#69 George "Boots" Grantham, Second Base, 33 yrs, Philadelphia (N) Phillies

#69 George "Boots" Grantham, Second Base, 33 yrs, Philadelphia (N) Phillies
Monday, 7/17/1933

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George Grantham
Boots
5/20/1900
33
USA,KS,GALENA
5"10
185

Second Base
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2.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 1,290,000
1934
6 Year(s), 142 Days (1126 total Days)
94 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 142 Days (1126 total Days)
11 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	72	85	36	36	56
Versus LHP	59	82	31	33	49
Versus RHP	77	86	38	37	59
Talent	7	8	5	5	5

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7
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1
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Fielding Ratings
1B : 5 (Range), .986 (Fielding Pct.)
2B : 6 (Range), .946 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 10
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
6/28	BOB	W 5-4	5	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	#6	PoG
6/29	BOB	L 1-3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#7
6/30	BOB	L 4-5	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8
7/1	CIN		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#8
7/2	CIN		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#7
7/3	CIN		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
7/4	CHC		1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	#6
7/6	CHC		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#9
7/9	SLN	L 1-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#7
7/12	@PIT	W 5-1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#5

Batting Stats 1933

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	70	230	62	15	2	1	21	15	10	31	.270	.298	.365	.663	.537	.096
Projected	142	466	126	30	4	2	43	30	20	63	.270	.298	.365	.663	.537	.096

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	56	242	0	1	0	7	0	2	84	18	0	1	.0	24.4	3.7

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	67	14	2	2	0	2	3	4	13	1	0	0	.209	.250	.299	.549
vs. RHP	163	48	13	0	1	19	12	6	18	1	0	0	.294	.318	.393	.710
Close/Late	44	12	1	1	0	6	1	3	8	0	0	0	.273	.319	.341	.660
Scoring Position	58	12	3	0	1	20	0	4	8	2	0	0	.207	.250	.310	.560
Pinch Hitting	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	39	128	33	8	1	1	13	5	4	18	.258	.276	.359	.635
Road	31	102	29	7	1	0	8	10	6	13	.284	.324	.373	.697
Last Week	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500
March/April	12	43	13	5	0	1	6	3	0	4	.302	.302	.488	.791
May	26	97	31	9	1	0	9	7	5	14	.320	.350	.433	.783
June	25	75	16	1	1	0	5	4	5	10	.213	.259	.253	.513
July	7	15	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	.133	.133	.133	.267

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1926	13	28	3	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	2	0	2	.107	.167	.143	.310	PHI
1927	41	66	15	8	1	0	7	11	5	0	2	7	0	1	.227	.274	.379	.653	PHI
1928	78	182	38	5	4	3	30	21	14	0	0	28	0	3	.209	.265	.330	.595	PHI
1929	72	143	31	7	1	3	21	17	14	0	3	17	1	1	.217	.281	.343	.624	PHI
1930	81	172	43	8	3	0	19	20	17	0	2	11	0	2	.250	.314	.331	.646	PHI
1931	95	189	56	12	3	0	23	25	19	1	2	14	0	2	.296	.360	.392	.752	PHI
1932	136	467	124	32	4	3	48	57	27	0	5	48	0	4	.266	.303	.370	.673	PHI
1933	70	230	62	15	2	1	21	15	10	0	2	31	0	1	.270	.298	.365	.663	PHI
Total	586	1477	372	88	18	10	170	168	108	1	16	158	1	16	.252	.300	.356	.656

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1922, A	130	474	110	14	3	10	45	63	88	28	16	15	.232	.349	.338	.687
1923, A	14	52	14	4	1	1	7	6	10	2	3	0	.269	.381	.442	.823
1923, AA	117	475	124	17	3	19	81	79	65	30	20	14	.261	.348	.429	.778
1924, AA	132	497	140	20	8	14	88	75	81	24	15	11	.282	.375	.439	.814
1925, AAA	131	498	120	34	3	17	74	85	56	37	8	15	.241	.315	.424	.739
1926, AAA	105	399	114	24	4	7	55	59	51	35	12	15	.286	.358	.419	.776

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1929	3	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750
1930	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1931	6	8	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500
1932	6	23	4	1	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	0	.174	.208	.217	.426
Total	17	37	7	2	0	0	3	2	1	3	0	0	.189	.211	.243	.454

Fielding Stats 1933

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
First Base	56	54	609	32	37	646	5	.992	480.0	12.11
Second Base	3	2	4	11	0	15	0	1.000	24.0	5.63
Third Base	5	0	0	2	0	2	0	1.000	12.0	1.50

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 11th overall pick, by Philadelphia (N) in 1922...
Had first career hit on 9/16/1926, off Virgil Cheeves (NYG)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/19/1928, off Herman Pillette (BOB)...
Won World Series with Philadelphia (N) in 1929...
2/14/1930: Gets a new one-year contract worth $646,429 through salary arbitration...
2/14/1931: Gets a new one-year contract worth $646,429 through salary arbitration...
2/14/1932: Gets a new one-year contract worth $968,571 through salary arbitration...
9/1/1932: Signed a contract extension with Philadelphia (N), $1,290,000 per year, for 2 years.
Won World Series with Philadelphia (N) in 1932...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

Doubles
1932 - 32 - 2nd

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