League teammates who would later be elected to the Hall of Fame. No other Hall of Famer had more Hall of Fame teammates. Post-playing career Grimes moved to the minor leagues in 1935 as a player-manager for the Bloomington Bloomers of the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League. He started 21 games for the team, recording a 2.34 ERA and a 10–5 record. He did not pitch again after that season, moving on to manage the Louisville Colonels of the American Association. Grimes was the manager of the Dodgers in 1937–38. He followed Casey Stengel's term as Dodgers manager. He compiled a two-year record of 131-171 (.434), with his teams finishing sixth and seventh respectively in the National League. Babe Ruth was one of Grimes's coaches. Leo Durocher was the team's shortstop in 1937 and a coach in 1938. When Grimes was fired by general manager Larry MacPhail after the 1938 season, Durocher was hired to replace him. MacPhail said the team's morale had not been right for a long period of time. Grimes remained in baseball for many years as a minor league manager and a scout. He scouted for the Yankees, Athletics, and Orioles. He managed the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League from 1942 to 1944, and again in 1952 and 1953, winning the pennant in 1943. As a scout with the Baltimore Orioles, Grimes discovered Jim Palmer and Dave McNally. Grimes also assisted in managing the Independence Yankees in Independence, Kansas in 1948 and 1949, where Mickey Mantle started his professional career in 1949. Later life Grimes was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in . In 1981, Lawrence Ritter and Donald Honig included Grimes in their book The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time. Grimes died following a protracted battle with cancer at age 92 on December 6, 1985, in Clear Lake, Wisconsin. His wife Lillian survived him. He is buried in Block 88, Lot 3, Space 2 of the Clear Lake Cemetery. See also List of Major League Baseball career wins leaders List of Major League Baseball annual strikeout leaders List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders List of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame List of Major League Baseball career hit batsmen leaders Notes References Niese, Joe (2013). Burleigh Grimes: Baseball's Last Legal Spitballer. McFarland. . External links cmgworldwide.com Official website Burleigh Grimes Oral History Interview (1 of 2) - National Baseball