Roy Grimes
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Austin Roy Grimes was a second baseman
Second baseman
Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that player's team. A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base...

 in Major League
Major League Baseball
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 who played briefly for the New York Giants
San Francisco Giants
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 in 1920. Grimes batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Bergholz, Ohio
Bergholz, Ohio
Bergholz is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 769 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

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In a one-season career, Grimes posted a .158 batting average
Batting average
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 (9-for-57) and three runs batted in without home run
Home run
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s in 26 games played
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Grimes died in Guilford Lake, Ohio, at age 61.

Family

Grimes was the twin brother of first baseman
First baseman
First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team...

 Ray Grimes
Ray Grimes
Oscar Ray Grimes, Sr. was a first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox , Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies . Grimes batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Bergholz, Ohio.Grimes emerged as one of the first Chicago Cubs heroes of the early 1920s...

 and uncle of infielder
Infielder
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 Oscar Grimes
Oscar Grimes
Oscar Ray Grimes, Jr. was a utility infielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians , New York Yankees and Philadelphia Athletics...

, also with major league experience.

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