Burleigh Grimes
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Burleigh Arland Grimes was an American professional baseball player and manager, and the last major league pitcher who was officially permitted to throw the spitball. Grimes made the most of this adva
Grimes, c. 1916
Baseball card of Grimes
Clear Lake, Wisconsin
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Clear Lake is a village in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,099 at the 2020 census. The village is adjacent to the Town of Clear Lake along U.S. Highway 63.
Burleigh Grimes
…Grimes was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964. Grimes died following a protracted battle with cancer at age 92 on December 6, 1985, in Clear Lake, Wisconsin. His wife Lillian survived him. He is buried in the Clear Lake Cemetery. List of Major League Baseball career wins leaders…
Old guns on display