Myron Frederick "Moose" Grimshaw (November 30, 1875 - December 11, 1936) was a right fielder

Right fielder

A right fielder, abbreviated RF, is the outfielder in baseball or softball who plays defense in right field. Right field is the area of the outfield to the right of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound...

 in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 who played from through for the Boston Americans

Boston Red Sox

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. Listed at 6' 1", 173 lb., Grimshaw was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He was born in St. Johnsville, New York

St. Johnsville, New York

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, but raised in Canajoharie, New York

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In a three-season career, Grimshaw was a .256 hitter (229-for-894) with four home run

Home run

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s and 116 RBI

Run batted in

Runs batted in or RBIs is a statistic used in baseball and softball to credit a batter when the outcome of his at-bat results in a run being scored, except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play. The first team to track RBI was the Buffalo Bisons.Common nicknames for an RBI...

 in 259 games, including 104 runs

Run (baseball)

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, 31 doubles

Double (baseball)

In baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay or another runner being put out on a fielder's choice....

, 16 triples

Triple (baseball)

In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base after hitting the ball, with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay nor another runner being put out on a fielder's choice....

, and 15 stolen base

Stolen base

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Grimshaw died in Canajoharie, New York

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at age 61.

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