I remembered this story when hearing Grant died Saturday at the age of 85. I had told him about it a few times. He always smiled and was glad I remembered him. The man was a study in grace. I spent a ...
Two-time All-Star pitcher Jim "Mudcat" Grant has died. He was 85. The Cleveland Indians, one of his former teams, said Grant died peacefully in Los Angeles on Friday night. Grant was the first Black ...
One of Major League Baseball’s remarkable figures has passed away at 85. Jim “Mudcat” Grant played in MLB from 1958-71 with the Indians, Twins, Dodgers, Expos, Cardinals, Athletics, Pirates and ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jim “Mudcat” Grant, who led the 1965 Minnesota Twins to the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, has died at the age of ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former Major League Baseball all-star pitcher Jim “Mudcat” Grant, the first Black 20-game winner in the American League who helped ...
When Mudcat Grant made his major-league debut with the Cleveland Indians on April 17, 1958, Chico Carrasquel, Minnie Miñoso and Roger Maris were in the field behind him, and Larry Doby was readying ...
Jim “Mudcat” Grant, the first Black 20-game winner in the American League and a key part of Minnesota’s first World Series team in 1965, has died. He was 85. The Twins announced Grant’s death Saturday ...
Fifty years ago today, Minnesota was in a state of hopeful hysteria over its baseball team. Fifty years ago today, the upstart Twins were halfway to a World Series championship. Fifty years ago today, ...