(Editor’s note: During the month of February, The Athletic will highlight each member of the Black Aces, the 15 Black pitchers from either the United States or Canada to win 20 games in a Major League ...
Star, A Hall of Famer and a converted catcher turned ace. Here’s a look back at the careers of Mudcat Grant, Fergie Jenkins ...
During his 13-year MLB career, Jim “Mudcat” Grant 145-119 with a 3.63 ERA in 571 appearances. He played for seven teams. We send our condolences to Grant’s family and friends during this difficult ...
Jim "Mudcat" Grant, a key figure on the Twins' 1965 World Series team, died at the age of 85, the team announced Saturday. Grant pitched for seven teams during his 14-year big-league career and was ...
Jim Grant, nicknamed “ Mudcat”, was the first African American pitcher to win 20 games in MLB’s American League. He also was the first African American to win a World Series game, which he did in 1965 ...
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WBNG) -- 30 all-stars and other celebrities are set to hit the links at Hiawatha Landing at the 24th annual Jim “Mudcat” Grant Legacy All-Star Golf Tournament tomorrow. Presented by ...
Jim "Mudcat" Grant broke into baseball with Cleveland in 1958 and pitched for the Indians through 1964. He went on to play for six other teams, winning 21 games and starring for the Minnesota Twins in ...
He was the young: 18. He didn't look like most other people in the Fargo-Moorhead area: He was black. Most everyone else didn't do what he did: Go to one church this week, another the next. And most ...
APALACHIN, N.Y. (WBNG) - The 22nd-annual Jim “Mudcat” Grant Legacy All-Star Golf Tournament got underway at the Links at Hiawatha Landing in Apalachin on Thursday. More than 25 celebrity golfers were ...