On September 10, 1934, grizzled reliever Burleigh Grimes helped the
Pittsburgh Pirates to an inconsequential 9-7 win over the New York
Giants in the Polo Grounds. For Grimes, the September contest
marked his 270th and final win. For baseball, it marked the last
time a legal spitballer would win a major league contest. Though
the pitch had been banned in 1920, the American and National
leagues both agreed to grant two exemptions per team to spitballers
who were already in the majors. In 1921, both leagues agreed to
extend grandfather provisions to cover the veteran spitball
pitchers for the remainder of their careers. Under the extended
rule, 17 pitchers were granted exemptions for their careers. This
work looks at the lives and careers of these 17: Red Faber,
Burleigh Grimes, Jack Quinn, Urban Shocker, Stan Coveleskie, Bill
Doak, Ray Caldwell, Clarence Mitchell, Dutch Leonard, Ray Fisher,
Dick Rudolph, Allen Sothoron, Phil Douglas, Allan Russell, Doc
Ayers, Dana Fillingim and Marvin Goodwin.
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