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(More customer reviews)One of the most beloved and successful managers in Chicago Cubs history, it seems a shame that Charlie Grimm has never been selected for inclusion in the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was an excellent first baseman, noted for his defense, he won three pennants while leading the Cubs, which was no small accomplishment when one considers that he was employed under the Philip K. Wrigley regime, he broadcast games on radio and he was equally well regarded in Milwaukee where he served both as a minor league manager for the Brewers and the initial skipper of the transplanted Braves.
Grimm was a funny man who played the banjo and coaxed performances out of sometimes less talented players. He helmed the last Cubs pennant winner in 1945 and just missed the World Series title that year. He steered a slightly better than average team, by wartime standards, past the favored Cardinals that season. St. Louis was arguably the best team of the World War Two era, but the Cubs outdistanced them in '45. Afterwards, the bottom fell out and Grimm became immortalized in Norman Rockwell's painting "The Dugout." In real life, Grimm, who coached third base, actually dug a hole in the dirt and buried his torn up scorecard when the Cubs were getting pasted one aftenoon.
Following his death, Grimm's cremains were scattered at Wrigley Field. This is a funny book about a baseball lifer. Grimm figured prominently in Bill Veeck's autobiography, so take a look at Jolly Cholly's own story for a few additional chuckles.
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