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The Last Spitball Pitcher | New York Yankees News
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Burleigh Grimes was one of baseball’s last spitball artists—a gritty, unshaven pitcher who chewed slippery elm bark to make the ball break like crazy, dominating the 1930s before the pitch was finally outlawed. Rising from a lumber camp kid to a World Series hero with the Cardinals and later a Hall of Famer, Grimes embodied raw determination, hurling his saliva-soaked fastball through eras of change, leaving an indelible mark on the game’s wild past.
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