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Burleigh Grimes
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Full name:	Burleigh Arland Grimes
Known as:	Ol' Stubblebeard
Born:	August 18, 1893 in Emerald, WI
Height:	5' 10''
Weight:	175 lb.
Burleigh Grimes	played in the major leagues for 19 years.
His lifetime	batting average was .209.
Burleigh Grimes	had a career Won/Loss Record of 270/212, and a lifetime ERA of 3.95.

Posted by David D.
"I used to chew slippery elm - the bark, right off the tree. Come spring the bark would get nice and loose and you could slice it free without trouble. What I chewed was the fiber from inside, and that's what I put on the ball. That's what they called the foreign substance. The ball would break like hell, away from the right-handed hitters, and in on the lefties." Burleigh Grimes
Posted by David D.
Burlleigh Grimes was an infamous spitball pitcher. He chewed slippery elm increase saliva production, but the slippery elm caused skin irritation. Because of this, he woudn't shave on pitching days, and so earned the name Ol´ Stubblebeard.