third Base | 139 | 139 | 81 | 352 | 28 | 448 | 15 | .967 | 1233.0 | 3.27 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by St. Louis (A) in 1922... Had first career hit (triple) on 4/1/1922, off Garland Buckeye (DET)... Hit first career homerun on 4/6/1922, off Jimmy Oldham (CHA)... Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 1922... Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1923, hitting .435 with 3 HR, 7 RBI... Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 1923... Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 1924... 1/31/1925: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,321,429 through salary arbitration... Injured on 4/21/1925 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 8/11/1925 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 10/17/1925 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for 1-2 weeks... Won World Series with St. Louis (A) in 1925... 1/31/1926: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,685,714 through salary arbitration... Injured on 6/30/1926 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 2 weeks... Injured on 7/15/1926 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 9/21/1926 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week... Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 1926...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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OBP 1925 - .407 - 7th
| Triples 1922 - 15 - 2nd 1924 - 12 - 9th
| RBI 1922 - 87 - 9th
| BB 1922 - 65 - 7th 1923 - 68 - 8th 1924 - 86 - 2nd 1925 - 94 - 2nd
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