George Grantham
George Farley Grantham
Born: May 20, 1900
Galena, KS USA
Deceased: 1954
Kingman, AZ USA
Primary Position: 2B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 170
College: Northern Arizona University
Career: 1922-1934
Minor League Statistics
George Grantham compiled a career batting average of .302 with 105 home runs and 712 RBI in his 1445-game career with the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants. He began playing during the 1922 season and last took the field during the 1934 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 7 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .174 | .208 | .304 | .513 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 152 | 665 | 570 | 81 | 160 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 70 | 43 | 28 | 71 | 92 | .281 | .360 | .414 | .774 | 236 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 127 | 539 | 469 | 85 | 148 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 60 | 21 | 21 | 55 | 63 | .316 | .390 | .458 | .848 | 215 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 114 | 423 | 359 | 74 | 117 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 50 | 29 | .326 | .413 | .493 | .906 | 177 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 141 | 522 | 449 | 66 | 143 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 42 | .318 | .400 | .490 | .890 | 220 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 151 | 634 | 531 | 96 | 162 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 66 | 9 | 0 | 74 | 39 | .305 | .396 | .454 | .850 | 241 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 124 | 522 | 440 | 93 | 142 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 85 | 9 | 0 | 59 | 37 | .323 | .408 | .486 | .894 | 214 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 110 | 457 | 349 | 85 | 107 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 90 | 10 | 0 | 93 | 38 | .307 | .454 | .533 | .987 | 186 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 146 | 652 | 552 | 120 | 179 | 34 | 14 | 18 | 99 | 5 | 0 | 81 | 66 | .324 | .413 | .534 | .947 | 295 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 127 | 555 | 465 | 91 | 142 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 71 | 50 | .305 | .400 | .452 | .851 | 210 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 126 | 560 | 493 | 81 | 144 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 40 | .292 | .364 | .412 | .776 | 203 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 87 | 307 | 260 | 32 | 53 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 21 | .204 | .310 | .327 | .637 | 85 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | NL | New York Giants | 32 | 37 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | .241 | .405 | .414 | .819 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1444 | 5897 | 4989 | 912 | 1508 | 292 | 93 | 105 | 712 | 132 | 53 | 717 | 526 | .302 | .392 | .461 | .854 | 2301 | 5 | 23 | 168 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.800 | |
| 1923 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 150 | 0 | 0.0 | 374 | 518 | 55 | 90 | .942 | 5.947 | |
| 1924 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 118 | 0 | 0.0 | 273 | 426 | 44 | 78 | .941 | 5.924 | |
| 1924 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | .833 | 3.333 | |
| 1925 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 102 | 0 | 0.0 | 925 | 44 | 11 | 96 | .989 | 9.500 | |
| 1926 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 132 | 0 | 0.0 | 1203 | 66 | 13 | 106 | .990 | 9.614 | |
| 1927 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 247 | 12 | 3 | 22 | .989 | 8.931 | |
| 1927 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 124 | 0 | 0.0 | 279 | 363 | 32 | 65 | .953 | 5.177 | |
| 1928 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 119 | 0 | 0.0 | 1117 | 71 | 17 | 83 | .986 | 9.983 | |
| 1928 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1928 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.000 | |
| 1929 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .986 | 6.000 | |
| 1929 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 76 | 0 | 0.0 | 205 | 239 | 15 | 54 | .967 | 5.842 | |
| 1929 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .967 | 1.526 | |
| 1930 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 9.250 | |
| 1930 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 141 | 0 | 0.0 | 324 | 488 | 36 | 84 | .958 | 5.759 | |
| 1931 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 78 | 0 | 0.0 | 742 | 27 | 12 | 67 | .985 | 9.859 | |
| 1931 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 51 | 0 | 0.0 | 114 | 142 | 23 | 34 | .918 | 5.020 | |
| 1932 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 115 | 5 | 2 | 7 | .984 | 12.000 | |
| 1932 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 115 | 0 | 0.0 | 258 | 347 | 26 | 45 | .959 | 5.261 | |
| 1933 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 114 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 1.083 | |
| 1933 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 72 | 0 | 0.0 | 160 | 189 | 19 | 33 | .948 | 4.847 | |
| 1934 | NL | New York Giants | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.500 | |
| 1934 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| Totals | 1383 | 0 | 0.0 | 6611 | 2977 | 314 | 886 | .968 | 6.933 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .133 | .133 | .133 | .267 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .364 | .417 | .455 | .871 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 8 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .231 | .259 | .269 | .528 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | 1B | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 12.441 | 11.750 |
| 1927 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | 2B | 3 | 3 | 26.7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .929 | 4.388 | 4.333 |
| Totals | 7 | 7 | 60.7 | 47 | 13 | 1 | 4 | .984 | 8.901 | 8.571 |
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