Adolphus Grimes

Adolphus Grimes (July 6, 1913 – February 6, 1998) was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1940s.

Adolphus Grimes
Outfielder
Born: (1913-07-06)July 6, 1913 Greensboro, Georgia
Died: February 6, 1998(1998-02-06) (aged 84) Atlanta, Georgia
Negro league baseball debut
1943, for the Cleveland Buckeyes
Last appearance
1944, for the Atlanta Black Crackers
Teams
Cleveland Buckeyes (1943) Atlanta Black Crackers (1943–1944)

A native of Greensboro, Georgia, Grimes played for the Cleveland Buckeyes and the Atlanta Black Crackers in 1943, and played for Atlanta again the following season. In five recorded games, he posted four hits in 19 plate appearances. Grimes died in Atlanta, Georgia in 1998 at age 84.^[1][2]