Autographs of Burleigh Grimes
Burleigh Arland Grimes (August 18, 1893 – December 6, 1985) was an American professional baseball player and manager, and the last pitcher officially permitted to throw the spitball. Grimes made the most of this advantage, as well as his unshaven, menacing presence on the mound, which earned him the nickname "Ol' Stubblebeard." In his career, Grimes won 270 games, with 190 of them occurring in the 1920s, the most for all pitchers in the decade. He pitched in the World Series four times in his nineteen-season career and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964. A decade earlier, he had been inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame.
Born in Emerald, Wisconsin, Grimes was the first child of Cecil "Nick" Grimes, a farmer and former day laborer, and Ruth Tuttle, the daughter of a former Wisconsin legislator. Having previously played baseball for several local teams, Nick Grimes managed the Clear Lake Yellow Jackets and taught his son how to play the game early in life. Burleigh Grimes also participated in boxing as a child.
Grimes threw and batted right-handed, and was listed as 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and 175 pounds (79 kg). He made his professional debut in 1912 for the Eau Claire Commissioners of the Minnesota–Wisconsin League. From almost the beginning of his career, he threw a spitball, using slippery elm to alter the baseball's face. He played in Ottumwa, Iowa, in 1913 for the Ottumwa Packers in the Central Association.
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Current items with a signature of Burleigh Grimes
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| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Burleigh Grimes (1893-1985) Baseball HOFer Dodgers Autographed 8x10 Photo & Card | £81.37 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Burleigh Grimes
The most expensive item with a signature of Burleigh Grimes (1930 W554 Burleigh Grimes SGC Grade 40 VG 3 signed) was sold in May 2024 for £393.25 while the cheapest item (HOF BURLEIGH GRIMES AUTOGRAPHED / SIGNED 8x10 B&W Photo) found a new owner for £4.79 in December 2025. The month with the most items sold (9) was March 2026 with an average selling price of £43.15 for an autographed item of Burleigh Grimes. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2024 with £393.25 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £6.15 was January 2025. In average, an autographed item from Burleigh Grimes is worth £44.73.
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